Had one for while, found it hard and the way it kicked up at the back would hurt my coccyx on a long ride.
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Maybe I just need a big dose of MTFU !!! 😛

Funny you should ask, I had been considering a new thread along the lines of ‘recommend me a comfy saddle’. Is there really such a thing as I never seem to get to grips with what I’ve had. Is it more of a case of, you get used to it the more you ride. I’m using a Fizik Arione ATM as recommended by someone. Not what I’d call ‘all day comfort’ 😯
Couple of hours in it yesterday and I know about it today 😕

I’m just excited at the thought of being able to ride again and get fit.

I’m reading that as though you haven’t been ABLE to ride ? Sorry if I’ve read it wrong.
I have been able to but have spent last 3months of 2010 making excuses not to, holidays, man flu, too busy etc…Still, I’m excited at the prospect of making a fresh start this year, started with a couple of hours out yesterday. I have to be careful not to overdo it at first, I have a habit of getting my mind set but the body can’t cope. My arse is too tender today for it to see a saddle so a little walking and gonna go to Tod Cross for a watch.
Good luck Bushwacked in 2011, hope it brings you what you want.

rOcKeTdOg, lol, I subcribed to that flikr group months ago and only done a few commutes since so I never got round to posting a pic.

Forced my self to go on a 1/1/11 ride… (really do need to get fit again)

Bet it felt good to be out though, it certainly did for me. I’m liking the snow pics

I didn’t do enough, no idea of the figures but hoping to rectify that in 2011

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Thanks Foxy, all the very best for 2011.

I stand corrected !

Add a ‘buy it now’ to your listing for the price that he/she has agreed to pay and get them to click on it. You still have the protection then if it all goes tits up.

Edit: just read your post again. Why end it early? he/she is the highest bidder and you are happy with price being offered. Let it run, if he/she is outbid then you’ll be in for more money, if noone else bids he/she is still the highest bidder. I thought that ebay advice was to report ppl who ask you to remove listings to sell to them. Not used it for a while though.

Mountainbike mechanics are pretty simple

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The ones I’ve met are ! 😛

Sorry, couldn’t resist

I did read something yesterday about ‘the flu’ and it said that extreme excercise would weaken the immune system, not due to the excercise itself but due to the dehydration caused by that excercise, the cells simply don’t have enough fluid to function properly.
I was feeling a bit ropey yesterday, that’s why I was looking up info. I had a 2000mg boost of vitamin C before bed and feel ok this morning. I was thinking of riding this afternoon though and I bet I’m feeling rough tomorrow 😕

dufresneorama YGM

The only difference is the length of the plastic tube in between the cups. I have an Ulterga BB and a XT BB in the garage. In fact, just checked, I have 3 XT BBs 😯 and an Ultegra, all brand new never fitted as I use Hope BBs in my bikes.
The cups be the same, the connecting tube is longer on the mountain one.
LX cranksets won’t go in a road bike, too long.
Road BB cups without the tube can be used in a MTB

P.S. anyone want to buy a shimano HT2 BB?

Boardman Pro CX Cyclocross Road Bike Medium 2010
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BeOne Chase 2010

I’m looking for the same thing and have these on my list. Not for racing, my commute is 10miles and can do 75-80% of it on canal bank. MTB takes me about 45mins, thought a cross bike might reduce that time slightly, if not make it a little easier.

🙄

Is it not just a pro2 freehub with pro3 bearings in it? Or do they have a wider external diam?

Pro 3 bearings do not fit in a pro 2 freehub. The smaller bearings (as there are 2 sizes in there) of the pro 3 has an outer diameter of 26 mm and are also in a different place within the freehub body. The smaller bearings in the pro 2 have only 24 mm diameter. The pro 2 and pro 3 freehubs are only the same on the outside, the internals are very different.

bassspine – Member
Victory Vs when they had ether and chloroform in them

I remember the Victory V factory was in my home town. I just wiki’d it and apparently they are still available via a different manufacturer but unfortunatly no longer contain chloroform or ether. 🙄

Looking at that lot you would be veteran mountain biker but a senior cyclocross rider until 1st sept 2011

Mountain bike rules differ again

Master From 1st January year of 30th
birthday to 31st December year
of 39th birthday

Veteran From 1st January year of 40th
birthday to 31st December year
of 49th birthday

Grand Veteran From 1st
January year of 50th birthday to
31st December year of 59th
birthday

Super Veteran From 1st
January year of 60th birthday
onwards

Been interesting in this too, I’ve just found this info from BC

5.9 The following age categories and sub-categories may be
recognised in Federation cyclo-cross events:
Under 12 Up to 31st August in the year of 12th
birthday.

Youth From 1st September in the year of
12th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 16th birthday.

Youth – U14 From 1st September in the year of
12th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 14th birthday.

Junior From 1st September in the year of
16th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 18th birthday.

Senior From 1st September in the year of
18th birthday.

