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some lovely bikes, like the tranny but little wheels 🙁

sorely tempted to hook up for some lessons but tbh some time on the bike (and cash!) would be a good start, not ridden in anger this year :'(

well done jedi on carving out a niche* in something that you both enjoy and are clearly good at, got a lot of respect for that.

*non bike whore nichedom

anyone that's been banned from stw

EDIT: in fact prob a lot of current users that could spin a good yarn and like to hear the sound of their own voices

nope you're all wrong. one gear is the future. No need to shift and counter shift, light weight system and minimal maintenance, what's not to like?

ask your GP or consultant, signed you off for a reason…

find a cyclist promoting an autobiography or trying to get PR for a team? perhaps more inclined to do a better rate for speaking?

gore gilet, invaluable kit still going strong

pretty sure 220- wasn't conceived by gyms but i think it is applied to an untrained heart, can't remember details but it's related to starlings law and how much blood the heart can pump before it stops filling adequately (ie is based on science and not made up)

I don't want to speculate

ban him!

i always wonder with these if its worth buying it and then tryin to locate the owner? they'd reimburse you (i think!) and then you'd know it'd get home eventually

impractical prob stupid but it'd be ace to see the look on someones face 😀

report to the police?

i know when i increase mileage running i get sloppy technique and knees are all over the shop, could be something similar on the bike plus if you've been pushing a big gear?

anyway i expect you know all this im just thinking out loud

crikey, get lectures on pharm stuff and not aware of that with nsaids hence asking

cold sores is potentially because immune system already compromised, there is potentially an argument given that they inhibit COX 1 which is protective but i think its more associated with GI probs

TI, have you been training hard?

might be worth having a swatch at way shoes and pedals are set up, if foot points out etc

sounds like a good GP though which always helps 🙂

crikey, i havent heard of nsaids being bad for healing before? is it personal experience?

yeah meant to say change reba to 100mm or i was also thinking of getting a singular fork for rigid

had a ferrous liked it a lot very fun and stiff/comfy in the right places. always felt it a was a bit steep in the head angle but poss a personal pref

to be fair if rapha made bikes they'd make Jones's look cheap

*cough* indy fab *cough*

i think i may just get a new fork for the hummer

bah if you're not going to indulge the lust don't tease!

[get an indy fab]

oh I see! well id guess most of the time you're on a hardtail and can still lead them comfortably? if so id say keep yer bits and invest in some custom geometry-some indy fab would be a-mazing

could always be cheeky and see if you can get in the grassroots team?

i cant have a light dh bike for herts shore, it needs to be bomb proof!

maybe one bike can't rule them all in your case then?

good luck and hope you can build on today

eck forgot to say my folks live in dumfries, can camp at theirs 😀

what about looking on singular website/emailing sam/emailing the seller?

i forgot how expensive running shoes were 🙁

last time i went for the cheaper version of the kayanos to save some cash

there was a jake in the classifieds last week

betterer pic

man this is a nice bike

yeah i think you could be right, studied iliotibial tract last week as well 🙁

im with you smuzzy, 2 pairs of kayanos that i use for the 'gym'*

anonymouse, I think its more the lateral collateral ligament thats hurting, my knowledge of ITB is more that it drags the patella out of its natural tracking line, could be wrong though?

*havent been to the gym in years

EDIT: actually having a quick look you could be right, ill go speak to running shop

mmmmmmm ibis

check out the brake hanger at the back and the colour name is genius, whats not to like?

this is an awesome build stolen from monkey wrench (gets ridden hard too by the looks of it)

EDIT: just realised that pic doesnt have the edge carbon wheels 🙁

have a hardtail ss as only bike admittedly ive ridden exactly zero times this year but had a steel rigid ss as only bike for a few years and was riding every week*

*some would say like a jessie

What are you doing on rides where it actually matters what size it is?

having a quick ride?

yeah checked the readings, ill try switching stuff off!

I'm sure a road bike hitting pot-holes and gratings etc. on tarmac at 25+ mph on skinny tyres puts much more stress on components.

having seen the aftermath of a bike + rider hitting a parked car i cant say i feel any more reassured 🙁

oh ****!,I think I'd rather actually be deid than have this kick off again

well you're going the right way about the death thing

ps you brought your lack of helmet into this 😉

to be fair if you ride without a helmet then maybe the carbon steerer is the least of your worries?

frame and fork doesnt worry me its specifically a carbon steerer

wasn't that a filed down race/proto steerer that went?

but that sort of face/ground interaction is something i'd like to avoid 🙂

by coincidence we're covering back pain this week in clinical skills

see a med bod, trauma is a red flag and whilst it'll prob be fine there's no harm in getting it checked, pain in the arse/waste of time as it may feel now