What has always bugged me is the OCG doesnt have a name other than the OCG. Surely even a nickname would be used by now? I mean there is the Krays, the Mafia, The Kelly Gang, the Crips etc and now “The OCG”. Its a bit general, and what happens if anyone else in the city tries a bit of organised crime? Would they become OCG2?

I only found Fearless after they stoped doing the Vulture which was annoying as that sounds like exactly what I would like and they dont come up second hand very often (not very stealthy stealth WANTED ad!)
The Warlock looks good too though

So what is going on with Fagerson? Looks like his appeal was heard yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon but I can’t see any outcomes

Next week is a fallow week so some players may be cleared by then?

Just watched it again. Jones head moves up a bit. If he hadn’t it would have been contact to the back of his neck or top of his head. Fagerson come from distance and was committed to hitting any part of Jones he could.

And I’ve done a bit of reading (I know, get me!) And his ban was on mid range offence (6weeks/games) and is reduced to 4 weeks/games. If he said sorry he would still be banned for 3 games and be out the tournament, so nothing to lose by saying “I didn’t do it”

My understanding of the hearings is that to get there you have either been sent off or someone has deemed an act worthy of a red card, so it’s very rare you don’t get a ban. It’s not a case of innocent until proven guilty so arguing is always pretty futile unless you really don’t think you did it. Fagerson connected with the head with limited mitigation from what I saw. If he had accepted the charge and taken 3 weeks would he be available for the last round or was this just a last throw of the dice? Maybe someone with a bit more understanding of what the 3 weeks means will be able to offer some input?

50% of my Strava KOMs are on a SS fatbike.

And that one was on a borrowed Pugsley from Charlie at SSUK 2013.

I survived, but I didn’t build it so no promises you’ll make it to Easter, sorry.

And now everyone knows I should have joined the Chub Club

I could have asked about the need for dynamo and rack for an Everest

I have to say he looked very relaxed and underdressed as stood outside in the snow and sub zero temperatures!

Awesome set up too!

England: Daly; Watson, Slade, Lawrence, May; Farrell (capt), Youngs; Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje, Hill, Wilson, Curry, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Obano, Williams, Lawes, Earl, Robson, Ford, Malins.

Pretty aggressive looking pack, and interesting that Ford is on the bench

Yeah, I am hoping it is on Ch4 and that we play well, but I would settle for one of those!

My Bombtrack Beyond + came with a non boost wheel and the boost axle wound in to pull it in 6mm. Been riding it like that for a couple of years including swapping the rear wheel to a boost one every now and again. Both me and the bike are still in a one piece (well 2 separate pieces, but you know what I mean)

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/30/england-test-team-may-return-to-terrestrial-tv-as-channel-4-closes-on-india-series

Not yet confirmed where it will be shown. Hold onto until tomorrow before splashing the cash!

I had a test a couple of years ago and came out with 31.3nmol/L. This rates as insufficient in the UK, boarderline deficient, but the UK limits are half of most other European countries, so I would be classed as deficient in most other places. I’m now on the 4000UI pills as above. There have been a few general improvements to mood etc, and I would not stop taking them now, particularly with the Covid links now surfacing.

As most of the above, its cheap and there doesnt seem to be much reason not to carry on

Got one on my Segment. I had issues until I had a go with a Shockwiz. The stroke is very short so difficult to set up the sag (38mm stroke). I was running 150psi but I upped that to 225 and its way better. I have max tokens in there. I dont really mind the lack of small bump sensitivity as I’ve only got 110mm travel to play with.

I have registered interest as our second car does about 3,000 mostly town miles so this would tick a lot of boxes. Even more if you could get a third seat in…

Not mine, but I have one of these

Its not technically a gravel bike, but I like it!

Its a 2014 Genesis Fugio which i got off here about 18 months ago. I’ve “raced” on it at Big Dog and done plenty of roadish/SDW miles too. Really comfy, so I sold my actual road bike with the thought I would put on skinny tyres if I ever needed to, but not actually got round to it yet. Its got actual CX tyres on it now

I had issues with my big toes at the end of my rugby playing days and found acupuncture to work pretty well. Went for some insoles for a dodgy Achilles and while I was there had some acupuncture on it and my toes. The next morning I could barely walk, but it eased during the day and was much better for a couple of months. The acupuncturist was a podiatrist not a incense burning hippy and did say it might not help, but wouldn’t make it any worse. I understand that it doesn’t really have much medical backing but I was in bits and so was happy to try pretty much anything. Had originally been told to quit and played for another 3 years.
Sadly I moved away and everyone down here now seems to be holistic Chinese medicine types and that is not my thing!

Still on the lookout…

Oldgit

I am in Portslade/Hangleton. When I first got here, I bought an OS map and went over it in a highlighter for all the bridal ways to try and work out where everything was and how it linked up. You are more than welcome to borrow it when I find it again?

