Can you add a slack manx hobbit in? Found you on Zwift Companion after only 5 mins of technophobia

https://www.visitisleofman.com/things-to-do/activities/cycling/mountain-biking

Probably the same as above that Andy’s posted – there are a few local groups who do Saturday rides that cover the island’s hills but they’re closed groups for various reasons :(

Still being used by Cav’s dad on his old Spesh MTB; i’ve seen them /(and narrow Old Skool bars)

my Exposure charger cut out last week; glad it didn’t go bang now…. :(

i’ve had 911 OMN since i was 21 but it’s never got past a run of Fiesta Mk2/Renault 4GT/Rover 214/Pug 405/Honda Civic Est/Cacky Citroens and now Honda Civic Tourer. i’m only 50 so there’s hope yet!!!

And a mate had MAN 51 L and sold it to Mansell for £500 when he lived on the Isle of Man

Have a carbon 2013 Ultegra Defy; bought a Datum 20 as a N+1 in March from Rutland. The Datum on stock wheels was only maybe 5 mins slower over 23.5 miles with 750 metres of climbing. i stuck some Hunt wheels on and then its nearly as fast on road with 28mm tires. Regular even-more-reduced prices @ Rutland that would make some Hunt wheels a decent upgrade

Second the Datum (got mine from Rutland and now its £1,499) – meets your criteria and its nearly as fast on the std tires as my Defy but wont need wheels re-truing after some gravel fire road action like my Defy did…

Depends on when it stops raining long enough tbh; looks out window “no, not yet; probably ok tomorrow”

And seeing the coppers i know on TT Blues…

Bee Gees? my ex-neighbour moved into their old house – 50 St Catherine’s Drive – subject title of Robin’s last album…

A track too far but what a view; Glen Roy to Windy Corner (bringing a Gravel bike to a full suss fight…) – waiting for better tubeless tires before i risk my Hunt wheels…

Hunt 4 Seasons good for the money – as long as your forks don’t foul on the 15mm std lock ring… (you need a slim Lock Ring if you have a Genesis Datum :) but Hunt will send one if needed….)

my lockring appeared Saturday in a nice neat package from Hunt . Then the one from Wiggle appeared eventually today, oh well…

have you spoken to Hunt? i’ve messaged Hamish from there; they’re aware of the problem and have said they’ll post one of the low profile 15mm lockrings to me!!

Did you enjoy it? grotty looking on our 8am ‘Wave” but cleared up by Grassington… And isn’t that Dale above the Falcon pub long… So you missed the pie stop @ malham then??

ooh; there’s a Betty’s in Ilkley? And i was going to Skipton after coming off the Manx boat @ Heysham. Conflicted! 75 miles MCTD???

Edinburgh’s probably nice ( ;)…) but the Isle of Man is compact, bijou, retro and you can’t ride too far without hitting a pub/cafe or falling off the edge. And Brett’s a decent host too… Come over and say hello!

DO Cap Formentor early; i left my hotel (Fergus Spa) @ 8am on Easter Monday and by the time i was coming back down that first climb it was like a line of ants coming the other way…

https://www.strava.com/activities/950530691

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154391408390695&set=t.569185694&type=3&theater

Me descending Narradale (one way up/down farm track) in the Isle of man on a charidee Rugby club ride – note fetching Retro Singletrack jersey?

The WRONG WAY to get up Hellvellyn on another Loaghtan Loaded tour ride…

if you can stretch to £1499 Rutland have the Genesis Datum 20 down from £2100… had mine a week and it seems to be very nice (bar a slidy saddle & slightly too long stem)

Hard day for you; had to do the same 4.5 years ago. I clearly remember crying in the Vets whilst the vet nurse was telling me to go home and ring up the next day and sort things out. My wife regrets not bringing ashes home… As for the 2 we unwisely got just before our Christmas 2012 Disney trip, one was Satan’s kitty and went back after leaving trails of bloody snot everywhere… the other is a fluffy roost ruler who keeps me on a tight leash!

Lego “Attack on Geonosis” from Ebay – that’s my boy’s easter prezzie sorted (he’s 19 btw)

Didn’t know it existed till now! Joined – garmin connect has just forced me to pick a user name over the login name too

Just donating… not for the SIS stuff but for your support for Keith – sorry no Gift Aid as i’m offshore.. Respect

at work there’s a white board above my desk. when my colleagues found out that i have (slight ) reservations about eating food that still looks like it did when it was alive (ie visible egg and not in a cake like God meant it..) they started listing things on the board and getting exasperated on my behalf…

i just said i don’t like it so i don’t eat it; whats worth worrying about???

mind you one of my colleagues has never eaten chips, cheese & gravy (Manx alternative “National Dish”) so there you go. thank heavens we’re all different :)

Just reading through this; glad to hear you’re sorted..

Out of interest my cousin’s wife has a business, and her business partner got similarly scammed for a very large sum of their money (several times your figure…). Their bank refunded them as they had not followed their own verification practice before letting the cash go out to the scammers…

was £20 in my Tesco (Isle of man) last Thursday but all gone when i got there (had been down to £24 @ christmas…)

Just watching 5th gear on Quest and they have a scrolling “gone from Sky 1st Feb” banner too….

Just been fitting Thule wing bars today to my new (to me…) 2015 Civic tourer – think i’m not going to miss the folding step i had to use to get to it’s predecessor on the previous Grand Picasso that a Domino’s driver killed….

Ah! – is it two because there are 2 holes in the semi-flush rails?

looks like being 50 is not holding you back; there’s hope for me this year then…

been riding my Orange R8 recently and its just a nice bike to ride. There; ride a bike whatever size it’s wheels are and have a merry Christmas.

i was disappointed not to see the Brave Bothans dying…. maybe the 2 colliding Star Destroyers that destroyed the Force Field gate then vanished landed on them???

4 twin packs of Jaffa cakes in Dealz/Poundland (actually £1.20 land on the Isle of Man…) and 20p in a charity jar???

my colleague, after 3 years @ 50% cancelled; she’s just been offered 60% off after 2 weeks Sky-less… Hold yer nerve

still waiting for mine * 2 – keep finding update emails in my spam folder!! both for road bikes so i’m hoping they’ll be up to it…

Flashheart you are so right (office ‘puters down so checking…)

dare i ask what’s that under the top tube? is it recharging???

Toto “Africa” for 80 miles after my cousin mentioned it….. The video hasn’t aged well and i kept getting flashes of it on a 20% climb. Probably just hallucinations

leisure Lakes have a pair of Ltd Ed Star Wars enduro helmets out if it might swing the decision; 1 * trooper, 1* Bobba Fett ;

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/102148/products/bell-super-2r-mips-star-wars-boba-fett-helmet.aspx

read Grit – not looked @ Singletrack….. Strikes me as a UK DirtRag style wise and that’s no bd thing…