Their poor communication is nothing new.

I’ve  tried emailing them a couple of  times last couple of years when I was looking for some pedals but never got any replies either time.

Thanks for that.
Sounds like it may be a bit on the small side so I’ll give it a miss.

For those of you riding an ARC, what’s the sizing like on them?

I’ve got my eye on one but not sure if a medium will be a bit small for me at 5’11”

For me Pidcock is mostly wasted on the road. Can and will win stuff but more often will come up against one or more of the specialists and I don’t think GTs will ever be his thing.

I agree with this.

If he stuck with MTB, CX and the classics there would be very few who could compete with him and I’m sure he’d get paid a tidy sum along the way!

The road is where the big bucks and superstardom is.

That’s true enough but realistically can he better the likes of Pogacar, Evenpoel, Roglic and Vingegaard? Unless he can manage that he’s going to be an also-ran, surely?

The bits I’ve read suggest that there’s friction between him and Stannard which is part of it.

From various reports the past couple of years he seems to be anything but a team player and is only interested in his own results.

He’s a great CX and MTB racer and has some talent in one day races but I can’t ever see him being a GC rider no matter which team he’s riding with. It’ll probably be best for both parties if him and INEOS part ways.

Not sure about the aurora but there’s a possibility of seeing a comet that’s not been visible from earth for 80,000 years…

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/11/comet-a3-last-seen-in-neanderthal-times-could-be-sighted-from-uk-this-weekend

What’s worth buying in the way of Eufy cameras for the garden and garage?

They seem to have some Prime day deals on Amazon at the moment so might be worth me getting some now.

What kind of other laws or changes?

Not a Qashqai.
I got one last year, it was the worst car I’ve ever owned. The electrics on it were incredibly unreliable with parking sensors and lane assist buzzing and screeching every time you drove it in heavy rain. It was still under warranty but Nissan had absolutely no interest in fixing any of it. It drove nicely enough but with the electrical gremlins along with air con issues and another couple of problems I can safely say I wouldn’t have another even if it were free.
It was utter dogshit.

Also, while the specs may suggest it’s got lots of space, it was very limited in the boot due to the shape of it.

There’s quite a few people on this thread claiming that an XC hardtail is almost as fast a a gravel or road bike on the road, but unless you’re all slow riders, that’s rubbish.  Most (all?) modern XC hardtails are almost all limited to 32-34t front chainrings, this means that the spinout speed is going to be around 22kph with a 10t cog.  That’s pretty slow for road and gravel.

22kph is an incredibly slow speed to spin out at unless you spin out at a cadence around 50rpm.

With a 32t or 34t chainring and the 10t at the back you’re looking at around 40kph at 90rpm which is probably a lot faster than many will cruise at on either gravel or road bikes.

I’ve just bought another gravel bike after getting rid off my last one because I’ve decided that gravel bikes are just a bit shit.

Went for a Topstone this time with the flexi rear end for a bit of comfort etc. put some nicer wheels and wider tyres on it as well. Turns out gravel bikes are still a bit shit and most rides would be more fun and just as fast, if not faster, on my Epic Evo. I should have just saved the cash and spent it on a couple of decent sets of wheels for the Epic instead.

Thinking about it, Fenke van den Driessche’s excuse for motor doping was a cracker as well.

It wasn’t my bike, well it was my bike but it was actually my old bike and my brother’s mate had set it up with a motor so he could keep up with me but it just so happened to be identical to my race bike and it just so happened to be in my pits at the Worlds…

Not entirely convincing.

Neither was the argument that she’d never used it before when the footage emerged of her dropping Helen Wyman and the rest of the Elites up the Kopenberg, seated and effortless, when the rest of the pack are out of the saddle and struggling.

Tyler Hamilton’s “twin died in utero” excuse was pretty far fetched…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/05/usa.cycling

Where are you based?

Has anyone with an Epic Evo found a way of keeping the cable/hose guide grommet thing in the front left of the frame in place?

Mine’s running AXS gears and dropper so only the rear brake hose going through the grommet. It seems to be impossible to keep it in place, my last effort was using a bit of Sugru on it to hold it in place but it still came out!

