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Anyone else's address stickers for the summer raffle not sticky, or am I being incredibly dumb? Can't see any peel off backing and they're not lickable. Happy to break out the sellotape but I can't remeber doing that in the past.

The Van Rysel would be my pick for bang for your buck, Decathlon always offer good value and typically well designed bikes. Discs if you do all weather riding (but you have the Triban for that) as they do perform better in the wet but marginal other times, although better control/modulation. Ultegra...

Two possibilities spring to mind:

1. Tiban (Decathlon) and Mavic are being catious so people running 50mm tyres at 20 psi don't sue them when their tyres come off going round a corner.
2. Fulcrum have a different bead seat design that allows a wider range of tyres to be fitted safely

The roads you typically ride and and your spec requirements aren't entirely incompatible but it sounds like you need two different bikes. A gravel type bike for the single track, rough rural roads, and a race bike for the iron man. A £6k budget would get you two very nice bikes! Something like the C...

I used a Cycloc Endo https://www.bike24.com/p260813.html. Worked very well, but chosen mainly for aesthetic reasons as I was storing the bike in the guest bedroom at the time.

Or you could just look it up on one of the many charts that provide this info?

https://www.cyclinguk.org/cyclists-library/components/wheels-tyres/tyre-sizes

https://www.cateye.com/data/resources/Tire_size_chart_ENG_151106.pdf

I wouldn't have thought an 80kg all up weight would trouble any well built wheel irrespective of the hub/rim, so long, as Brucey says, you don't have daft low spoke counts - something like 28 hole, double butted spokes, brass nipples, two or three cross lacing would seem appropriate (I used to run t...

As of today ScotRail bike reservations (or any type of seat reservation) are still not possible online or by phone. BTW if you call, after a lengthy Covid preamble and info on refunds the system sounds like it gives you the usual options of press 1 for a booking, 2 for reservations etc. But none of ...

I've got one of these, https://road.cc/content/review/153876-gt-attack-mini-pump . Not used it very often as I also carry Co2. Road CC reckoned about 190 strokes to get 100psi into 25mm Contis which feels about right. Tube attachment doesn't stress the valve, clips neatly to the frame with no rattle...

Thanks both, train to Gleneagles then north via Sma' Glen sounds good. Glad to hear a bit of resurfacing has been going on!

Now that it looks like our annual Highland holiday next week can go ahead I'm thinking of making up for the lack of audaxes by cycling up. I'd originally thought of doing it as an overnighter from Glasgow, but given the lack of serious miles in the legs, getting a train to say Sterling, Gleneagles o...

Mine was Willow Green. 848cc. Had a "chimney" on the roof and sliding windows. Mini Mk2. 1968 model. JTB 63F Sorry to continue the thread derailment, my first car was a customised mini van (well, first that was roadworthy). Red with gold and black stripes, shortened back with a tailgate c...

FWIW I moved my cleats as far back as they would go about 18 months ago, still not true 'midsole', but I did notice less stress on my calves (which are prone to cramping) and possibly less overall leg fatigue on longer audaxes. I didn't alter my saddle position. As ever though it isn't such n'th deg...

I used to run an Luxos U and found the USB useful, although it died after about 3 years. I just run my lights off the dynamo now as I recon with a 20000 mAh powerbank I could charge all my devices for at least three days. Of course you might well be off grid for longer than that, but don't discount ...

These people (https://www.roofbox.co.uk/) have always been good on range, price, delivery etc. and you can find the exact combination of bars, rack etc for your car. I've had good experiences of Atera and Thule.