Barry’s tea is great in hard water. Super strong and tasty. Loved it when I lived in Cork which is soft water, and then bought it back to UK where I think it’s even better in the hard water of Brighton (but don’t tell the MiL that). Comes up a lovely orangey hue compared to PG tips which is always an insipid grey.

Yorkshire Gold is second choice

My old Alfa had a screenwash bottle that held about 300ml which was annoying enough, but the sensor to let you know it was running out kicked in at about 95% full, so it was always telling you it was empty and then you would run out as it was difficult to believe it was actually nearly empty having topped up the week before.

I feel very privileged to have been both in the car to a Team Bullheart race and for a ride with WCA separately and survived both unscathed.

I have Nobby Nic 3″ on the front and 2.8″ on the back on 45mm ID rims. I find them to be pretty decent, to the point I havent looked to get anything else

Mine has been a pain in the ass to set up. The 38mm stroke on the shock means the difference between 25% and 30% is not much more than the width of the o-ring. Not enough air and the Fox CTD is still supportive on the trail and doesn’t wallow but blows through the travel even on small drops as per some previous reviews on here. Ended up with a go on a shockwiz and now running 14% sag.
I do miss the bottle mount.
Some find the looks challenging (all my riding mates) but it stands out in a crowd as being an Orange and you only see the sticker on the top tube when you are riding.
I changed dropper and there is a really annoying shelf in the bottom of the seat tube which took about 45mins to get past.

On the plus side, it is a lot of fun and I think I’ll be keeping it for a while.

I have the Halo Vapour 50’s which are 45mm internal so slightly bigger than you were looking at. I have cased a few landings and they are still going strong, but they are not light!

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Halo-Vapour-50-27-5–Rim_102357.htm

We used to cover the pills in marmite. Worked most of the time, but occasionally she managed to lick it off rather than accidentally swallow the pill. The towel/squeeze cheeks etc all work, but its pretty traumatic for everyone

I would have a guess that a Liteville 301 would have more, but I got the LBS to do it for me!!

I’m 5’10” on a Medium Segment Mk2. Could probably ride a L, but happy with mine

I was trying to sell some forks on FB the other day. Guy messaged to say he would take them and collect the next evening. He then delayed that by 24 hrs and didnt show, so I went to message him that evening to find out what was going on and he had blocked me.

They were a set of cheap Suntours I was selling for £40

I rode mine up to the top of my local hill, got about 50m into the first trail did a small jump, and managed to split myrear tyre and had to phone for a lift home.

In those 50m the geometry was fine, and in the 10cm above ground level it felt steady and unremarkable.

Hope that helps?

Ah @oldgit – I saw your FB post earlier on B&H and looked you up! I am in Portslade too (well sort of Hangleton/North Portslade/Blatchington Mill)

Good luck with it, and hopefully see you around!

Looks like I might have to up my budget to get something decent locally for the lock down

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I have a plus bike (a lovely Bombtrack Beyond+) and it has all the bosses you could possibly want, and will take 27.5×3″ tyres and 29″x2.25 tyres, but it is pretty expensive at £600 for a frame in the sale, so although I love mine, it doesn’t tick all your boxes.

A few comments that may help hopefully.

Mine came rigid as a plus bike, and it was fine, but its a lot more fun with suspension (even the cheap Suntours that I have). You can pretty easily smash through the 2″ of air in the tyre and it jars pretty hard when you do. Also steel rigid forks can weigh as much as suspension forks, so weight difference can be pretty minimal. I do still put in the rigid forks every now and again (they are on it now), but its a bit of a faff to swap, and its just not as much fun.

I also swap in and out the 29″ and 27.5″ wheels, and again, although it has the 29″ on at the moment, I much prefer the semi fat ride. Its a bit lower and more forgiving, but they weigh loads more (my 50mm rims are 750g each so the rims alone weigh as much as a posh set of 29″ wheels) so can be a bit of a slog. I use the 29″ wheels for long XC rides as I just don’t feel like I am in control in the woods.

My bombtrack geometry is probably “old fashioned”, but it was designed more as an adventure bike and as above you need to decide what your main use will be and then if you can accept the limitations when you come to use it elsewhere. I use it mostly for messing about in the woods at 27.5″ and I did the SDW on it last year on 29″ wheels to try and save some weight and rolling resistance.

I would say at £700 the Onza is great value though

I can’t make it work on my phone, but it’s a grey orange segment!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9sT5TgKS9WhCwLzb7

I did a day with We Ride Portugal in the north (Terras de Bouro), but they also have other centres in Lisbon and Algarve. Great fun, decent bikes (I had a Transition Patrol) and kit (Came with a Fox Flux helemet and Ion knee pads) for rentals and awesome trails. Really good value too.

Check their website but they do tours/uplift etc

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XRHLs8K84NMJjntd7

I could probably knock this up as a mullet but it’s not titanium!

idlejohn – I think you will find its reaction to something else that happened.

Go on…..