The Bicycle Thread

[Anpanman]

I almost guessed you would say that Charles, I feel the same. Brompton might be on the end of some bad PR if a load of Brommie commuters buy one of these and start throwing them around the MTB paths, oh the injuries we would see.

[charlesr]

I mean, it would be fun to try..... People do daft things on BMX all the time. But not normal people.

Went for a group ride at the local trail centre with a bunch of ebikers. They couldn't believe how fast I was in the corners. I was taking it easy. Skillz.

[Finsbury Girl]

Can't help but feel Brendan was robbed with his score....

Man this year was even worse. The judges are on smack.

[Anpanman]

Very sad news about Sir Chris Hoy, gutting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4dr9xdxgro

[charlesr]

I told myself I'd use the eBike and the normal bike equally, but the eBike is so much fun that It's more like 4:1
I had a whole month where I only used the ebike and I really feel like my uphill strength has suffered, so I'm going back go 1:1 religiously.

Replacing the 2010 Trek Remedy with a Specialized Status which is basically the same bike as my eBike but without a motor - loving the mullet geometry (29 up front and 27.5 at the back)

[charlesr]

I made a playlist of me ripping some of the trails at Swinley.. Most of it is good enough for top 1% on Strava. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qw45sCC4cRIl5qA5OGSNZVsM3Fss8NM&s i=Moj563LOEa2mcHPK

Here's an example

https://youtu.be/bI2Kx1n9n1A?si=MWwmCw9Ux3XgtA7u

[Anpanman]

Brilliant, in equal parts exhilarating and terrifying.

I've made myself a promise to get out more on the bike this year.