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Carl

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25th May 13 at 17:26

quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Reason I asked is that a road 2x10 will normally have ditched the smallest chain ring where as a MTB 2x10 ditches the largest, outer chain ring at front, often replaced with a bashguard.

I converted my hybrid to singlespeed!

Good to know. Im thinking the former would be best for me, I never drop onto the front smallest on my current set up. I thought about the fixie route or even a single cog on front as that would probably be ok but tben when I think about it it seems too much style over function to be mdssing about whrre im at now.

Nic Barnes

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25th May 13 at 19:47

Verdict on gisburn forest is favourable. Definitely do that again.

Rick Draper

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25th May 13 at 22:10

It would appear (from Strava) if I try on climbs I am not totally shit! Just a bit shit!

Doug

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26th May 13 at 10:42

I have purchased a GoPro so as the instruction book tells me I can now 'Be a Hero'.

What this really means is that there shall now be some good videos of falls and other professional behaviour posted in the thread.

Just need to wait for a memory card to arrive. I forgot to buy one FFS

Nic Barnes

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26th May 13 at 16:51

Been to lee quarry and cragg quarry today near or in bacup Lancashire. Very very good. Easy spend a day there messing about as there are loads of different bits that aren't on the trail that peel off all over the place. The run back down from cragg quarry to lee quarry is proper decent and fast with lots of stones to jump off. Great weekend I've had.

Ben J

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26th May 13 at 17:14

Just checked. Only 32 miles from me that.

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26th May 13 at 18:11

Having the same conundrum as I had with my mountain bike. I seem to always be in between sizes with bikes - would you go slightly larger or slightly smaller with a road bike. The choice is 58cm or 60cm, how much difference can 2cm make? I'm 6'2".

[Edited on 26-05-2013 by ed]

Rick Draper

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26th May 13 at 18:36

Do you have a long body or long legs?

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26th May 13 at 19:57

Think I've got short legs (lol). My jeans are usually a 34" inseam

Liam

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26th May 13 at 20:31

Measure the standover on your current bike and compare it with the road sizes? same with top tube length etc.

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26th May 13 at 20:45

Good plan

Nic Barnes

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26th May 13 at 20:49

quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
Just checked. Only 32 miles from me that.

worth a trip. think we covered about 12 miles on the trails in both quarries and the return between the 2. worth it if its only half an hour away. could easy spend a day there messing about. the climb from the car park is a fucker though

Nic Barnes

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26th May 13 at 20:50

will have some really bad videos from the weekend as me and my mate had go pro cameras. managed to catch him falling off and smashing his knee into a rock.

Rick Draper

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26th May 13 at 22:34

Maybe take some measurements and have a look at:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO

Nic Barnes

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27th May 13 at 10:18

http://youtu.be/mxeAY2qOiB0

Lol at my lack of pro skills

Matt L

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27th May 13 at 17:01

well... I fail at repairing an innertube

im blaming the tools aka the patches, the bit on the back you have to pull off is stuck on that well it pulls the patch up when your pulling it off.

2 patches down and a ruined tube later = new tube time, im taking this as a lesson just to buy spare tubes it makes life so much easier

Nic Barnes

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27th May 13 at 19:10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76mDnNqxk2E

hully gully part of gisburn forest. lack of speed is due to not knowing what was coming up, and i am very much a novice still so dont judge the lack of pro content lol.

Doug

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27th May 13 at 19:25

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76mDnNqxk2E

hully gully part of gisburn forest. lack of speed is due to not knowing what was coming up, and i am very much a novice still so dont judge the lack of pro content lol.

Why did you put the 'lol' there? There was nothing funny in the post. Your lack of pro skills is serious, certainly not funny.

Nic Barnes

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27th May 13 at 19:35

Thanks for viewing it though doug, your comments as always are appreciated.

Nic Barnes

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27th May 13 at 21:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z86ex7Rs0Y

my mate falling off split screen 2 go pros. i sound really concerned.

Simon

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28th May 13 at 08:39

I had a great ride around Forest of Dean on Sunday. We parked at Parkend and explored some of the natural trails before riding upto the trail centre and doing a loop. The natural stuff outside is much more fun in my opinion!

Jamie Walby

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28th May 13 at 09:27

No cycling for me. Instead I went on a 48 hour binge session at Bournemouth Rugby 7s Festival which I absolutely bossed.

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28th May 13 at 09:55

I did a big ride on Saturday - went into London along the tow paths of the Grand Union. Was dusty and hot, nice conditions for it though was a bit sore riding into work today

Matt L

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28th May 13 at 12:08

no cycling for me either, was in manc studying all weekend plus my ankle still aches from the run.

Dr Pepper

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28th May 13 at 12:47

I did 48 miles thursday, 51 on sat and 50 yesterday ..... thighs are a bit tender today

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