Rudolf ❗

Meet Kermit 😉

my latest steed…… 😆

Now running Fox Floats as well…… 😛

Watching the Tour d france a while back and riding over a plateau to get to the race route we went through a storm. Turned quite cold and we got wet, but thankfully we found a rest room with HOT WATER!!!!! and took shelter…
It was a little scarey as i was on a crabon bike…..Later when i looked on the map i found we were 4000ft!

If you work and do your best,
You`ll get the sack like all the rest.
But if you laze and bugger about,
You`ll live to see the job right out.
The work is hard, the pay is small, so take you`re time and sod em all.
Cos when you`re dead youll ge forgot,
So don`t try and do the bloody lot.

OR….
On your tombstone neatly laqured…these 3 words….

JUST BLEEDIN KNACKERED!

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Hey rancho!, if you do come out then be prepared to be scared! Very scared 😉

Cos we normally do something really stupid involving Techy-Lakeland slippery rock……but you`ll love it 😉

The Ti456, now has Floats on it….

Cos it handles everything i can throw at it….. 😉

Kermit……

My 40th b.day prezzie…. 😛

And the tt bike….

Cos i can average 25/26 mph on this…….and it`s 10 years since i had a tt bike…… 😉

Graham and Gina @ Harvington House http://www.harvingtonhouse.co.uk/

Mark and Helen @ Greystoke http://www.greystokeguesthouse.co.uk/

Phil and Gill @ Grassmoor http://www.grassmoor-keswick.co.uk/

They are all part of our Tuesday night rides and social group, Hope this helps….. 😛

It`s for TT only 😛

This is mine!

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+ 1 for derek @ Wheelsmith. He built these for me….

I sent him the hubs and rims…he built them with CX Rays for £225.

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65kg? My knob weighs more than that!

A big nob then……….. 😉

No, just lean….. 🙂

Fair cop TJ….But who would pay £57 for a tiny 4 bolt chain ring…. 😯

Ill stick with the M.Burns on compact drive! 😉

IT`s ACE! 😆

+1 with John Taylor…..4″, 5″, 6″….thats what its designed for right ❓

P.S. Ive thrown mine down most of what the Lake District has to offer and yes i may be 65kg but i dont ride it like Boris Johnson…(asuming he actually does ride a bike)…….

and it`s fine.

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You can`t get a 20t on a 4 bolt, the lowest is a 22t…Only the 5 bolt compact drive goes down to 20t.

+1 here…..very helpful indeed!

Not posting a pic of mine cos its not that light...so youll not be interested ❗

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Fancy cheating on your ride ❗ ❗ ❗

Im afraid thats it mate….She`ll never forgive you now 8)

Won`t these people ever learn 😉

There is a Raleigh Maverick sat in our joiners w.shop….IT`s the disused “pie bike”… 🙄

And a mate on Tuesday nights has a Square tubed Pace set up a ss…but he normally rides the Yeti….. 😛

Are you older than me Witerfold ❓

Hey Winterfold ❗ that was me 10 years ago, Mid- short 23`s on a standard roady with clip ons…..

I figure that now i`m 40 i need technology to make up for my losses 😆

Shrek has only been out twice but it does feel very good indeed….

If you need to borrow the speedy bike………. 😉

Pestilence !!!! I like that one 😛

I`m non too shabby on a bike 😉

My first tt on the Ridley after 10 years was a 24 dead, only a good minute off my previous average….I`d say that was pretty good.

Herman….the rear cable is now a lot shorter 😛

No offence taken 😉

It just happens to match our team kit perfectly….. 🙄

But for the record, a lot more people like it then dislike it…..It`s all down to taste and everyone is different.

Good job n`all 8)

Sounds about right. A normal road mech has a short jockey cage and will take a max 28t. You`ll need a medium cage mech for anything larger. Not sure if Red/Force do 1 or not, you may need to look at rival or the new apex.

Today was the 2nd outing on my new “Shrek” Trek along with a mate Trev..Its a long time since i did any real road stuff....We did 31 miles over 2 lakes passes, arguably the esaiest 2 but non the less. Dont know the total height gain but an average of 16 is`nt too bad.
Did strugle to keep with Trev for the first 20 or so, then got a second wind round D.water.

Can and will only get faster fitter etc ❗ 😉

Time for some pics….

the On-One….

The speedy bike…

and Shrek 😉

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Mine were 8 n 6 when those shoys were taken…..

I kinda know how you feel….This was the first time my 2 eldest ones went up Whinlatter Blue in 09…..

And mincing some steps…. 😉

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EDIT and yes i realise i`ve just posted them the wrong way round…. 🙄

Nowhere Saturday, Altura Challenge Sunday…..

Turning 40 has meant i can get away with more stuff :P….

It can`t last for much lomger though 🙄

After this…..

And this…….

Came this……..

And all the wife said was ” I dont care how much you spend on bike stuff, just as long as you dont moan when you`re on holiday with the kids”…….. 😉

Just had these built for my road bike..CX Rays are a perfect fit!

Ton ❗ ❓ ❓ ❓ 😳

Pardon me for asking…. but have i missed something ❓

Im guessing youve had issues of some kind ❓

FWIW…Long slow steady road miles will give a good base to work from.

Hope this helps, and its good to hear that youve recovered…..

Finally got round to ordering mine….Will let you know!

When i sericved 1 of mine it was doing the same thing, even before i got it on the bike the freehub felt tight. It was simply that i hah`nt engaged the freehub body into the hub properly. It requires a little tap to seat it properly.

I had a Greg lemond TVT carbon (the origional bonded to alloy lugs) frame that was 19yrs old. It was still fantastic even though superseeded by the new ones.
Sold it on the bay to a retro collector…..

I got a box of 30 threded head type for £22 posted! Anyone in our group that wants a couple i charge 80pence ea. 😛 A Vittoria one from the LBS is 2.99?….. 😯

And a 16gm isnt quite enough for an MTB 2.35 tyre. It will get you home but itll be quite soft.

Christmas morning 09, Look at the concentration…. 😳

It`s the only pic i have…. 😉