Both weights are just made up numbers

I run a 30T NW ring with clutchless X5 rear mech on my Fatty (with a 40T dinner plate at the back) and have only dropped the chain once since March

Booted a little yappy dog myself last summer, after it nipped my heal. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed doing it. The owner was furious and went completely mental, waving her flabby arms around and shouting how I “wasn’t a very nice man”. Told her I’d enjoy kicking her too if she was hanging off my foot by her teeth

My left sock is waterproof, the right one isn’t. Not ideal but one foot does actually stay dry

They’re plastic and not subject to any real stress. Why would they ‘go off’? Sounds like MET just want us to keep buying new ones. Mines 10 years old

Never noticed flex on mine, but that’s only on road and I have a the legs of a weak and feeble woman

I got them on my sunday best (because I’m tight / poor / too lazy to upgrade) and they’ve been excellent

I’m not sure it is a ‘fringe issue’, with congested cities an obese populace and looming energy shortage. Using bikes instead of cars has an enormous potential to improve our society.

But I suppose thinking that just makes me a hippie

Just read the article again – nice how Avon’s wildlife trust manager is so concerned that someone might get hurt that he’s “left fallen trees across paths to disrupt routes”. Clearly this will improve safety.

I must be getting cynical in my old age, but this local politician & newspaper owner appears to be targetting a minority group in order to sell a few papers and buy a few votes

What dull videos. They’re also very old and during my skim through I honestly can’t see what issue they demonstrate.

While out on my road bike I’ve been run off the road, spat on, had things thrown at me and been abused. If I posted on PistonHeads suggesting that drivers shouldn’t be allowed on roads I wouldn’t expect much in the way of apology or constructive response.

Not sure what you’re expecting to achieve in this thread, other than giving fuel to your own burning resentment of people who aren’t the same as you

Yeah, I find the music on those YouTube videos offensive too. What was your point again?

Is this another case of the “if you’d only play nicer and do what The Man says, you can have the moon on a stick at some point in the future”? Because if it is, we’ve already done it lots of times and it’s getting a bit tiresome.

All the additional threats and noise make it impossible to hear the real point, so I just assume that today’s nimby is just saying “enjoy your riding folks and don’t forget to be nice”. Has worked so far.

8k? Crivvens, you could get a decent Elise for that

<Pats mk1 Scandal>

You can have it for a million pounds

Curse you all and your autumnal adventures. Best I could do was a one hour whinge-a-thon with wee-man on the tagalong. And now the weather’s completely gone to shit

Eh? Is the bowl thing that I brush my teeth over and occasionally urinate in *not* called a sink?

It helps wash the poo down the plug hole

Get with it grandad. 10 years ago the world was different, you could ride on the road without some **** in a steel box trying to murder you, people were held accountable for their actions *even if they were driving at the time*, the life of a roadie was free, easy, and long.

Now we’re all seconds from death so what’s the point in being polite to strangers? If I’m on my road bike, I don’t know you but I do know that I hate you

Does this mean you used to *drive* the 1 mile to the local woods so you could ride your mountain bike?

When I’m on my roadie I don’t say hi to anyone because I’m a hateful little shit

Yeah, that sucks. And the size I was sent is definitely 85 leg, 84 waist, 100 seat. These are the blue medium ones, so he’s either mistaken or simply doesn’t want to exchange them

Edit – these size numbers are actually from the label sewn into the trousers

Same here. They’re just shite and no amount of arsing around makes them less shite. Replace with the crown mounted lockout or take the cable off and ignore it, leaving it unlocked

I’ve got a 33inch inside leg and 32 – 34 inch waist (depending on my beer / pie consumption that week and how badly I need a shit). The medium is fine around the waist (like iain I’ll have to pull the draw cord slightly) but a bit too long in the leg. Neither will be a problem for dead-of-winter fat bike bimbles, but they’re a bit too generous for regular ‘normal’ riding.

If I were you I’d probably go for small

Actually, the label on my mediums says 85cm leg, 84cm waist and 100cm seat, so I guess the size is a bit random

Mine just arrived and look like a proper decent pair of over trousers. They appear to be new, or sufficiently new to not need a wash or anything.

I got medium and they’re pretty long in the leg

“Why would you leave the safety of a cycle lane under such circumstances?”

Why does that matter? You didn’t see him, you should have seen him, and that’s all there is to it as far as I can see

Gandhi and Napoleon are great suggestions, keep em coming 🙂

Would Loco or TFT service it? Or could they source the bits you’ll need? It’s a cool bike, it’d be a shame to run it into the ground. If the pivots bearings and whatnot are in good shape I’d be tempted to spend the money. If the frame needs new bearings then it’ll add another wedge of cash 🙁

Queen. Anything with a big fat screaming Brian May guitar solo – like lots of the stuff on A Kind Of Magic. Desperately uncool and makes me feel a bit dirty, but I’ll be 40 soon so meh

If you have a decent PC, have a shuftie at Space Engine, a free planetarium type program. It’s really rather ace

Nowt wrong with that, fat bikes are rad

26er Scandal. It’s ace
Fatty. It’s ace

I’d throw my hat in the ring too but if all the ‘lads’ come it’ll just turn into a massive piss up and the results will be, er, sub-optimal

think it’s going to be a bit more than that. Mine’s about 34lbs with a carbon fork, lighter tubes, 1×10 drivetrain and drilled rims. By the time I’ve added a pump, water bottle, saddle bag, 2 rear lights and a front light + battery pack it’s a big fat giffer

Yeah, I’d boff ’em

We only use it to arrange rides – we’re all old as well you know :).

Rascal – check your facebook account

Managed 59.5 mph coming down Longridge Fell near Preston (short n steep run down the Jeffrey Hill side), with a 90 degree left and then a t-junction at the bottom. At the tender age of 16 on my dad’s ancient road bike, no lid or lycra or glasses. I had to sit down for a bit at the bottom till my hands stopped shaking.

On reflection it might be the daftest thing I’ve ever done but I remember the adrenaline high like it was yesterday

You tried a bit of soapy water on the bead?

I really enjoyed the 2nd and 3rd Matrix films. Yes, I am aware that I should be ashamed of myself for this

Perhaps I’m just crap, but if it’s windscreen scraping weather I spend most of the ride sliding down the road on my arse. Is there some special technique I’m missing?

I’ve been riding Campag Khamsins on my roadie for a few years. Not the lightest wheels but cheap and they’ve provided lots of trouble-free miles and still look like new, and haven’t needed any spokey action