Recent content by db95

Best guess Dr Zocchi https://dr-zocchi.projectweb.de/ - Think he's on here under the same name. Probably these but not an expert. https://dr-zocchi.projectweb.de/produkt/marzocchi-bomber-shiver-sc-30mm-bushings-2001-2005/...

Yep, back to the regularly scheduled programming! Last couple rides all been pretty much the same 27 mile route, first one took 1h 55, second was 1h 43 and yesterdays was 1h 32. Quite pleased with that considering the last time I'd done it (albeit on the Inbred) it took an hour alone just to...

For sure, not one I'm in often but when you're pushing it up a hill and you think you've got a bit more left in the tank sometimes you don't shift properly 😂

Pretty much the exact same route up the coast as yesterday, 27.48 miles/44 22km with 1023ft/311m of elevation. Bit quicker this time too at 1h 43m so averaged around 16mph, seemingly managed to hit every single red light possible today 😂 Had been getting some intermittent skipping if I was...

Quick spin earlier, 27.16 miles/43.70km and 955ft/291m elevation. Temps hit 19c with a slight breeze which nearly killed me off even in shorts, very under prepared. Tackled a couple local roads I've always been put off by, turns out they're piss easy. Mostly a coastal route, bumped into some...

Lovely build, always liked Cotics colour choices and the blocky style logo. If I hadn't bought an Inbred it would've most likely been a BFE or Soul. Meant to be hitting 18/19c here rest of the week, definitely gonna make the most of it.

Last couple rides mostly been shorter distance loops mostly aimed at building more road confidence, today 26.43 miles/42.53km with 1397ft/425m of elevation. Around 11c but wind gusts hitting 20mph, pretty much warm in the sun and cold in the shade, a classic every direction is somehow a headwind...

Concrete boat (https://fabulousnorth.com/cretehawser-wreck/) on the Sunderland leg of the C2C route. Pretty brutal today, 132.84km/82.54 miles with 1065m/3494ft of elevation. Was kinda hoping to hit the 100 mile mark and felt pretty good up until about 75 (previous max was around 71) when I...

Only gets worse unfortunately, Praxis kit arrived and no bueno. Had found someone else online running the same kit in the same year model of bike and assumed it was okay, cable guide insert blocks it. On top of that I noticed the Praxis kit was nowhere near fitting with the PF30 shim, but fine...

Bit of a yap post inbound, feel free to skip and look at pretty sunrise pictures instead. When you buy used you should always expect some problems either due to the previous owner or oversights on your own part. The combo of it both coming with an Ultegra 6800 chainset and a suspicious creaking...

mcrbikes have a few 410mm AC forks though labelled as 650b, not sure how much the geo would change with that but might be worth a punt, finding rigid forks with those requirements is (atleast when I did similar) a bit of a needle in a haystack. If you did want to try 440ish AC Identiti have some...

Mostly the same route as the other day with a small change at the end to avoid the kids coming out of school/get home a bit quicker; 106.38km/66.10 miles with 854m/2801ft of elevation. Bit hard to see but the first two pics contains 7 bridges; Redheugh, King Edward VII, Queen Elizabeth II, high...

Cheers! Though I will say if you've done 70km multiple times then you'd 100% be able to do 100km or more, just make sure to eat consistently and hydrate which I forgot to do, ran out of steam around 60km and had to sit eating a full bag of Haribos to get some energy back! Obviously fitness plays...

Managed a nice long one today on a route I'd been planning for a while; from Sunderland up to Newcastle, along Gateshead side to the Derwent Walk Railway Path leading down to Consett to get onto the last leg of the C2C route, then home. Came in at 112.76km/70.06 miles with 948m/3110ft elevation...

No nice sunrise, sunset or landscape photos on this one, just a dingy alleyway for a Royal Mail collection office as had to pick up a parcel. Figured I'd take the Inbred out given it hasn't been touched at all since getting the Bianchi. Think I've been spoiled a bit from a sub 8kg carbon bike...