Mate is having the same dilemma finding a 120/130 fork for his old Heckler Superlight of “95-96 vintage.
Any suggestions welcome….

I’ve a very little used pair of 130mm z1 bombers in the garage. interested? Straight steerer, QR.

speaking as line manager and project manager here. Their expectations are unreasonable. Get medical back-up to support that your phased return to work does not cover that level of effort so soon. Set out your medically agreed plan in writing. Unless you’re taking the piss they will accept a plan recommended by your surgeon and/or physio. Someone (not you) needs to pull their finger out and come up with a better plan than “cross our fingers vickypea makes a miraculous recovery”.

Someone else will probably be along soon to tell you to join a union and start planning for a tribunal…

so funny it made you fart?

You might be tempted to light it afterwards…………

do go on, I have the feeling you’re leaving out the best bit…

Are there really no votes yet for Hora himself? For shame, STW.

An workmate (now moved away) is far and away the fastest. He’d previously taken a summer off to ride European DH circuit but decided to get a “real” job. I guess leaving me for dead still doesn’t make you fast enough to be a pro 😆

One ride with him he was on the Death Bike™ (it tried to kill everyone who rode it). Halfway round he stripped the thread on his left pedal and spent the rest of the ride either pedalling with one leg or standing on the chainstay. I was on a fully functioning FS bike and still couldn’t drop him on a fast but technical descent (Devil’s Elbow) which I knew and he didn’t 😳

interesting to see this Dutch discussion still going. I’ve not lived there but I have plenty of Dutch colleagues. comments above about the two types of cyclist fit with what they tell me. The workmate who had a drop bar bike is the exception (she still rode it in normal office clothes including heels etc). She proudly sent me photos when she bought one of those cargo bikes with a huge box on the front – how else would she transport a 3 year old child and a 15 year old dog? Bad weather doesn’t seem to stop people commuting there, it’s just what you do when you need to get somewhere. I’m sure commuting distances are a factor but an awful lot of UK journeys could easily be done by bike if people didn’t think it impossible or dangerous.

cycling in the Netherlands

once you have enough cyclists that we’re seen not as “weirdos in lycra who don’t pay road tax” but “my friends/family” then perceptions and behaviours change

they were here?

Swapped rear tyre then watched it deflate. Removed tyre, extracted thorns, tried again with a new tube. And I have a functioning bike 😀

onzadog – I do like that typo correction. Has anyone tried a poodle as a traildog?

chipster – that tells me everything I need to know 😆 I have just found the box of tyres so I have a plan.

pook – the beast?

i know it’s not summer any more, just wondering if the burly wheels are going to be over-kill. Unfortunately I’ve just been in the garage and the rear tyre looks like a semi-slick. Larssen TTs both ends or a semi-slick on the rear?

this is what happens when you spend too much time on the road bike

so what’s the route then? just deciding which wheels to put in the car…

EDIT: i’m only changing wheels cos they have different tyres on – summer xc set up or **** off big tractor tyres

or ukbouldering

you do seem a bit worked up about the fact you don’t like it. I thought that was half the point of art, that we all like different things. Would be bloody boring if everyone had exactly the same taste.

I really like his work and he’s a very interesting chap. My parents seemed a little bemused when I said the book I wanted last xmas was the autobiography of a cross-dressing potter…

EDIT: What is it and where is it? I want to know more before leaping to judgement

go and look for one of the many many threads started by jacob46 (think I have that right). He ended up with a Whyte Suffolk (I have one too) which may suit.

I got a second bike so that I:
– don’t have to put ill-fitting mudguards on my good bike
– get road filth on 105 not ultegra
– have discs for the wet

The good bike will come out if I get a sunny dry weekend.

I didn’t even realize they were touring again 🙁

I saw them at the Cas Rock in Edinburgh (located in the infamous “pubic triangle” of strip bars). SK were supporting the Pastels – I wanted to go home after their set but was made to stay to the end.

More seriously, I would guess that having the heart running at full power has directly (and indirectly due to more exercise) led to higher metabolic rate and greater need for food. On a Monday after a big w/e on the bike i’ve often eaten my packed lunch by 10 then had to buy more food.

