Day 1 - - Mile 14.8 - stay high, turn left, then right over foot bridge follow round to right on the downland (you'll get a view over Winchester here) . Follow main track through a gate (or two) then when it opens out diagonally right towards the tree line find a gate and you're back onto the main t...

NBD


An experiment in more modern geometry, will I like it?
Will the El Mariachi go up for sale?
There'll be changes, reduction of gears and fat grips first...

Did someone take to plug out to charge their new Di2 battery?

Sounds like you've had the perfect training plan, enjoy Holland.

@godivatrailrider - hope you've got your entry in for www.singlespeeduk2025.co.uk

£125 posted

Never used, still in box.

Black
175mm
No Spider
Suit 68/73mm BB

For Sale https://i.imgur.com/YmfLKYb.jpeg £1250 - offers considered Intense Primer 29 Size L Rockshox Revelation 140mm forks Rockshox Monarch rear shock Shimano XT brakes Fox Transfer dropper Sram GX 11 speed Absolute Black Oval ring Maxxis on DT Swiss M1900 Spline wheels Rental Alu bars, Ergon grip...

Had already spotted, Thanks.
A price has been negotiated.

Hi,

Looking for a Kona Unit 2022 or newer, size Large.

Frame only, Frame & Forks or complete.

Cheers

Yes & Yes.

Was quite a while ago now. 26" wheel Singlespeed frame, now living in the loft.

Stayer https://www.stayercycles.com/product/framebuilding-101 are looking like they're a good option.

Not really relevant to this thread, but it looks like Stolen Goat have taken on the Wildcat brand, so they live on.

We have a venue, we have some sponsors (need more), we have a band, need to find some beer, need more entries!!

Prices go up tonight - get in quick!! https://racesignup.co.uk/singlespeed-uk-2025

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Currently it's between the Sirius & the Unit. Sirius - small front triangle, limit frame bag size & reports are the rear end is quite stiff. Unit - a bit hefty Not fan of horizontal dropouts - sorry Surly Olsen, by all accounts Banana acquired their stock by less that favourable means. Big B...

Feeling the itch for a change so what to replace the El Mariachi? - 29'er - more modern geo - Steel (Ti's generally out of budget) - Tidy sliding dropout or EBB - will mostly be run Singlespeed - Up to 120mm fork friendly - may run it rigid Would love to build a new frame but that's a project to man...

Riding by proxy this weekend, Hattie's longest yet probably 2.5km of scooting betwix some walking and carries on the return leg - perfect day for it.

You'd probably be better off with this kit - https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/fishing-pole-repair-kit If the loss of material is mid crown area, I'd look to locally patch fill that then over wrap bandage style with some strips of the carbon. Then wind over the top the Shrink Tape to consolidate - pu...

I'm liking my OEX Pantha II Ultralite at the moment tonnes of space for the weight/cost balance.
Thought I' would probably have got a Durston X-Dome if they'd been available then superlight for a similar cost.

Saturday was spent shuffling around the Purbecks on the inaugural Wessex Orienteering Club's Purbeck Hill Challenge. Went with the Medium, Technical option (30km, 550m climbing). They gave us 'all checkpoints' maps, which we had to mark up with the route for our category. Starting at Knowle Beach, S...

Tweeked your route out of Southampton

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49433915

I'll use my thinky and see if I can come with some more options..... but in return a 'might' will have to become a 'will'!!

Ride more than last year - won't take much!!
Getting my daughter balance biking with confidence.
The odd bivi bike, some MTBO.
But most importantly making SSUK2025 happen!

You're starting virtually outside my front door! I'd head one of these ways out of town....both will bring you up to Cheesefoot Head https://i.postimg.cc/gk71r7z1/Screenshot-2025-01-06-134004.png This gives a nice drop down into Winchester - nice cafe stop under St. Catherines Hill. https://i.postim...

Entries are open!

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Or via www.singlespeeduk2025.co.uk

There's a website.... www.singlespeeduk2025.co.uk
Entries open soonish, hopefully...

Sunday was an orienteering shuffle in OUOC's Oxford City Race, checkpoint seeking around the various university colleges. MV cat on Course 2, 9.3km predicted optimum, 9.45km covered so route choices seemed to be pretty good, just too slow!! Not running for ages and being full of cold obviously hampe...

@dave, obviously depends on your budget, but my current kit choices are: Head Torch - seems to work pretty well for night orienteering. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Petzl-NAO-RL-E105AA00-Black/dp/B0B2X4YFLP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EQG94FG47YRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Vf3Mp8jUZ11U56953LDcEQB9XKbw8wPlgj_LMaswEGOAnw...