Im going july 19th and was planning to just use high roller single ply kevlars

they survived les arcs and Dest X is supposed to be less rocky (im quite light on kit though)

anyone else there that week?

compact, 11- 25 here,

no problems at all in surrey or Wiltshire riding.

3 times up the tourmalet (club des cingles) was a little less comfortable than would have been nice but still manageable

Just talk to strada, my recommendation would be h plus son archetype on Chris kinds and cx ray spokes 24/28.

don’t go 20/24 with ‘tradional builds’ imo, the factory builds can go lower as its designed as one unit.

whatever you choose, and there isn’t anything specifically wrong with factory wheels, look at the wider rims as they improve cornering and comfort

I think their website is down but https://m.facebook.com/jeanalesliesiobhanmiller?_rdr

would be my wildcard recommendation.

also for jigs, reels,etc try old blind dogs and lunasa

Love both on both 🙂

mtb – the more technical the better, up and down gives you something to think about!

road – love the challenge of climbing and trying to stay with fast groups (i often get dropped uphill, sprinters build 🙂 ). Then thrashing the rest of the group down the dh’s. Not many people have confidence on a road bike, i do, and love attacking a dh at full gas with big ring spinning and tucking all over the place. 8th place down col du vence on strava this summer was damn good fun. The more technical hairpins etc the better, and ideally steep enough that i don’t need to pedal much 🙂

Ive got a mk 7 gti on pcp and would recommend that as a middle ground. Not quite as fast but still as fun (with the performance pack) and still a chance of getting ok fuel economy ( i have heard the real world on the r is terrible) i get 36-38 with reasonably normal driving

and also read the pistonheads review of the r – they recon the gti might be the better bet

Not that it helps you but there was a very memorable embarrassing bodies about this. The lady was repulsivly obease and the cure for her snoring ( which worked) was gastric band surgery!

so, are u fat? 😛

Maui jim if u want the best polarised lenses and are happy to spend a little.

Was running really well yesterday, had a lot of fun. Quick question for anyone who was there?

do you have my photo?!

loads of people stopped taking pics of their mates and me charging through the middle! Blue/grey Ibis and a dark green top and roadie helmet 🙂

120mm for me on a ‘classic’ soul (well actually its a simple)

tried 130mm for a while but couldn’t get the front end to bite in turns, just washed out without enough weight on it. If ur riding is ‘winch and plummet’ it might work for you.

might try it with 140mm at some point, ive got the forks around and I’m better at getting over the front than i was when i last tried, however i don’t expect it to be better than 120mm for me and the surrey hills

Bike goes in the back seats down and she really goes…. 🙂

Fiat 500 abarth
fiat panda 100hp
clio 172?

id be after a small lukewarm hatch like those to have some fun with?

Half pint ok, one pint if i have a couple of hours and a meal

will usually decline entirly if I’m driving anyone else around with me

Of course its worth it 🙂

Personally id say ur question is quite unusual

My cover all solution (including LEJOG and other multiday stuff) would be padded shorts next to the skin. ALWAYS washed every night, ideally a quality bib short although padded mtb ‘liners’ are ok for day riding.

Riding in underwear is best done on a Boris bike for short distances imo.

Worth having just to tick the box really and increases your value if ur employer/potential employer is a gold partner.

If you want a detailed view I’m MCSE:BI and did it recently with 5 exams (oh and we are looking to hire MS bi experts in the southeast) feel free to drop me a mail.

Its certainly a nice first road bike, you looked at canyon yet? (although you might be best of getting something from an lbs so u can get sized)

Rode one as a rental bike in NZ. Was riding the trails at rotorua, twisty woodland single track type stuff.

i was v impressed by the bike, stiff, good sus platform, climbed and descended well and held a line v well.

i did notice that it took a little more ‘body english’ to get turned in to tight corners than i was used to. I put this down to the wheelsize, given i ride a mojo sl at home. Quickly adjusted my inputs and had a great time though.

I went, atmosphere wasn’t as good as Bristol but some really nice stuff. Im looking at posh road bikes and was trying to (dream) decide between:

All with discs as a custom option

my wife had a noticeable improvement switching to 11-27 on normal compact up front try that first, it will help

If u are looking to ride properly long distances my carbon mtb shoes give me hot spots on the road in a way that my carbon sidis and road pedals don’t

ive just had mine changed thinking they had gone, turns out it was the crankset clicking but they changed them anyway

they had lasted 4 years from new without a hitch, riding all year round. maybe im just lucky 🙂

other thing worth considering if you have some expensive forks and your short (im thinking mtb) is:

If you cut it down properly they will be worthless to anyone else if you ever wanted to sell on.

its all your fault, just ordered these with dt240’s:

http://www.wheelsfar.com/2014-new-38mm-clincher-wheels1250g-30g23mm-wide-p-220.html

I would love discs, ive got at least 3 years till my 30th and the Alchemy that I hope to acquire to rid myself of such issues 🙂

no wear indicator on a23’s otherwise it would be an obvious decision

I put the tag on because its my favourite phase from STW and im able to laugh at myself 🙂

wwaswas- like the idea but im not 100% happy with the wheels and wouldn’t really just want the same again

haglofs

or merrell as a second best

+1 for everything said really, good fun lads weekend 🙂

I have one of these wife thingies and it doesn’t seem to be problem ive encountered either

(well maybe slightly when buying ‘our’ car but I can forgive that 🙂 )

Being around my new(ish) niece her parent are pretty ridiculous

no outdoor shoes at all in the house
any dropped toy gets an antibacterial wipe
babies hands constantly wiped clean

and other such helicopter parenting germ related goodies…

I really want to offer to look after her for a day and just leave her pottering round the garden doing whatever she likes

+1 for padded shorts next to the skin, the only way to go

+1 southern Spain, biking Andalucía has great mtb and great road routes. Ubwill be faster than the guide with that company but they ar cheap 🙂

As you say it is largely the higher end ones that they want to sell you.

I have heard tale of people approaching the warranty departments to buy a lower end frame with some success

reading your question this may be of interest:
http://road.cc/content/review/111879-btwin-anorak-7-jacket

Personally I’m a ponsey roady so its Castelli, Gore (oxygen jacket is suberb), mavic soft shell and various tight fitting club/branded tops

plain boiled rice + 1

got me going again after 8 days of food poisoning

put the flat up for auction and get rid quick?

http://www.procyclinglive.com for me

although I will be getting proper eurosport at some point as the quality of the pirate feeds is pretty bad

I lost a stone in 8 days with epic food poisoning, try that. Id recommend bella Italia 🙂

i went from ten and a half stone to nine and a half! I did not look healthy