Could be worth checking in with the doc though if you want reassurance. I’m assuming you have follow-ups scheduled?

I’ve read a few of your post Ton, aren’t you in the midst of a lifestyle change

I know he had a big operation recently but I’m pretty sure it was to do with his heart.

an alternative from the bottom of Blacka:
short’s lane then Hathersage Rd to Whirlowbrook
up to Ringinglow on Fenney Ln & Coit Ln
over/down to forge dam
Porter clough
redmires reservoirs
causeway to stanage pole
then as described above

what he said ^^

is Bamford Clough open? it has some entertainment value in a “hang on and hope” fashion but last time I went past it was closed (though only at the bottom) due to exposed cables.

if you’re there at the wrong time the plantation trail can be busy and frustrating. Despite being entirely legal I prefer to avoid repeated and repetitive arguments with ill-informed militant red-socks

that link is brilliant. He’s completely hatstand. Makes kaesae and jivehoney sound sane and rational 😀

interesting thread this. I’m finding my current alarm clock a fairly horrendous awakening and fancy trying something different.

Obviously I could use the DAB but that would enforce setting it early enough to wake up and turn it off before that twunt Keaveney starts at 7 😡

Judging by my segment times on a Suffolk (I’ve not changed the tyres) vs my times on a Domane with 25mm GP 4 seasons I don’t believe they’re noticeably slower. If you were racing you’d probably want a change but if you are racing you’ve bought the wrong bike. At this time of year I’m prioritizing grip and durability over outright speed.

BMC was mentioned above as a long-established campaigning organization. Has anyone been in contact with them?

Obviously the BMC is focused on climbing, walking etc but they’re very much concerned with protection of natural environment and would explode with outrage if DCC were to treat the crags they way they’re treating the rest of the peak. Hopefully they can offer some level of support and give me something more for my subs than just the chance to buy travel insurance.

This post was inspired by Stoya in the gifs thread 😈

I’m in.

Will be my first mtb ride in quite a while so I’m better off on a pootle than my usual re-introduction after a break of trying to follow @nosedive in the dark down some precipitous flight of greasy off-camber steps he hasn’t bothered to mention.

EDIT: suppose I’d better check the bike still works and consider fitting tyres that actually have some tread…

last time I needed to fit mudguards I got the shop to fit them. The previous two bikes I fitted were both such a ballache I couldn’t face it again. the second one I ended up cutting out a section under the brake bridge and fabricating a bracket to reach over the top of the caliper. You’d have thought a bike that comes with mudguard eyes would also come with sufficient clearance for the mudguards 😡

[hijack]anyone tried one of those proviz jackets? when it’s properly dark that sort of reflective stuff is far more visible than bright colours[/hijack]

so the roadie should have swerved out in front of whatever vehicle is overtaking him because some fin de cloche is undertaking? I wouldn’t. The BMXer needs a good slap.

could you put a slackset on a road bike? not saying I would do such a thing, just thinking about what we do to prevent our MTBs being twitchy at speed and throwing it out there

re the comments on internet banking security. The issue here was phone banking. HSBC uses a keypad thingummy to get on to the internet site. I assume this is more secure than either a single password or asking questions and giving access regardless of whether you can answer them.

My experience of HSBC’s anti-fraud people is very good (eg card declined at US hotel reception and as I got out an alternative card to pay with they phoned to confirm it really was me in the states and reactivate the card). Nothing like the service OP is experiencing (not doubting the story, commenting on the inconsistency).

that’s excellent, I love the way the kid with the camera carved his/her way through the field

needs more cowbell though

I’m looking at doing this soon (the house needs some re-wiring and it seems daft not to put in a network when I’ve already got someone digging channels in the walls). The hall cupboard is likely to become my server room.

Anyone got any recommendations for a simple “how to” guide? Or at least tell me what the switches are doing (I realize this is a dumb question).

my dentist recommended the sonicare. it’s not broken yet (3? years I think) and seems to do a good job. It’s not perfect mind, coffee staining still seems to need a hygienist visit (I think they do use a mini grinder).