We’ve been to Jodrell Bank today, it was closed, oh and we got very wet on the way back home. Other than that a great ride.

cough cough………..can i come too?

Like you need to ask.

Let’s swill some beer somewhere too.

NB. Tom can’t drink more than two stubbies.

Delamere for me..well, on Sunday it was, never got out today on the bike

We used to love riding there, meet up next year Nick.

Or the Dakota 20, which I’m thinking of getting.

The Oregon is too big given the choice of the Edge or Dakota.

Still the three all offer user specific highlights.

Taking proper batteries for me is always the winner whatever the other features.

Xmas day round trip of 70 miles with Parsley Hay as mid point. The cafe was closed for some reason

We were there yesterday, and it was closed then too.

Today we went over Holme Moss.

footflaps – Member

Sadly the $1m odd they’re after is short change to Lance, who has more money than he knows what to do with, plus a $500m pseudo cancer charity at his personal disposal (all they seem to do is pay him a fortune to appear at fund raisers).

I think you’ll find that though he might still have coin, his cancer charity has sacked him.

Sram and Shimano shifters pull a different amount of cable, so no.

A mate was saying that a couple of years ago his car engine got flooded out whilst he was driving through deep water.

The car insurer did not pay out saying it was his fault.

From the foreign office website.

Around 5.5 million British nationals visit the United States every year (Source: US Department of Homeland Security). Most visits are trouble-free. …. 01 April 2011 – 31 March 2012 for the following types of incident: 210 deaths

It doesn’t say if those people just died or came to an end via other means.

Elsewhere I saw a 1/600,000 death/visitor rate for Florida, though old data.

rich pips we seem to get told that guns are everywhere, did you see any? i’d like to go to the states, yellow stone, washington etc but put off a bit…

My hosts told me that all the guys hanging around on the street corner had them. Never saw one though.

Like anywhere go to the nice places and avoid the dodgy areas and unless you are very unlucky no one is going to shoot you.

You with your gun (if you could get one) and newb skillz would lose in a gunfight.

I spent a couple of months in one of the seedier parts of LA a few years back.

No.

Simon, bring your bike for a post festive amble.

Planning on, not sure how realistic it is but its a good excuse to ride lots!

I didn’t think you needed an excuse to ride lots.

I rode on Friday, that’ll probably be it until the new year for me.

Slacker. ;)

A bump, ‘cos it starts tomorrow. :)

I’ve not really watched it until tonight.

<know’s nowt about dancing>
Could the men’s pro dancers could do the lifts Louis did.
</know’s nowt about dancing>

Impressive

I like that and the other cycling one.

Seriously though I had a frame with little clearance, and the ring did cut the stay. I guess I’d give it a whirl before taking any “remedial” action.

He’s one of the lucky ones, he’s got both legs.

You could always mod a bit more clearance.

http://www.rapha.cc/festive-500

That was last years website.

This is this years.

http://www.rapha.cc/the-festive-500–2012

I hope folk don’t get confused by starting on the 23rd and find it easier than the folk starting on..umm, xmas eve ;O)

I doubt miles done on the 23rd will count.

We haven’t ridden together for ages Tony, must resolve that next year. :)

Start 0:01 24/12 finish 23:59 31/12

8 whole days.

What’s the climb from the Chapel side of Peak Forest up towards Sparrowpit? I’ve never managed to find it and it’s supposed to be a killer.

I’ve ridden down it a lot of times but never up it. I think if you had a spotter for traffic at the bottom you could do well over 50mph down it.

Rolling Stones Get Off Of My Cloud

4 Days spent doing a double coast to coast with my boy.

And does that mean you’ll be moving on his current pair?

I’ll let you know. :)

Coleman has just told me these disability inflictors are in the post for my boy.

At least he’ll look good eh? ;)

It’s probably gone under the radar because under current forum rules it’s no longer alright to point out the obvious failings of even the most inept of its users. But in a non judgemental way let me point out a few facts for you to mull over;
No two head are exactly the same.
Even when one does find a suitably shaped helmet, not everyone is skilled enough to fit it properly.
Not every parent/carer is careful enough not to harm a child while performing the fairly basic task of adjusting straps and closing the buckle without injuring the child/service user.
But thanks for sharing your experience.

Hoozah, you win the wittier than the OP prize without adding anything useful to add.

Particular highlights “Not every parent/carer is careful enough not to harm a child” yeh right.

On the photobucket page to the right of the picture –> Image Links

Click on the IMG code

You missed of either end (less the spaces)

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j398/Zippykona/PhotoStudio/d53c4790-3fa9-4bdc-a5db-5469e1c00eb3.jpg [/I M G]

Yep, I don’t get the cloud either.

You can get an iphone with 64GB of memory now, though I manage quite happily with 16GB.

It costs for >5GB cloud storage + data costs if you go over your phone’s contract usage on 3g+ etc.

5.9%

http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/%5B/url%5D

So in other words you know no more than the rest of us.
Only you’ve made an assumption that its ok. Your choice.

Yes an assumption, based on logic, and not on unscientific hearsay.

richpips you seem to know a lot about it being ok. Perhaps you would like to share your knowledge, rather than just rubbishing everyone elses comments?

Sorry to disappoint, my knowledge is no more scientific than the rest of the posters on the thread.

But if we presume a child has a shoe that fits with properly with a cleat in the correct position, which is then clipped into a SPD pedal that they can easily get out of. Then how the fact that they have “soft bones” “are still growing” has any bearing on them using SPDs alludes me.

Fell free to point me to some proper science that proves otherwise.

Bones are softer in children, too. I understand this is another reason why children shouldn’t use SPDs.

Please explain further…..

SPDs if not set up properly can cause knee issues in adults. Conversely young still developing limbs / muscles and tendons could be forced into the wrong position and cause damage in the long term.

Yep all the above is true if you don’t set the cleats up properly.

Mike King: “My motivation to use SPD pedals/shoes had to do with the ABA introducing a pro time trial in 1995. Then it helped me when I was racing mountain bikes. However, I think the clip debate is overrated. I don’t think kids under 10 years old should be racing in them and I believe this has effected how tracks are designed today.

Oh so a rider with no scientific backing says kids shouldn’t use them. OK

I have heard it suggested that SPDs for kids whilst they are still growing can cause issues later on.

And what might those be? :lol:

As irelanst said womens shoes go small, my lad has some, age 7.

Google says you can sync your phone even if the password is on.

So you get the data off the phone, then reset phone, and sync again to get your data etc back on your phone.

edit – and the phone will only sync if it has synced with your computer before.