Under-23 From 1st September in the year of
18th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 22nd birthday.

Veteran From 1st September in the year of
40th birthday.

Vet 40 From 1st September in the year of
40th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 45th birthday.

Vet 45 From 1st September in the year of
45th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 50th birthday.

Vet 50 From 1st September in the year of
50th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 55th birthday.

Vet 55 From 1st September in the year of
55th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 60th birthday.

Vet 60 From 1st September in the year of
60th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 65th birthday.

Vet 65 From 1st September in the year of
65th birthday to 31st August in the
year of 70th birthday.

Vet 70+ From 1st September in the year of
70th birthday.

That is a pro 3 freehub, which as coatesy says is different to a pro 2, what you should have is 2 15×24 bearings together in the pawls end and a 15×28 in the threaded end and only one spacer between them. What you have is 2 17×26 bearings seperated by a spacer and a 17×28 seperated again by another spacer. You will have to change the freehub. see the Hope website for exploded drawing of the pro 2

BTW I’ll be watching on account of me being far too fat and lazy to enter 🙄

I thought you can go in V40 after your 39th b’day, I.E. you are in your 40th year

Thats a pro 3 bearing, can’t tell if it’s a pro 3 freehub without seeing the other end. Pro 2 freehub bearings are 15mm id

What is the hub? hope I’m guessing but which one?

there was some info on STW recently
, I’m just trying to find it

fishing waders?

Ah but are they in stock?

I want a cross bike and the boardman cx appears to be a good buy at 1k. On xmas day only, halfords had a 10% off for all orders making it 900, only after adding it to ‘my basket’ the website revealed no stock, anywhere 😡
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PS: Since I looked at the boardman cx there is a stack of ads over there >>>>>>>>> for halfords cross bikes, spooky!

firestarter – Member
I use flats at trail centers and in snow and spds for all the rest of the time

I use spds all the time but have wondered if it might be better to use flats for trail centers, I seem to have so many low speed ‘offs’ where I wasn’t able to clip out when I felt the need for a dab. I never have a problem with XC, I like to ride the lanes around the Dales and always feel comfortable being clipped in but never feels right around trail centers, or maybe it’s cos I’m useless 😳

Club golfers/amateurs don’t have caddies and 90% of courses don’t have a carts

Sounds frightfully common, is one sure such places really exist 😛

No, I don’t get that either, we are very high up and quite exposed where the wind seems to blow contantly so we often have the opposite to you, as the flue warms up the draw does increase even more and I’m continually turning the fire down for a time after lighting it.

“Tomintoul” Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 10 Years

I didn’t choose it, it was a gift but it’s very nice.

wot stoaotsbrother said ^^^

I’ve just done my lads new Nano, it just asked for my password for my apple ID and in a drop down box click the one that says this is an additional ipod on this accont. Simples!!!

Merry Xmas !

only do 5k pa here and just bought a brand new car
Tax £free first year
Insurance £300
Servicing £0
Tyres £0
MOT £0
Bits and pieces £0
Fuel (60mpg at 1.25pl) £464

15ppm BUT I recon my total 5 year costs will be

Tax (free first year then £30pa) = £120
Insurance £1500
Servicing (2 full and 2 inters) = £600
Tyres (probably need fronts at 15-20k) = £100
MOT (year 4 and 5 it’ll go up so) = £130
Fuel (60mpg at 1.25pl) = £2320
Cost of car £13k
hopefully still worth 5k after 5years with 25k on the clock.
That’s £12770 in 5 years for 25000 miles so 51ppm
If I did 10k pa that comes down to about 36ppm

Yes it will, you just need to buy the kit that foxyrider mentioned.

EDIT: my first post should have read ‘if it’s like the one in YOUR first pic it won’t work’
sorry for any confusion.

plopnofear, if your clamp is EXACTLY like the one in the first pic then no as this is the old design. the new style is interchangeable

Today I bought a Humax HDR-FOX T2 500GB Freeview+ HD box………………

..and some moleskin trousers 8)

Oh, yes + another for hitman

and the size too. How many times have you opened a for sale post of something that tickles your fancy only to find out that it’s not the right size for you 🙄

Thats all!!!

bruneep – I’ve sold stuff on here, and bought stuff too and I’m not sure I agree.
For example I put an item on here with a full description, lastest model, little use etc. etc…so I put ‘pics on request’. Some guy asks for pics so I take the pics and post them but he never replys again????? Why, what the frig did he think it would look like? I sold that item to someone who never saw those pics.
I have an example the other way, I put an ad on with pics (multiple) for an item that I described ‘as new’ condition and a full description, model number etc……some plank then asks me if I can send him pics ‘showing the condition of the item’….WTF?????????? the pics were in the ad
I agree with theotherjonv, what do poeple think a ‘as new’ or ‘unused’ item looks like??????? just google it FFS!!!!

Rant over 😳