I don’t mess about with anything except Squirt these days.

What a come down!

I was thinking prosthetic limbs or something like that

One for the evening crowd perhaps. Can anyone recommend a particular model of carrier?

That’s useful and more or less what I was thinking. Also I think the overprotective parent might prefer it that way.

Anyone else?

I saw you come off it a couple of times on the first couple of laps but I guess you got the hang of it pretty soon after that. Great result.

Well how did everyone get on?

Excellent. I’m working in St Austell this week, so will be heading there on Tuesday night.

Good, cheers Drac. I’m about to leave the office and hope to get a lap or two in later. Wet here in Swansea.

The entry list looks pretty damn quick to me.

Stuff I like to eat and drink on 12hr rides includes:

Jelly babies,
Milk
Mini cheesecakes
instant noodles
nuts/raisin mix
cereal bars
energy bars
oatcakes with jam and peanut butter (pre-sandwiched)
bananas
soreen malt loaf
jacket potato with beans (often eaten a cold quarter at a time)

I just got a bit of a semi

Carbs /proteins/ whatever you can stomach

Bland

How difficult are they to fit yourself? Strikes me as something you could do easily with a bit of research as surely they connect up in a pretty straightforward manner and if so what price can you get panels for? Or is it set up so that only registered companies can register for the FIT tariffs or whatever they are. Just all seems a bit like a modern day version of the double glazing cowboy boom in the 80’s with the same promises of saving a fortune on bills and hard selling techniques. I might be wrong but wouldn’t mind knowing if its actually possible to do yourself and miss out the middleman

You can in theory fit the panels yourself but you still need to get an MCS qualified installer to sign off the installation in order to claim the FIT.

Your analogy about double-glazing sales techniques is a fair reflection of the situation in 2011/2012 when the tariffs were higher and a lot of dodgy installers flooded the market. Now things have quietened down a lot and it is mainly the decent installers that are left. Always look for an installer with a good track record and some testimonials.

Interestingly the capital cost of the equipment has fallen in line with the FIT rates, so return on investment percentages have remained the same (but obviously net cash return is reduced). With rising electricity prices, they are a good bet.

OK boss!!

Am seriously thinking about taking two wheelsets, one with dry tyres with other with Mud-Xs.

Loco Simon

We’ll be there with Huw (2012 champ) 24hr Gareth (3rd 2012) and Jonnie , who had better have his bike sorted out

I was going to leave it for you to do on the Friday night / Sat morning!

I got an answer!

Jonny J Williams
After the widely acknowledged success of the mountain bike races at the London 2012 Olympics, have you changed your stance on mountain bike racing?

Philliggett

@Jonny J Williams – Hi, Jonny. Really, I have always loved MTB-ing. Have two bikes myself. You are right, the London Olympic MTB races were the best and the legacy is a great course. These were, however, the exception to some pretty boring races since inception in 1996. However, all types of cycling has now made the Games, and I am certainly not a vote against that!

Marc Riley certainly likes them

Building and construction are different – especially if you’re involved in civils.

But I work in a modern office build, designed to BREEAM Excellent and the standard of the construction is pretty damn poor. I can see gaps between the window frame and the window unit, and in the basement there are problems with the concrete and water ingress. Really shoddy construction/builders/subbies/designers/client – see circle of blame below:

I really enjoyed the racing and the event. Nice low key feel to it – just sign on, burger van, energy drinks and gel truck – but really high standard of racing.

It was the first time I’ve done any racing in the south east so wasn’t really sure what to expect. The course was fairly flat as expected but a lot more fun and quite technical in places. I found it surprisingly tough – no big descents on which to rest! Must have been 70% singletrack but still managed to have loads of passing places – very well done to the organisers.

Very impressed by the likes of Gee, Ant White and the singular guy, nailing consistently mega quick laps.

I also dropped my chain on the first lap and then went wrong on my 2nd lap, but after that settled down well and did the 7 laps in 7’15” to finish 29th. Happy enough with this mid pack finish.

cheers
Jonny – Loco Racing

In

Looks promising but also needs a good few years of development.

Questions for domestic use (e.g. with solar): cost, energy density, size, longevity, fire risk, charging time.

Radcliffe doesn’t like it either

Andy Murray is pissed off about it

I wonder why?

Is there camping onsite?

Cheers gee

I’ve entered the 7 lap one and also don’t know the course. Description on the website says short sharp climbs but quite fast.

I expect tractor grease or any lubricant will do. Vaseline? GT85? Squirt? Stans?

I have the same problem with my Gobi

Wasn’t Alonso on the original list that was released – only to be removed a day or so later after an alleged massive payment? I was told this by a Dutch man on a bike so it must be true.

Smudger I think he was factoring in displaced fuel costs for running his electric cars as well.

Genuine well done. I love overtaking roadies when on an mtb

For endurance reading I’m been working my way through the Rebus series.

Cycling wise, Tyler Hamilton’s book is impressive (on endurance and doping), but also some of the older books by Tommy Simpson or even Paul Kimmage (Rough Ride) are interesting from an endurance point of view.

Only if you’re taking EPO

Yeah >10 years and same user name. Been away and come back during that time tho. Think I had issue 2 or thereabouts

Was a bit like that in the cafe at Glyncorrwg today. Lots of big bikes and lads in loads of pads.

Mind you we looked a bit funny as my mate was wearing a pink helly hansen thermal and was near hypothermic. (lots of snow of top of the skyline)

There is a velogames for the spring classics:
http://www.velogames.com/index.php

Various leagues are about – but biggest I’ve found is on the velogames facebook site: 15175723
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Velogames-Fantasy-Cycling/112451628839166?fref=ts

From memory the weight limit is 90kg for normal riding, 80kg for rad skilz

Sidewinder and dead sheep gully are still there right now!

But hidden valley is well and truly trashed.

I don’t think black pudding is as unhealthy as the other ingredients in a typical fry up.

Yes and the sealant will seep through the sidewalls initially but don’t worry about that as it calms down after a bit.

Scatter cushions, rugs, random twigs
Hoovering
Regular sunday dinners at her folks