I think All Terrain Cycles had one a while back.

Nice thread Sharki.

I was gonna say lapwing a while back, but you got there anyway.

We had a flock of around 50 Waxwings pay us a visit a few days ago. Don’t get them in Derbyshire normally. I guess the shortage of food in their normal territory brought them in.

Managed a quick snap from the “home office” window.

(need to work out how to make my piccies bigger on here!)

My 2009 5 frame (it’s for sale) does have angled cable guides on downtube, cable guides below the shock, and Reynolds tubing.

That confirms one bit of the question, but not sure about an earlier version tho.

I agree. I seem to “know” what my MTB fit needs to be like, and the moving around whilst riding reduces the need for a “posh” fitting.

I am looking at buying a road bike in the new year, as I’ll be doing some triathlons etc, so I will be going to a local place (Bike Science Notts/Derby) who do bike fitting, as I have no clue about road bikes (do I need a race/sportive/TT/road etc.) And think that the longer time in one position on a road bike will benefit from getting a proper fitting.

“we’re all coming to yours for christmas and boxing day,”

I’m staying ’til new year :lol:

‘pigs in blankets’?

Yorkshire girls aren’t that bad ;-)….oh…it’s a boy pants down marmite wrestling thing!

Can I come too?

trigger finger is hovering.

Some are showing as out of stock.

Hopefully if I click the buy button they’ll honour the price :-)

I’m far too old for that type of jumpy malarkey. And I just realised you called me an old giffer :cry:

OK with jumps and modest drops on the trails, but all that height and gaps and hard landings……nooooo! Don’t want to add any more injuries to the list!

I taught him all he knows…..blah…. err….not :-)

Cheers guys.

Proud dad here :-)

I’ve just finished laying a porcelain tile floor with underfloor heating in my hall and downstairs loo.

600mm square tiles. It was a PITA, but ultimately rewarding. Being narrow rooms and large tiles really works and makes it feel wider (honestly), but meant that it was a slow job with lots of cuts. Took about a week all in, with two full days and 5 long evenings!

Use an electric cutter. Remove skirtings etc. I also cut the bottom of the door frames off so tha I could tuck the tiles under, then replaces with same profile timber to get a real nice tucked under finish.

Don’t forget you’ll probably need to trim the door bottoms off too.

Make sure that you wipe off all tile adhesive from the tiles as you are laying them, it will NOT come off when it’s set. Tile adhesive goes “off” after 30-40 minutes and is unusable when it goes off, so make sure you are ready to lay a few tiles for each mix. Expect to waste some adhesive when it goes off. And wash your tools down at the end of each mix or it will just be lumps of adhesive everywhere.

Get a “whisk” mixing tool from the tile shop and mix adhesive with a leccy drill. I mixed it in a garden trug.

Get the floor as level as possible first so you can lay a thin adhesive layer with a comb spreader and haven’t got to piss about with different thicknesses of adhesive trying to get the tiles level(lesson learned).

I was amazed how long it took me, and I’m pretty handy. But I did have a perfectionist wife standing over me “advising”, which made it feel like it took much longer.

Have I put you off yet?

It depends how much of a challenge you like if you’ve never done owt like it before.

Enjoy.

:lol:

What’s going on with TSY? I keep seeing veiled references to shaNdiness

Fixed that for you ;-)

I started running earlier this year, in some Asics from Decathlon.

When I realised that I quite enjoy it, I bought some Adidas Supernovas, which are a road type shoe with a bit more off-road tread pattern.

My LRS (see what I did there?) said that unless I was doing all off-road cross country wet muddy stuff, road shoes are still the right footwear, for firmer paths, tracks etc. I try to stick to off road wherever possible and these have been good so far.

I tend to do 6 – 9 milers on tracks, bridleways, footpaths and fields with the obligatory linking road sections. With some good off-road hills too!

I also use the Asics for shorter more road type training runs, which is apparently better than sticking to one pair of shoes.

I’ve realised that the running world is a lot more technical when you get into the detail, very much like bikes, and I’m sure that most of it is blarney sales talk. Sure, there have been some improvements, but “which shoes for…..” struck me as a bit odd being as it’s all just running.

So, I agree with what bomba says to a large extent.

as for Lock Laces….they were great in the off-road duathlon I did in October, but less good for longer xc runs as I can’t get the right tension lower down my foot as the elastic tends to give a bit too much, and the shoe feels a bit loose towards the toes.

Gravity Dropper +1

You mean “optimal velocity” :-)

Terminal velocity would mean the “flat out unhindered speed.

