Arse! Can’t be the most satisfying way of winning.

Time to get nasty.. :evil:

Bin the wife, get a staffy. Sorted.

Very barely = out, end of. :(

Scrub that, getting confusing tweets and stuff.

VP by a fag paper. 8O

I think Laura Trott might just be a little bit barking mad. Don’t ya just love her?

Some say Halle Berry, others say Tom Jones. It all depends on the light.

It’s in Lincolnshire. What did you expect?

I’m from Wrexham and I’m lost for words…

What we do in terms of exploration is what we do as a race, I think it’s amazing

Why explore in the first place?
You clearly have a very strong point of view on this and I really can’t be arsed.
The quote offered was quite ambiguous in my opinion as it assumes that we agree with the ideas as a justification.
Planting crops because people need to eat is a bit clearer in its aims.

When I ride with my local road club, I am the only woman, in a group of 30-40 guys. They’re all great, but it’s pretty intimidating to begin with, and even though I’m now comfortable with holding my own in the group, sometimes I feel self-conscious and that I stick out like a sore thumb.

To be honest, blokes can be quite hard on blokes too. How many newbies have been welcomed with the STW humour, it’s just blokes being socially clumsy. A few spoil it, but in general it’s just banter. That’s not an excuse, I think, on the whole it’s true. Think apprentices and ‘long stands’ or ‘left handed screwdrivers’. Doesn’t make it right, it just highlights that both blokes and birds can equally feel intimidated.

So every month I organise a ‘women’s ride’ for the club, and because they didn’t feel like they’d be the only one, quite a few women come along. To be honest, it’s great to have other girls to ride with occassionally, we talk about stuff that wouldn’t be relevant to guys, and it gives us a more level playing field to compare our relative abilities. Plus it acts as an ‘icebreaker’ for the main club.

Which is perfect.

so hopefully in the future they’ll be an equal proportion of girls taking part and there’ll be no need for women only cycling events.

Why not?
Blokes ride with blokes.
Birds ride with birds.
Blokes ride with birds.
Blokes ride alone.
Birds ride alone.
It’s all good.

Let’s go back to mud huts and a flat earth with death by the time you were 23

Yes, let’s, because that’s the only alternative, isn’t it?

I’ll throw in 15p, if you don’t mind?

“The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there’s no good reason to go into space—each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.”
— XKCD

Is this for or against spending the money?

Cav has actually turned into a really good pundit. I think he was nervous at first and didn’t articulate clearly but now he’s settled in he’s done a fantastic job.

Totally agree, but I don’t think he’s quite managed to dumb it down enough yet.
Jake Humphrey: Can you explain the elimination, Mark?
Cav: It’s an elimination… :|

Give Ribble a call, if you’re lucky you’ll get through to someone who’s more or less the same size as you. They should be able to assist.
To be honest, I spoke with them and they sized me up perfectly as I was in two minds over which size frame to get.

The points race is confusing on TV because you lose everyone’s relative positions when they change camera, makes much more sense in the flesh

Even in the flesh it’s difficult unless you’re carrying a pen and paper. Cav said this and went on to say that the best place to be is in the mix and racing.

which keeps in the heat in winter and keeps it out in summer . (or something like that!)

Does it also keep in the heat in the summer and keep it out in the winter? :?

If there aren’t tests available today, how far into the future should we keep samples so that we can do future tests?

*stops sulking* :D

Same wheels as used in Athens, apparently.

Did they have PowerBalance Bioflow[/url] in Athens? I thought not.

Thanks charlie.

No sweat here either… :roll:

And for the front end, are you suggesting I leave the 3 chainrings on and just wind the chain around the middle one?

Strip the three off and put the 32T where the big ring used to live, and yes, you’ll need shorter bolts or little collars. IIRC, which apparently I don’t. :oops:
Any vids of stripping the chain rings down, Charlie?

He’s been let back in now anyway

Only because the mysterious illness which prevented him from competing this morning isn’t going to affect him in the 1,500m, according to the medics.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WELLGO-FLAT-PLATFORM-DOWNHILL-MTB-BIKE-PEDALS-SILVER-/130737867746?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item1e70958be2

Fair enough, but if you told them that you wanted the new frame in time for the holiday in (be specific on the date)…

Duly did that, only to be told that is not their policy and despite them having cancelled my order with the distributor, they are still out of pocket??

…Then you won’t sue them for any losses incurred during the holiday do to not having the new bike. Job’s a good ‘un. :mrgreen:

One of these.
And one of these.
Use the middle ring, assuming it’s 32T, for sarters.
Enjoy it, it’s surprisingly good fun.

So much to go for in the other thread, but I don’t want to resurrect it.

Thought they were traffic free rides?

They stare at each other, across the boundary, hard.

Do they have a gaydar scanner on the door?

Are you saying you don’t know how to tell the difference?
*points and giggles*

but I don’t expect a gay only night in the bike shop caus I’m afraid of going into a bike shop

Should everyone shelve their fears because you can?
Why does something that is so unimportant to you carry so much weight?

Sorry, I decidedit was too nice a day to waste arguing on here again, so i went out for a bike ride and a swim. I see some of you just stayed on here arguing.

Bet ya didn’t!

We’re all friends here.

A wardrobe. :?

Mrs j is pretty fast and has graced a dozen more podiums than anyone else I ever ride with. She knows her way round a bicycle and a tool kit, and is QOM on strava all over the place.

But she wears floaty dresses and little shoes when she is not on a bike and the level of condescension she gets when she walks into a bike shop at the wrong time is hilarious. My personal favourite being the guy in the local enormo-brand-store who looked her up and down and suggested some nice shoes for spinning classes when she went in to buy some £100 disco slippers for racing in.
Yet, after all this you still refer to her as Mrs j. :? :P

Look.

Am I right in thinking that dudes and dudettes can go to Cycle Surgery whenever they want?
Here is a special event for dudettes only and this is sexist, no?
It’s only sexist if you want an event for dudes only, isn’t it?
Small pecker?

5 or 6.

Twitchy bum time

Oh yes.