I’ve deployed a sniper to “despatch” of the next myhermes phlegm-wad that comes anywhere near my home. *

*i clearly haven’t, but I’d like to.

More change of me shipping Faberge Eggs with Yodel than using these bell ends to deliver a biro.

Just clicked on the link to the house in Wensley. Warnings: check out the parking, no pub or shop, they greet each other with a Hi7! Apparently the pub went out of business decades ago as they replaced their beer stock with milk (could be yokal rumour!)

I’m in Matlock and as a convince/rural living compromise would look at (based on a pub, shop, bus option):

Matlock (outskirts – although theirs some stunning town centre properties with plots but they cost since the towns built on hills, especially if want character)
Hackney
Farley
Two Dales
Cromford
Tansley
Birchover
Wirksworth (a bit cheaper)
Baslow (£££)

You could pub crawl all these via MTB in a weekend! – I’ll join you! Email in profile if you’re keen, I know the good ones! 😆

Do it.

I sold my camper (that was spending most weekends in the Peak) and put a deposit down on a house when rain stopped climbing play one weekend. Never looked back, I didn’t ride the either! I was lucky that work sorted my accommodation at the time so didn’t need to consider employment, just needed to get on the property ladder and it was way cheaper than my home town in Kent. If you can; do it!

Nexus 5 (awesome) FWIW

iOS is the most God awful thing ever. Actually it was holding hands with iTunes as it crossed the finish line. Hardware is nice, but no longer the best out there.

Send from the wifes iPad, because the wee man is playing with my phone.

You’re agent should be sorting this for you, at the expense of the flat/resident/agent downstairs. The sorting should also include, photo’s (lots of), inventory, and re-secure by TWO people together, or even police. Your property has been broken into after all. I’d be real pi55ed off. Insurance company needs informing if it’s not secured Asap, plumbers details needed etc. Knowing how forced entry works (to an extent through my job) I’d be shocked if the police authorised this over the phone and didn’t feel the need to be present. You’re tenants now a shiny Breitling and iPad down after all

Not making accusations, it was the first thing that popped into my mind as I log in as the wife. Interestingly (Santander) joint credit card can’t be seen on my log in as I’m an additional card holder rather than a joint account holder in their eyes. Hence I log in as her…. It does frustrate me.

“Edit: for clarity the joint account was a one-off, not held with my partner.”

So your partner with who you share log in details with has caught wind of your other financial arrangements?

I see your concern, but unless you (or the other account holder) can move money around without the others authority I can’t see the security breach.

More Lev love here. Also external routing love for maintenance purposes. I’m sure you can Google some posh retro frames and come up with a pretty way of doing it. I’m also a top of the down tube fan.

All good stuff! Cheers guys.

@DanW, am I right in thinking that a shorter workout with same TSS would achieve the same then? And presumably pick a workout that will address my weaknesses.

Going to crack on with the Sweet Spot Base and knock it up a few%. Will complete the base then move onto Sustained Power Build for 3 weeks prior to the event then a rest week. Your dead right whitestone, intervals are fine, but Sundays 2h45 Conness was the most demanding yet. Also, quite irritatingly, I can never find the ideal gear to match my cadence and power quite right, so concentrate on the cadence and go a tad over on the power.

Cheers guys!

So, another test today or just up the FTP and continue with the plan…… Decisions, decisions. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not cruising, but I’m always “out of the blue”* on the graphs and an yet to need to use any of the “chicken-runs”.

*Single leg work needs some concentration, but it’s a million times better in just a few weeks. This is the only place where I fail to keep the power.

That’s exactly how I feel about my FTP boredom kicks in before pain. I’ll look at the numbers tomorrow then decide…. Not that I know what the numbers mean! I feel that my form is pretty good when the narrative says things like “soon you’ll be able to sustain a cadence of 90-95” and I’m fine at 105 with pretty good form and control. Equally I feel OK on the slower cadence “grinds”. But my legs and lungs have never felt taxed really. I know that’s not the aim of this phase, I just want to get the most out of the time I’ve got without being counter productive….

Some “what plan?” advice if I may:

Been off the bike for a year due to injury, but now on the mend following surgery. I’ve been on the turbo “causally playing” with TR for a few weeks and have now done the first 3 weeks of sweet spot base mid vol part one. I’m doing an 80 mile sportive with 7000ft of climbing in 8 weeks time.

So do I: Plod on with sweet spot or switch to the 8 week Sustained Power Build….

Any thoughts welcome.

Progress! However big, small, frequent or infrequent things are moving in the right direction. *not a tear – honest* 😉

Holidays, that is all. Wife and I both walk to work. Drive to the rocks/trails if needed. We enjoy getting away, otherwise I’d happily be a no car family. Don’t do silly short journeys, if we get in the car is for a few hours.

