Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

Cheshley

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bored

sparrowlegs78

Me tooooooo
Caz xx

mountain mick

well that makes 3 of us

sparrowlegs78

I could look on Ebay for more pink tat for the bike, I've got my name on it in pink now lol
Caz xx

mountain mick

might take a look myself as i'm starting to upgrade my ex8 just got some Sram X0 parts in tango orange

Cheshley

you guys obviously have WAY too much money!!!!!

sparrowlegs78

It's not my money I'm gonna spend lol
Caz xx

Cheshley

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

It's not my money I'm gonna spend lol
Caz xx

Poor Richie. How is the invalid?

sparrowlegs78

The invalid is fine, healing really well, he's got a dent in his belly now, big enough to put a whole egg in ! lol....he's dying to get back on the bike though.
Caz xx

mountain mick

well i'm just waiting on the rear deraileur to arrive before fitting the new cassette, chain and the gear shifter's.

kangaroo

i just keep searching the interweb for tyres

ive put the eskars back on the list. as there nice and big
trying to think which tyres would be best for the peaks on tuesday as well, need something big, grippy, robust and will go tubless

kangaroo

mountain mick wrote:

well i'm just waiting on the rear deraileur to arrive before fitting the new cassette, chain and the gear shifter's.

have you got new front rings as well

sparrowlegs78

thats what I need....new bloomin chain ! mine keeps falling off lol
Caz xx

kangaroo

i have a new chain, just waiting for my chain tool to arrive so i can i fit it

sparrowlegs78

where as I've got 2 chain tools and no chain lol
Caz xx

Cheshley

whereas I always buy SRAM chains so no tool needed

sparrowlegs78

I used SRAM on Richies bike when I fitted a chain on that, alas mine is still fitted with its original shimano one
Caz xx

kangaroo

i also buy sram chains, but i have to alter the length of them to fit

Cheshley

kangaroo wrote:

i just keep searching the interweb for tyres

ive put the eskars back on the list. as there nice and big
trying to think which tyres would be best for the peaks on tuesday as well, need something big, grippy, robust and will go tubless

You and your bloody rubber fetish!!!! I'm sticking with my Conti MK's and will do so until such time as they fall apart, and then I'll what CRC have in the sale.

sparrowlegs78

I stick with Panaracer, only had to change the brand coz I wore out the sticky soft cinders riding on the roads :oops: ...now I just use Richies bike on the road and wear his tyres out instead lol
Caz xx

Cheshley

you lot have got me doing it now!!!!!! SLX chainsets down to £90 at CRC.....



hmmmmmm......

sparrowlegs78

I've seen a nice pair on pink gloves on Ebay
Caz xx

kangaroo

marrigolds dont count

sparrowlegs78

Who is the one with the rubber fetish in here Roo ! lol
Caz xx

kangaroo

are you mocking my quest to find the ultimate tyre

sparrowlegs78

Me?..mock?? Noooooooooooooooo lol
Caz xx

mountain mick

kangaroo wrote:

mountain mick wrote:

well i'm just waiting on the rear deraileur to arrive before fitting the new cassette, chain and the gear shifter's.

have you got new front rings as well

no not yet wait till there worn out, but i'm on the look out now for a new seat post and handle bars, possibly in carbon for the Bling factor so anyone got any idea's as there's that many on the market it's a mine field out there.

kangaroo

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Me?..mock?? Noooooooooooooooo lol
Caz xx

i sence mock in your tone

Cheshley

mountain mick wrote:

kangaroo wrote:

mountain mick wrote:

well i'm just waiting on the rear deraileur to arrive before fitting the new cassette, chain and the gear shifter's.

have you got new front rings as well

no not yet wait till there worn out, but i'm on the look out now for a new seat post and handle bars, possibly in carbon for the Bling factor so anyone got any idea's as there's that many on the market it's a mine field out there.

Forget carbon seatposts mate, more trouble than they're worth and SOOOOOOOOO easily damaged. For seatposts there is only one option, Thompson Elite. I have one on the Road bike and when it needs a new one (or I find myself with £70 quid I don't need) the Spesh will have one as well.

Cheshley

kangaroo wrote:

are you mocking my quest to find the ultimate tyre

No such thing mate, tyres for gravel, tyres for hardpack, tyres for mud, tyres for downhill, tyres for uphill........

Personally, in the (admittedly limited) number of tyres I have used, I have struggled to find a difference between them.