[pedant mode off]

Too much ice around here to even bother getting the bike out.

Working at home today, but was outside at 6:30am pushing the neighbour’s car that was stuck on the ice!

Minus 13 in Belper. And my missus has gone to Bakewell and the pool car that has been sitting in the car park all weekend was showing minus 16!

Not sure, but do remember to post up a video of the event :-)

If it’s got SU carb, or the others that I can’t remember the name of, check the oil level in the dashpots. No oil can affect running quite significantly.

I’ll send you a list of stuff that I want/need.

That should keep your urges under control for a while :-)

Wrightyson – Belper boy here too.

We should meet up for a spin sometime.

Hopefully playing out in the snow later.

And yes, Derbyshire deserves it’s own thread ;-)

4″ in Belper, Derbys this morning :-)

I got some used once Avid levers if you are interested.

What cranks are you using?

I get creaks with my Race Face cranks, if I tighten the crank bolt too much.

Aldi or Lidl specials.

£2.99 three lens colours.

Helle Frederiksen, apparently, my mind has gone blank.

Just bought a load of Travertine tiles for the hall and downstairs cloakroom (bog). They are porcelain, and the tile shop says no need to seal them.

So I hope they are hardwearing :-)

Also putting underfloor heating in :-).

That’s this week on holiday sorted – new bog and sink, full re-decorate hall, stairs etc. install heating & tile floor, remove and cap off two radiators, bla blah blah……

823 on ProII front a while ago. Been perfect.

Medusas if it’s proper muddy :-)

Got rack, panniers, mudguards etc on my Kona Jake. Canti brakes.

Alloy frame – not super light as it’s a tough ‘crosser, but not heavy steel pipe either.

Well in the Cycle2Work price range.

My commute is 17 miles each way on back lanes and bridleways/farm tracks, so need for super power brakes (will I regret saying that!?).

Handles it all fine. I notice when I have the panniers well loaded as you can’t swing it around when standing up climbing, but just change technique a little and you’re away.

Was very tempted with the Kinesis crossers, but the Kona for a bargain.

Nice one Garethh.

Great weather too.

Real shame about the lap issue. Not sure how they’ll sort it out. No great issue for me as I did the set course and got a time that I’m well chuffed with.

Must be a real p1sser if you were a front runner or going for a good time.

Some of the marshalls at the split just didn’t know what to do, and their instructions weren’t clear. The sure need to sort that out. This can’t be the first time they’ve done a race with that type of set up.

I still had a great dat tho :-)

Nice to meet you StuF, how did you get on.

I had a great time, first proper race of any description, as well as first duathlon. Loved the course.

Managed 1:34:25. Well happy, was hoping for 1:50 :-)

I think there was a bit of a lappage/timing issue for some, which was a shame.

Nice on StuF. Thanks for the pointers.

I’ll go and prep the crosser in a bit then. I use it for commuting so it’s on slicks with rack, guards, lights etc.

I’ll be the one getting lost on a Red Kona Jake (or a blue 456 if I wimp out).

Hopefully spot you and have a chat :-)

I’m doing it :-)

Crosser or MTB? Still can’t decide.

Running and Duathlons are all new to me. Any tips you can give from last year?

And I’m in Vet category too, nothing like starting late in life eh!

I get mine from Biketart.

And remember to warm it up with a hairdrier during application. That will also help it mould to the weld too.

Just back from a week in Nerja, Spain. Nice, not too touristy. 30-35C everyday. 2hr 20 flight.

Try James Villas late deals. Get a nice villa with a pool all to yourselves for about £600. Much better than some mid-range hotel over a bar.

Yup, slow for me too. Just speed checked at over 2mb so not my connection.

Platypus and Nalgene are my faves.

Hate the taste of Camelbacks.

Get a couple of tubeless valves with removable cores, and some wheel milk (I use Just Riding Along).

A few wraps of electrical tape to seal over the spoke nipple holes in your rim, and you are good to go.

Maxxis are normally pretty good with diy tubeless setups.

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I find the Viceroy a bit "up their own 4rses", footballers and other important people (sic) eat there, and you can't get a proper hot curry. Food's okay, but if you try three curries they are all pretty similar.

Maharaja in Belper is good for a proper curry house meal.

Matlock Bath Balti is good too.

A friend really rates Masala Art in Derby, but I've not been.

Went to the Belper Thai place before it got flooded a couple of years ago, and it was really nice and proper authentic.