Protein. But more importantly, your Friday sounds awesome!

@maccruiskeen, I like that.

Lezyne RAP. I like it, but I love Lezyne stuff.

Quality. Although I was waiting for a dancer to pull him off the woodwork by the cape! 😆

+1 Ksyrium. A few winters on wet/icy/gritted/pot-holed roads and they’re still bob on. 75kg, not much grace and enjoy a bunny hop. Not heard of cracks…. Off to check now 😕

Our local Selecta Tyre do it. £1.50 a wheel iirc.

Been off the bike a year:

20min test and got 100ftp
Baxter
8min test
Baxter
Slide
8min test
8min test and got 180ftp

Think you become “accustomed/conditioned” to the test after a few goes. Just started week 3 of sweet spot base mid vol, really enjoying it. Less the 2.5hr Koip ****. Entered a few Peak District sportives in April for a bit of focus.

Some of the power that folk push out is mind blowing! TBH I think I personally worked harder during the Sufferfest vids perceived exertion than to a power output, but it’s predominantly form training on this plan and I like the high cadence stuff. Got a feeling when the plan switches to turning big gears I might suffer!

😛

£1k on NHS!? From recent experience; Specialist private consultation =£300 for initial, £150 thereafter. MRI =£450, +£150 if you need contrast. You’ll be seen within 2 weeks.

Just had that on iPad, fine on everything else.

Yeah, got one, love it. A hooded, pull over version with deep 2 way zip. Don’t think my variant ever made it to market. Mine has no solution to stow the hood, new ones might. Windproof, keeps out a decent shower, packs small, OK cut for on the bike, offers a bit of warmth too, i.e. more than my Castelli Squadra. Hood can be irritating when flapping around – I should fix that for minimal cost/effort.

HTH

I enjoyed that, good find! 😀

1×9, 32:11-34, Peaks District. 26 wheels. Legs wasn’t the issue for me (well maybe a little, but not as much as I was expecting), more a mindset and approach thing. You’ll be reet! Just got some SPD’s, and some winter/injury turbo fitness so might even stick on a 34t oval in the summer. I’ve found myself wanting a higher gear more often than a lower.

Lovely.

Look like a Gelert….or something from Yeoman’s. Mmm.

😆

Awesome PSA! £100 EE voucher applied. £20 for a Virb Elite! 😀

JE James, Chesterfield had them super cheap a month ago, £69 IIRC

Call their bluff. Tell them you made a claim and since been informed by your insurance company they they will proceed with legal. You have a 14 day period in which to cancel proceedings or else someone will foot the bill; you, if you cancel after the 14 days or them when they inevitably are found to be at fault. “I was just going to claim, didn’t want it to get all legal, thought you best know…..you have 10 days to pay”. No 50/50 nonsense. Clearly, if they call you bluff and you don’t follow up with; bombers, hi 5 to the face, pissinshoes, shitinthemail, you’ll look like a right soft touch. I’d also secure their tools, for the safety of the public/ebay gains.

Better her saying “no” now than you shagging her and then her saying “err, no thanks” after. Trust me 8)

Are you ok? Did they steal your wallet as well as your diary? How many were there? Did you read the T&C’s before walking down that dark alley? Are you for real?

Once told an old couple in the lift queue my (old step-in) snowboard bindings were magnetic, when they starting quizzing me about how they worked.

“Technology eh, Doris. Whatever next!?”

you ve not bought many houses? solictors wont accept anywhere near that amount of money in cash for starters.

This is rubbish.

It puts you on a far stronger position, simply buy making you a more reliable buyer -less to go wrong with loans and chains. But again the sellers “need to sell” will govern your leverage. Auctions could be worth a look, but then you may need to keep some cash back for refurb etc. Look for things that have been on the market for a while, recently reduced, changed agent etc. This shows a bit of desperation. Sounds a little mercenary, but that’s your target audience. Property Bee is a useful tool for this, Zoopla has some good options too.

Remember the house is only worth what the buyer dictates, the agents just pretend to be buyers when they put a (normally inflated) price on it. So if you want the property you find dont risk losing it because you think you’re entitled to a discount. The seller decides your entitlement, which is why it helps if they’re desperate.

Depending on your budget, if you’re looking at a bog standard 3 bed semi, drive, garage etc that’s been on the market for 6 months and is accurately valued I wouldn’t hesitate at going in 10% under with an explanation of your position and work from there.

Also worth knowing that if an agent says their client wont accept that offer the moment you propose it, you can demand that the offer is still put forward. The agent is legally bound to do this. The seller may have told the agent a bare minimum because they are expecting low offers (i.e. know their house is over valued) or know they are a little weak willed and really should accept your offer, but are just being greedy/trying their luck! I’ve trumped where this has been the case.

Kev