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they're only £160 on amazon... tempting sause

these lovely things. i fancy doing some touring in the summer; i'm commuting to work at the moment and fancy the weight of my gear not going through my bum for an hour at a time...

missus cooked a big fat mexican tonight, was awesome. i get some laverly ortlieb panniers on friday, i'm not sure what colour to go for, theres some jazzy green ones, or yellow ones that will match my current frame... what to do...

i thought the magura discs on flips rig were very good, he munched one but it got warrentied pretty swiftly.. i'd certainly consider them if i hadn't got my hopes so cheaply.

i have found decathlon gloves to be pretty sturdy, without being to big.

4 googly eyes transformed my computer into a jolly computer.

or saltaire train station if you wanna factor in public transport.

i've been offered a hardrock sport 29er today, i'm kinda tempted...

can't imagine sprockets that small being good for chain life.

this is pretty impressive; the image below is 'finger painted' on an ipad. theres a timelapse of it to...

i'm pleased someone has finally done this thanks for sharing, want a fatbike so badly haha.how is it for technical pure trials?

what is your aversion to chest straps for? i've recently acquired the tomtom multisport watch with a heartrate strap and i'm really pleased with it.

loosen your brake lever, and use it to slide the grip off

but making an example might help curb the behaviour, i do a reasonable comute every weekend, i hope drivers are in fear of hitting me because they know theres hefty consequences, plus the whole hitting a human with a car being a general dick move.

cheers for sharing, i hope they make an example of him like they did this bitch

my ADMs were pretty savage. so were the lgms though. koxx bloxx browns are the king of pads though.

to further my point, why have specialized shifted the majority of their bikes to niner? they're a huge company who wouldn't dare make such a drastic change in their product line if they didn't think it would be sensible. they even have a fatbike out now, so they probably aren't going anywhere either, i guess you think they're f**king stupid too? the only point that 26" makes sence is that it can let a bike have more travel, but larger wheels can do more with less travel, so its swings and roundabouts really. when i acquire an offroad machine i'll be debating 650 or 9er

have you actualy riden one or are you speculating purely on pictures you've seen? the wheels are meant to offer more grip, smooth out the ride and take some of the shock and discomfort out of hitting stuff you shouldn't, surely that increased performance will give more control to the rider? the weight difference is marginal, but it's probably negated by the benefits of more wheel increasing efficiency. there was a point when disk brakes were being debated, and people didn't think they'd catch on. now you wouldn't humour an MTB without them. same goes for suspension, that was criticised for being heavy, expensive and unecessary, but you probably except that a full susser will thrash a hardtail down most descents... i've been flogging bikes at halfords for 3 years, most customers love the hybrids with 700C wheels and mtb tyres, because they're more efficient, you are in a wierd snobby little niche, wanting smaller wheels that require more effort to acheive the same thing, with less comfort, just because thats the way it's always been. would you want an old T-VEE with 20" rear wheel, rear freewheel and vee brakes because they were the norm? or would you prefer front freewheel, a 19" wheel and a modern brake set up?

Tonight on Top Gear: a helicopter drives into a pub, we send an actor into a tree and Ian Watkins is the star in a reasonably priced kid.

i donated to a friend so i could keep this:

how much are they a pair? the rubber is all that matters.

went for a ride today, havent been out in 6-8 weeks due to injury, nothing big or major, but i did a few benchmark lines, so i'm not as off form as i thought i'd be

time to get some five tens lad.

wifey bought me a brooks saddle for my birthday, it's so fricken comfy, i've only had 40 miles out of it but i've got a long ride planned tomorrow. and i am excited.