MacRetro chat and rides thread

[zigzag]

So wrong, and yet so cheap!

http://www.probikekit.com/uk/pbk-elf-cy ... ersey.html

 

[Tazio]

So wrong, and yet so cheap!

http://www.probikekit.com/uk/pbk-elf-cy ... ersey.html

Do you get a bobble to stick on the top of your helmet? (ooh-er missus!)

 

[velomaniac]

After partaking of the epic 'Gypsy Glen' trip I then went out again with a mixed ability group around the Pentlands on Sunday. Strangely I was not too bad fitness wise. First up one of the climbs on my ton weight Diamond Back with Bullmoose bars no less. Admittedly I was last up the second climb, tiring a bit by then. Really pleased though when I chased 2 full sus riding group members down a long fast trail on my rigid bike, caught up and overtook but then hit rocks which ejected my water bottle which I had to retrieve :roll:
One guy starting getting all enthusiastic about BITD and all the classic old school kit he still has so of course I advertised our fine site, he might pay a visit. Guess what, he's a fifer, that fine repository for retrobike hoarders we all love

 

[The Ken]

Strathpuffer on the adventure show tomorrow night Beeb 2, 7pm http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00pr6kc

Also has an article on "the easy way to carry all your kit on a long distance bike ride" I'm guessing I should watch that bit.

 

[velomaniac]

I suspect the easy way of shifting your kit in this day and age is to employ someone else to drive it between stop off points on your route. Technology may have improved as per kit but the only way to easily carry it is to have less of it same as its ever been.
Must remember adventure show though

 

[dyna-ti]

Looking forward to the adventure show for the strathpuffer race thing.
Anyone here done it :?

 

[velomaniac]

Kaiser and I have done the easier summer version. Same course just no snow. Its a great trail but I'd be scared witless in mid winter. My boss's son does the winter one every year with a team, he's superfit though. Its a proper challenge but annoyingly kids do it and they are way better than me

 

[Mr Panda]

I went up a couple of years ago to marshall for the winter one Postponed due to bad weather ice and high winds, which also rendered the campsite unuseable

Went up a couple of munros insted the following day.

However I don't fancy the race itself as the frequent sleep interruption would do me in

 

[clockworkgazz]

Just watched it, do not see anything appealing at all, a whole world of pain.

 

[The Ken]

After letting everyone know it was on, I forgot to watch it :roll: