Thanks all!

Had a great blast round last night. Lots more drops and jumps from the one time I’d done it years ago. Very fun 🙂

Strava

Thanks all, looking at heading round either wed or Thursday evening. Maybe 6:30/7pm would appreciate company jekkyl 🙂

Tracks look great! I’m jealous, have a great ride and play the long game 🙂

How about now – this weekend. Looks like a nice day for it.

Options:
1- You would be out of your depth – Ice axe and significant snow cover
2 – pretty but not dangerous – some snow about but paths largely clear
3 – all melted mate

For me it’s slowriders point – have you tried pulling over an inexperienced group into a passing place?

Disruptive, dangerous and likely to leave riders stopping in front of you anyway. They probably felt bad about keeping you behind them but tbh not a lot they could sensibly have done if it was as narrow as you say.

As a single cyclist it is very very different! No cats to herd 🙂

Cook these https://katedaviesdesigns.com/tag/mince-pies/

Yes they are on a knitting blog that my wife loves but they are incredible

Lord of the rings unabridged is the daddy of long journeys. Something like 35cds…

+1 for a great recommendation. A bit like a much better version of project mx-5 by car throttle

Now I’m just impatient to see it finished!

Cyclist touring club bnb route

9 days was a good balance of speed and enjoyment

I’m happy with it, as above, makes me wanna ride

I’d have the Audi or the vw golf r for the same underpinnings but bike carrying ability 🙂

What does everyone think to Chopard?

I quite like my historic racing and fancy them now they have started making their own movements.

The rough ballpark here is that I was on 55k in specialist industry- moved two years ago into generalist company continuing to do the same work for pay cut. Now on 50k.

College who I was at the same level and skills as in specialist industry has reached 80kish

Specialist industry job advertised as 50-80k and I want to make sure I’m at the higher end. Anyway so it’s quite a big difference to me and I think saying I’m on 50 would put you off paying 80? GT/Steve, thoughts?

had a bike change with a team mate earlier

second bike change required to get him back on his spare bike. Plenty of sticky bottle and a stroppy comisaire getting him back in 🙂

I don’t post enough to qualify but plenty of the good eggs on here match these:

http://calmingmanatee.com

I’m loving dirt rally and that has the benefit of recollecting group b rallying for the older gent :p

You need to give it time though because, Jesus it’s hard!

MDV

That bike shop in reigate full of shiny road bikes and nice coffee. Good bunch and some mtbers hiding amongst them 🙂

I’m a reigate local but don’t often get a pass to ride on Sunday’s. Might be able to work out a ride together though, feel free to drop me a mail.
Quite a few Wednesday night groups out of reigate. Most are groups of dads/mates. There are a few mtbers riding out of MDV on Wednesday night through the summer as a slightly more organised thing, keep an eye on their facebook page

Whenever I safely can 🙂

Was beautiful in my Alfa v6- mk7 golf gti is still fun but less sonerous

Would really miss the noise and experience in an electric

My wife learnt to drive in a diesel and barely ever takes our golf above 3500, feels a shame!

You are all wrong!

White bread – warburtons
Burtoli with butter
Strong cheddar
The strongest pawn cocktail crisps you can lay hands on. Non multipack walkers or prawn cocktail Pringles

The cheddar and prawn cocktail – umami ftw

Ps – anyone else notice how weedy multipack walkers are compared to single bags? massively less flavoring

I’m forced to used it, god it’s awful!

Next time I move companies it will be my first question to the interviewers…

Trying to describe a current boss and his ability to have long tangential conversations which don’t actually add anything:

“He’s a really nice guy, but he sometimes gets sucked off down an alleyway….”

Went round the project like wildfire! 🙂

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03j67ll?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_radio_2&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=radio_and_music

Full line up confirmed- really looking forward to Chris Harris on TV 🙂

Since aged 17 – 2004

Alfa 147 1.6 – shared with and then bought off mum
Alfa mito 1.4 -135 Bhp. Pcp new car
VW Golf gti mk7 performance pack – pcp again -current car
Alfa 166 3.0 v6 – shed/ barge to do work mileage with. Just sold

Not much really, but from an ‘Alfa family’. My dad has had about 17 alfas!

Had a thread on here just before we got ours
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/tell-me-about-owning-a-cat

He has been great fun, although a bit bitey! 🙂

I’ve been getting into it recently. Got a second hand tamiya xv-01 rally car.

