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Jaycee · June 2021

Logie said:

Staying with friends this weekend so we went for a 60 miler this morning to take in Sunningdale, Ascot, Virginia Water, Great Windsor Park etc. Got 15 mile into it and picked up a half inch gash in the sidewall of my new rear tyre. Went through two inner tubes limping 8 mile back to their house! Lovely scenery mind you

Noo .... from what I remember a lot of the strength comes from the side walls.....so bin it.....

drofluf said:

45k this morning just on the edge of the Chilterns

I did a 30 miler today, got back hom, opened the shed door and there were my legs !!!!!! such a hard ride today

MtB · June 2021

Had a nightmare on my 2013 Cannondale Synapse last weekend. All revved up to go, got 50m down the road, first gear change ant the rear derailleur pivot let go! It must have just been the fatigue of 8 years of use. The pivot let go from the rear hanger, so the rear derailleur took out the front derailleur and the chain wrapped itself between the back of the rear cassette and the spokes - putting a nice little buckle in the wheel for good luck!

Now just awaiting the repair estimate.

Jaycee · June 2021

MtB said:

Had a nightmare on my 2013 Cannondale Synapse last weekend. All revved up to go, got 50m down the road, first gear change ant the rear derailleur pivot let go! It must have just been the fatigue of 8 years of use. The pivot let go from the rear hanger, so the rear derailleur took out the front derailleur and the chain wrapped itself between the back of the rear cassette and the spokes - putting a nice little buckle in the wheel for good luck!

Now just awaiting the repair estimate.

Ouch, hope it's not to much of a dent in your wallet

littlegreenman · June 2021

Cav is going to Le Tour!

Sam Bennett has ruled himself out of the tour due to his knee injury so the Manx Missile heads back to France. Can't really see him winning 4 stages to get to Merckx's record but could well get at least one more given his recent form.

littlegreenman · June 2021

TdF Stage One. Absolute fucking carnage!!!

MtB · June 2021

Two mass pileups on the first day! Wow. If it continues like this there won't be any riders left to scale Mont Ventoux.

MtB · June 2021

The repair bill for my bike repair came to £350 (the new rear wheel was over £100 on its own)

drofluf · June 2021

Managed just short of 90km before breakfast yesterday with 600m climbing. Was aiming for 100km but didn’t have the legs, would have probably managed the 100 with food and without an unnecessary detour up what I thought was White Horse Hill.

littlegreenman · June 2021

MVDP beasted them all to win today and to do what Pou-Pou never could, bet he'll sleep in the Maillot Jaune tonight

Tour de France Mathieu van der Poel dedicates stage win to grandad after taking yellow jersey Cycling News Sky Sports

Teetonetal · June 2021

Just wondering if anyone has and good GPS tracking solutions for kids?

My daughter (7) is getting into the downhill this year is enjoying flow trails alot. At the moment I record the ride on my phone and upload to strava, but she would like to track her own data. Happy to do this, but srtava has an over 13 policy and also she doesn't have a phone... and I don't want to get her one, so any good kid friendly options out there but for recording and tracking?

drofluf · June 2021

I assume you also want to be able to record where she’s been like in Strava? As opposed to just seeing where she is currently? In which case you’ll either need a dedicated device like a Garmin/Wahoo etc.. but they also need an account which will probably have similar age restrictions.

Teetonetal · June 2021

@drofluf ah, yes - it's only for recording rides and viewing them later as in Strava, not for real time tracking.

drofluf · June 2021

Teetonetal said:

@drofluf ah, yes - it's only for recording rides and viewing them later as in Strava, not for real time tracking.

Then to get any meaningful use from it I'm pretty sure that you'll need to use Strava, MapMyRide etc. (all of which seem to have similar age restrictions) and get "confused" when entering the year of birth - but given her age I totally understand why you don't want this.

jonnyburgo · June 2021

I have Urban biker on my phone. Dont think its age restricted

m_c · June 2021

I'd very much doubt there will be anything that is officially available to under 13s, as anything actively aimed at children opens up a whole can of worms for companies in terms of child protection, liability, and privacy.

Personally, cheap GPS, and a suitably doctored account on Strava. It will be against everybody's T&Cs, but I'd very much doubt anybody is going to complain if you don't tell anyone.
Just don't become one of those pushy parents! At that age bike riding should all be about having fun, not figures.

euan · June 2021

Given there are a loads of these "cycling mad" four year olds all over twitter with Strava account I think there is nothing really stopping you

Teetonetal · June 2021

euan said:

Given there are a loads of these "cycling mad" four year olds all over twitter with Strava account I think there is nothing really stopping you

Are there?

Will have to get my son a Twitter account then as a fully paid up member of the cycling mad 4 year old club

Decided just to sign the daughter up to Strava, she's desperate to see her maps.

On another note, simply awesome to see Cav claim another stage in the TdF today!

markslade07 · July 2021

Right…I’m going to start riding again. Purely for exercise as I’m a lazy git, and I don’t like running as it bores the hell out of me!

I currently have a really old, cheap Raleigh full sus mtb that weighs as much as the earth so I’m looking for something a bit better. I would buy second hand but, being paranoid, it feels like every bike on FB marketplace is probably nicked….so, let’s say I have £450 ish to buy a hardtail, what does anyone recommend? It will be for off road tracks, but nothing too adventurous for now. Something like the Trek Marlin 4 looks good, but I have zero idea so what does the great forum brain think?

