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I have run Durano Plus 25mm and 23mm. The 23's do square off quite quickly. I prefer the 23mm Gatorskin Hardshell tyres that I now run on both summer and winter bikes.

Yep - team selected. If you start a league, let us know Richard!

This event was a triumph. A lot of effort had gone into finding the off-road sectors and marshalling them. Even to the point of organising late in the day diversions due to unforeseen activity expected on a couple of the bridleways. The feed stations were adequate and the velodrome finish was a nice...

Entered this event now with Mr Shenton, who after his trip to Flanders last year and with his forthcoming participation in the Paris Roubaix sportive, will be a genuine veteran of the pave by the time this comes around.

... so after I left Ian and Keith, Stuart caught me up outside my house and we did the ride. Stu **flat**d heading towards the sprint by Kings Norton cemetery and I stayed with him until he pinched his first replacement tube and called for a lift. Conditions weren't that bad out in the lanes, though...

Tonight's ride hit almost summertime speeds. Phew! A newcomer, Sam who came on the B ride Sunday last, had a fall on Brockhill Lane. Those who spoke to him after says he maintains he was ok to get home. Don't know if anyone knows him or whether he uses this message board but I just wanted to make su...

all being well, yes.

if theres anyone registering on the morning of the event that's been stuck in a queue, waiting to get their number and chip, we could probably linger a few minutes.

but it would be nice to get away as near to 8.30 as possible.

i have pre-registered for a small group of beaconites. 7am does seem early if you've got your number so we've agreed to meet at 8am at the red lion. we'll be heading out to cult racing directly, down the alcester road/hollywood lane/norton lane... etc so should be there around 8.25 and ready to just...

... so 7am meet at the Red Lion?

What time for the meet at Red Lion Stu?

I note they are allowing pre registration from Thursday which should make things a little easier on the day.

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Rob Tilling tells me he did the ride on his own last Wednesday. Of course, we only have his word on this and he can't make it tomorrow night. I intend to be outside the red lion unless the forecast rain is absolutely torrential at 6.45pm. Anyone else?

I am currently in the market for a Campagnolo Chorus groupset and can see various online stores offering various prices. shinybikes.com is very competitive in terms of price but also quite variable in terms of quality of service, if online reviews are anything to go by. I was wondering if anybody ha...

This; http://www.edencycles.com/Dolan-Preffisio-Aluminium-Road-Frame-Carbon-Fork-p/dpff.htm was 200 quid with headset, forks and seatpost and it will be here in two days and the geometry is similar to my Focus. If all goes to plan, I can get something a bit more special in the spring but this is a r...

Anyone ever ridden one of these; http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/frames-frames-audax-winter-ribble-winter-audax-7005-frame/ribbfraw220 ?? ... the BB30 shell on my Focus is now loose to the point where it rotates within the frame. While I await a warranty decision or decide to get th...

On reflection, Laurence, last night I offered to "lead" a slower ride to make a point in the heat of the moment. You're quite right. I know the route and last night I chose to drop off because I was not comfortable with; -the lack of communication when the pace picked up -feeling like someone had de...

Thanks Nic. My entire experience of group riding has involved signals and calls for road hazards, whether it be a Beacon club run, one of these rides or when I have ridden along with people from other clubs. I thought it was par for the course. I think the dire state of our roads makes such communic...

Not sure what that was all about. I last attended two weeks ago and only noticed we'd dropped people when we stopped for a second **flat**. Tonight I had my arse in my hands. My concern was that I was not able to take on fluid because whenever I went for my bidon, I noticed the warning calls for pot...

I am signed up for this one too

I don't therefore pay much attention to the wattage figures, but they are there on the screen whether you like it or not, and inconsistencies like this just jump out at you. Not true George, a ride has to be assigned to a bike, set in "My Gear" in your settings. I have not entered a bike so Strava ...

Their KB article explains their calculation; https://strava.zendesk.com/entries/20959332-Power-Calculations .... in which their disclaimer about wind resistance, for me, renders the whole thing bit of a waste of time; "Because we do not know wind speed or air density during your ride, we assume no e...

Hi Pat - I was uncomfortable from the 100mm stem that came with my bike and got an 80mm. It is probably the case that my bike is a little bit too big for me. I use a Deda Zero2 stem. I could have paid a whole load more than the 25 quid this one cost me but I didn't know how much I'd want to experime...

The Mid Atlas mountains close to Fes are very lush, lots of agriculture, almost alpine with pine forests. I saw a roadie ascending up into the hills south towards Ifrane, when we were on an excursion on holiday in September 2011. It was very hot on the plains - I'm not sure how I'd acclimatise to th...

Have a look on Ali Baba.! Bloody hell nick, this sights a fricken gold mine for the lower class!, $280 for a carbon frame is this to good to be true hmm the suppliers called mr bruce jiao,, is he some back street dealer in the run down areas of china smuggling frames across on jet boats anyway doub...

Did the Wednesday night route today as I prefer to go out later in the day when it's icy. Lots of ice on the lanes. Temperatures don't look like they're going to pick up during the week. You'd be braver than me to attempt it at night, despite wanting to test out my new Cree lamp.

"2) It is very clear from the testimony of various confessed dopers and testing experts that the system was very easy to get round: one simply had to avoid getting tested when one was 'glowing' (by laughably straightforward means such as pretending not to be at home)." And yet riders did get caught...