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Got a route for tomorrow Ian?

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This is the country lane out by Frankley, used as a return route from club runs. I went up there last night and at the junction of Yew Tree and Newtown Lane there's enough fencing to stop even bikes getting through. So if you usually go up Dayhouse on the way home and turn left, don't. :) It's close...

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Oh what fresh horror will Phil take people on... will it be hilly, hillier, or hillamongous? Mis-lead me Phil... it's the only way I'll go along with your plans!

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Youth-Cyclo-C ... 3d03415c1b

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More about his bike!

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... hip-189583

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Will be a quiet sunday... what with lots of Beaconites at the CX event

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Keith, you need to set that route to public, only friends can see it right now

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Upton by Alcester...? Gonna be a shortish run then?

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Planning on intro ride George. Not quite sure what my buddy should ride. He's quick enough for C run but not done that type of distance before so thinking intro is a safer first bet. Is it about 12mph average?

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I think I'll also be there with a newbie (to club riding) friend

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Are you planning at stopping in the cafe on Birches Valley? If so it's usually mega rammed at lunch if weather is good

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Don't feed the trolls, kids.

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You never say my local routes are 'nice' and lumpy Matt

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Was down Purshall Green ln last week and in the heat the tarmac had melted with fresh chippings and I had to stop twice to brush a layer of stones off my tyres

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What system does Greg use?

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For those who like riding an inappropriate bike off road I've had this mail from WMCCL.. :) Give it a go people -- it's great fun and no pressure. Just enjoy it! Dear rider, It's almost time to register for the BWA West Midlands Cyclo Cross League. Never has Cyclo Cross been so popular in the UK and...

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Nowt wrong with Canyon... no troubles here, even arrived 2 weeks early. Just in time for me to put it in the car and drive to ... er, Germany! Planet X are doing a nice exocet 2 for £1,500 with good groupset and their own brand carbon wheels. Also worth remembering expensive alu/ti is better than ch...

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Naughty boy Keithy... next time I spot you I'll get the flashing lights on!

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Andy did you find you struggled to get into the thing and then the arms were just massive?

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Alternative club run on proper manly bikes, except Matt who used a CX bike... to Cannock Lord Militant Paul Watkins (L -- I'm posting, so I'm assuming the mantle) Major 'Helen Jamieson' Faffatron -- geddit?? Captain Ali 'Not so quick are you now, eh??' Hey Private Matt 'don't understand flat bars or...

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Yup

http://ultracycling.com/sections/record ... byday.html

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Huh nice... hows it all work? What was my time last time I rode it? Was years ago

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Bummer for that Piotr chap... arrived 26 secs too late so got his 26 secs penalty, otherwise he'd have been 3rd!

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Up Stanford he was happy and joking!! Smiling!!!!

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So.... who's doing what?

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Rich Bussell still on that list -- how long does it take to recover from a bust spleen?

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Ooooh they'll rattle something rotten... shoulda gone for the track pump

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How many bodies would be interested in a Team Beacon this year? It's in mid-June and won't be vastly technical, could probably do it in a CX bike.

I've registered interest with the organisers for entering a team.

http://www.mountain-mayhem.com/mountain-mayhem-2015/

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Team Beacon in a MTB event??

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I've had back problems for 15 odd years or so no -- seems to run in the family but have some tips! :) You say it's worse when seated on climbs. I've had this and you may notice, if you ever see me, is that my saddle point down a few degrees. It lightens the load on the discs by reducing the curve wh...

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Always run mine as tight as possible... and usually prefer the lever about half way to allow for adjustment but enough release to let the wheel out when I need it.

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Hahaha that's funny... it did look like an adapter, should have question it more...

So, wanna borrow the tool then?

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Must resist rude joke...

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I have the first one, you can borrow it if you like... used it today in fact on the old road bike

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Website says E/1/2/3/4 ... is it all cats mushed into one race ? Any chance for 4th cats to get any points?

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I had the same issue and ended up bolting a plastic plumbing pipe bracket to the mudguard and cable ties to the pannier rack. No issues after a few years in all weather

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Has anyone totalled up how much they spend on this trip? Inc/excl taking your own bike, etc.

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CX are allowed btw James... and bar ends, no silly wotsit rules about tangling bar ends up. If you tangle and crash it's your own fault. :D Most people ride hardtails 'cos of the longer climbs, just depends on the course. Women race in the same event as the master males. Sheffield is grass along the...

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XC doesn't tend to have much in the way of long real fast descents over rocks/trees, etc. The 3rd round at Pitcheroak is probably the closest to a XC race but missing the long climbs and more technical rooty stuff. Still a good taster though.

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So er... much to my amusement, kinda, Beacon RCC finished plum joint last this year in the teams category! Good effort by me to drive to sheffield then snap a gear cable and retire! Then fail to get to any more races. So how many MTBers do we have here, and how many CX bods have a bike and would giv...

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I'm there for round 2!! Lets hope I don't smash my helmet up this year!!

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All I take from that is MTBers have more 1337 skillz.

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Could you post a link to the route ? Can't get FB at work

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On my old bike I've just got standard alu bars which are round, not flat like some carbon bars on the flat bits. On my new bike it's flat... is this achieved just using gel pads under the bar tape? Do you place some on top, and twice as many on the front/back? Reason being I have nerve damage throug...

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Ah ha thanks, didn't see that post!

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Kreuziger dropped from Contador's bunch. He was his Porte in the mountains...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/28072505

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The K34/10 on the 9th July... there's no route on the site except a K34/10D -- same thing ?

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I got a £2 battery usb charger from hong kong! Put any AA batteries it, plug usb cable to whatever and it sucks 'em dry. Pretty useful, also means you can just keep buying batteries while touring if you're dying for power. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AA-External-Battery-Emergency-USB-Charger-For-iPod-...

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I'm off to Germany to see family and wanted a small area of maps on my Garmin for some local training routes. The below site was pretty easy to use, allowed me to create a map file for just the area I wanted and just copy/paste to the Garmin and boom worked. Simplez, free (can donate) and up to date...

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