Doesn’t taste as good if you have to buy your haribo

my thoughts exactly !

hope you recovered from the trauma OP

Had a Spur for a couple for years now, and although it doesn’t look as shiny anymore, it still sounds ace

nice going Weeksy – that’s a massive change !

I’ve signed up to Zwift and had 2 rides… forgot how hard work it is

The camera is mounted on a waist harness pole and the software edits out the pole.

my initial thought was that is pure magic…
now after reading this I think very very cool !

I find this one good to get an idea or two:-

http://www.citycyclistapp.com/

I’ll second that.

+1; love riding my Whyte 905.

I’ve not had atrial fibrillation, but if you end up going down the route of ablation and want to talk about what that’s like from the patients side; I had that treatment for my tachycardia in November – no episodes since.

Good luck, and I hope it’s straightforward for you.

Good luck Nose… keep us updated in your quest.

cheers, and will do :)

After the last 6 months of injuries and an operation I’m finally back on the cycles, but my weight has gone up and fitness off a cliff.
So I’m coming back to Zwift to get me going again a bit quicker than I would without it… starting point is 95kgs, target is 90kgs. Also hoping to get my W/kg back above 2.5

Male
Female
Transgender Male
Transgender Female

You have missed a gender out – those that do not wish to be defined by gender.

Why not just have two categories
– open (absolutely anyone)
– female

I believe we will leave with May’s deal due to the “running down the clock” as has been mentioned.

Best part of this thread was P-Jay’s Mars analogy

Chapeau indeed

that is top news – nice one

so, there are a load of underused shockwiz sat unused after the initial use by the purchaser.

yep, that’s probably true… but similar to Weeksy, I’ve 3 of my bikes I use it on, then there’s friends who borrow it too.
Underused yes, but still glad I got it.

I’ve had a shockwiz for a while now, and it made quite a difference to how I felt on my bike. I could stop wondering what I should try modifying, and scratching my head wondering what was changing – I’m one of those that’s unable to really understand the feedback I get from the bike, and wonder if it’s the suspension that’s changed, or if it’s a different line over the roots / speed, body position etc.
I’m not tuning my suspension for different areas, as now I have a set of settings that I like, and just enjoy my riding*
It would be nice to have the ability that so many on here seem to have, but alas it’s not the case. I think the shockwiz product was aimed directly at the likes of me, and I am very happy to have bought it.

Weeksy – is it an option to get insurance on the gadget for renting it out?

*currently off the trails due to fracture in my knee & snapped ACL

Looks like you got a great deal there and a happy kid to boot is always a bonus!

Just wait for amazon to roll out their next gen AI “project Louise”

be afraid… very afraid

perfect timing… just moved into a new house and one rad isn’t working… will try this at the weekend.
cheers guys

I could do with an Octopus code… moving house soon and will need a supplier

sorted, cheers for the replies.. jam bo was first reply i got

I could do with an Octopus code… moving hours soon and will need a supplier

That’s that done and dusted and I’m sitting back in my room with tea and biscuits  I thought I’d take this moment to wrap up this thread.

Thanks for the feedback from everyone- it’s been interesting to read the different experiences.

My procedure went well, they found the offending fibres (a whole bunch of them), and made some zaps. Doc reckons I’ve a 95% chance of total success (no more episodes).

no sedation until the zapping started, but the feelings of the probes poking about in my chest was very weird.  One moment I felt it was coming up my throat.  Best description was a bundle of sticks tuck in your throat at random moments, and sometimes bits of pressure  here and there.

The first ablation was painless, but after that I felt some heat and then pain, and for the last two zaps I had sedation and morphine – hello fairies.

Tired out, but feeling exhilarated that it’s done and I may be free of the hamster heart once and for all !

Mot answer my original question, I’ve been advised not to ride for 3 weeks due to my groin wound. Apparently my heart would be good to go tomorrow.

happy riding everyone

Thanks for all the input folks.

It’s something I’ve actively put off for approx 20 years, but this last year or so my 230+ bpm (hamster heart) symptoms have occurred more frequently than I’ve been happy to put up with.

The following two facts have helped swing it for me:

1/ I’m heading towards 50 at an alarming rate, I figure it’s easier to recover from them there operation things when you’re younger.

2/ I think if I end up with a pace maker now, then at least I’ve got a good way through life before that, and if not, then I’ve got a good way left in life to enjoy without SVT events.

Ton – sorry to hear your op had issues that bothered your shoulder to the point of needing morphine 1

superficial – cheers for the input and clarity on this thread.

everyone else – thanks again for the input… I’m feeling pretty positive about it.  1 week for getting back to turning pedals and enjoying the outdoors is great news to me !

Ouch – hope you recover quickly and are back out there soon

It’s always heart warming to see the smile on the face of a kid who’s proud of their new bike… nice going :)

First time on the bike and it didn’t hurt since I skillz failed while thinking I could learn to manual…. nothing crazy, but loved getting out there.

Love seeing these posts each week.

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Flats or clipped in?

flats… I think probably I’m just to old and slow

After lurking on the last couple of threads about manuals I went out to start practicing last night.

