Retired at 55. It’s great. Takes a few years to calm down, come off the treadmill. Appreciate the time and opportunity to enjoy my riding, friends family. I’m not rich but want for nothing really. I’m happy. What price happiness and a MTB to ride the trails?

If you don’t have your health what have you got? A pile of bricks and cash? What good is all that when your 60 plus and can’t enjoy your riding or life? I realised that it’s best to make the most of my good health now and leave early. My middle son persuaded me.

I believe that when I reach state retirement age and beyond I’m going to need less because my ability and physical strength will have diminished.

I did, unfortunately, run over a squirrel. He tried to run under my bottom bracket. Clunked him with pedal and he was squished by rear tyre at some speed

I am attending MTB rider rehab as I’m a repeat offender

gasp unlawful, flees from fear of prosecution. That’s it no more trail for me I might be stopped, forced to give my details then taken to court. Any of that scenario remotely likely? I certainly don’t cycle across private land. Rest is free to use IMHO.

Riding nearly every day I say hello, good morning etc to the rest of the people on the trails. I share them. Appreciate their right to access and enjoy mine. The FC have a job to do and manage the forest, I don’t complain as I see endless trails fall under the tracked beasts of destruction!

We need more tolerance not less and not more nanny state attitude

You can’t un-invent GPS or strava. Besides its good people are getting out and getting fit. I for one think GPS has opened up a lot of new trails I would have never have ridden. Worn trails? Check them after the horses have been through. Should we ban them?

I don’t subscribe to the idea that it’s ok for me to ride the trails but not lots of other people

There aren’t any illegal trails

mine was written off after some bmw driver rear ended me on the m5

I checked auto trader etc for same reg and milage and Im happy with what I got. It would have replaced my car

just for perspective and I got all my personal affects back.

My SSDs card, genuine product, works in my edge 800, 1000 and Oregon 650t. Have OS and Europe ones they all operate fine in all the devices.

supposed to be about the folly and disaster of War, isn’t it?

nope its about remembering all soldiers everywhere in all the wars

free county, allow those that want to remember in thier own way the time to do so

they gave so you dont have to

Upgraded from 800 to 1000.

Pros
Pre loaded map for road
Better screen resolution
Wifi connection
Blue tooth connection
Larger screen
Non di2 user battery life seems to be same as 800. You can turn off bells and whistle and back light if you need more
Cons
New smaller bottom charging connection isn’t particularly welcome and can become loose and fiddly under unit. Wouldn’t work if you want to charge on the go from external battery. Cable would fall out unlike the 800 which as end connection

800 after five years still going strong

what njee says, car approaching maintain your road position. Only need to look behind when you intend to manoeuvre. My head would fall off if I looked behind every time a car approached. Importantly I need to keep my eyes on the road ahead

Don’t assume when you cycle in the countryside that you can be less attentive. The amount of idiots I meet on country roads bears this out. The local dual carriage way bypass with good sight distances tends to be far safer than narrow country lane and 4×4 Chelsea taxis IMHO

a horse and certainly not a fat bike for which the craze like single speed will soon be over

I should add that off road on the MTB its of course its acceptable to enter steep down hill with off camber corners without having ridden it before at max speed, desirable in fact. This will, at some point, extract you from the gene pool and make the trails less crowded. thank you

My m8 just came back from a road ride where due to lack of local knowledge 3 of them went down a big hill fast and weren’t expecting a set of tight curves, so 2 ended in the bushes and 1 needed clean bibs.

I helpfully pointed out that if he had a Garmin he’d have seen on the display that the hill didn’t go up and down and could have approached it differently

You don’t have to rely on this stuff but it can give some extra info that lets you make possibly better decisions have less surprises.

? Comeon surely the MK1 eye ball gives you all the information you need.

Firstly, if your going too fast for the conditions (downhill corner) how will looking away from the road to check the curve/incline/descent on the garmin improve safety?

Secondly and more importantly if your going down a hill you’ve never been down before so fast that you miss the corner it also means they were on the wrong side of the road prior to impacting the hedge and taking up the whole road. What if a car had come the other way?

Gadgets dont replace common sense and good cycling behaviour on the road

So a cars behind me, I do what? If I’m going to make a manoeuvre I look then signal like any other road user

Gimmick, I have a knog on the back it flashes all the time, simple hey?

