I ride a Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 1 - It’s a great all round bike, super light, which I use on and off-road - I particularly liked using it in the London to Brighton Last year on knobbly tyres, racing all the roadies 
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My wife got me a nice smart Tacx turbo trainer and i really didnt take to it.
I had the full set up with my laptop perched perfectly on a stand at eye level, subscription to zwift, floor mat, sweat guard over the bike, the full sherbang.
Still I found it a little boring, and I poured with sweat, so sold it.
Before the turbo I had a set of rollers. Now that's a skill to master, and took me a couple of weeks.
I had the full set up with my laptop perched perfectly on a stand at eye level, subscription to zwift, floor mat, sweat guard over the bike, the full sherbang.
Still I found it a little boring, and I poured with sweat, so sold it.
Before the turbo I had a set of rollers. Now that's a skill to master, and took me a couple of weeks.
I ride a Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 1 - It’s a great all round bike, super light, which I use on and off-road - I particularly liked using it in the London to Brighton Last year on knobbly tyres, racing all the roadies
I'm not sure what you class as 'racing' the roadies, and don't all just down my throat, but I've yet to see a guy that can put a MTB on knobblies, with a road bike on road tyres, and hold it's own on anything other than a few yard dash. Surely it's not even possible unless the guy on the MTB is super fit, and the guy on the road bike is super fat.
Haha, you are correct!. Have you done the London to Brighton? Loads of people on expensive bikes they cant ride, or fit enough to ride. And yes, I’m very fit, so enjoy embarrassing them all the way. It’s a great event if you haven’t done it, very enjoyable, with a loft of good banter.,
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Only just seen this thread. A couple of comments
I love my fatbike which is a custom built Surly Wednesday. Having a slightly dodgy back I cannot ride normal hardtails but find the fatbike provides just enough bounce for me to do 3-4 hour rides with no problem. I do have the benefit of living in the highlands so get to use it in its natural environment. It tends to be the only bike I ride through the winter so I don't subject my full suss to the rigours of salt etc. As per a previous comment, its surprising how that the big tyres are not too draggy (although depends on the tyre make) but it is a lot heavier than a standard hardtail
I am not ready for an ebike yet but can definitely see a place for them. Examples are when you get too old to keep up with your mates, so your other half who may not be so fit can ride with you, in the Alps to be able to get huge vertical distances, etc. One big disadvantage of ebikes is that they are too heavy to push and carry so are not yet a reasonably proposition for big mountain riding
A couple of pics from the last week or so taken up Cairngorm mountain
I love my fatbike which is a custom built Surly Wednesday. Having a slightly dodgy back I cannot ride normal hardtails but find the fatbike provides just enough bounce for me to do 3-4 hour rides with no problem. I do have the benefit of living in the highlands so get to use it in its natural environment. It tends to be the only bike I ride through the winter so I don't subject my full suss to the rigours of salt etc. As per a previous comment, its surprising how that the big tyres are not too draggy (although depends on the tyre make) but it is a lot heavier than a standard hardtail
I am not ready for an ebike yet but can definitely see a place for them. Examples are when you get too old to keep up with your mates, so your other half who may not be so fit can ride with you, in the Alps to be able to get huge vertical distances, etc. One big disadvantage of ebikes is that they are too heavy to push and carry so are not yet a reasonably proposition for big mountain riding
A couple of pics from the last week or so taken up Cairngorm mountain
I’d agree on this. I’d drill an alloy frame (and have done) for a dropper or Di2 internal routing. I’ve done a couple of cyclocross bikes for internal Di2 and raced a couple of seasons without any problems. Yes you are doing it at your own risk, but a small 5-6mm hole on the seat or down tube carefully drilled shouldn’t be a problem. I’ve drilled chainstays and still not managed to bend or break them.
It will depend on how much space you have around the Bottom Bracket, if it’s a cable dropper it won’t like a really tight radius, so would exit above the BB. If it hydro then you might be able to get around the B.B. bearing spacer and exit on the down tube.
Carbon is another story, I’d never drill it. I had my road bike professionally converted to internal Di2 - they reinforced all the holes with additional carbon patches to reduce the chance of a stress fracture.
I was a proper roadie, but now it’s off road for me. Gradually getting rid of my road and time trial stuff, and recycling the funds into MTBs.
Had a great week down in Les Arcs this summer, wizzed down in the Kombi, 4 bikes inside and loads of gear. The mountain is geared up for Enduro/Downhilling - lifts up and rapid Helterskelter ride down, you definitely need armour/pads on.
A pic from the Col de la Chal station, above Arc 2000, before taking my life in my hands trying to keep up with my son all the way down to the digs at Vallandry.
I have a brand new Sinclair C5 still in the box, never opened. The original electric bike/car
Can’t believe anyone would actually own up to that! Folk would be more likely to say they had an illigitimate child then own up to having a C5
I think we've established that E-bikes have no place for T6 owners.
I'm off now to sulk
I'm off now to sulk
I store it in a lockup along with all my other sordid secretsCan’t believe anyone would actually own up to that! Folk would be more likely to say they had an illigitimate child then own up to having a C5
I passed 3 roadies up hill in the Yorkshire dales this summer on my Fat bike, it was hilarious, for me anyway, they weren’t best pleased
Is that Adam Sandler, straight out of shooting “You don’t mess with the Zohan”?
Noooo. It's Keanu Reeves in bill and ted.
I totally agree.....Manchester’s finest
