Most 6″ bikes use dual ring with a ‘stinger’ type chain device for a reason.

1×9 in on a 30lb+ bike gets painful unless you are quite a bit fitter than your riding buddies or are just doing uplifts. This is even more the case in the Alps.

RaceFace Deus SS and a Middleburn chainring in whatever size suits your riding style. 10sp chains work fine on 9sp rings.

No – Pensions are just another wage benefit. They should be striking for a big enough wage rise to fund a private pension that would be equal to what they are set to loose from the current system. Would also help competition for jobs.

Got 100’s and slicks for potholed commuter duties. Perfick

Sorry to bring this back from the dead however I’ve just found out that one of the directors of K-Extreme, the company that ‘organised’ the Etape Cymru, is Mike Turner. He used to be a director of Wrexham FC and CEO of Crusaders RFL. See how highly regarded he is by Cru fans here. Wrexham fans hold him on a much lower pedestal, the words piss up and brewery come to mind.

Threaten it with netto catfood.

Oil height on open bath forks makes more difference than you think due to the coil compressing and the progressive nature of an air spring ramping up quicker as the free volume in the fork leg decreases.

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That’s very nice doug, but not an answer to my question assuming you were trying to answer my question.

The proper price if you already have ride membership is £53 or £65 without. There are also extra 10% off discount codes flying around which bring the £65 down to £59. Whether you can get 10% off the £53 already got ride membership price I don’t know. You do the sums regarding how much you’ll save as I can’t be arsed don’t want to make it too easy for you.

Proper price is £53, whether you can use the 10% discount off that as well I don’t know.

Did 45 miles this evening using some of the route the etape….going to ‘interesting’ in company….especially if its a bit damp

Did something similar this afternoon.

Nothing off for bronze membership as it doesnt offer the liability insurance IIRC.

Can’t work over 6 hrs without a 1/2hr break. Doesn’t need to be paid. Tell the agency whinger he can have an 8hr unpaid break every day if he carries on.

I increasingly meet trainee teachers without degrees

IMO to be able to teach a subject you need to be have a thorough knowledge of the subject one level advanced of than the level you are teaching as a minimum plus know the syllabus inside out.

For GCSE and under the quality of subject delivery is far more important than having an encyclopaedic knowledge of topic areas only a handful of students study at degree or even masters level.

I see the current A* as an O level/early GCSE A grade, top grade is top grade, work out how much it means by looking at the percentile that achieve it.

Pupils are supposed to get better year on year as each generation of teachers receive a better eductaion. If you gave a GCSE paper to 16year olds from 100 years ago their average grades would have been diabolical compared to currently. Give the same paper in 100 years time and I would hope that standards have moved on much further with newer teaching techniques and equipment leading to even better teachers, human or not, meaning most pupils should get an A/A* grade with the current grading system.

Agree about the inclusive papers at GCSE, whilst in mandatory education all pupils including the less advanced should be allowed to show what they have learnt, otherwise whats the point of submitting them to the exam, even if that means a paper that is less challenging to the brightest pupils. A-level and beyond is where more advanced pupils will continue to learn and show they can apply that knowledge in an intelligent way rather than being walked through an exam.

Jens would be mad enough to attempt it.

it’s just I can’t get my head around the arse about face access laws to get there that you have here,

Access laws on open land are much over-rated. More so the further West you head into Wales.

Make your own 11-whatever road cassette by using an old 11t mtb sprocket and taking out a sprocket higher up the cassette. Take the last one that goes up one tooth if possible.

Lllangdegla in north wales is good but there is only a couple of hours riding there.

pmsl

Every couple has a moment in a field.

You really are a very, very odd little boy, aren’t you?

PMSL.

Plassey Dragons Breath £2.25 a pint, lovely malty pint and 6%. Over £3 for a pint of piss really is taking it.

Looks like I’ll be staying sober when I’m down in Loondon for the Olympics.

Post ordered. Cheers both.

Thanks Radioman, going on a Prophet (160mm both ends and 27.2 only) for trail duties. Got loads of zipties ready as it will be getting swapped out for a shorter bombproof post on play days.

Cheers. Just had a word with a lad whose had one apart and that was his opinion as well. Off to hit the buy button.

That wasnt just a normal weight DH bike landing on him, it was an old Glory!

Minion F/Crossmark R for miles in the saddle and High Roller F/Minion R for AM days.

I could get to work (5 miles away) for £10 a week on the bus (weekly ticket) or train (subsidized line) if I didnt already have a free pass from work but I tend to use the car or ride in on earlies as it gives me an extra 10 mins in bed.

I also hardly ever drive outside of work anymore and find days going out on days off far more relaxing when my eyes are not tied to the road.

If the car wasnt there I would happily use PT/cycle full time, OH won’t give up the car though.

Daft thing is that between my parents, who live next door, and ourselves we have two cars doing less than 5k a year total.

It takes ages to stretch the seat and chain stays without them cracking.

transfer to bank ac, pay cc.

Based in Glasgow and don’t ride nearly often enough.

No excuses now! Make the most of the weather before it all turns wet and dark again.

I think Armstrong will win it.

He’ll probably find a way of doing it without getting caught.

Evans – Think he’s ridden fantastically well but he’s always been reactive instead of proactive. Always had to chase down instead of doing the breakaway. A good positive is though he can climb and chase down, just needs the acceleration of AS and AC

Cadel is more of a rounded rider. Why does he have to beat AS/AC on the climbs when he can gain the time on the TT, he ‘only’ has to match them which he hasnt quite done this year. Will he have enough to peg back the jersey?

I think FS’s TT will be interesting. He looks to have a little more weight than his brother so although his power/weight may be down can he do something on a ‘undulating’ TT.

I got stage 18 to 4650m climbing or 15110ft over 200km or 125miles which is 125ft/mile. I will concede the first 35k is pretty flat but my arse is it undulating.

34-28 on a roadie is all you need in Snowdonia.

Love that whole area. Great for all types of riders from DH right the way to road stuff.

Gone from 53/39 – 12/27 to 50/34 – 11-27 (Took out the 14 and added an 11t mtb sprocket) I don’t really notice the jumps between gears on the same ring but when you swap front rings I have to shift 2 gears in the opposite direction on the back to get the next gear rather than just one when using a std chainset. Top end is actually a little faster/longer but the extra spinability really helps up the last climb of the day.

Get a thinner spacer either side of the guide.

I don’t know many Maxxis trail riders that don’t put a ST on the front and a MaxxPro on the rear.

Have fun. Not jealous at all, honest. :Turns green:

But the biggest improvements have come about riding with faster guys, watching them and asking them how they do things.

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