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Last seen: Mar 31, 2026
Oh no! Really sad to hear that you've once again comes to blows with the clowns out there.Hope you have a speedy recovery.
@woody wrote::lol: I forgot to stick me fluffy bits on so it was waving about a bit!?? Are we still talking mudguards here? This is getting wierd.;-)
Oops. Started something now eh? A bit of autumn tension...
I'll be going to have a look at the l'Etape anyway, but out of curiosity, and as a winter bike, can it take 'proper' mudguards?
@woody wrote:Whiz into Dave Hinde and pick up a L'Etape with tiagra for £450.Thanks ofr the tip! I'll pop there first!
Good effort. Shame about the mechanical and subsequent off - hope you recover quickly!Weather looked great from the photographs on-line. Some good tec...
@WinsfordDave wrote:I'm a big fan of Ribble - used to be one of my local bike shops and over the years I've had several of their frames - always amazi...
@kris wrote:glovesI use SealSkinz gloves. Not to everyone's taste, but good when it's really cold/wetovershoesRepel Neoprene - I've had them for years...
@woody wrote:Well my attempt at my first century ended in disaster! Firstly I rolled up at 6.30 for a 7 start but spent an hour queing to get in the c...
@woody wrote:I'm giving it a couple of races and then will see but I need to make urgent changes as 2 of my riders haven't even started!!Two of my rid...
@Claire.O wrote:That is right! The Schlecks are some of my favourites, too. It took me a while to forgive Cav for ditching Melissa and taking up with ...
@Claire.O wrote:If I don't personally like a rider, I won't pick 'em! That's Boonen out then....Excellent! 😆 So it's not just my good lady who do...
Just seen that there wasn't an answer to this, so in the idle time before starting work, thought I'd pipe up!If I remember correctly: The course (JC/8...
@woody wrote:I'm happy with mine, gone for a few spanish domestiques! 🙂 Good call. Just been looking at a bit of form before I start work. Might mak...