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+1 to the montane

it is shower proof but also a good windbreaker

at the end of the day if you cycle hard a water proof layer will only catch the sweat and condense it any way

cycling and being waterproof are not really mutually inclusive, so a light shower proof top is as good as it gets, if it rains any heavier then HTFU seems to be the best choice.

pigs

get someone to pop into shop14 for you.

would offer but am unlikely to be in that area this week - plus i hate you

A very happy birthday

You are a great source of information and entertainment on this forum.

Despite having never met, you have contributed a great deal to my cycling, and there has been a noticeable change in my abilities since your advice.

Many thanks and keep on posting.

Hippy

I thought you were the encyclopedia of bikes.

Another forum myth shattered.

am meant to be doing brighton and back tomorrow, but currently on 2nd day of 2 day fencing comp, so if feeling tired then a murtle leisure ride may make more sense

keep yourself busy

is there an activity you have wanted to try (sporting, yoga, pottery)?it will help fill your time, give you new things to occupy your mind (i loathe that whole brek up thing of ruminating as to whynd where it went wrong) and you may meet new people.

losing someone close like this makes me feel like I have been eviscerated, you have my sympathy but being a heartless forum fucker all I can offer is HTFU.

sadly it is all cliché - time is the healer, plenty of different fish in the sea but right now probably none of this helps.

as suggested earlier keep yourself busy rather than trying to understand what has happened.

great news Will

hope it works out well for you

on my sitbones, i have what appear to be ingrown hairs which now have very hard skin on top

wearing bibshorts just takes the pressure off a little bit

at eleven pm I did notwant to leave and there were so many people who I failed to even say hello to.

it really was one of those special forum moments - huge thanks to pip and jon

Fiddy - you are an inspiration (and object of envy) to us all. if I were smaller I would want you to adopt me.

atac XS are great pedals, one of the main differences seems to be that they unclip less than spd's (though this is a general opinion from users not sure of any empirical data to back it up)

atacs seem to be fairly indestructible, so just buy them where they are cheapes

10.52

i've started to get some lower back pain, but £200 is a lot of beer to forego. are there any slightly less scientific but almost as useful recommendations out there that you would trust: e.g. bikeshops that can check your position on a bike and make suggestions?

please read some of the other threads on this topic

lots of information is available

simply put you spend the money now in one go, or spend the money piecemeal slowly tweaking your bike and have the additional costs of physiotherapy until you get the bike to fit you

you get what you pay for

there are various rules of thumb to setting up bikes but if you cannot get it right yourself then you may wish to pay a professional

a puncture? he should have set off a couple of days ago

ha

ed only cycles fast if there is a new frame waiting for him at the other end of the journey

as such being an east side hipster it will probably take him that long to find his way to west london

"You must spread some semen before giving it to 3ml-cum again."

so the boy does not even make 10cc

its more the possible damage to bearings etc that concerns me, my bike is sticker and paint free, though still need to remove a couple of logos from cranks and brakes

Hippy uses his watersportsdwarves to clean his bikes

I've got a pressure washer, don't use it for bikes though.

any particular reason for not using it?

if it is likely to be detrimental then i won't get one but if it will not harm the bike...

am away this weekend

I may well be buying a pressure washer then, I hate scrubbing around for ages. I got 100 quid of john lewis vouchers so am thinking of splurging. Will also help me cleaning my barbecue.

If I do get one then West Londonfgss people can come to my place to wash bikes.

Could even have an impromptu barbecue and bike wash one weekend.

what is the general consensus on using pressure washers, are they likely to do harm or is it just a case of make sure everything is generously re lubed after washing?

oliver beat me to it. yoga can be fantastic for these kind of problems. any god yoga instructor should be able to suggest some postures to help. though I have heard greay things about the yoga for cyclists.

Ray

I'd say only sell if it does not fit you.

Why only 3or 4 bikes? Take example from birthday boy Fiddy that the more the merrier.

Otherwise sell it to Emilie and we can then enjoy your pain as he slowly tortures it in front of you.

bugger, bought one of those thompson seatposts 10 days ago!