On training and going downhill I find it’s an indication of a boring training regime. Same old distances, effort etc. You need to keep the regime interesting and exciting. Personally I recommend a pyramid type approach over long periods. Touring I change the distance effort etc everyday.

Once you complete your goal having a break is also essential. Don’t need to stop completely but cafe and fun :-)

I’d agree just finishing 3 months touring. Good sleep and food number 1 & 2 priority for recovery. Absolutely no need for supplements. Good diet, hydration and sleep. You need to listen to the body. Sometimes it needs more/less.

Always recommend a demo ride. Money well spent. We all ride differently and different size weight. A lot of these testers could make a Halfords Special look good

There all reprogrammable. Their tuned to your specific hearing loss. NHS ones to.

Tails – no experience of crash replacement but from a SRAM Roam wheel I think I paid about 60% of a new one? Don’t quote me 😉

Material has no bearing on warranty. I’ve come no where near smashing a S.C. frame 😂

Email S.C. UK I’m sure they’d give you a figure.

I recently discussed a crash replacement fork for my Canyon road bike. It’s not easy and they want the broken one first. No issues with Canyon. It’s their system.

Excellent warranty! 😊👍

Stood behind a women in France who paid for her groceries with a cheque 😩 A lot of places in France, Italy and Spain are amazed when you pay by contactless phone!

As for wouldn’t sell the non original owner anything when he rocked up with a busted frame? That’s not warranty. Original owners pay full price and crash replacement is part of the deal. Your friend bought a second hand bike and cracked the frame? Then expects a brand new frame at crash replacement cost? You don’t see a problem here?

Well when my Bronson had a cross threaded bolt they S.C in California sent a complete new frame on the LBS say so. Told the LBS to dispose of my old frame. Two weeks later had latest frame. I was the original owner so no issues. We, LBS and me, thought they’d send a new rear. Nope whole frame and latest year

Your hearing deteriorates naturally. Minds at a level of a 70 year old and I’m 60. Get a new hearing test.

NHS batteries are free and a pair lasts longer than recharging. You can also carry a few spare.

I’m in same boat but I started out with the £4K hearing aids. I gave up and went NHS. They’ve been just as good. I didn’t find expensive hearing aids any better than NHS. Besides as your hearing deteriorated further you need bigger hearing aids.

Ordered 5010 v3 to replace my Bronson. For me it’s the ride. Faster you go the more it sucks you into the trail. SC also IMHO has the best warranty back up. I like what they done to 5010 although I agree colours aren’t what I want. Gone for the black 5010 😆

Mate I’m just finishing 3 months bike touring in Europe. One seat bag 11 litres total weight 2kg 😉 Hotels, B&B and homestay. I did the north to South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 route MTB and one girl got everything in her camelback 😉 B&B, hostels. I just used a light weight 25lt back pack. Most people carry way too much. If your bikes well serviced good tubeless tyres then personally wouldn’t expect any mechanical problems in a week 😊 After three months no mechanicals or punctures. Worn out three chains, two sets brake pads and on second set of tyres but that’s over 4500 miles 😉

I’m tubeless on road. Been brilliant. Was schwalbe until new conti TL came out. Fitted a pair in April and I’ve done 6500km on them across Europe. Last two years I used schwalbe. Both faultless. I’ve seen the front puncture and stans come out in a jet. Kept cycling and it sealed. I’m sure I had other punctures that I never saw. I do put double the amount of sealant in and top it up regularly. It will get used up or dry out I find in a couple months.

I’ve never repaired my tyres even left the thorns stuck in them on the last pair.

Currently enjoying the heat wave in NE Spain :-)

Can only echo what Fossy says. The whole lawyer fee is just one aspect of an accident. You could be liable for damages etc which could come to a lot more. Currently touring across Europe. Cost me £90 for 3 months insurance, £1 a day Dogtag. I’m also BC insured. The extra insurance covers repatriation, medical and indemnity etc.

C2 is a lifetime buy. Everything is replaceable from concept.

C2 owner PM5 brilliant. Note it’s not resistance and slapping it to 10. The concept site has plenty of videos and advice on setup. Really worth looking at that to get the best out of the rowing machine. Great along side a turbo and Zwift for a total workout

Always had insurance. Now with BC. Got knocked off last year. Solicitors were great everything was straight forward. Remember they also arranged physio straight away, doctors report, bike to repair. Only had to deal with my solicitor. Total bill to other side was just under 9K. Didn’t see solicitors costs. Got good advice and was looked after. Accidents happen on and off road. You could, I’m no expert here, go to any no win no fee lawyers to take on your case. I don’t really understand why the cyclists in the incident didn’t seek legal advice and engage a solicitor to represent him? The I didn’t want to take part in the claim culture is irrelevant.

Been traveling for six weeks and I use a battery pack to tide me over between charges. Camp sites, coffee shops, MacDonalds the list is endless where you can charge up. Can’t see why the average touring rider needs a dynamo. Your never more than a quick ride to the next shop, bar, garage in Europe and many other countries. When I crossed South Africa I took a power monkey and solar panel. Superb charging.

Demo. Pick the one you like best. I’m Bronson. Great bike and warranty and service are the best. Cost matters but I’d still pick the one that I like riding. Tried the Patrol. Just a bit hefty

I’d spend time with him. Take him out to dinner. Take the day off and experience something together. Walking, coffee or visit something he likes. Coffee, lunch. Spend time together. Cost immaterial.

