Try giving these guys a shout – 20Twenty Store

They are my local shop and they often have a lot of One Up stock.

Small outfit but really helpful and knowledgeable

One of my favourite films ever.

Great soundtrack too

The old adage – “you can’t out-train a bad diet” – is very typically very true.

You don’t need to exercise every day to lose weight if you manage what you eat and drink properly.

Well there is;

“chode” e.g “Ach, away ye chode” – not sure if 100% Scottish but fits well with the accent.

And “Fannybaa’s” e.g. “yer jist, a fannybaa’s”

I have signed up a wee bit late too if that’s OK – this will be good motivation!

First week or so of cleaning up your diet and upping exercise will usually see quite dramatic weight loss – particularly if you reduce your carbohydrate intake.

You can store lots of carbohydrate in your muscles and liver as glycogen (like a kilo or so) and this also causes you to store/retain a larger weight of water, so as you reduce carbs you burn off the stores of glycogen, which removes the water and results in weight loss.

I went from 98kg on January 1 to 95.5 yesterday – purely after dropping back to a strict base of 2000kcals per day which comprises 200g of carbs.

I’ll happily take that weight loss though – 87KG here I come…

Both the same. Variations depending on which part of SE Asia it’s from. Go to you local Asian supermarket and get a massive bottle for half the price of a tiny supermarket bottle.

That’s what I have on my 38. Pro guard (mini I think). Bolts straight on and works a treat.

Very well made.

https://www.bike-treks.co.uk/pages/about-biketreks

Personally I wouldn’t bother – particularly with diamond cut wheels which are notorious for lacquer failing – even more so if you live anywhere lots of salt goes on the road. The minute they get a chip of scratch water gets under the lacquer and they start to go white. You can only refurb/repair diamond cut wheels so many times as metal is machined off during the process.

Just drive the car and if they get a bit tatty get them refurbished.

I just got my diamond cut wheels powder coated as I was fed up trying to keep them looking good.

A full refurb is only c. £250 – how much is the insurance?

Use the queen of the mountains sportive loop.

Start at the top of Glenshee at the ski centre go down Deeside and loop back via Cairn o mount and glen Isla.

Probs a couple hour drive from central belt each way?

Beautiful and climby

I thinks it’s about 100 miles

IME They’re really never that bad in Aberdeenshire – till you get nearer Braemar way.

And it’s mij-ee, nae Mij!

I’ve used Mantel loads. My experiences have all been very good.

I have a Bel Air 3 on my hardtail. It’s nicely made. Certainly not overly padded or bulky.

All my other bikes have Fabric Scoops (shallow on road bikes and radius on MTB). The Bel Air 3 is more compact than the Fabric (certainly shorter) and I find it to be similarly, if perhaps not quite as comfy as the radius scoop – but there’s not much in it. I like it.

I think the BA 3 will be more hard wearing than the Fabric though.

Not sure I would put one on a road bike.

I wear Oakley Sutro shades on the road bike. Not as secure as jawbreakers but they are big and they work well.

I just bought a sparkly black frame last month and was a bit frustrated when learned this was coming last week.

However the changes are negligible and I really like the bike I have so in reality I am not fussed. All those bottle bosses do look a bit weird but I am sure once the cables are fitted you won’t notice.

Steeper (slightly) seat tube I get but not sure I understand the need for a longer head tube

New orange colour is nice though…and I like the new graphics and head tube badge.

Do people type Shirley, instead of surely intentionally? Like because of Airplane? I see it a lot on here and I just don’t know…

My contribution… snapped frame resulting in having to ride a hard tail with dirt jump forks instead of nice full sus bike for the entire season in the Alps. Hands have never recovered.

Try leaving them in the freezer overnight or buy some new ones. Four years is a good innings for a pair of gloves.

Cotic Solaris MAX. Perfect bike. Meets your criteria. Do it.

Have you tried:
Pedals with longer (boost) axles?
Different cleat angle?
Saddle moved forward (or back) on the rails?
Saddle lower?
getting someone to film you from behind pedalling to work out whats going on with your legs?

My left heel used to rub my left chainstay really badly and i always got a sore left quad when standing on the pedals. After consulting a physio I focused on strengthening the internal rotation of my hip joint to “straighten up” my natural foot angle and this has made a difference.

