attempted video of play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t5PHYyMjOI

I expected a little play, but not this much

Yes seen that thanks reefer

There is no where near me to try a codeine, lots seem to love them, don’t think trying is an option
Canyon looks good
Trek’s don’t post & leisure lakes is s long way away
Lots to think about

Thanks all

thanks
Will give it another go with a lump hammer and Chisel
Guess I’ve got a week or two of drying time to remove it

Did it in 5 days on a tandem, with panniers staying in B&B’s over 10 years back. Cardiff to Holyhead.
Allow some time for navigation.
It will be tough in 2 days.

As above, use a Shimano QR. You’ll be fine.

Steep, Is that Ashford Hangers / Shoulder of Mutton? or is there other stuff more towards Steep?

Hi Daftvader,

missed your comments about cliddesden to alton and back a month ago. Would be good to meet up with some of the people from this thread. We’ll have to sort out a time to do that, before the mud sets in.

Out of interest, what night/s do you normally ride on? I only normally go out at night due to kid commitments, normally Tuesdays and occasionally Fridays/Saturdays. There is a normally a group of us out on Tuesday nights. I’m based in Froyle, but we start all over Hampshire (and occasionally Surrey), but don’t mind travelling a little way.

Selborne was riding great last week, I recommend trying this area for anyone who hasn’t ridden there. I can export the GPX, or produce a PDF of the OS Map if anyone is interested in the route.
Selborne Ride

HantsNightRider

Doh – wrong forum

Is this stuff one day only, or will it still be there today?

Anyone know what conditions around Bentworth/Elisfield/farleigh wallop are like at the moment.

Thinking of a night time ride out in that direction tonight, not been out that way for a good 9 months

thanks in advance

HantsNightRider.

Does this help?

Daftvador,
I’m interested to know where this local loop around Cliddesden takes you.
I have a route in the area, I am keen to develop
Cliddesden from Bentworth
I often ride out that way, but I’ve been waiting for the mud situation to improve.

Anyone from Hants signing up for the BHF SDW in a day jobbie, been thinking about it but got no one to ride with

Three friends locally are doing it, however I believe one has dropped out so they may have a spare entry

This was a stunning Hampshire Ride
The wild garlic is stunning in this area at the moment

Daftvader, is that north from Fourmarks towards Bentworth/Wields?

OK, I’ll give it a bash
Stoker stem and bars
seat post and saddle
Eccentric BB
Tandem cables brake and gear

How are you doing the timing chain?
you need either 2 left hand cranks which take rings unless you are running the timing chains on the drive side
right hand crank for rear (without rings?)
2 extra chains for timing chain
extra set of pedals
probably missed of loads, but there is a start.

Is your front mech the right size for the frame?
is your existing seat post the right size and is it strong enough for a stoker stem to attach to it?

Tandems typically have fairly heavy duty wheels and a third brake, but these may be unnecessary for a kiddiback.

approx 4W homebase one’s £10 a pair (Warm White not Cool White in Colour)
Very pleased with them. Casing is white not silver/metal, very reliable so far, approx 6 months, far better than the cheap chinese led’s they replaced.

Mike,
Does that mean we will be seeing a 29er PA?

Twiglet…
Near Farnham, Hampshire side
18″ Scandal 29er, on one carbon forks, not a stupid light build
2.2 ish Smorgasbord tyres
32/18 ratio

I know some of the trails southish of Basingstoke way. Normally ride evenings 8pm, happy to lead a ride if a date can be arranged. It was muddy as **** a few weeks back, but should be bit better following the recent drier spell. Happy to supply gpx of a route etc. I often ride more in the Farnham direction, as its a bit sandier/less muddy,
Martin

Medium S-works 07 carbon FSR?
Stw at mcriley co UK

Strava categorization

To decide the category of a climb we multiply the length of the climb (in meters) with the grade of the climb in percent. If that number is greater than 8000 then it is a categorized climb. The minimum percent grade must be 3% or higher. So, for a 4% avg grade climb, it has to be 2km at least to be categorized. Cat 3 = 16000, 2 = 32000, 1 = 64000, HC > 80000.