It’s great fun to rag round, perhaps not ideal for a muddy field but perfect for a walk in the woods or a gravel car park. Plus it looks and acts more like a scale car which is what I wanted. Great quality kit and fun to tinker with. Slightly frustrating to have to completely disassemble and clean after each run when the bearing seize up!

Starting to feel the the need for more power soon, but a sealed bearing kit is first on the list!

+1 for dirt rally

Jesus it’s hard, you need a wheel or at least a controller hooked to your pc. I looks fantastic and is a real good challenge though!

I’m a massive fan, helps that my dad has exactly the same White Alfa spider that he drives around in 🙂

This thread has a lot to answer for, it lead me off down a rabbit hole of reminiscence and childhood want that has led to eBay purchasing 🙂

I had a manta ray (cheap ready to run version) as a kit and always wanted the kit but didn’t get it

Love the scale cars but wanted some off road ability and fancied something to do skids so I have an xv-01 rally car on the way
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252097648607

Planning to swap the Mitsubishi evo body for something more interesting and do a rebuild just to experience building it and check its put together ok

Delivered an internal training course for 12 people about a Microsoft analytics and reporting tool which I had to prepare all the material for in my spare time and will get very little credit for!

Drive the deal and carwow

Got nearly 5k off my golf

I’m going again this year, hopefully Val Thorens in late feb

Any experiences of val?

Also I’ve always just rented the cheapest skis, this will be my 4th week and I have my own boots should I bother looking at the ‘better’ rental skis?

Where is the skiing thread this year?

Road bike, Col du vence, madone and the high one above barcellonette if ur feeling adventurous!

Easier to navigate and find the good stuff as much as anything

Ive got the mk7 Golf GTI and I would say it is as nice as a place to be than the audi’s and comes with a pretty nice spec and interior.

No experience on what the GTD I like to drive but surely it is more engaging than the others? GTI is pretty damn fun

Small simple single speed is 25.3lbs

With fox f120, hone cranks, use post, race face sixc bars, surly and hope hubs and dt5.1 rims, Marta SL brakes

See my email response below, I asked the same thing but have the older (pictured green) hubs

Hello,
Thanks for the email. Yes, there would be a noticeable difference if you were to make that switch to Fun Bolts. Below is a list of part #s you would need, and a distributor in the UK that can help you source these parts. I hope this helps.

PHB544 – Axle

PHB708 – Adjustment Clamp

PHB507-10 – Fun Bolts

Evolution Imports (Bromley Bike)
27 Widmore Road
Bromely Kent
BR11RW England

http://www.evolutionimports.co.uk/

Chris Kessler
info@chrisking.com

On Mar 15, 2015, at 1:25 AM, Titusrider wrote:

Please use this space for your comments or questions:
Hi

I’ve been running some ISO mtb hubs for over ten years now, I think they are 2002/2003 vintage. Apart from the occasional preload and service they have been faultless, so thanks 🙂

The front is now running qr15 but I’ve not touched the rear and it’s still running a QR. As mtb has moved on I’m starting to feel the limitations of my current bikes rear end stiffness. I’ve got a ibis Mojo sl with a standard qr dropout rear end. Pictured: http://flic.kr/p/rBPo9F

I’ve been suggested a switch to fun bolts as a way of gaining some rear end stiffness, what would I need ? And who could supply the parts in the uk?

Thanks, and hears to another ten years

Did this drive last summer taking my golf gti down for some French mountain roads with the road bike in the back.

Driving Tips:
Do route napolean (n85) even if it’s a detour
Do try and order a French motorway toll tag
Go up go gorge du verdon and col du vence

Riding: I did Club des cinque or however it’s spelt (3 times up and down)
I think from looking at the bike shops at the bottom in Bedouin you wouldn’t find any adapted bikes
Might have to hire in the UK and get In the car?

Staying: stayed at Les mas de baux through booking . Com
Couldn’t get much more authenticity French, it was simple but great and friendly

And finally, Harry’s videos are awesome arn’t they 🙂
They are quite few videos in that area, one of the Evo coty and chris Harris golf gti review are both quite local

I got bitten on the ear by an ant a few weeks ago, it really hurt and I let my wife know how much it hurt….. for about 2 hours

she had just fallen over, nearly rolled of a clif and scrapped and bruised both legs

apparently an ant bite isn’t comparable 🙂