Senor j

Thanks for reminding me about Canadian Club.

Must get a bottle for Christmas.

Pigs in blankets, is there anything nicer to nibble on?

Must find some space for a nice Wadworths 6X.

What a tradgedy for humanity.

We should all be ashamed, our western governments have let us down.

Have you tried to use some sealant on the bead of the tyre / rim , to help with getting the tyre to (hopefully) slide over the rim and seat?

Even if the bike shop manage to seat the tyre, it might be a tad difficult to remove if you have a puncture out on the trail.

I’d be surprised if the staff / management aren’t looking at this thread.

The feedback is a mixed bag really.

Any business that wants to succeed and maintain their customer base needs to listen to what the customers want.

Hopefully, they can address some of the easier issues quickly, I want to see them succeed being a local.
Status quo and not improving the satisfaction levels to us is a sure way to end up being unprofitable.

Yep, £7 park entry fee is too high.

You can compare all sorts of other activities you want.

The trip to BPW and just ride up is no more than turning up and parking, no real cost there.
A little bit of trail erosion cost by riding a lot less than the number of runs you would get by the uplift.

Can’t see me going back in any rush. Plenty of other riding alternatives in the area.

As I said, it’s not simply a cost thing, it’s more of the overall experience of the centre.

Having been there a few times, living quite locally, it could be so much better.

The trails are great, no problem, but the centre is about much more than that.

The cafe isn’t great, it’s ok, had some fishing through the dirty cutlery to find something clean to eat with.
Some of the staff seem disinterested in their roles, simple enough to be a bit more engaging.

Some leniency on cancellations and postponements due to other life activities , would go a long way without causing the place to become unprofitable.

They could , with a little more training of staff , and awareness , that paying customers want and expect more than just good trails.

This would turn a reasonably good place into somewhere first class.

I mean £7 for the ride up facility is a bit steep really.

Jeez, I’m always slow.

Can’t say I notice any difference in the winter, probably getting older…….

Going against the grain here, I had a Jones Spaceframe bike.

Just couldn’t get on with the rigid fork, even tried a fat front end, but knew it wasn’t for me. Didn’t last long.

Als had a Trek Fuel 650b carbon full suss.
Could never get the Trek tuned forks and rear shock to work for me. Also all the propriety sizes , press fit bottom bracket going creak, lasted a little longer , about six months but a bad pedal clip sending me flying off the bike was the final straw.

Trek or Specialized won’t be for me.

Yes, the screening is very thorough for these positions.

Can’t see how my daughter can get around what happened.
It will come up in the interview, bound to ask why she left after such a short period of time.

If she attempts to decline to mention in the interview, then the screening will show it up, this will probably look worse than just admitting it in the first place.

By discussing it in the interview she will have an opportunity to explain in a rational manner.

Just needs another chance really, she has learnt a tough lesson.

Thanks for the advice from everyone.

I will have a long chat with her tomorrow, off out for a gentle ride around some fire roads and some tea and cake.

Retired at 60.

Work is so overrated, and so last year

Also, she has a Masters in Public Health, so really needs to work in something related.

The problem for her is that the related jobs are all sort of connected.

I will sit down with her prior to the interview next week.
For me, when I interviewed people, honesty was always the best policy. If I found out after the event, then I would question their honesty and integrity.

Attitude issues.

Well I’m 61 now, and retired from work about 18 months ago.

Had plenty of young graduates work for me.

Gave them a chance, even those with “attitude issues”. I think we forget what we were like when we were younger.

A quiet word and reigning in always worked for me. She didn’t have the benefit of someone as enlightened / soft ( insert as applicable), as me.

Obviously I’m biased, but everyone needs a second chance.

Competence issues, she did struggle with the workload. it was a 4 day a week job. She was still working at home on the fifth day to prepare for events etc.
The job was caring for public health and involved mainly elderly people.

The other charge was lack of confidentiality.
She broke down on one occasion due to the pressures of work and organisation.