Total skillz failure, on about the 5th or 6th attempt the bike went over the top, I failed to step off, and landed flat on my back… It was so quick, and then I couldn’t get up for a good 5 minutes.  I’ve since consumed many many mg’s of every painkiller I could get my hands on, and had a GP consultation to check me out.

I’m just glad I was on grass and not concrete !

Hope to be going back next year too.. don’t think we’ll be doing any planning until the new year though

I thought BB was superb, surpassed only by Better Call Saul, which in itself is only SO good due to knowing the BB story.

brewing world is set to contract hugely in the next couple of years

are you suggesting we need to drink even more beer?

I play them in the living room it’s a bit more social.

With that in mind, this…

Firewatch is the best game I’ve played in ages

And I agree, this place for reviews…

Rock Paper Shotgun reviews

Have a great ride guys – looking forward to the reports.

Kerbal Space Program has to be worth a look – I think there’s a demo you could try

Yeah exactly the same it’s free unless you want more storage.

only 5 gig is free if I remember right.. after that it’s £1.49 per month as mentioned earlier.

We’ve just driven back from Morzine – 2 of us doing the driving in 2 hour stints on the way down we managed it in 9 hours with only one decent stop; don’t want to talk about the way home.

It was £70 in tolls each way

Dropped down to Lindrets, but I’ll be damned if I could find Panoramique or a route to Chatel!!  It’s been a few years, but I was sure I knew the way and it’s like it’s not there.

From Lindarets you need to take another lift out (Chaux Fleurie Express) and at the top of there you’ll find Panoramic.

The Trailforks app is great for helping when out on the trail.

glad you got sorted and had a blast about.

Hoping to get out to Swinley myself later in the week.

I’m back home… and have a 350mm Easton one you’re welcome to borrow.

I realise you’ve got options, but I’ll bring it with me to Woking (Knaphill) tomorrow in case you want it.

Epilogue…

Home now.  I feel like I’d only just started getting to grips with the gradients and building confidence with the smaller jumps and big bermed steep switchbacks.

Would I want more time there, of course.  But then maybe it’s a good thing to be going home knowing I’ve progressed a fair bit, the bike has been pretty much flawless, I’m not too damaged, and I’m wanting to come back and develop my riding further.

Would I recommend it? without question, it’s brilliant and you don’t need to be a gnarr rider to enjoy it.  And there’s cow bells!

The only downside I can see to the trip is that I’m not sure if I can be bothered pedalling up onto Leith Hill next time I’m out.

It’s the final day and we’ve decided that although there’s loads of rails still to explore, we’d prefer to spend time on the trails we know we’re going to enjoy rather than seek out new trails. From what we’ve seen up on the Zore area, that’s where we both enjoyed most, so off we went to play.

Everything today just gelled nicely, I felt more at home on the steep sections, Tutti Frutti with the close packed successive berms flowed nicely, and Cap Canaveral with the tabletops mixed in with the berms were just right on our third day of riding.

Mixing this with plenty of runs on the green and even skipping in that rocky enduro route in, the day was a winner with confidence high and limbs only just starting to fatigue by the time we called it a day; with ‘one more run’ waiting for us next time.

Still a little apprehensive this morning, and the lift up on Super-Morzine wasn’t helping, things are looking even steeper. Thankfully looking about from the next lift up (Zore) things didn’t look as steep. In addition you can get a good look at some of the trails below the lift. There’s lots of berms and some big tables!

Choosing the closest green down into the Seraussaix valley. From popping of the first roller I knew this was made for me, all the way down it was flowing rollers, tables and mini berms, and it had gradients I was much more at home with. more used to. My confidence growing.

On the way back up we decided that we should take a run out over to Châtel as we both fancied trying out ‘Panoramic’ (as MTB-idle suggests), and so off we went down an orange line what was labelled ‘enduro’.

This was almost natural single track, rocky loose stones, short ups mixed with the downs, and a lot of fun, but agin very tiring.

This popped us out into Lindaretes, a little cluster of buildings (cafes and ski lifts) and a stream running through. Up up up we went and there’s Panoramic. Every review I’d read before now mentions this run and boy was it good. A bit trickier and steeper then the previous runs today.

The trail surface was smooth and had a real fresh feel to it. Again I found it hard work and was glad to get a break when the reason for the smooth surface became apparent, a digger was on the track doing some trail maintenance.

We stopped for a bite to eat and a coke – panini for the win. An observation was that although they serve the drinks ice cold, it never comes with ice.

Serpentine, and it’s named appropriately, with a very steep snaking berms mixed in with some other neat bits that didn’t seem to be so formulaic like sone of the others. This was the first time today that I was really hanging on my brakes for most of the run. My thighs and forearms really felt it. I’d come back to this one someday if ever I feel like I can handle that kind of gradient.

It was a nice break enjoying the two lifts right to the top at Avoriaz with its oddly shaped hotels.

Fourmiz is a wonderful green run down from Avoriaz that is worth searching out, a wonderful change of pace to everything else we’d seen so far.

We Finished the day playing mainly on the greens, and took the Super-Morzine gondola back to base. I was thankful for this as we were still at 800m above Morzine and my arms and legs were just about done. I didn’t want a repeat of yesterday’s over the bars.

Today I think learned that my anxiety has settled, I knew when to head home and best of all – cow bells make me smile