Do your toes/knees stick out when riding?

Cheers everyone…

A hot pink frame would be awesome… I very nearly bought a Pipedream for that very reason… I can see me getting bored with black quite soon so might need to get my airbrush artist friend on the case (whats the deal with paining Cotics and warranty)?

Ha! The bottom bracket, headset and seat QR came with the frame… so yes there was definitely a strong internal voice helping me to rationalise the purchase… I had the expensive bits like wheels, fork, cranks and dropper etc. after all…

I’ve been a member since I was 27….(which was 11 years ago) 😭

I have a large 2019 Jeffsy with a Fox 38 on it and find it neither too sort or steep.

It’s got a really short seat tube too (210mm dropper is perfect).

I am 179cm tall.

Thoroughly recommend it.

It’s a mega competitive field. For many jobs you will need an MSc at the very least as well as other relevant qualifications e.g UKSCA accreditation, coaching experience etc. Not to mention lots of relevant industry experience from competing, playing and/or coaching a sport. It helps if you have a good idea about what you want to do as some sports science degrees are very different from others. Some very applied, some very lab/research based.

Most decent degrees integrate an element of work placement as its key to get contacts and identify your potential area of expertise e.g S&C, coaching, nutrition, physiology, psychology etc.

Internships and summer placements often very common so good to find out about these.

In my opinion a sport science degree is a very good qualification that equips you with a broad skill set and knowledge base that is useful in many fields.

I used to teach sport science at a college and my former students work across many different industries from sport development, coaching, teaching, personnel training and Physiotherapy to policing, military and running their own businesses.

Plus it’s a great subject that’s really interesting. There are very few degrees that will allow you to walk into a job.

As someone who spent many, many years riding in vans etc before flat pedal specific, stealth rubber soled shoes were available I can confirm that yes, they are worth it.

Check out perform better.co.uk As they tend to sell to trade rather thank public stock seems to be available for some plates etc.

If you have the Office 365 version of PowerPoint you can record/capture your screen via the “Mix” tab.

You can then easily embed the recordings into slideshows for sharing.

I too have suffered from this in the past although mostly caused/exacerbated from driving and sitting at a computer at work rather than cycling.

I get tension up my trapezius which affects my jaw, neck and shoulder and results in a dull/constant tension headache.

I saw an orthopedic therapist who gave me a regular (active isolated) stretching and strengthening regime targeting my shoulders/upper back. He got me using very lights weights (like 1kg) and very slow and deliberate movements fosuing on rear deltoids etc. which sorted me right out.

Still get the odd bit of tension but no headaches thankfully.

I thought this was going to be a golf related thread.

Enjoy your scallops…

Will go well with the pan seared foie gras starter…

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Cheers. Large box of crustaceany bivalvey delights ordered. Looking forward to it…

60 days after sale!?!

Ha! I would 100% tell them politely to go away and not even entertain getting sucked into any form of communication or negotiation after that.

Cracked my Capra and was sent a replacement frame within a fortnight. They even sent me a Tues downhill bike that I didn’t order (don’t worry I returned that).

Also had reverbs swapped. Got a Jeffsy now. Never had any issues and would buy from them again.

Yeah I’ve been using mine Regularly for two years now and have never changed the battery. Somethings not right.

I do like my Globals but find the handles a bit splippery also a bit narrow at the ricasso when choking up the handle for fast chopping.

I got an M&S real genuine Damascus Santoku with a lovely wooden handle about 8 years ago for £40 that’s still going very strong.

I have global knives but plan getting something handmade from:

Gorse Knives

Very nice.

Also check out Alex Pole iron work.

Clicky

Yup. Can’t go wrong with Anita Bean – complete guide to sports nutrition. No faddy nonsense.

Do you sit down a lot?

Could be pelvic tilt from tight quads and hip flexors putting strain on your lower back.

I get exactly this if I stop running for a while, and get lazy with stretching post gym and/or sitting all day.

Stretch Quads, hips and Glutes frequently (I like Active Isolated Stretching – AIS). Kneeling hip flexor stretch and lying glute stretch particulary effective I find.

Quite a lot of well made expensive things are made in Asia.