Have at least 3 different model Fizik’s lying around until I discovered Selle SMP. Expensive but my privates love them as does the wife.

Doesn’t matter. Ride whatever you like past the start line then ditch the bike and start walking. You’ll be much quicker than most of the field pushing their bikes and stopping every 10 yards to clear the bog from their wheels.

Sounds like a hell of a bike. Love to try one. A Dorado 29er fork though overkill for most of the UK would make it a real plough machine.

Always been real impressed by these. They look great and fly on the city paths.

Perhaps just find out the postcodes of the estate and add them to your privacy zone on strava. That way you can still have your data but not publish it for everyone to see.

The national pride placed in the bbc is laughable, it is just misplaced nationalism unfounded in reality.

I would say the same about the NHS but I digress.

Philosophically I think its madness that somebody is broadcasting stuff into free airspace but charging people who choose to receive it.
If you dont want me to watch the broadcast that I haven’t paid for then please stop sending it to me.
But if you choose to send your crap all over the nation then you cant charge me for receiving it.

You can take action but kicking an animal to death is completely antisocial.
Would you punch your wife or child to death if they hit you or would you perhaps react a bit more restrained.

Seen this?
Any comments?

Yes that was a week old child not a STW poster with aggression and inferiority complexes.

To all the haters, next time shall I sit the dog down and give it a stern talking to (only when it’s finished biting me – it would be cruel to stop it…) ?

Seems like an exaggerated response and a sign of underlying antisocial behavior looking for any excuse to unleash excessive aggression on an obviously weaker opponent.
Ie a coward bully in its purest form.
A Jack Russell is hardly a threat to a grown adult man.
You a policeman by any chance compensating for your small stature at school?

Last time a dog bit me, it was an uncontrollable yappy jack russell. The owner was in a state of panic, as they didn’t know how to handle their prized family pet.

A few second later the dog was knocked out by a hard right foot. Now the owner was more hysterical as their dog instantly went from yappy to silent.

I’ve got a scar on my leg from that dog, and the dog probably had a fractured skull. I don’t think the dog will be biting any more people.

Coward. I’d love to meet you and bite your leg. We’d see how long you’d last.

Best fart ever ..

She’s never really done anything for me but I know that most British males really have a preoccupation with her.
I’d give her one but it would only be for bragging rights and her benefit.

I’m in the honeymoon period with my moonlander. I’ve had her 3 weeks but we’ve done 800kms together.
These include road, commutes and proper MTB riding.
I have other bikes but I keep selecting her.
If your curious I would get one cause it wont go away,
For me I’m glad I went full fat with the moonlander, cause if I went for something else, I would always be wondering how much better things would be with something fatter like the moonlander.
Fatter seems better for me and half fat seems no good for anybody.

You haven’t saved the ride after its processed so it doesn’t rank you. Once it’s uploaded an “activity log” option appears. Once you click on that and save your ride you get ranked.

Thanks heaps for suggestions above.

If it were a rigid fork you could get one custom made

Any ideas where? Could be a solution for my fatty fork needs.

You’re referring to the “Garmin Curse”. It’s a well described phenomena of silly but sometimes serious crashes caused by staring at your Garmin too long.
I don’t look at the map unless I come to an intersection of sorts then I’ll either slow down or stop.
I don’t even have the device on the map screen the whole time as I’ve noticed it adversely affects the battery usage.
I keep mine on the data pages.
If I’m following a vaguely familiar trail I’ll follow my nose and rely on the alarm to tell me I’m off course.
Its usually no more than 10 yards or so before it does.

Very well written piece there. I really enjoyed the read. Best of luck.

I have to remind myself to split my logs at frequent intervals, otherwise the bastards don’t flush and the wife complains. I hate that.

I’ve heard people swear by these. No personal experience though.

I used to use it but it made me get very inpatient and frantic at traffic lights or busy intersections watching the little guy get away.
At least with Strava you can setup your segments between these points.

Agree. Credit to ruffrider for bringing it to this forum in another thread.

I’m 41 and have backed off in the last couple of years.
I’ve got too much to lose and nothing to prove.
Riding is about exercise and fun, not scaring the shit out of myself or taking unnecessary risks.
You can crash whenever your on a bike but it’s certainly more likely if your pushing hard all the time.

ruffrider – Member
From the Surly Blog on their site, enjoy…..