Used two wraps of the black 19mm electric tape on Mavic Ksyrium with Schwalbe one pro TL worked fine. They are tubeless ready wheels.

I’ve had a pacemaker since I was 38. 60 now hasn’t deterred me from exercise. I refused the beta blockers Tried one and felt awful. I exercise 20 plus hours a week, zwift, rowing etc. I never had a weight or cholesterol problem and was fit when I had the pacemaker put in. My experience was that they try to give you stuff that’s not strictly necessary. But I’d always advise taking your doctors advice not quackery from forums. Fitness with a heart problem isn’t the end of exercise. Weight problem is down to you. It’s what your eating not lack of exercise. Being overweight will make heart issues worse and delay your recovery. Start today on the road to recovery with a good diet and loose weight. No reason not to.

seat post too high, dropper. Get it down. I think the’trend’ for longer top tubes dont help. A bike has to fit, were all different sizes. In some makes Im a medium others a small. Ive got small legs, 27.5 makes a lot of sense for me ;-)

Can I also recommend you have a look at ridewithgps. Used most mapping software off and online. This is my current go to favourite. Simple quick.

Garmin 1030, outstanding. Also got Oregon 650 and 800. 1000 expired and not recommended. 1030 is the best of the bunch.

Why the 1030? Great battery life, maps on off road always updated for free for the whole of Europe. I’ve got OS SSD card but TBH the Garmin maps are far better and always updated. No brainier really

Your gear claim is based on the age of the kit. New minus a % depending on how old it is.

Second hand value – urban myth

I’m glad I’m with British Cycling. Claim process was simple and easy. Didn’t need to claim on my insurance. Defendants solicitor arranged a LBS to repair (£2.5k). Injury claim took longer and gear but not an issue. The delay was making sure I didn’t have any residual injuries. I got good advice all the way. Didn’t need to resort to forums. Top tip, ride on the road get BC or CTC cover.

Do everything through your solicitor do not contact the other side whatsoever.

They contacted you direct? Normally through your solicitor who then forwards it to you with a recommendation.

Your along way off from a claim then, follow solicitors advice. I’d assume you got a letter/email they normally make a recommendation to you on that.

Ive had similar talk to your solicitor. Point to know on no win no fee is that once advised by your solicitor that its a good award and you turn it down you start to become liable for certain costs etc. Read the small print take their advice.

Normally you get the advice at the same time as they notify you of the award. What did they advise?

Your solicitor should have not put the claim in until your fully recovered and there are no injuries otherwise the settlement wont cover any injuries that appear after the settlement.

Been tubeless for two years. Last year stopped even carrying pump or repairs. 17k miles last year. Punctured, just kept rolling no issues. If their fitted correctly and topped up with stans they seem bomb proof. Have seen punctures and latex coming out out but sealed every time. No issues over short Peaks briddleways off piste venture. Wales and Glos hedges thorns and badly repaired roads. Year included cycling to Barcelona and back. So I’m convinced there pretty good. Not even plugged the holes. I do change my tyres each year but that seems a small price to pay – 28mm schwalbe ones. Most important tip – top them up regularly. Like everyone says why not try it? Worse that can happen? Phone a taxi and get a lift home.

Got one, pay it off monthly. Always use it for purchases like flights, hotels. Had a flight to Bulgeria but the airline (Wizz Air) kept changing the times so I canceled. They refused to give me a refund even though the email said I’d get one. Claimed a full refund through visa, money credited to me in about 10 days. All I had do with send them a copy of my receipts.

Credit cards like alcohol. Used sensibly and they are fine. Wouldn’t book anything except by CC.

Use drops all the time. Your bike fit can make it easy. A good ratio between stack and reach makes it comfortable. It’s definitely faster, your more aero dynamic. If it’s difficult probably means you have the stem too ‘slammed’

Got knocked off on a roundabout in Sep. I’m with CTC their legal sorted the whole thing. I just supplied photos of damage, details of driver, attended a medical etc etc all sorted for me by solicitor.

All pretty easy. Bike fully repaired for £2700, scratches to di2 and carbon wheels so all replaced for new. Now final settlement going through for my grazes, gear, loss of bike use etc. I even got paid for taking my bike to and from the bike shop as the other party insisted on choosing the bike repair shop.

Was very very easy, why I paid to be in CTC. No increase in premiums and because its no win no fee completely free for me. I wouldnt be on the road without it.

Di2 for two years, perfect. Always changes smoothly and quickly. All I do is put new chains/rings/cassette. No faffing. Also it’s effortless and paired with disk breaks just superb on the road. I will not be buying any future bike without it. Once you’ve used it there’s no going back 😊

Pro ones 28mm not let me down. Did over 17k this year and didn’t even bother carrying any spares or pump. So long as you top up stans every 2-3 months there isn’t a problem. Welsh lanes recently left lots of thorns. Just kept riding. GP5000 look good I’ll give them a go. Once a tyres worn down flat/square. It’s time to change it.50 front 55 psi rear. 69kg.

Seats tubeless tyres stress free, do you need another reason 😄

Idea i I might use it spray paint the fence.