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Well, there's still hope, providing he makes a RH turn soon...

Oh dear.

I saw a hint somewhere that Bjorn may not have completed the CP3 parcours properly. Something about his tracker data suggested that his blown tyre happened on the way down - he turned and walked back up without ever reaching the bottom of the climb. That would be grim news after what he's been through and I hope he's got some other proof - photos or somesuch.

Some interesting snippets here, especially re. Thomas Dupin & Rene Bonn : https://www.transcontinental.cc/racereport/2018/8/7/race-report-8-tcrno6

Part of me hopes it turns out to be a brilliant shortcut...

https://twitter.com/ChallengerWSM

Another one to add to the forum represent : @JasonWSM is cap 106 - on the way to CP3 and doing well with frequent upbeat tweets.

Bjorn reached CP3 exactly 12 hours after skinny.

compulsory parquet section?

Am I right in thinking they're aiming for the road (labelled 14) that heads North up to the Polish border near Harrachov, some distance West of CP3? That looks like the only sensible way to get to the foot of the parcours. There seems to be very little in it between the leaders' routes, to my inexpert eye.

Ah yes thanks - edited. Good luck on those switchbacks, Roger.

Brompton guy 34 is approaching CP1.

His friends call him P.

I think most folks here accept that a catastrophic diamond-hard brexit is a likely, even the most likely, outcome right now. Can you explain why this would be in any way desirable, in terms of economics, social cohesion, national security, the environment, or any other important respect? Then explain exactly how this might represent the clear Will of the People, in late 2018/early 2019? You know, for the benefit of the whole picture.

Questionable obelisk reviews should always carry an asterisk.

Hopefully Arthur Smith is working on the first draft of An Evening With Kieran Trippier.

Is there any reason why 3-speed BSR standard range hub internals can't be fitted to a wide range shell (and vice-versa)? Mrs Clownfish wants to go all black edition style, but black hubs only seem to come in the BWR version and she doesn't fancy that (or the derailleur gubbins for 6 speed), whereas I'm happy to swap but stay silver.

I suppose a pot of black paint is the other option.

I have the same drivetrain (on a Kona) and I'd be very surprised if it could cope with 34t.

Indeed. Cheap and very cheerful. I did one up for my daughter a while ago:

GLWS.

Cycle to Work bike. Bit of a tank, but it does the job. Yet to give me an excuse to change anything mechanical; even the Claris has been fine.

(has since been lightened up a bit for the nicer weather.)

It's not the heaviest Kona I own:

Redline Monocog 26 ? (may never have been sold in France though)

I'm sure there's a Yeti that would scratch that itch.

I do like the Exotics and I think they'd be a good choice. Off the top of my head, 395mm axle-to-crown would be about right if memory serves. (and you're right - I don't think I've seen unthreaded Orange (R7) forks, so you're probably wise to go aheadset if you can for your purposes).

Those Bombers as fitted (100mm travel?) have already changed the geometry a bit - Clockworks of this vintage were designed with horizontal top tubes. I'd be looking for some original Orange forks if possible, and definitely steer clear of 'suspension corrected' rigids.

Rear brake hanger and integrated seatpost clamp suggest early 90s to me; 1" headtube is more than likely. My P7 is 1", from 1995.

If you want a good display later in the year, you need to be sprinkling your seed now.