Had some Giant similar to Cane creek until they hooked up on a tree and flung me into another tree, nasty.

I’ve taken them off…..blame Strava and tight single track!

They are for sale if anybody is interested plus have some stuby Ergon’s which are magnesium

Brilliant racing today, amazing result for Evie….

Sanne Cant often looks very miserable when things don’t go her way!

Grim….just grim 🙂

Still 26, prefer not to ride a barge!

I thought I was bad!

Giro Ionos (metallic grey), road
Giro Athlon (white/orange) mtb
Bell Array (white) road
Mavic CXR (bright yellow) road

Went for 2 weeks in September, my son lives in Kyoto. Travelled mainly around Kyoto area, amazing shrines/temples, everywhere was so clean and safe. You have to bear in mind that it is a very dense urban structure, but once you get into the small streets it is so interesting. As in previous posts veggie food can be problematic and you do end up having soups/sauces that contain fish/meat.

Would love to go back 🙂

Really sad news, loved him in ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’

I’ve a set of 20/24 hole archetype’s with Miche Primato hubs/Sapim Laser Race spoke’s. They have been brilliant….I’m 62kg

Agree about the long legs….I have to have turn-ups:)

I give you a Citroen 2cv take all the seats out except the drivers and slide Tandem in…..wife sat on a stool for 200miles.

That was a long time ago!!!!

Sad news, RIP Allen

Never had problem with Ultegra, 105 and 105 Carbon. Just my left side cleat always wears out first.

Often just as cheap to buy a new set of pedals (rather than new cleats) as they come with cleats!

No way….67 next year and i need a new cross bike….not a bloody ebike

Sonny Landreth & Mark Knopfler – Blue tarp Blues

Commentary….yuck

I’d rather remember a Vulcan squadron doing ‘scramble’ take-offs…impressive

RIP Jenn….ride today for you

+1 Carreg Cennen. it might not have much still intact, but its in an amazing setting

Would go for a TCX or CAADX, Arkose is to much like a mtb with drops.

Mixed review of Arkose 2
http://grit.cx/reviews/rated-pinnacle-arkose-two-2015

Wheelies shops are Tredz and Wheelies in Swansea centre

Did loads for photography for British Cycling, never really earned much out of it, often use to send high res copies for nothing if people asked for them 🙂

I think £6 is not much to ask for when you get a high-res image.

Great stage…as they say, Froome put the hammer down 🙂

Watched yesterdays stage on catch up…..epic conditions

appy I’ve got it on record

Only do 5.5 miles each way, but its the best part of the day! Ride is mostly cycle track along sea front, I’ve seen a fox 2 days running this week (clutching a towel for an early morning swim :). I could ride on the road (as it runs parallel) but would not be as relaxing.

Usually combine runs with short sprints and then rest days.

Got me listening to ‘The Dead Flag Blues’ now!

Top and shorts arrived today, lovely kit, Santini packed and made in Italy.

Small shorts, med top

Did my order from UK but through Dutch site, not much left on there now….French site has some of the more expensive stuff.

Looks like it’s all delivered from uk, Swansea?

Looked on the uk site and nowt was left, so ordered through Dutch site….order now shipped 😀

Really enjoyed it, loved both of Mantel’s books but as Richie_B says they ‘managed to rattle through a sizable chunk of the book in the first episode’

Its inevitable that it’s going to lack the detail of the book, and I’m sure people will find it difficult to follow as it progress’s with no family tree’s to refer to.

Buddy Guy ‘Done Got Old’ followed by ‘Baby Please Don’t Leave Me’!

This statement from Salman Rushdie captures my feeling…

“Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms.
“This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today.
“I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity.
“‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.”

Site has some very strange pricing at the moment….think I’ll wait to see if things seattle down before I order anything!

Paul Westerberg, Portico Quartet and Ry Cooder

Most cities in the uk are grim….somehow the planners have wrecked the lot!

Swansea is grim…..but it does have Gower and the sea!

+ ?

Get yerself to Lidl/Aldi.

plus

‘Panettone bread and butter pudding.
You can thanks me later’

….wonderful! especially with some Amaretto drizzled over it.

and yes my mates say I need a monocle

Amazing day, feel as though I rode a lap!

Crowds and atmosphere were brilliant, love my Shimano cow bell 🙂

+ 1 ‘Surely the most pointless thing known to man.’

Would not touch another Nissan or Renault of which they are the ‘Renault–Nissan Alliance’

Terrible build quality on the Micra and Renault cars I’ve had, you name it, electrics, mechanics etc.

Older Nissans were great

Black Keys (+ Dan Auerbach)
Calexico
BRMC
Mark Lanegan
Richard Thompson
Martin Simpson
Joe Bonamassa
Nick Cave
Portico Quartet
Robert Plant
Ry Cooder
Ryan Adams
Sonny Landreth
Spiritualized
Tinariwen

plus ‘Slowdive’ are back together!

Worked out very expensive for me!

2 boys, both riding/racing mtb and cross plus road bike for the eldest. Then it moved on to BMX and full sus bikes.

One of the best things I ever did for them is really get them into riding….both still ride now, one 20 and the other 26…..lots of broken bones in the past tho 🙁

They now pay for the own bikes/kit

Plus it got me riding more 🙂

Brilliant ‘Calvin and Hobbes’….must send it to the wife!