Afternoon everyone! Found my way here after I have begun the search for a new bike via my works cycle scheme and felt like my head was going to explode from the sheer variance out there! After riding my trusty 8 speed Voodoo Limba for the past 6 years, I thought it might be time for a change. But with every video on youtube and article telling me something different, I might just stick with what I have got its mad how something as simple as a bike becomes an incredibly difficult...Read more

I haven’t been active on the forum, but thought I’d share this and see if others have had any similar experience.Commuting to work yesterday, I was standing to accelerate away from traffic lights when something happened. I cruised to a stop and found my pedals were misaligned (running clipless). Couldn’t do anything roadside, but when I got back home I removed the drive side and found this.

A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.How do you while away those lazy days?How do you cope financially?When did you retire?Is retirement what you expected?How long did you take to adjust?Etc.Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn...Read more

Original Jethro Tull guitarist has died.View: https://x.com/coxchat1/status/2002114091008368772?s=46

I understand there are some fans of fisticuffs on here, so this is a general thread for it.Personally I am not a fan, but chat in the office today has been about a couple of YouTubers having a rematch as professionals, having drawn as amateurs a year ago. To me, this isn't really much more than a publicity stunt, which follows Conor McGregor fighting Pacquiao and Tyson Fury wrestling Braun Strowman (which is one of the most glorious examples of life imitating art). Is boxing really in...Read more

Could be the last day I'm the big red sorting office.Let's see what wonderful management techniques can come under the harsh scrutiny of the more experienced casual staff.Currently darking it down out there. Promises dryness later.

I have a huge selection of cycle and motorcycling travel books in my collection but I have recently bought a book that I have wanted for a while. Sixty-Six Years As a Cycle Tourist by Cliff Pratt. ISBN 1-85821-229-4Cliff Pratt is the Mr Cycling of my home town of Hull and started his bike shop in Hull in 1934. The shop is still going strong and I believe has just moved to new premises.The book covers cycle touring from the 1930s onwards and includes trips to Norway and the Dolomites...Read more

Friday night music is Christmas stuff Boney M ~ Mary's Boy Child🤶🎅

I'm not posting my rate these cabriolet finds on my Cabriolets thread as no one replies to my posts.🙄 Instead I'm posting a new thread asking if it's worth having a look at. I've bought my last 4 'pre-loved' 😉 cars from 'dodgy Keith' who part owns this place and apart from the usual faults on the cars, down to the manufacturers, not the car dealer/ sellers they've all been OK. He'd take my Fiat 500 convertible in part exchange, albeit at a lower price than I could possibly get from selling...Read more

Thought us motorsport geeks and geekettes needed a place to chinwag and chunter - so here it is. Everything from F1 to FE and BTCC to GT. As long as it's got wheels and an engine and races, it's there to be talked about, as well as drivers, tech and gossip.So i'll bid you all welcome and slope back off to listening to the Russian GP while watching the BTCC on the telly. Wonder how the F1 will pan out, things have gone a bit, umm, interesting...

I cycled past this whilst it was being built and after a WTF moment I asked what it was,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy041dlrd99o.ampA massive monstrosity on the hill in a residential area.How did it get past planning I might ask?Got worse?

Does anyone do the quiz in the Guardian on a Thursday?https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...al-news-trivia-104?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherI got 10/15

What drop bar brake levers would be a good match for Avid BB7 brakes? To be clear, I mean non-STI, brake only levers. I think, by which I mean I am lead to believe, that the BB7s mechanical advantage is best matched, in Shimano land, to the "old" pre NSSLR standard. Which I guess means there might be lots of old style/retro/used/NOS things to choose from. Ideally I'd like ones where I don't have to mess around putting the cable under the bar wrap.Especially interesting would be ones with a...Read more