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I've been so happy with my 4-man BA tent I'm v likely to go for one of those when I replace my shitty Berghaus one-man thing. Still cheaper than the Terra Nova one I've played around with, though nowhere near as light

if they use a third party fulfilment centre to ship most of their stock out, it's probably just delayed there. There's been another demand spike so a lot of places are taking ages to pack and ship, especially for their smaller clients

Interestingly I have that frameset, and chose it for being not too far removed from a road bike. That said, the 'road bike' was a 2015 croix de fer (pre long tt short stem geo change) but so far it's been exactly what I was looking for. Nimble enough on the road, winds up to speed well for my tarmac commute. Swap to 650x2.2 for the gvnarvel on the weekend, two-wheel drift past people on full-sussers while laughing my head off. In anti-gravel stylings I run 50/36 chainrings

That chainkeeper won't do shit, it's upside down lel

sorry I have literally no idea why I'd read it as the other way up facepalm

the Colston one did get to be there for fucking years, so I think it's possible to disagree with the immediate removal of one without being hypocritical, even before you get to the moral argument. Re. statues generally, I kind of feel like some must have had their turn now otherwise the world will become overpopulated with commemorative statues...

There is a fourth option where the place has stylists who specialise in mens or womens hair. No reduction in talking, beer and coffee available (and prosecco against the owners better judgement, but this is only offered by the stylist who demanded it). Longest I've been in the chair was 90 mins, but I have longer hair than most people of any gender.

For jeans that fit exactly like a casual pair of jeans, the best I've ever come across (during some years running marketing at a hipster moto gear retailer) were the Pando Moto Steels. V expensive but I was tempted just to wear all the time. I doubt they'd ever wear out. In a crash, they wouldn't shred (single-layer Dyneema).

For the same thing at a lower price, Richa Original Slim (or non slim, for a 501 fit). Single layer Cordura, won't hold up as well in an off undoubtedly but fits like normal jeans and lasts x4 longer than normal denim sliding down the road. Quality from Richa can be questionable, rivets go sometimes. Decent after-sales care though.

The Rokker gear probably uses the best fabrics, but you have to put up with some of the most 90s looking branding ever, and they like to splash it over the arse of jeans.

Kevlar-lined jeans will be pretty warm, and will need to go in the bin after a crash. I have the Knox Richmonds as they were cheap as fuck and AA rated. They don't look like normal jeans, but I'd rather wear those than textile or leathers (yes I'm a poser, I don't care).

Another option is buying kevlar leggings to wear under high street jeans. Bowtex, or Merlin. I have Merlin ones, cheaper for full kevlar coverage. Personally I use Revit armour in everything, slimmest design.

I wrote this at my old work when the new rules about PPE came in, don't think it's been updated/altered since I left.

Anybody on here heard about the poisonous courgette thing? Seems to be a thing for allotments down here on the south coast, something to do with cross breeding or a lack of water, but bitter courgettes have been giving people the shits

Oh it's not plasterboard, just a weird old wall. The beefy wall anchors I'm using tighten up so far and (i think) start spinning in the wall. It's pretty secure but if I could increase the friction around them I'd be happier.

I've never heard of Wet n Fix but I think they might solve my problem with spinning wall anchors for the wall mounted bike hanger. amazing, the forum saves again

If you need to move on a 48 ring, I’m keen. Upgrade wouldn’t sell me a 48/34 set so now I’m running 50/36 (as I had the 36 anyway)

The wheels come from Hunt taped (just in case that's relevant seeing as you didnt say a mate bringing it round to be built and then have a tyre fitted)

Do you know if they're the current version or older stock? The compound and sidewall spec was changed 6-9 months ago and is a lot less susceptible to cuts and stuff. When I first used them I would puncture a lot but the current set I'm running have been really excellent despite being treated horribly with low pressures and sharp flint.

Yeah, at least my thing is relatively cheap and I don't mind the site keeping my money if I opt out in the end, I'd rather those places kept afloat.

Me and some mates have booked some camping spots but I'm not sure it'll go ahead to be honest, I think it's a nightmare for the site. They're not putting people on adjacent pitches which makes sense, but apparently if you book 3 pitches you won't get say, 1 pitch, fallow pitch, 1 pitch, fallow pitch etc, they spread your booking all over the site to prevent people from gathering. Also, we wanted to be in our small one-man tents and have two people per pitch, which turns out isn't allowed most likely. However we could have two people in one tent. If those two people aren't cohabiting then it was be a. not a good idea and b. maybe not legal/allowed?

Also, no toilets so you have to show up with a camping toilet thing. We're only really planning it as nobody has a garden big enough to space 6 of us out comfortably, and are happy to pay for that option even though we'll be up the road from one of our homes.

Holy shit, a little busier than Whiteways!

I've not ridden that area personally but I know it's a popular climb for cycling so I wonder if there's been a push from that side for reduced speeds. Bit annoying for bikers though as being narrow, there's not so much conflict. The article is a bit odd in that it says there've been basically no prosecutions for speeding, but doesn't mention how many collisions there've been while using the road within the speed limit. I would imagine if that was also basically none, it would have gone in.

I live near Whiteways and the road climb up to the biker cafe there can get a bit hairy when bikers/drivers choose to close-pass but mostly its fine and you get to see tonnes of cool vehicles.

Ah, not so good. He does have 23mm gatorskins on there (retch) at the moment, I'll just make him fit g-ones and crack on

Sometimes (when it was running) my bike did that lazy throttle response thing and I think it was due to the breather pipe on the tank being kinked and causing a vacuum. I also replaced all the rubbers recently but before I could tell if that helped, I had another problem and can't run the bike.

Does anyone know if it's possible to put 650s into one of the early model Arkoses? My mate has that lurid green one and fancies big rubber. All the reviews from back then (c2014) don't really discuss tyre clearance as it wasnt such a thing in the before-times.

When I built my last bike, I would have gone for a ti Bokeh if money was no object, I think. The ISO is a bit too off-road specific for what I was looking for (which ended up as a Bombtrack Hook EXT-C). It's not as much of a drag on asphalt as it looks like it would be, but I still wouldn't take one on a club run

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I recommend getting in touch with them, I think they can still do test rides from the barn at the moment. The ISO is surprisingly light for such a robust looking machine, and a giggle to ride.

I don't own one, to be clear, but have had the chance to play around with one.

Cheers, that's got some great explanation. Looks like it's a big enough job that I'll just buy a new rack!