Jaycee · July 2021

markslade07 said:

Right…I’m going to start riding again. Purely for exercise as I’m a lazy git, and I don’t like running as it bores the hell out of me!

I currently have a really old, cheap Raleigh full sus mtb that weighs as much as the earth so I’m looking for something a bit better. I would buy second hand but, being paranoid, it feels like every bike on FB marketplace is probably nicked….so, let’s say I have £450 ish to buy a hardtail, what does anyone recommend? It will be for off road tracks, but nothing too adventurous for now. Something like the Trek Marlin 4 looks good, but I have zero idea so what does the great forum brain think?

Bikes have evolved so much over the years, when the "mountain" bike came out it was just a beefed-up bike with large tyres, which I had for 30 years "Claude Butler Magna" then in came suspension, in it's various forms, now there is a bike for every discipline you can think of.

For everyday use and a bit of trail riding something like the Trek would be ideal. The thing I would say which in my opinion is more important than the bike make, is the groupset the better the groupset the nicer the ride, here is a nice explanation

https://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com/2020/06/01/mtb-groupset-buyers-guide/

I hope Cav gets the record this year, and Pogacar is something else!!

drofluf · July 2021

My concern on the Trek is that it has quite an old group set (essentially gears). It’s 3x7 whereas the new stuff is 1/2x10/11. You may be better looking for something higher range with at least 9 speeds on the back. Will give you more choice of gears, potentially a better range and better spares availability.

Jaycee · July 2021

drofluf said:

My concern on the Trek is that it has quite an old group set (essentially gears). It’s 3x7 whereas the new stuff is 1/2x10/11. You may be better looking for something higher range with at least 9 speeds on the back. Will give you more choice of gears, potentially a better range and better spares availability.

I agree

I didn't notice it was a 3x7, having said that, my hybrid bike which I bought from a mate as a go-between after the Claude butler went, has a tourney groupset 3x7 which works pretty well. It would not have been my first choise but I was skint and needed a bike.

I like to look at the higher specced bikes and see if I can find a used one close to it, but within my budget

drofluf · July 2021

Also worth a look at the Decathlon bikes, I think they provide value for money.

nothing inherently wrong with 3x7 (except perhaps my inner gear snob

talking) but gears are fragile mores on on a mountain bike than a town or hybrid. The one rule of mountain biking is that you will break something and it usually happens a long walk from home.

Jaycee · July 2021

drofluf said:

Also worth a look at the Decathlon bikes, I think they provide value for money.

nothing inherently wrong with 3x7 (except perhaps my inner gear snob talking) but gears are fragile mores on on a mountain bike than a town or hybrid. The one rule of mountain biking is that you will break something and it usually happens a long walk from home.

I must say that when I got into road cycling my granny ring served me well, ( helped with my allergy to hills) it eventually became redundant as my ability improved.

markslade07 · July 2021

Jaycee said:

drofluf said:

Also worth a look at the Decathlon bikes, I think they provide value for money.

nothing inherently wrong with 3x7 (except perhaps my inner gear snob talking) but gears are fragile mores on on a mountain bike than a town or hybrid. The one rule of mountain biking is that you will break something and it usually happens a long walk from home.

I must say that when I got into road cycling my granny ring served me well

What the heck is a ‘granny ring’ or don’t I want to know!

drofluf · July 2021

markslade07 said:

Jaycee said:

drofluf said:

Also worth a look at the Decathlon bikes, I think they provide value for money.

nothing inherently wrong with 3x7 (except perhaps my inner gear snob talking) but gears are fragile mores on on a mountain bike than a town or hybrid. The one rule of mountain biking is that you will break something and it usually happens a long walk from home.

I must say that when I got into road cycling my granny ring served me well

What the heck is a ‘granny ring’ or don’t I want to know!

I’m sooo tempted to let your imagination run wild

but it’s the nickname for the smallest chainring so the easiest to pedal uphill.

markslade07 · July 2021

drofluf said:

markslade07 said:

Jaycee said:

drofluf said:

Also worth a look at the Decathlon bikes, I think they provide value for money.

nothing inherently wrong with 3x7 (except perhaps my inner gear snob talking) but gears are fragile mores on on a mountain bike than a town or hybrid. The one rule of mountain biking is that you will break something and it usually happens a long walk from home.

I must say that when I got into road cycling my granny ring served me well

What the heck is a ‘granny ring’ or don’t I want to know!

I’m sooo tempted to let your imagination run wild but it’s the nickname for the smallest chainring so the easiest to pedal uphill.

Ah…I see! Was worried what the hell I was possibly getting myself in to!

littlegreenman · July 2021

Nice little day out today on the Liverpool Chester Liverpool ride

jimmyd · July 2021

Totally recommend Decathlon for bike kit, I personally would save some cash to replace the tyres when you get a new bike, not massively into mtb but all the road bikes I've bought have all benefited from replacing the tyres they came with.

It's great to see the fretboard massive enjoying their cycling, Derby Velodrome is still shut as it's being used as a vaccination centre so all my track cycling has gone on hold for over a year. Really noticing the lack of fitness now..

markslade07 · July 2021

Looks like I’ll have a squiz at Decathlon then…

jonnyburgo · July 2021

Yeah Decathlon are well specced for the price, good for shorts and tops etc unless you want to go full Castelli.

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