Do not transfer before sale. What bike bouy says. Something don’t seem right. No premises? Web sites do not confer legitimacy.

When I bought a new car three weeks ago I used my debit card to pay on the spot. I’d already transfers the money from my savings. Paid, drove car away after paperwork at the premises

iphone 4 here 2. Music in the gym on the ride 🙂 I like they way it keeps me in touch with people and integrates all my information, data banking etc. As with everything its how you use it.

Its a tool to be used. Im an adult I can make up my own mind what I use and how I use it. Its you that feel under pressure. I dont. So no need re-evaluate anything. Maybe you need to work out why you feel under peer pressure with modern technology, is there something a miss?

Just ahd a new battery and home switch fix. I cant see I need to upgrade.

always think it’s a good idea to try before you buy,

No never used them and woulnt

I read the test of the thread.

At what point will you do something ? If not then why you brining it to the forum? Plenty of points of view

You dont need the parking space the car is taking up, so what’s the problem? Otherwise:

1. There’s nothing illegal about parking on the road unless the vehicles abandoned

2. If its not legal then the police will take action

Nothing will happen unless you

a. talk to the driver, what I would do
b. report it

I really cant see your problem, talk to the guy or report it.

Black mountains route stunning pictures 😀 been great weather lately

report it, they will check and make a decision. If its legit they wont take any action no problems.

Some people seemed determined to extract themselves from the gene pool

drop the Torq crap

Make your own, experiment, find the right one for you

I eat banana after exercise, Im a home made power bar person during exercise, coffee cake panini etc Never fancy fruit

Try changing what you eat/drink sounds simplest solution.

One time I had similar wind was when I had old power/energy drink that had gone off in camlbak. Is your bottles spotless?

Never been to a gym and knows his core is stronger. How many years you not been going? I’m late 50s certainly helps maintaining overal strength, core back etc.

Check setup – more up right, more spacers under stem, bar, seat etc. Lower your seat, it could be just too high. Gym core is a must.

I don’t recommend getting the ripped off version, your just handing money to criminals. All part of the ongoing online fraud and scamming community.

You get a sub par product, they get your money to continue their criminal activities.

ah see, yeah you cant used ripped off versions with Basecamp. I used bike hike etc bit flakey and not as quick

each to there own

there not – but I do my planning on Basecamp not my garmin. It also relies on people filling in the detail.

If you want to sell your SSD card for £30 and its genuine Ill buy it 🙂

1:50k is very useable and its great to use with garmin Basemap where you get all the detail to plan your route. I got the whole of UK southwest – all the OS maps from Birmingham to Cornwall for £50 I think. Great value when one paper map costs @ £12 – 15

Its the detail you get with OS maps and the planning function I like on basemap. On the trail, well the lines a guide really. Single track certainly wont be marked, bridleways ofc will be.

I have 800 and 1000 is an upgrade. I just took the SSD card out of 800 popped straight into 1000. Screen resolution is way better on 1000 and its big screen is easy to use

The map it comes with is fine for road but that’s it. OS map needed. It has the SSD slot

Yup, I’m often found if I come up behind a rider. I say no problem mate, keep your line. Nine times out of ten they immediately swerve off the trail! They seem to think they must give way to the faster rider. Not an issue for me I’d pass or stop, follow or wait until it’s cleared. But when they give the trail ahead I do take it. Think some over complicate the issue

Iride Africa Cape Town over new year

plus one for hydro and the locals voted yes

Pump, buy once needs no refills

Even the tiniest thorn left in your tube will puncture one of those lightweight tubes

there still there with tubeless and stans. Best remember stans etc need replacing every 4 – 6 months and I put in 3 cups at least

havent carried tube in about 4 years – carry the repair kit. Not used either. But I always keep my stans topped up.

Bike up side down spin wheel, stans to hole pump up.

Whatever you choose I’d make sure it can fit your saddle and I use clips on mine. The big wide saddles on fitness bikes are useless if you intend this to be real exercise.

build confidence, bridal way to pub and home. Make it enjoyable. Do this often and she will gain confidence then some easy blues. FoD one is easy and theres loads of bridal way, weekend away?