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Very low stack height there. My back would be in bits!

Stunning looking Creo there & great photo. Love the colour. Chuck some mudguards on that baby and the rain is no problem! It's only water! If I didn't go out on wet days here, I'd rarely go out at all! As cycling legend Sean Kelly once put it: "To know if the weather is too bad for training...

Yeah whip out the pads & check for wear. Check for uneven wear as well to see if alignment is off and if close to metal just replace them. Can't remember that credit card trick for measuring how much pad is left. Whether it was one card or more. Park tools do an excellent video on you tube...

Also was forgetting the SCOTT Fastlane - that might be in US.

Trek have the TQ60 on the Domane I think. Canyon are German, might be holding off until the crazy time tariffs are got rid of. Do you have the Belgian brand Ridley over there? They've also got a model with the TQ40.

I've just seen that the Indian government has done a deal to lease a 37 year old Nuclear Submarine for 2 billion dollars from Putin. Not exactly the behaviour of a cash rich, confident world power. What nuclear secrets is he selling to Iran and North Korea? It's all he's got to sell them.

Yeah... except it wasn't the US that saved Kyiv apart from some Javlins. It was the Ukrainians plus the arrogance of Putin who assumed Zelensky (an actor FFS) and his regime would flee immediately and that half the population would greet them with open arms and the rag tag Ukrainian army faced...

So it's funny for me to hear that Bianchi are making such mad looking & heavy ebikes. They'll be forever in my head as that classy Italian road bike from the 80s with that impossibly thin Columbus steel tubing, skinny tubulars and that unique pale green colour. Lining up on the start line among...

Well the plan must include Trump dying on the toilet before his term is up, given his physical condition as you say, and they must already have a shortlist of successors. Question is which of the Peter Thiel halfwits do they think can carry the MAGA faithful plus con enough normal Americans for...

Russia militarily is a spent force. Putin has no intention of moving against NATO. Thanks to Ukraine his best troops lie dead in the black mud next to 90% of his entire tank force now peacefully rusting away. His conscripts from remote piss poor Republics are barely trained, with North Korean...

On the steep hills here having 180mm rotors (with similar Tektro) on an ebike (Cairn Brave)that is around 10ths heavier than my Vado SL was a revelation. It's the gradual, controlled modulation on 15-25% down hill roads. So even though the bike is heavier and weighed down, braking is much...

Nice. Might be good to add this to the "Importing from North America Has Become Tough" thread. It's all kicking off politically over there. Great fun. I reckon you rolling in this little hand grenade should get the party to the next level.

Might be worth you looking up & watching some of the park tools you tube videos, if you haven't already. They're very good at explaining all the trouble shooting needed with disc brakes. Once you see what's involved, brakes are relatively straightforward.

Common Travel Area. It predates Brexit by decades but in your case they should have asked for proof of purchase (receipts). Guess you sweet talked them. I remember travelling back from the States with a friend, both of us really hungover and at security my friend realised to his horror he still...

Was watching the snooker last night on the beeb and noticed some of the advertising patches on Judd Trump & Mark Shelby's waistcoats were Chinese. Googled it because I knew the game had caught on in Asia but was curious how much, how popular- there are now 400,000 snooker halls built in Chin the...

The more I see of the new Mahle M40 the more it looks good. 850Wh peak, 105nm, and 48V plus lighter weight than both Bosch and DJI. It rewards rider input, less 'motorbike' feel more bike rider feel. Also you don't need an app (yet, could be because it's new, brands will have opportunity to...

When I got my Vado SL first, in the first year or so I tried a few different tyres, from original pathfinder sport to wtb nanos, panaracer gravel kings and then because I picked up a cheap pair & decided to try them; wtb byways 44s. They suit my riding and they've been now on the bike for 3 +...

Drat & they're not cheap to just try and see. I'll give the double layer a good go first and see if they'll be enough. Ta.

That time of the year again- Rab what heated gloves do you recommend? My circulation is not what it once was and my right thumb in particular (for some reason) was like a block of ice on recent rides no matter which of my winter gloves I try. I've come up with a combo of skinny but warm wool...

Of course but I was just demonstrating why you'd get out of the saddle.