Superb! Massive respect to him and all participants.
Thanks for a truly weird but compelling spectator experience for yet another year.

Settling nicely in this part of Cov now Wolfenstein

Well I’ve just had a root through the several hundred MBR and Total Bike(!) routes I’ve meticulously* filed away for posterity.

For some reason, I don’t have as many Mid Wales routes as I remember. I suspect they’re long-lost in a plastic wallet in an old spare wheel well or lay-by somewhere, I’m afraid.

Also, those I do have don’t have dates on them.
2008 is probably pushing it though, as most of my filing was done pre-kids.
Having said that, the hills haven’t changed much and there are two very similar routes 24mi and 25mi from TB and MBR respectively.

It leaves Rhayader and heads NW before heading South between Garreg-Ddu and Caban-Coch reservoirs. It then heads to the Eastern tip of another reservoir (name not visible on the prints) and then back up E side of Caban-Coch, E of Elan village and back to Rhayader.

Let me know if this sounds about right and I’ll scan for you in the morning and mail onwards if you give me your email address.

*By ‘meticulously’, I really mean ‘randomly piled in a folder’ and untouched for the best part of a decade

No radio?

Seat raills or post.
I had exactly the same on my Stumpjumper.
Fiddled with everything.
Finally, post broke and – after replacement – it was gone forever.
(It broke at the bond near the top)

FWIW, not all letters have been sent/received.
We’ve certainly no had ours.
Bit of a rush to complete the form when it hit the news this week, too.

kayak… Apologies, but I’m a fan.
I’m sitting looking at an Arad shelf as I type:

.. but you’re correct in thinking he’s made a nod to Arad:
Arad Metal Chairs etc.

That’d be the the Israeli British designer Ron Arad, non?
😉

Bugger.
It’s now out of date already. Haven’t had chance to start it yet.
At least he’ll get a few more quid when it’s reissued with the knighthood chapter 🙂

Great stuff!
I worked on the principle of getting our little ones’ worst crashes out of the way before they had too many teeth.. 😉

me too

Just this week got the resprayed frame back.
Me and my 11 year old are rebuilding my old Klein.
Purpose 1: To give him a mechanical appreciation.
2. He’s now big enough to ride it
3. (Shh!) So I can get back out on it…

Careful now:
Smart TV disgusted by owner

Sugar Sugar – The Archies
Shameful, TV show led pop… Set the tone, for the next 43 years really.

Well, what are the chances?
I bought one about an hour ago too (though not from Aldi, and not for me)

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Good luck.
May I recommend, though, that you also gently ask to be checked for FAI?
Hip FAI

I’m 43 and was diagnosed with FAI in both hips at 41.
Very common – especially in ‘still active’ fortysomethings.

I’m currently just at the end of time off work after having the second one operated on at the end of November.
Much better now.
It’s not to say its not ‘only’ arthritis, but sometimes they go hand in hand and FAI is still relatively difficult to be spotted unless looked for specifically.

Froome and Brailsford on red button telly (and 5 Live) right now.
Giving it plenty on how cycling’s changing society.
Froome very cagey… “Gotta choose my words carefully”

Yay!

Careful. You’re stepping on plestic..

Gary lasted 2 minutes longer than he thought he would before doing ‘the Mo’.
Canute

On four wheels: 180mph+ (All in a days work, all risk-assessed etc, and get paid for it)

On Two: 150ish. I do it for free 🙂

Wicker Man
Deliverance

I’m scarred for life and no chance of wild camping.

I had one – a trouble free and gorgeous Barchetta – and found out it was purely on the basis of some minor front O/S damage (pretty common, since they were only LHD) that was just too costly to source parts to repair given their relative rarity.

Gave me no issues whatsoever …. Until I investigated putting it in as a part Ex some years later.
The strait laced (but pleasant and honest(!)) main dealer just would not contemplate it.

Did not cause us any grief, since it was only one of our options at the time, but do be aware of that particular and potential limiting factor at a later date.

£4.50 – 5.25 per foot here, depending on type, and you get to pick it in the field.
The kids love to have a go with a spade in the time it takes the guy from the shop to get there with his excavator thing.

Mary Anne Hobbs Joins 6 Music
Dubstep with your cornflakes, anyone?

Not your answer if its portability onto another device you’re after, but Tune In Radio has a record feature.
http://tunein.com/

I use it quite often but always playback on the same device (ipad in my case).
That and Audacity in the same way as Nick, above.

Booicore.
http://www.booicore.com/wheels.aspx

I’m on the ol’ crutches too at the mo. I feel your pain.
However, I’ve just wrapped some shoulder strapping (crepe bandages, to all intents) around the handles and it’s taken away my hand pain.

Yep. Mine landed today. Looks good.
Spent an hour fiddling for downloadable maps but needed to leave it for a bit.
Will check back here later.

Done. Good luck

She was on on Friday, standing in for Shaun Keaveny.
Edit: Friday

She seems to be a sort of supply DJ since becoming a parent.

Just last week got some PX 200-II ‘noise cancelling’ in readiness for an overnighter in hospital.
£50 in HMV reduced from £100 …. Though they appear to be around the £50 mark online too.
Been getting plenty of use and have been very impressed.
Had the same experience regarding retailers not willing to break open packaging in order to try out, incidentally.

Like Scapegoat, I have two FAIs. I’m 42.
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First noticed it because throwing my leg over the saddle was requiring the bike to be laid over more and more each time!

Had the left done in March … Cam and pincer. Relatively straightforward, but not to be taken lightly. Right’s scheduled for ‘Autumn’, so any time soon, really.
Can see massive improvements, but foolish to think it’ll be back to ‘normal. Possibly ever’. Was up and walking in a week or two, but prolonged sitting, for example, still leaves a limp for a few minutes.
Was cycling again within weeks, but still not back to full use, and perhaps never will: involuntary dabs on rooty stuff, for example, can be excruciating, and, more pertinently, affecting my bottle.
Still relatively early days though.

Doing plenty of exercise: Limited martial arts and plenty of road riding.

All on the NHS and service has been nothing short of fantastic.
Advice: ‘any’ exercise is not a substitute for the proper, impossibly mundane, almost trivial prescribed physio. They know their stuff… Don’t skip it for riding, running etc.

Good luck, all.

A blue GT Timberline. In trainers and trackie bottoms over the Brecons, usually.

CFH:
I only saw them once … but it happened to be from that exact angle.
For an hour.
In a queue.

My six year old is scarred for life 🙁

Try GIMP for a legit PS lookylikey

We had a fantastic time, and I’m convinced we saw Ms. Pezzo on Saturday night, but can find no evidence she was there.

I love the smell of chainlube in the morning:

The Lowdown:

Liam. Lap 1:

Cooling down:

Hong-Kong-Calves:

Gold medallist:

Sir Chris Hoy:

Jaguar Landrover?
http://www.jaguarlandrovercareers.com/
It’s going to be a busy year..

It can be done, I understand.
I use Barnacle on my HTC for my iPad .. But iPhones differ from gen to gen and require differing solutions