Wasn’t an easy time for her.
There were volunteers which helped with the workload, but one of them made sexual comments to her. She reported this, didn’t receive too much support, but she did report this. The chap who made the comments was dismissed.
This didn’t help in the pressure and anxiety stakes etc.

Just to add.

I use the term troll, because this has been discussed at length on here.

If you don’t like ebikes, then fine.

Seems a bit daft to leave the forum and stop subscribing to a great mag based on a relatively small part of biking.

The ebike shares alot of similar cycle parts, gets you out in the open air enjoying yourself.

Too many similarities to not subscribe / enjoy etc.

can’t please all of the people , all of the time I suppose.

Don’t feed the troll .

The op is entitled to his opinion, but he makes some sweeping unfounded statements based on some ignorance.

The trail erosion is nonsense.
The lazy rider is nonsense, I’m just going out on the ebike now , but recovering from a recent operation.

Do I need permission and justification for riding? er no.

The Deer Hunter

Apolocalyse Now

The quiet american

Thanks Peter, that sounds good.

thanks

I tighten mine to 4nm , never slipped.

Use some carbon paste, make sure you clean out the inside of the seat tube first to ensure a good grip with the carbon paste.

Remove the post every month or so, just to make sure it doesn’t seize.

Agree with much of the above , but I will be experimenting with a 4.8 tyre up front and changing back to the Lauf Carbonara fork for the winter.

Hoping to see if the bigger tyre and Lauf give good squish performance compared to the Bluto.

Not meaning to come over as too smug, but it is about enforcing behaviour change.

We won,t be able to carry on with our fossil fuel burning habits due to the impact on the environment, plus they will run out in the near future.

We need to protect the environment for the future generations ( who knows how history will portray us) who may very well see us as being stupidly lazy and selfish.

The climate has already changed, but can be slowed down.
It’s probably in the realms of governments making us change our behaviours now.

I had been considering getting rid of my diesel car for some time. I to was sort of swayed by the consensus ( at the time) that the modern ones were ok.

The government promoted them really with low road fund tax, and I was pulled in by it.

Over time, I realised the environmental impact , and the fact that a diesel was the wrong car for us.

Sold it last week.

Bought a Nissan Leaf yesterday.

Considered a petrol / hybrid car, but the Leaf makes a lot of sense for our driving and the environment.
We are fortunate that we have solar panels on the roof to offset the electricity generation from the grid also.

Lovely car to drive, drive slower on the motorway and sit back and relax.

Understand that it’s not for everyone, and the cost isn’t too bad compared to a Golf sized petrol car of about one year old.

I met him once, he was a **** then, nothing has changed.

That’s makes an electric car and a ebike.

Perhaps I should change my username to electric den

I didn’t get a chance to check the battery, but the car has been in reasonable use and belonged to the Managing Director of a large chain of motor dealers.

Car is immaculate and very hard to tell from new really.

Just as an update.

Bought a 2015 24kw Tekna with low miles and 6.6 charger.

0% finance and two dealer services , no added cost to the purchase price, in fact it’s a little lower than many Leafs for sale at the Acenta grade.

Will be picking it up later next week.

Looking to buy outright, used , but less than 2 years old with extremely low miles.

My maths worked out like this.
Keeping the diesel and paying for diesel was about £60 per month.
Servicing was beginning to get expensive , had the ERG valve fail recently due to the changed driving habits really.
Local independent garage that I use recommended getting rid of the car, as the driving habits will only cause expensive DMF, DPF, issues,

Was costing me about £1000 a year to run, not accounting for any unforeseen stuff, which does happen.

The main difference in getting the Leaf is virtually no running costs, well perhaps £250 a year absolute max.

Depending on how far she would want to ride, and how much battery assist is used, the 400w battery could be an issue.

I have a 400w battery and a 500w battery, using the more common Bosch system.

The Bosch motor is slightly more common than the Yamaha unit, but I’m sure the Yamaha unit is fine.

I get about 30 miles quite easily using the 400w battery, but use the lowest assist level for about 90% of the riding time.
Using more assist than this will eat into the range.
The current colder temperatures will also affect the range.