Some answers to just about any bike forum post I’ve ever read
Thursday, June 16, 2011

posted by Skip Bernet

If you think your bike looks good, it does.

If you like the way your bike rides, it’s an awesome bike.

You don’t need to spend a million dollars to have a great bike, but if you do spend a million dollars and know what you want you’ll probably also have a great bike.

Yes, you can tour on your bike – whatever it is.

Yes, you can race on your bike – whatever it is.

Yes, you can commute on your bike – whatever it is.

26” wheels or 29” or 650b or 700c or 24” or 20” or whatever – yes, that wheel size is rad and you’ll probably get where you’re going.

Disc brakes, cantis, v-brakes, and road calipers all do a great job of stopping a bike when they’re working and adjusted.

No paint job makes everyone happy.

Yes, you can put a rack on that. Get some p-clamps if there are no mounts.

Steel is a great material for making bike frames – so is aluminum, carbon fiber, and titanium.

You can have your saddle at whatever angle makes you happy.

Your handlebars can be lower than your saddle, even with your saddle, or higher than your saddle. Whichever way you like it is right.

Being shuttled up a downhill run does not make you a weak person, nor does choosing not to fly off of a 10 foot drop.

Bike frames made overseas can be super cool. Bike frames made in the USA can be super cool.

Hey, tattooed and pierced long shorts wearin flat brim hat red bull drinkin white Oakley sportin rad person on your full suspension big hit bike – nice work out there.

Hey, little round glasses pocket protector collared shirt skid lid rear view mirror sandal wearing schwalbe marathon running pletscher two-leg kickstand tourist – good job.

Hey, shaved leg skinny as hell super duper tan line hear rate monitor checking power tap train in the basement all winter super loud lycra kit million dollar wheels racer – keep it up.

The more you ride your bike, the less your ass will hurt.

The following short answers are good answers, but not the only ones for the question asked – 29”, Brooks, lugged, disc brake, steel, Campagnolo, helmet, custom, Rohloff, NJS, carbon, 31.8, clipless, porteur.

No bike does everything perfectly. In fact, no bike does anything until someone gets on it to ride.

Sometimes, recumbent bikes are ok.

Your bikeshop is not trying to screw you. They’re trying to stay open.

Buying things off of the internet is great, except when it sucks.

Some people know more about bikes than you do. Other people know less.

Maybe the person you waved at while you were out riding didn’t see you wave at them.

It sucks to be harassed by assholes in cars while you’re on a bike. It also sucks to drive behind assholes on bikes.

Did you build that yourself? Awesome. Did you buy that? Cool.

Wheelies are the best trick ever invented. That’s just a fact.

Which is better, riding long miles, or hanging out under a bridge doing tricks? Yes.

Yes, you can break your collar bone riding a bike like that.

Stopping at stop signs is probably a good idea.

Driving with your bikes on top of your car to get to a dirt trail isn’t ideal, but for most people it’s necessary.

If your bike has couplers, or if you have a spendy bike case, or if you pay a shop to pack your bike, or if you have a folding bike, shipping a bike is still a pain in the ass for everyone involved.

That dent in your frame is probably ok, but maybe it’s not. You should get it looked at.

Touch up paint always looks like shit. Often it looks worse than the scratch.

A pristine bike free of dirt, scratches, and wear marks makes me sort of sad.

A bike that’s been chained to the same tree for three years caked with rust and missing parts makes me sad too.

Bikes purchased at Wal-mart, Target, Costco, or K-mart are generally not the best bang for your buck.

Toe overlap is not the end of the world, unless you crash and die – then it is.

Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.

Yes, you can buy a bike without riding it first. It would be nice to ride it first, but it’s not a deal breaker not to.

Ownership of a truing stand does not a wheel builder make.

32 spokes, 48 spokes, 24 spokes, three spokes? Sure.

Single speed bikes are rad. Bikes with derailleurs and cassettes are sexy. Belt drive internal gear bikes work great too.

Columbus, TruTemper, Reynolds, Ishiwata, or no brand? I’d ride it.

Tubeless tires are pretty cool. So are tubes.

The moral of RAGBRAI is that families and drunken boobs can have fun on the same route, just maybe at different times of day.

Riding by yourself kicks ass. You might also try riding with a group.

