I bought a pair of Showers Pass gravel shorts for the same reasons.

Just long enough to meet knee pads and fit snuggly without being too tight.  Highly recommend them

Where has this idea that you’re only allowed out for 1 hour come from?!

So a gravel bike then…

We did two weeks camping in Cornwall this summer, 2 adults, two kids decent sized airbeam tent and we got everything we needed in a Skoda Yeti. Had two boards on the roof so no roof box.

Cooked everyday and had a great time!

Maybe you have too much stuff!!

Space chicken. Love mine. Very light, very fast and been faultless

You can. Just be sure to use flexible adhesive that’s designed to cope with the heat changes.

I’ve taken my 11 year old son on the back a few times including an hour plus trip.

Once on a Harley and the rest on a Honda VFR800 with a top box. He loved the VFR and was no hassle at.

The only thing is it’s a big deal for kids and he definitely needs to be in right mood. I’d never want to rely on it as transport, just an occasional ride if the weather, traffic and his tiredness etc all match up.

Bikes as a way of getting around when your on your own, it’s not too cold and haven’t got much stuff are simply the best way to travel.

Ive had bikes since I was 17 (now 35) but I no longer would want to have one instead of a car.  No fun when it’s cold or your tired.

Big engine bikes with torque are just wonderful, small ones tend to need revving which always made me more aggressive when riding.

Big lazy power and and I just glide along with a smile on my face. Hence I now have a Harley 883 Sportster.  I wouldn’t go back to sports bikes.

loving this summer!!!

I’ve got one… bought it as my commute is a mix of trails, road and bridleway

got a set of light 650b wheels and road plus tyres and I haven’t bothered using my road bike since as it’s just as fast and way more comfortable

I made this change at 33.  Went from a 12 year sales career into carpentry and its worked out very well for me but not quite as I expected.

I quit my well paid sales job and started labouring self employed on a site with a small building company.  Whilst there I started investing in tools and making it very clear I wanted to learn.  Spent the evenings doing wood work at home and teaching myself the basics with the help of some excellent you tube channels.

I spent a year at that company on £80 per day self employed and spent 4k savings on tool – was very tough

I then joined a larger company as a site chippy.  Learning curve was very steep and I had to do a lot of practice/learning at home but am now confident with all 1st and 2nd fix including roofs…  some plumbing etc.  But it was tough as the pace of experienced chippy’s is very hard to keep up with when you’re new.  Good tools and working in a tidy and organised way helps hugely.

I’m still at the same company now but have progressed to being the Operations Manager, leading a team of 15 trades people and as such very rarely do much tool work except at home…  It was a great move for me

Somethings going wrong!

Mine went back after I lost all rebound and it was back within 3 weeks with no cost

GCN on YouTube is excellent

I’ve got 2, road and mtb and both are great.  I won’t be buying a pricey one again

Stop screwing the pump on so tight!  It only needs to grip the first thread or two.

It does seem to drop by £200 or so fairly often…. i went for the rival build when the discount was there

I had that same list and just bought an On One Space Chicken and am over the moon with it.

“Looking for proper mudguard eyelets on the frame and fork, flat mount hydro discs, thru axles and internal routing – 1x would be a bonus.”

Has all this plus is light and has external BB

XTs on my Capra.

Perfect in the alps

Well that’s a fairly concise review.

The weight thing is the main worry too!!

Had problems with saddle rotating and slow return on the one fitted my capra.

Replaced the internal tube which fixed the rotation but it now wont return to even the first locking point.

I’ve given up on it and have just received a new ks lev in the post!  Same as the one on my other bike that has been faultless for ages

I’ve had both.

Wahoo is head and shoulders above. The phone app makes it super easy to use.

No contest at all

Can’t recommend the ks lev enough. The morf has gone through two bottom brackets, 2 chains, a cassette and new tyres. Seat post still hasn’t been touched and is perfect

I have a ks lev 150 on my morf and it’s been completely faultless for over a year now with a lot of use.

E13 on my Capra and it’s hopeless. Broken completely once. Was repaired and now gets stuck down if it gets any mud/rain anywhere near it.

We all act a little too far up the shaft of the dickheadishness meter from time to time.

The important thing, when the world is screaming at you is to take note, learn and most importantly shut the f..k up about it

🙂

I just missed hitting them by inches, so I shouted at them ‘get off the trail!!’ their response was to shout arsehole at me….. it nearly kicked off !!

I believe the only unwritten rule is don’t be a dick. I feel you may have fallen foul of this by miles!

You’re riding around a popular family trial centre shouting at kids and then trying to fight their dad….

Oh and i’m the same height as you. 54cm on the Croix de Fer felt good. Caadx i went with 51cm and its perfect.

Have you ridden a Genesis Croix de Fer??

I’m a Genesis fan having owned a high latitude but found the Genesis Croix de Fer very uninspiring to ride. Felt heavy and a bit dead…

I went for a Caadx and love it, use it for everything… it does have mechanical disc brakes which are appalling so at some point i’ll upgrade those…

How does the Garmin thing really help?

Knowing a car is coming towards you is useless unless every time the thing beeps you leap off your bike and hide behind a tree until it’s past???????

10p I can cope with 🙂

Thanks

I have one and had the same issue. If you undo the 10mm bolt that you mentioned it eventually removes the saddle clamp part.

Once this is off you’ll see a slot cut into the seat tube. The one on mine was cracked and therefore too big. E13 sent me a new intermal post part and I replaced it

How could the driver leave more room for people he cannot see?

It’s a pretty arrogant person who sits in the well known blind spot of a lorry and expects the driver to know they are there!

Feel sorry for the driver here and I spend years cycling around London.

I found the medium giro a little loose but the medium carnac is perfect….

I bought the Carnac one and its great… fits me better and i cant see any difference to the giro feature or specialized vice that its replaced…

Have you checked the hanger??

Hangers get bend so easily and can cause what you’re describing. I had similar problems with 1-11 XT and new hanger fixed it

You’re spoilt.

My bikes, 2 mtb and a road bike have to live in a garage that’s not even attached to my house!

Obviously the one I rode most recently is normally in the lounge and this causes arguments!!!

I’m 5″8 and very happy on the medium

I’ve had a Morf (in yellow) since October and used it daily for everything from All day rides to dh and even some dirt jumps.

It was dropping the chain a bit so fitted a chain guide. Other than that and replacing a few consumables i have t touched it.

It’s slack enough for really steep dh runs, copes with all the big drops and gaps beautifully and is fine up any climb.

I haven’t got a bad word to say about it

Conditions are horrific. Mud is at best thigh deep. Any trail that hasn’t been destroyed by the armed vigilantes is overrun with tigers and insurance salesmen.

I’d leave it and head to swinley 🙂

10 years of corporate HR to carpenter here.

Best thing I ever did, money was scary at first but have adjusted my life and am in a better financial position than ever.

I actually like going to work these days.

Stif Morf here. Ride most days and haven’t touched my orange five in months.

its bright yellow, climbs well, descends amazingly and in 3 months, many crashes and far to few washes it hasn’t missed a beat

Love it