Thanks Kerley,

I doubt that anyone on here rides all of exactly the same tracks as you do, at the same frequency or with the same requirements for speed and comfort. Therefore, any advice is likely to be largely irrelevant, especially as you’ve not outlined any of that in your post.

thanks

Said the same thing this morning,tree at the bottom of the garden has a magpies nest in it. The tree is almost bending in 2 with the wind but the nest is still there intact. Incredible

What’s wrong with the Flare Max? Are you planning to crush DH runs on the Pleney all day long?

If not I think you’ll be surprised by how tame most of the official trails are.

+1

Decent brakes are more important than anything else!

5 11 here and on a ML, fits like a glove

You have to enable bbc sounds through the Alexa app

When I went a few years ago I just loaded up at an out of town supermarket. Cheap as chips and a decent selection too!

Although he did say I should drink more Weißbier than Helles (lager) as it’s full of minerals.

Alpin. I love you ❤️❤️

What was it you got for £50.? I had a quick peek and the MT500 trousers are still £109..?? Did you mean shorts.?

Sorry, my bad. Yes it was the shorts I got.

I’ve just picked a pair up from Leisure lakes for £50. Bargain

Sorry. Why would you want to work on holiday?

The ceo is quite active on Twitter. Post an image up and tag them in it, they’ll be all over it

Out of interest (because there are apparently a few people who seem to know the system), is it obvious E.g. at age 12 which kids are going to ‘make it’ vs the 99%? Or do kids progress / change enough over the years that the ‘average’ mid-pack 12 year old academy player has a shot when they get to 16-17?

Its all about how they develop in that time, Ive had a bit of time around academies and scouts looking at 7,8,9 year olds and personally think its bonkers that they are being scouted at that age.

Ive seen kids who are scoring goals for fun at 12 years old, but by the time everyone else catches up physically at 16/17 they are no better than the rest.

Brilliant piece of TV!

I set up one of the Child Trust Funds that were around at the time, but i think they are no longer. Most banks will have a Investment type account that you can setup with a regular monthly payment which can be added too. Good luck getting the grandparents to forego buying all the tat they can lay there hands o though :)

the kids would be my biggest concern, as much as its a nice place. Away from the main towns they are probably going to moa thats theres nowt to do!

I’ve sent you a DM Andy

Lidle do their own Wheat beer, similar to Erdinger in taste and only £1.25 a bottle.

This thread makes me want to sit outside a bar in Bruge 😢

Ive just got some lightweight knee pads for ‘normal riding’ ive had a couple of silly offs recently and my knee always takes the brunt of it!

just starting mine Jase. i will keep you posted. ;o)

Brilliant T,

hat have you got planned?

probably got another 48 hours to go :/

What I would ask is; why is your road bike not getting ridden? If you’re riding MTB instead then not convinced what you’re solving for (ie will a gravel bike with road wheels make you ride more road than a road bike? Probably not).

Riding more MTB, still like getting out on the road bike but not as much. Ill still keep my mtb but use the gravel bike for commuting etc, but keep a set of wheels with slicks on for the odd occasion.

I’m currently getting spanked by Steve mcd and fatcroe 😞😞

Just made my first 3 moves 😄

I’ll be up for that

smell, grease etc, get one of those pop up extractor fans from the worktop……

Im a few hours behind yetidave, Kapow and Stapleford flier but plotting a similar path, looking a few days ahead i need to change course otherwise i’ll be bobbing around going nowhere!

Wish I’d have known that a couple of nights ago!

Winds changed direction for me overnight and I lost 80000 places!

Ive just followed stapleford flier, who else is in? I was a bit late to the party currently in 200000+ position

Has anyone any experience of these?

https://www.templecycles.co.uk/pages/adventure-disc-collection

I think my S150 looks great, and rides even better

I did this the other day, straight forward process and just adjusts your tax code accordingly. You need to re apply in 2021 if you are still working from home after April 2021

The Pink Stuff.

+1

Around here in Bolton, there is quite a large Indian and Pakistan community, and before lockdown I have rarely seen families or Individuals out on the moors enjoying the scenery. During lockdown I have noticed more and more which is great to see in my opinion. Lots on bikes, lots walking.

New Zealand is definitely on the list, Brother lives in Queenstown. Just need to save up a bit for that one!

Are you wanting nice driving roads or nice scenery or both ?

A bit of both but don’t want to be driving for hours and hours everyday, so something a bit more compact would definitely be what we’re looking to do.

If it’s Irschen near Lienz then you’re in for a treat.
The Lienz Dolomites are amazing and to the north you have the Hohe Tauern National Park. (The Dolomites are very close, as is Slovenia). One of my favourite places. You could probably live there forever and not do all of the walking, climbing, via ferrata and riding options.

Plus all the Carinthia Lakes for summer swimming and sailing

It is, sound awesome. Hopefully going next year.

Fly into Vienna. Get lost in Austria. Come a few tours with me (Governement approved Austria Guide)

Austria is on the list, mother in law is from Austria and wants to go back to see family (Irschen)
and i want to bugger off mountain biking :)

Can I have a job? 😄😄

How old are the brakes? Ive had the same thing happen to Shimano brakes after a few years of use, a fine mist of brake fluid on the pads due to the seals perishing.