Bearbonesnorm wrote:OMM Phantom Hoody ... waterproof goodness, no pockets, no zip, no leaks and reduced from £125 to £75 so seemed a good option. I've had an OMM Kamleika smock before and apart from it being too big, was very happy with the performance.

Taylor wrote:Be interested to hear how you get on with it.

+1

Installed some Easton Arc 30, DT Comp, Hope Pro 4 on my ssp. Got new Endura MTR shorts and some Conti 2.4 X-Kings too.
Quick spin on the new wheels felt good. And loud...

Just took owenership of a new Exposure Revo Dynamo LED to replace my current Toro light.

Cost me £130.

Got it fitted with a supernova fork crown attachment.

No fancy switch as yet but I've also have the added bonus of saving about 150g over my current system.

A few pics below

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130449394 ... res/9471FW

A Sawyer Mini-filter (after some dubious refills in The Peak a couple of weeks ago)

A new chain - cause I just know that my current one is on it's way out

An Absolute Black oval chainring - because I'm weird (see item #1).

A 50cm Specialized Allez Sport for SWMBO which will either be a great surprise or....well let's not go there!

I think she'll just be relieved her suspicion I'd ordered a tandem was wrong.

Shimano MT71s

Finally wore out the old pair after a very distinguished 5 year career including bike carries up the Snowdon, Sca Fell and Ben Nevis

Flow Mk3s for the Rooster - saved a fair bit of weight and really easy to run tubeless - with the carbon fork I picked up off here a few weeks ago the Rooster feels so much better!

Postman hasn't been for while this was three pages in.

A new section Pole-a-Bear carbon to give the foot end of my tarp a lift.
Thanks Stu.

Postman has been and left me a card.

Pole-a-bear carbon poles and guyline kit to pick up from the PO tomorrow...

Still waiting on the Ortlieb Seat & Accessory Packs to arrive (got the handlebar pack two weeks ago).

Some lovely X-lite forks from Nigel

A book; 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs.

I think we can all see where this is going

Ian wrote:A book; 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs.

I think we can all see where this is going

Just wait until you get the "Another 100 climbs" and the area books

...or my secret database of every UK road climb

Ian wrote:A book; 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs.

I think we can all see where this is going

Hopefully you're not going to Everest them all

Let me know when you get around to the Calderdale ones as i'm ticking off the Yorkshire ones.

You'll like number 40; Shibden Wall......

At #140 is Thwaites Brow http://cyclinguphill.com/thwaites-brow- ... nd-climbs/

The above blog belongs to Tejvan Pettinger who was 2013 UK hill climbing champion - might be good at climbs then...

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Some lovely X-lite forks from Nigel

Cool, glad to hear they've arrived.

Dave Barter wrote:...or my secret database of every UK road climb

Surely it's now just a database, seeing as you've blown the secret bit?

Chew wrote:

Ian wrote:A book; 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs.

I think we can all see where this is going

Hopefully you're not going to Everest them all

Let me know when you get around to the Calderdale ones as i'm ticking off the Yorkshire ones.

You'll like number 40; Shibden Wall......

No, not all of them
To be fair, not all of them lend themselves to Everesting, but it seemed easier to get a book covering the whole country as it was getting a bit tedious using the Strava segment explorer.

Got my eye on a couple anyway - one off road and one on road; both in Wales.

Got my eye on a couple anyway - one off road and one on road; both in Wales.

I was thinking about this earlier and thought, perhaps some of the forests might contain suitable climbs ... many have a decent surface, suitable gradient and are quiet.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

Got my eye on a couple anyway - one off road and one on road; both in Wales.

I was thinking about this earlier and thought, perhaps some of the forests might contain suitable climbs ... many have a decent surface, suitable gradient and are quiet.

There were a couple of forest roads we rode on the way back to Llangurig after Bearstock that were just long and steady - this one https://www.strava.com/segments/2571625 and this https://www.strava.com/segments/2572331 (KOM on both currently some guy called Ian ) Maybe this one - https://www.strava.com/segments/11102836

Must've stopped for a nap on the Sweet Lamb one (as did Ione, by the look of it).

Gradient is the key to it all. Too flat gives you too must distance to do. Too steep gives you to much lactic acid in your legs

Arrived earlier this week - a very nicely made custom front 1/4 bag for a new roadie rando bike, in time for going to Germany and then onto Turin-Nice. Made from a template taken from my cad file so fingers crossed that it fits well! Certainly looks good based on offering it up to the current version of the bike. Now my frame bag, seat pack and harness will all match up. Plus, I can do nothing but 'TLS' with a bag this size..



Image via Wildcat. Thanks WC!

My copy of Bicycle Times magazine ... it is nice to read something where bikes are seen as transport rather than toys, penis extensions or toy penis extensions

A Hunka bivvy bag in Kelp from Scott of the woods. Unfortunately the temptation of copious amounts of alcohol won this weekend so hoping to get out and test it out next weekend.

Few parcels to collect from the post office today - Hope lower headset and tools to remove the old one and fit the new one which has finally enabled me to fit the Travers carbon fork from JohnClimber (pic below - excuse the French mud!)

A bit of a haul of odds and sods- some decathlon bibs and a silk liner, new grips for the OH and i, a kom i21 rim because the crest on the back of the crosser is looking knackered and some alpkit running socks.

Also popped down to the bike shop to use a tool (i took biscuits) and came back with some Morvelo nth series bibs that were on sale. Wasn't supposed to happen but looking forward to trying them out!

Some odds and sods for the forthcoming B+ Build: grips, pedals, headset spacers and some Hope 142 bolt through converters in case I fancy trying to run it with my Solaris wheelset....