I believe that this equates in strava terms to
Cat 4 80m climb
Cat 3 160m climb
Cat 2 320m climb
Cat 1 640m climb
HC 800m climb
all must be min 3% gradient.

or..
standard practice?
Actively target his KOM’s

Probably harmless, take your pick…
maybe he’s
interested in routes where you ride
looking for someone to ride with
Thinks you’re a riding God
wants to destroy your KOM’s

A rigid 29er SS is perfect for winter duties
I run 32:18 with 29 wheels, which is similar to 2:1 on 26

maybe tricky with your budget, but maybe doable.

Thanks all, decided against the feature and just picked up a Catlike Leaf after trying a few helmets on.

Are you using a helmet light?
My polar H7 spikes if the power cable to my helmet light gets too close to it.It’s OK if the battery is in my camelpack, but not my jersey pocket.

This thread needs pics

Thanks
I was imagining it would be a hassle taking the wheel out with a tug in horizontal dropouts

The point of replacing the chain at 0.75 is to avoid having to replace the chainrings and cassette every time.
If your cassette and chainrings need replacing and you are skint, why not just leave the current chain on, and save to replace all of them in a few months

I have a polar h7 which may not be the cheapest, but it works well.
Once you start using it, you may be interested in what your heart rate is real time.

Vary intensity/speed of your rides,
if you are tired, take an hour not 45 mins

Heart rate monitors are very good for this,
I know if I keep below 150 (Zone 2) I can keep going a long time and not get too tired, but it can be hard to stay this low going up hills.
150-168 (Zone 3) will start to require recovery, especially if I do 45 mins twice a day at that intensity.
168-180 (Zone 4) It is hard to keep this intensity up for 45 mins, but any time in this zone will significantly add to recovery time
180-193 will slow me down for the rest of the ride and takes days to recover from. It is reserved for Strava segments.

Heart rates are personal, so you would need to work yours out.

chocolate milk does help, if you don’t like milk try Peanut butter on toast! or anything with carbs and protein.

The little one/s will sleep better soon – says the man lying on the floor waiting for the over tired 3yr old to go to sleep 🙂

+1 for Topeak pumps, eg Mountain Morph
quick, efficient and dependable
Quality kit.

Interesting.
Will have a think about this,
Based nr Farnham so could join en-route

Use Viewranger to record routes at the same time as Strava. It uses either open source or paid for OS maps. And allows you to view/create/sync routes from a pc.

It is possible to export routes from Strava as gpx files then import them into other apps, such as viewranger. Export as gpx Is a premium member feature, however there is a workaround if you google it.

I have never had any problems with them.
Happy with everything I have ordered except a headset which was returned and refunded without issue

IMO OP needs to give them a chance to resolve the situation first

A banana and some water will do me for an average 3hr ride. Are you a particularly large specimen that requires regularly feeding?

No, not a large specimen. 5 10 and 11 1/2 stone

I think I do need to ease back on at least one of the rides by the sounds of it and this would also allow me to fit in the swim more easily.

Woah!! How can you get through that amount in 2-3 hours?

I don’t normally finish the second bottle, but in this weather I am at least half way through it. In winter I would only use one bottle.

I am not able to get 4 hour+ rides in due to family commitments, I normally ride at night once the kids are in bed, so limited to 2-3 hours.

I have already introduced a mid ride banana, high five zero in first bottle, then squash in the other, with the occasional gels if I hit the wall. Maybe i’ll introduce some flapjack to increase carbs mid ride further.

I normally pick a few selected Strava segments for intervals and aim to ride in zone 3/4 for the rest of the ride.

It’s that damn Strava pushing me too hard.

typical ride

Trouble with riding at night is the lack of a post ride meal, hence the post ride beer. I will try replacing some of the beer with Milk.

Guess I also need to think about improving the sleep/beer aspects, but diet is generally pretty good.

Will add in the swim to start, trying a recovery drink after the previous ride.

Thanks all