Appears to be live still.

£1399 and 7.65kg:

http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3239

More padding generally does not mean more comfort, in fact the opposite. Minimal padding with a decent pair of padded shorts is the better solution.

Standard answer is Charge Spoon, but everyone’s arse is different and there isn’t a default saddle that will suit everyone.

There is no magic price beyond which gains are marginal. Those people saying £4k is a ridiculous amount to spend should maybe realise that some people think that £1k on a bike is ridiculous. They have a point – the bike is rarely the limiting factor, it’s the big squishy blob pedalling. £4k on a bike is just as arbitrary as £2k, but the latter has become the ‘norm’ for a decent bike.

Fulcrum Racing 5. Very very impressed with mine. Very tough, great hubs and quite light.

It’s called capitalism (or greed).

Wahoo kickr plus a cheap second hand road bike will be under £2k.

Lusso Roubaix. Wonderful and good value. They are unpadded – I wear a pair of thin padded liner shorts underneath.

Worn mine for the last 2 years and apart from some bobbling around the are area they are as good as new!

http://www.lusso-clothing.co.uk/epages/BT14451.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT14451/Products/RBT001/SubProducts/RBT001-0001

Superstar nanos are a generic pedal sold by various companies. You can get them slightly cheaper here, just with a different logo

http://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&t=2&c=84&p=940&

Conti GP 4-seasons seem to be the default winter tyre.

I strongly disagree with those that say the GP4000s is “lethal” in the wet. In the contrary I find them very competent having used them through last winter in pretty ropey conditions and on poor road surfaces. I used them on the Fred Whitton in May – I certainly wouldn’t have attempted descending Hardknott and Wrynose in the pissing rain if they were “lethal”.

Maybe you guys had them overinflated. Front 95, rear 105 for my weight.

Yes still for sale.

I wouldn’t say that the upper salary of £25k is bad actually. Sounds like an interesting opportunity including potential for overseas travel.

Low resistance and high gear or vice versa. I keep mine at 5/10 resistance , using the inner chainring for warming up and outer chainring for main session – cogs are varied according to how I feel or how difficult I want the session to be.

I don’t think the arms are hollow, they sound pretty solid when I tap them.

I didn’t even notice that in the description to be honest.

I have the previous version (M595?) Fitted to my hardtail touring bike and the whole groupset has been exceptional. I really do rate the Deore stuff. Yes it carries a bit more weight than SLX but I think its value for money is second to none, especially now that the technology is trickling down, e.g. clutch mechs, ice tech brakes etc.

I can’t suggest any, but I can definitely say avoid Dog Tag. Had an accident in Morzine and they were absolutely terrible to deal with. I know people will say they’ve been great but in my case they were not.

Try uploading in TCX format into the NewFiles folder.

Here is the offending jump. Landing on ones head is definitely no recommended!

Yeah Norwood Edge is a brute of a climb – really steep (close to 20%) for the first couple of hundred metres which just zaps your energy for the remainder of the climb.

It never seems to get easier no matter how fit you get. I think it’s the old saying that it never gets easier you just get faster. Still…it’s just a warm up in comparison to Greenhow hill out of Pately Bridge!

Strange that. I find that Advantages roll just fine, even in larger sizes.

112 miles? You don’t need anything special I’d say. Just get a normal road bike and clip on bars.

As above, there are very few bad bikes if you stick to known brands, especially at £1500. Something like a Specialised Allez would be more than sufficient and save you a chunk of cash to spend on other bits.

Never seen any Cat 1 road climbs in the UK. Biggest climb I’ve done is the Cat 2 Great Dun Fell (4.6 miles at 8.4%) but I find the shorter/steeper ones such as Hardknott much much tougher.

http://app.strava.com/segments/the-great-dun-fell-732824

I’ll be putting my Canyon Nerve XC up for sale in the classifieds very soon. They are great bikes. As light as many hardtails. Review here:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/product/review-canyon-nerve-xc-70-11-40123

Fiesta ST?

Define “good”? Climbing hills is all down to power to weight ratio. At 14 stone you’re around 40% heavier than a reasonably lightweight rider weighing 10 stone, therefore you would have to maintain 40% higher power just to keep up which is a huge amount.

That doesn’t mean you are unfit or not a “good” cyclist but unless you can up your power by 40% or decrease your weight by 40% then you’re stuck (or a combination of weight loss/power improvement).

Oh and if you’re not losing weight through cycling (and think that you’re above your natural weight) then you need to ride more, eat less or both.

Can’t see how, given that it is very easy to edit GPX files to show any route/speed combination.

The benchmark for a hilly ride for me is 1000ft per 10 miles. So far this year I’ve ridden 1467 miles and climbed 120,738ft, so my average ride has gained 820ft per 10 miles.

They don’t look very aero.

That’s a useful site, thanks. It’s showing the Butcher as slightly wider and taller than the Advantage, which is what I want.

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Plenty of people may use them for racing but they are very robust, pretty light, grippy and roll well. Check out the many reviews online…

Continental GP4000s.

Gabba jersey?

Shit a brick. Want!

Although I was soaked through I managed to stay warmish. I actually started getting cold during the second feed stop so rammed some coffee and food down my neck and set off pronto to warm up.

Similar story at the end, I started shivering badly when eating my pastie and beans. I could barely cut the pastie with then shivering. Went for a long hot shower at the YHA afterwards, which in hindsight I should have done before getting food.

I managed 7:51 which I was pretty chuffed with, even managed Hardknott without stopping/walking.

Did the Fred Whitton, the last 3 hours of which were in the pissing rain. Needed a foil blanket to get warm at the end!

Interested in this too.

Canyon AL+ or Strive.

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k408/a51593/105-5700-groupset-standard-2×10-speed-black.html

Tacx Satori. No need to spend lots. As mentioned you need something to prevent boredom – I watch Tour de France highlights on YouTube, there are quite a few 45 minute videos on there.