I had the exact same issue a few months back (on my SS Genesis IO). Ended up buying a freewheel removal tool. The tool then was put in a vice and then the tyre was turned on top of the clamped tool.

Edit – beaten to it above!

No problem, anybody fancying a pootle on the Ridgeway is welcome.

Sounds great, 2pm Saturday at Pangbourne Station it is then.

Rob, what sort of distance is the loop you have in mind?

Pangbourne area is good for me. Always good to get to know new trails. Where's a good meet point?

Ridgeway area north of Newbury is good for me. Don't worry I prefer a steady pace. Saturday afternoon is good, how about 2pm? Where's a good start point? I know the Ridgeway to the west but I'm not familiar with the eastern section so where is there a good loop?

Although she didn't get on with the Charge Spoon, I would try the Charge Ladle which is the ladies version. It is crucially wider and shorter.

My wife has been using it for a while and although she was originally skeptical, as she wanted a huge gel seat, she finds it great now. She does wear padded tights though.

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Thomson don't seem to do a 31.4 seatpost (annoying diameter!) so 'll probably go with a Ritchey

It's aluminium and it's a concept that came with my Focus. I'll get a pic up when I get a chance. The seat post was quite exposed but did snap at the top.

I was lucky! I was just pushing up hill then sat down and felt it shift so I stood up and it slowly fell off! Wouldn't have wanted to sit on that.

I bought one from Wiggle about a month ago and I've not used my other two bikes since getting it. I'm just under 6 foot and the large is perfect for me. The geometry feels sorted with the steering being really responsive and accurate as well as the steel taking some of the sting out of longer rides. The bike isn't the lightest but I've not really noticed it during climbing as it climbs pretty well. You do notice the hub weight a little on rougher ground as the rear end feels a little dull over the bumps but it grips well. The forks are also much better thn I expected with small bumps being smoothed and bigger hit soaked up(as much as 100mm can). The shifting is excellent, really smooth and accurate. On steeper inclines the hub can fail to shift under loading but a quick back pedal sorts it. This does disrupt the flow a little. The gear range is good for offroad use but during my commute on road I slightly miss the higher gears a little.

Overall I love the bike with the few niggles not really worrying me as I bought the bike as a tow path / commuter.

You're right! It's been a long day. :-)

Loving the Kinesis Decade, plus the flexibility is appealing.

Thanks for the information so far. I'm hoping to enter the Hot Challenge but being made to travel with work so may not get to.

Not quite up to 45 miles but give me a few months :)

Try here:

http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/

There's the Croft Woods trail and also the website has a few routes. You can always ride the Ridgeway from Avebury.

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Hiya

See here:[/url] http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/

The MB Swindon club has just been set up and they maintain the trail.

cheers

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