Really fast people are frustrating, but they make you faster. When you get faster, you might frustrate someone else.

Stopping can be as much fun as riding.

Lots of people worked their asses off to build whatever you’re riding on. You should thank them.

Faster and funner are 2 different things IMO.
My fatty bike is my funniest bike and probably the slowest.
If I was so concerned about speed I’d just drive to my destination.

Is it time for that magnificent suly blog post again?

I’d translate that report to “the foot is badly fecked up and probably will be for quite some time”.
Good luck though. That sounds really horrible.

I did it from Brecon to Cardiff using the Brecon Bus and the Taff trail rather than any of the alternatives mentioned above.
There’s one longish hill out of Brecon and its pretty much all downhill from there.
Here’s my record of the ride so you could workout what the reverse would be like.
I think its doable on a dutch 3 speed commuter type bike.

Love this story.
Not evidence but hilarious. Darwinism at work.

I’d suggest that most of the advantages of the 29 format lie with the front wheel rather than the rear, which is why 69ers make so much sense to me.
If I was in the OP’s position I’d try and get hold of a 140mm 29 fork, a 29 wheel, and put that on the new Bandit.
I reckon it would be a bomb to ride.
Loved that surly blog post above too. So much wisdom there.

I made the comparison again because I was struck, not by the differences, but by the lack of difference. Yes, the two bikes feel different, but at the end of the day they are both tools designed to do a similar job and for much of the time they do it equally well.

My life would be so much cheaper, and simpler if I agreed with you.
Well done, I’m jealous.

Thats not a KOM. The gradient is -6% :lol: (bump)

You compared a full suss 5 inch travel 26er to a 3 inch hardtail 29er. :?
Dumb comparison.
The biggest and most noticeable difference would have been the lack of rear suspension.
The notion that hardtail 29ers behave like short travel duellys is also complete bollocks IMO but its a phrase that gets repeated alot for some reason.

Don’t waste it by cutting it into steaks! If you’ve got the whole fillet cut off a foot or so and roast it.
Firstly sear it all round like a sausage on a hotplate then roast it in a cradle till its cooked medium-rare.
Yum yum.

Beach, pool resort thing.
Indoor ski field. Dubai mall. Open bus tour.
You could contact hot cog MTB group for a ride.

I was one of those who loved my week there.

I would use a water resistant one for mtb. I also wasnt interested in the gps function.
I had the Panasonic DMC FT2 for a while.
It struggled in low light situations like forests. I drowned it recently in a pool.
I just bought the Olympus tg1 which I think takes much better photos. It has a much faster lense f2.0 so is much better in low light.

Wow! That is very sad news – end of an era. Not many epics like that around. I gave up on whites a long time ago with the long term closure of goodwood and dark side. Skyline was my Afan fix. What a shame :(

It’s always my choice tho’. Not subject to the opinion of others.
I reckon it should stay like that

Until you have enough savings to pay someone to wipe your arse for the rest of your life you don’t have the choice. Currently the taxpayer bears that cost so you should do what legislation suggests is the best course of action and that’s the only opinion that matters.

I just want to know what is the longest running helmet thread.
Seems to me Crikey has taken TJ’s role in this debate but hopefully he will spare us from endless ctc or pubmed links.
I’m not sure how dealing with unconscious people on a daily basis prepares you for an informed opinion on helmet efficacy.
The best of current medical (as opposed to nursing) evidence on any medical subject is published in the Cochrane review and is heavily in favor of helmets being protective.
linky
It may not be gospel but it’s the best of current expert opinion which is quite frankly what most modern medicine relies on and is better than anyone on here could argue.
If you don’t wear a helmet I couldn’t give a shit cause people like you pay my mortgages, but nothing gets up my skin more than health professionals misquoting medical literature.

This has happened on my 800. It sounds like a corrupt file.
Go into the garmin’s history and delete the activity or if it’s important to you, you can email it to garmin on their support forums and they’ll repair it for you so you can manually upload it. I chose the former but it’s a common problem.

Aside from the above I bought a tent repair kit. It contains strips of thick adhesive canvas which are great for patching sidewall tears.
I also carry a small folding pocket knife, a whistle and a small torch.
I also have an MBR bottle opener which has probably been used more than anything else in my emergency kit.