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Ain't we all! Redshift/Future Shock, they all do the same thing end of the day & a bit better then in the 80s...

The whole changing the front fork to get future shock sounds like a right palaver. Would you not just flip the stem for a redshift or something similar?

Also, I mentioned it before, but PCS (Pro Cycling Stats) is a fantastic website & resource. The homepage lists each pro race running today and the results as they come in. Below that is a list of upcoming races and you can dig deeper seeing the stats for every rider and team and history of wins...

Haven't had a chance to properly check out this years riders yet though I see the stages are all in Northern Spain/Basque Country/Catalonia. The furthest south they go is Madrid! I wonder if it's the organisers worry about hot weather/wild fires? Spain is being hit really hard this summer...

Pics please! Curious to see the Pistachio and tyres etc. Sounds lovely.

I'm glad it's in Africa that's a big deal. And with Grimay and the other Eriteans breaking through we could be on the brink of a sporting explosion like middle distance running and the Kenyans, or marathon and Ethiopians. The Tour of Rwanda has been interesting for a few years now.

Denmark - Flat Spain - Mountains Tour of Denmark - irrelevant (unless Danish) La Vuelta - the third & final Grand Tour We're in the dog days, the post Tour lull. The month where for generations Tour stage winners & yellow jersey holders made their yearly money by racing in evening crits in...

Something about the automatic translation (ai?) with both voices the same makes me feel as if I've just joined a cult...

Earlier this year when Spesh released the new Levo - a year late- there were rumours of a big Barney between Spesh and Brose about delays (the DJi motor quickening industry pulses) and that Spesh were looking at the Mahle M40 instead or that it was possibly developed with an eye to Spesh...

I chuck the contaminated pads in the dishwasher. Then give them a quick scrape with some fine sandpaper. Works like a charm. Easypeasy.

Gorgeous photos! Your rounded beach cobbles are a lot bigger than our fist-sized versions. Well spotted! Now those are pretty interesting. As I'm not a geologist I just thought the council dumped them to prevent beach erosion. Then I saw an info board. Turns out these smooth rounded stones got...

But you're gonna have to explain the 6th one up with the pinwheel of sticks on a white knob and wall. No clue. St Bridgid's cross. Find them all over Ireland. Used to hang above the kitchen doors. Woven out of straw or rushes every February. One of the old symbol's of Ireland along side the...

A collection of random pics from the annual 2 week family hols over the water back in Kerry. Among the daily swims and family catch ups I managed to get a fair amount of cycling done, exploring farm lanes, mountain roads and the like. Without the magic assist button the hills were hard! One 25...

I've only replaced pads, never had to bleed in the (coming up to) 5 years. But the pads wear out frequently on the steep hills. At first I was surprised at how quickly this occurred, but my local bike mechanic said that around here, everyone is constantly replacing brake pads. So that reassured...

At Rosslare ferry port about to head across Irish Sea to Pembroke Dock in Wales. A day early to avoid Floris. Been tracking it last few days. Calm now so right decision. Storm hits about 4am by which point we'll be safely back in Devon fingers crossed.

Kerry. The kingdom.

Saw the end of stage 2 it's on Irish TV so will catch the odd stage this week. Think it's 9 stages long. They are in the steep short hills of Brittany at the moment. The Spanish rider almost got caught but just kept away on that last brutal climb! Great victory.

Healy won the Super Competitive Award of the Tour ( to be honest I didn't know such a thing existed!) I'm very pleased for him. What a great tour and announcement of his talents. Didn't see the last stage but saw that Wout won & was also very pleased for him. Good tour. Plenty of talking points...

All three grand tours have 21 stages over 3 weeks. Giro d'italia in May, Pink jersey for GC leader - because the original sponsor in 1909 was Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport which is printed on pink paper. Likewise TdF was originally sponsored by L'Auto newspaper in 1904 (yeah I guess...

Agree with all that except Healy to Ineos. They are in a state of flux and might not survive or in this form. If they do & carry on as normal with same large budget they'll want a GC winner. Healy with a good team could be top 5 but he'll never be a pure mountain climber. I'd prefer him going to...