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And personally I think, given the Manc traffic, 10 miles in an hour is ok.

So in amongst all the s**t, I notice this –

McHamish – Member

As the proud owner of a Chinese wife
Hmmmmm…

I will be able to do more than one lap of the Ladeez only CX “race” I’m going to, errrr, take part in.

Another Cateye 1100 user here – it’s screwed onto my rear rack, so outside practically all day, every day. It must be over 5 years old, and has just started to play up – goes on or off over bumps – must have a look at it, probably just a loose battery. I hope.
I do now also use a Smart on the seatpost too, brilliantly bright.

I’ve used DMR V8s or 12s for years, but just recently got some Superstar Nanos – mainly cos they do a lovely anodised red to match my bike 😀
They do actually feel even nicer than the DMRs, nice big platform for my big feet.
I just want the purple ones now to go on my pink ss road bike 😀

The Vaude Norrsken is another option – similar to the Neo-Air, but it does have some insulation. Packs very small and very light.

Got mine, and my gilet. Exactly as I expected, nice light weight, wore the gilet under a waterproof jacket this morning while standing around teaching – toasty!!!
How can you go wrong for £25?

I need to buy Exile on Main Street again – I remember as a teenager lending it to someone and never getting it back 😥
If she likes the Stones, you can buy any of their albums – they’re all good.

I wear my Salomon Elios mids every day – they last twice as long as the two pairs of North Face I tried.
But, as has been said, you do need to buy the brand that fits your feet!

Brely half a chicken’s-worth in them at those prices.

Do chickens have down?? 😕
If they’re really crap, I’ll be sending them back.

I’ve just ordered a down jacket at £25 and a down gilet at £18 – would have been rude not to at those prices.

Garmin Dakota 10 – shop around and you may find one for not very much over your price. No expandable memory slot, but I use Open MTB maps on mine.

I do believe the prevailing winds are south westerly, hence the general recommendation for the south-north option. That doesn’t mean to say the wind can’t change – occasionally. 🙂

We did Tarbert down to Eriskay (we didn’t actually go over to Barra in the end) and back up to Lochmaddy in I think 8 days – and we did have a day extra on Harris cycling without all the luggage and a day down on Eriskay doing the same. We took our time and did detours/stopped to look at anything interesting, no point in just rushing from one place to another 😀

Premier members = Singletrack ad (snowflakes or other) —>

Peasants = Weight watchers and other ads that might appeal to the lower classes —>
Clever people = No ads 😀

He’s probably watching this now genuinely believing he was / is the saviour of BM.

Indeed!!

So the lack of posts/posters on BM is due to the banning of Dylan – I bet the powers-that-be didn’t expect that result.

We did a cycle trip in the summer, got a hopscotch ticket as we went from Skye to Lewis and down to Barra and back. If you’re just going one way, can I recommend going south to north, the other way means horrible headwinds – we averaged only 27/28 miles a day going south, then 41 miles in a day heading north!

Look at them all coming out of the woodwork! You do realise if you moved this conversation over there…

Just what I was going to say. Go on, I dare one of you…

Snow flake thing???
No, nothing here.

And even worse –
The man who took the photograph, who does not want to be identified, said he saw the man cycling with one hand on the handlebars

Shock, horror!!

Dylan is currently serving his third ban, he never learns

I think it’s more like his fourth or fifth ban?

At least interesting pictures are allowed over there 🙂

I’ve never been called gay though 🙂

If your pizza-loving friend is going, you won’t be at the back 😉

Marmite XO 😀

Edit: £1.79 from B&M, rather than £3.59 from Sainsbury.

Oh, for goodness sake, you make Swarkestone Bridge sound like a black run! The only problem with it is that people drive way too fast over it, and won’t give way to oncoming traffic.
I’m so glad I no longer live in such a backward area as South Derbyshire!

Leather steering wheel covers, and starting handles – my first car had one, and jolly useful it proved too, on a few occasions.

Just bought some curtains from Textiles Direct – cheap, and not too bad quality, but at their prices, you can’t expect really good quality.

I’ve just bought two more Baa Baas after my four-year-old previous two have started to wear out, cos I wear one everyday in the autumn/winter/spring. Mine are a snug fit around my chest. 😳

Rose Garden by New World. 8)

My lovely man wasn’t too bothered to find out I was actually 5 years older than I said! I did confess on our first meeting.

I get to play bikes and get paid for it 🙂
I only work 170 days a year 😀
Unfortunately I only get paid for 170 days a year 🙁

And boom, they’re gone..

Ah, good, that makes me 7th – at the moment 🙂

Variable – 16 miles each way today, about 400 yards each way tomorrow 🙂

Well done for reporting it – no-one I know though.

Are the 2 leaders on this challenge STWers? Or can I just ignore their mileages?

Hot Walter bottle for me 🙂

The Neo-air is your problem – no insulation in it. In effect you’re just sleeping on a bed of freezing air.

I recorded last night’s but not had time to watch it before tonight’s – I don’t reckon it’ll make any difference which order I see them in. 🙂