My advice would be to have a bike with a 500w battery.

Be aware though, that batteries are expensive, the Bosch battery (500w), is £700!

Can’t comment on the actual ebike, but I do have an e fat bike hardtail, wouldn’t want a normal hardtail as the e fat bike is slightly more comfortable, plus you don’t need to worry about the increased drag.

Haibike sell a e fat bike hardtail, or there is an offer on at present for my bike.

Have a search online for the Felt Lebowske, feel free to email me if needed.

I’m not connected in any way with the deal etc.

Fat bike hardtail gives a little more comfort for me, especially the Vir Fortis.

Not full suspension type comfort, but the carbon frame and 4″ tyres do make for a forgiving ride.

Looking forward to a bit of snow this winter.

I recently sold the two full suspension bikes I had , now have three hardtail bikes.

One is a fat ebike, another is the Vir Fortis carbon fat bike and recently built up a Chromag Wideangle.

Whilst the full suss offered me more comfort, I felt I was a bit of a passenger on the full suss.

I’m slower on the hardtail, but genuinely prefer the bikes with less complexity.

Fits my style of riding now.
Not that concerned about trying to ride that fast, not concerned about riding anything which is a bit beyond me technically.

I like the hardtails, but can see that it’s more a frame of mind thing for me.

Still browsing…..

How could I forget PJ Harvey……hangs head in shame.

Haven’t listened to her for ages, cheers me up no end….

I recently bought a used Wideangle frame, put 160mm Pikes on it, it came with an Angleset headset to slacken the front end up.

Anyhow, I do like it and don’t regret buying it.

Have removed the Angleset headset and fitted a conventional headset. Just about to change the air shaft on the Pikes to 140mm.

Nice frame, builds up into any configuration ( currently set up as 2 x 10), threaded bb, 142mm rear spacing, well recommended.

I have gone the opposite way to this thread.

Taken the Angleset off, and now reducing the fork travel to steepen the front end up a little.

Must be a bit of an old retro grouch at heart, but a very slack front end didn’t suit me.

Regarding the drivechain wear.

Still on the original cassette and front chainring.

Have rotated three chains during the 1,500 miles and been a little OCD with keeping the drivechain clean.

It does wear the chain and cassette more due to the higher torque produced by the nmotor though.

Now at the stage of wearing the front ring, cassette, and chain into the ground.
Probably get another 500 miles before it starts the inevitable chain suck.

I have ridden about 1,500 miles on my Felt Lebowske e fat bike to date.

It’s a hardtail e fat bike with 100mm Bluto fork.

This is the only bike I have ever fitted a 200mm front rotor to, so this should tell you something about trying to stop the beast.

It’s a different type of ride compared to a you just providing the sole propulsion.
I treat it more like an off road cruiser, due to its weight, it is never going to be nimble or handle with the same sort of zip.

But, the big upside is climbing. Climbing is now like discovering new Singletrack .

I still like it, and also have a normal fat bike and a 160mm hardtail bike.

As a one bike option, then it does have some drawbacks in terms of pure adrenaline thrashing fun, but it does give a good opportunity for having a very enjoyable cruise around trails.

Sounds great.

I used to ride Audax alot in the 90’s, and would love to have events based on gravel roads now.

Just don’t have the interest for the conventional audax events on the road these days.

Any pics?

Bit of a stealth ad,

Having read this thread, I have taken my Angleset off, for sale in the classifieds.

Take the Bluto.

I have two fat bikes, one is an e fat bike, the motor other is a Sonder Vir Fortis carbon fat bike.

I have a collection and selection of forks to fit both bikes.
At present they are both fitted with 100mm Bluto.

I have a Wren fork (suspension), and a Lauf Carbonara fork, which offers about 60mm of travel without any rebound control.

The Bluto is a good fork.

I went with the 160mm Pike after reading the Singletrack mag review of the bike.

For me, a 60mm stem without the Works Component Angleset headset will probably be the way forward.

I have set the Pikesup a little soft , so they have about 30% sag.