Any suggestions?

Certain still have a couple of the discounted Epics knocking around.

https://www.certini.co.uk/bikes/mountain-bikes/2022-specialized-epic-comp-full-suspension-mountain-bike–satin-carbon__82455

i suppose my question is twofold, can I (preferred option) use an Eagle AXS rear mech with a 10-30 or 36t cassette?

I’m sure that when I looked in to doing this a while back the general consensus was that the Eagle rear mech wouldn’t/didn’t work with a 10-36 cassette. I think it works with the 10-44 but not 100% sure.

Having read the DC Rainmaker review of the new Proton, I have to say that I’m quite tempted by one now. From what he says it sounds like they’ve resolved any of the ERG issues by changing the gearing from that of the Atom.

While the Proton doesn’t look as heavy duty as the Atom, the smaller footprint of the Proton would be a bonus in the spare room. It also looks much easier to adjust so it will work better for multiple users.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/09/wattbike-proton-smart-bike-in-depth-review.html

Ah yes, the old personal responsibility bull$hit.

How on earth is it bullshit?

I’d also suggest trying to establish a cross party approach, similar to a war cabinet, and remove the NHS from party politics.

100% agree with this.
The NHS shouldn’t be a political football which “needs”reform every time a new government is elected.

I thought there was a difference between the Atom and Atom X seatpost adjuster to make it easier on the X. I may be wrong though.

It is possible to remove the speaker from an AirTag to prevent it sounding. Might be the reason it’s not sounding.

I was quite keen on getting a Wattbike for the winter but having seen the new Air and Proton and with the price of the Atom, I think I’m more likely to go with the Zwift Ride now. Seems much better value for money compared to the Wattbike offerings.

We were in Suffolk so headed up to Lowestoft for the start today. It was nice being able to have a good look at the team bikes before the stage, plenty of riders running 55t chainrings, I don’t think I’d be able to turn the pedals in 55/11!

We’re in Suffolk this weekend so it’ll be a visit to Lowestoft and Felixstowe to watch the start and finish of the stage.

Fingers crossed it stays dry.

SRAM AXS every single time.

Mine’s been utterly faultless since I first started running it in early 2019. Two bikes are now running the new T-Type stuff and it’s even better again.

Go to your user profile then click on the forums tab. There’s a favourites page in there.

Where’s  rone and Ernie?

Give them time.
They’ll be along soon enough to tell us all how they know best and everyone else is wrong.

The Oasis fans will be preparing themselves…

Rapha lightweight for me.

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/mens-trail-lightweight-shorts/product/AWI01XXKBA

@racefaceec90

Post up here when you’re off on your Ridgeway ride. I’m about five minutes from the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire and will happily head out and ride a bit with you if you want company for a while.

I’d 100% be servicing them.

I fitted two sets of SID forks to my bikes about 18 months back. One set had plenty of oil in the lowers, the others had absolutely nothing and the foam rings were bone dry.

The Ridgeway might not be a weeks worth of riding but The Old Chalk Way would be…

The Old Chalk Way

Not sure about the eastern or western ends of the route but conditions in the centre are great at the moment.

Can’t disagree with a word she says there.

It seems like a win all around, despite what the anti-LTN/anti-ULEZ and other associated nutters seem to think.

Interesting regarding the sizing. I’ve always ridden a large frame in road/gravel/MTB in the past but Cannondale recommend a medium for me.

Not been looking at the Wheelbase bike specifically but it’s definitely on the list.

https://www.sram.com/en/service/models/fs-sid-sel-c1

1671g looking at the SRAM website.

I quite like the look of the Lefty, it’s just a bit too expensive for what I need.

Obviously no protest taking place would be great, but putting around false rumours could be a clever twist to their tactics.

I’m not sure they’re that clever.

I read reviews on the Sportful, apparently the Classics are noticeably better than the Neo, and for such as small cost difference in the sale…

Interesting.
I’ve just bought some of the Neo bibs and really liked them. I might try a set of the Classics as well.