another for helly hanson.. 😀

Just noticed this. might be of use for anyone else looking to purchase these lights..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cree-Q5-LED-bike-cycle-zoomable-twin-front-torch-head-light-set-FREE-back-light-/270884141119?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Cycling_Bike_Lights&hash=item3f11f3f83f

@scaredypants.. why frowny? im all up for supporting your lbs, but if you can get a bike no far off new condition for 1/2 the price, why not?

Go try some bikes at your LBS, then look at ebay etc and buy secondhand.. you can get a lot of bike for your money when it comes to roadbikes..and they generally dont see the same abuse as a mountain bike.

Organised one to les get/morzine over the winter period. flights worked out at £100 each, hired a gorgeous chalet for £90 each, 8 seater minivan hire for a week which was £60 each then liftpasses for the group which ranged from day pass’s at £20 each to the full 6 day port de soleil pass which was £180.. we stayed in a village called st jean d’aulps. had our pick of going to either les get, morzine or avoriaz every day, all within a 10min drive. And a great supermarket nearby for all our food & drink requirements.. 😀

Been doing it for a few years, our instructor is a cat 1 roadie so gives us a good workout! 🙂

@reggiegasket.. have been looking at the oneten. have you any first hand experience? i run hot when biking so the lack of pit zips was puting me off but its light..

Another one for paisley freight. just parceling one up now..

Thanks for all the replies.. seems quite a common problem. Im not getting any discomfort when i ride the bike, but when im lifting and strangely when im walking. I work in a warehouse enviroment so i have been told by docs to do ‘light duties’ for a couple of weeks. Going to try one of the hernia supports that you can get ( horrible looking things!) but if it helps it’ll be worth it.. 🙂

Unfortunately no insurance, so it’ll nedd to be nhs, which unfortunately means it’ll be a long wait. Docs informed hospital so the ball is rolling..just didnt want to risk making it any worse by biking, boarding etc..

Yip its the one in the groin.. i first noticed it when lifting something heavy. I know its coming into winter and i wont be riding as much, but need my weekly fix! 🙁

Depending on budget I go with some of the suggestions above and go for a rega ii or iii.

sorry, meant to add that there 2012 bikes. the sram is an 11-32.. tiagra is a 11-28. not sure ‘how much’ of a difference there is when it comes to a really steep hill… 😕

just had a ride on a defy 1 and loved the geometry.. browsing the internet and spotted this.. never used sram apex kit before but seems like a great spec for only £100 more than a 2013 defy 1.. any peeps got one or could tell me how the apex kit is?

http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/giant-defy-composite-2.html

Another one for kirroughtree.. im off down to AE tomorrow, looking forard to some good weather hopefully!

quite a few to consider, some which i’d never heard of but which i will be looking at. The norrona bitihorn dr1, OMM kamlieka, gorebike alp 2 and the endura stealth are the ones i’ll be looking at..leaning towards the OMM but some reviews questioned its longevity when wearing packs.. 😕

Liking the look of the OMM Kamlieka gear.. they do a nice jacket which looks as though it is helmet compatible..i am having the same dilemma..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0046XZ1KG/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=10339564989&ref=asc_df_B0046XZ1KG

yeh, wasn’t quite prepared for such a brutal never ending hike a bike and the bogfest before it.. Great time dev!

No worries.. cheers.

What a great day.. stunning weather and amazing scenery! it was a hard slog, hike a bike was brutal! did it in just under 8 hours.. not quick.. friend had a mechanical and i had a puncture.. but finished it, so happy with that. 😀

ended up getting the helly hanson merino/lira mix top. expensive but a great bit of kit. I sweat a lot..and the top wicked it all away and left me dry inside and still warm. 😀

hey peterfile.. any chance you could post the vid up?

Well that’s me packed and on my way up from Glasgow. Really looking forward to it now as the weather looks to be decent for a change! Good luck to everyone else that’s doing it and say hi if you see me on a white Gary fisher roscoe 3 😀

Yeh I’m not thinking of it as a race.. just want to finish it! 🙂

just wondering if anyone has any experience of this top..

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/freeze-12-zip-p162941

yeh i had thought about the rab aeon, but it hasnt got a zip neck which i would like incase it does get a bit too hot..

Just wondering what peoples fuel off choice is on a long ride like this.. im thinking little and often. taking energy bars malt loaf etc..

This one, audi owners club, winterhighland and SCUK (snowboarding)..

Did the black then the red at glentress.. needed to get some miles in.

Crackin description dev.. just what i was after..Sounds like you were through the wars last year! Im no bradley wiggins so im aiming for 7 1/2- 8hrs.. gonna take enough water to get to the burn and prob fill it up there.. Doing it on a gary fisher roscoe 3 and gonna run tubeless. been getting some practice in and done some 50 60 and 70k routes..

Have you seen this.. good bang for buck deal..

http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=2502

Yeh, im running tubeless.. not much info on the no-fuss site about water stops etc..was there any?

Ive got a cannondale synapse.. love it. well put together and ‘quite’ relaxed geometry… only way to find out is to try one though..

Did this a few weeks ago after the weeks of terrible rain and took a chance and headed up.. it was fine.. 😀

Thought there was.. oops my mistake..

Spesh blacklite. I needed a 31.6 but they only do them in the states..got a 30.9 and shimmed it. Not had a problem yet, great post.

I ride a Gary fisher roscoe 3 and my friend a spesh hardrock with 100mm travel. He’s done every up and down I’ve done but just not as comfy!

yip, another romin here, got the expert and its real comfy when you break it in..

went for the s3 in the end.. felt the pinch to zoom was far better as well. thanks for the input folks.. 🙂

definately the devil staircase.. start at the hotel across the road from glencoe… 🙂