"Bike Porn"-your rides and how/where you use them

[Nolan]

That there one o them new fangled Gravel bikes?

It is. I can put some mudguards on for winter and reinvent the touring bike

 

[sapto]

New Thule ride along (easy to fit to almost every bike and affordable) for our Cube. He's enjoying the higher seat position compared to the Thule Chariot.

 

[Louis II]

New Thule ride along (easy to fit to almost every bike and affordable) for our Cube. He's enjoying the higher seat position compared to the Thule Chariot.

Doesn’t look very happy to me

 

[Bill R]

Just completed Land’s End to John O’Groats over 14 - what an experience!

 

[Amarillo]

Just completed Land’s End to John O’Groats over 14

Congratulations- what an achievement. I tried it once and failed. I hope to try again one fortnight.

 

[pjm-84]

Nice one Bill.

 

[alexwaite]

Thought it would be nice to hear about ,as well as seeing photo's of other members pedal power rides.
some light hearted chat about the bikes we use carry on our cali's.....

list them out. tell us your spec etc . post some photo's . tell use what you use them for or don't ... :lol:


1996 Klein quantum race road bike donning Ultegra accessories ( winter bike )
2011 Genesis cyclocross with a mix and match shimano lineup (winter & CX bike )
2009 Cube AMS 100 MTB wearing XT & LX ( camping & mtb )
20-- Litespeed Archon T1 dressed with Dura-ace Easton & Bontrager ( summer bike )

We have some push-bikes and some e-bikes. As such decided the standard VW campervan rack was too high … so had to wait additional months to get new van with a tow-bar for ground-level bike transportation. Very happy with the results (although new today so could be “honeymooners bias“!)

 

[Polomint]

Nevis range Fort William, awesome new-blue downhill track. First run was pants, second run was awesome, somehow ended up on red through the trees.

 

[haydnw2]

Nevis range Fort William

Awesome! How's it bedding in? I saw some reviews that said it had a couple of unexpectedly tricky bits for a blue (even a Scottish one!), but I can't believe they'd make it particularly difficult?

 

[Polomint]

It was very windy and horizontal rain on bleak top section, made it quite interesting, it had rained so dust no longer a problem, some tight berms and a few loose large rocks strewn about. The middle and bottom sections are very good below the tree line. Not a course for newbies, but for those with decent bike handling skills a great ride.
Note, I am never doing the work cup downhill, death would ensue

 

[soulstyledevon]

Nevis range Fort William, View attachment 84701awesome new-blue downhill track. First run was pants, second run was awesome, somehow ended up on red through the trees.

Looks like the same Cable Car I have in my garden. They really are getting on a bit…
Great to see the bikes going up.

 

[sidepod]

Well someone has to ask, cable car in the garden?

 

[The Merle]

It was very windy and horizontal rain on bleak top section, made it quite interesting, it had rained so dust no longer a problem, some tight berms and a few loose large rocks strewn about. The middle and bottom sections are very good below the tree line. Not a course for newbies, but for those with decent bike handling skills a great ride.
Note, I am never doing the work cup downhill, death would ensue

I’ve walked down that World Cup run which was nearly impossible (was shut so no bikes), bloody scary on foot let alone bombing down on a bike!

 

[sidepod]

I’ve walked down that World Cup run which was nearly impossible (was shut so no bikes), bloody scary on foot let alone bombing down on a bike!

Probably like a lot of black runs, you’ll get down it but not with any thing approaching speed/style/control. Always looks easy on YouTube!!

 

[soulstyledevon]

Well someone has to ask, cable car in the garden?

Sort-of an ornate flower pot, which you can sit in and enjoy the garden whilst having a coffee.
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Or as the wife puts it. A drunken bonehead eBay purchase…

 

[sidepod]

We’ve all been there!

 

[bob_summers]

Get those Ducs out on track till the tyres look like this
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My track bike. It’s been sat in a dusty barn for a few years.

Current fun machine
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Way faster across country than my old 748 SPS.

Stay upright

Am I looking at a RGV250M in the first pic? Used to club race them years ago in F400. Made decent power on avgas with a Frank Wrathall tune and TZ pistons!

 

[bob_summers]

Running much more than riding these days, got a lockup full of bikes but these two still get some use. Fixie is great fun on local trails, 40mm gravel tyres, running low pressure (tubeless), has a much lower gear than the photo now. T'other is a real trigger's broom, frame was made to measure in 2008 but that's the only original bit left! Was training/racing about 20,000km a year on that - my van has only recently overtaken it in mileage!

 

[sidepod]

Am I looking at a RGV250M in the first pic? Used to club race them years ago in F400. Made decent power on avgas with a Frank Wrathall tune and TZ pistons!

You are indeed. It’s a full race kit avgas setup. YZ pistons. 69hp on the Dyno.

 

[bob_summers]

tasty, not sure what mine made but still have the dyno printouts somewhere, I'll try and find them. Bought the bike from a guy who won a few Shell Supercup rounds but the bike was way more capable than I was....

 

[Polomint]

Today I took my trek to Glenshee, took my husband too. Did the red, A lot of climbing, but some nice single track. Then moved on to Newcastleton and did the 7 stane red. Lot of fire road but a few flowing Single-track sections. The bog climb was horrendous Kielder tomorrow

 

[sidepod]

Anyone out there rockin the Fidlock bottle system?

 

[soulstyledevon]

For road bikes, yes.
Cross country and mountain. Dunno…?
Would be good to hear from anyone with first hand experience.

 

[sidepod]

Exactly. Looks good but struggling to believe it’ll hang on during a good old decent?

 

[sidepod]

In other news, loads of good stuff from Eurobike. Lots of interesting gearbox/motor stuff. Seems the automotive suppliers are getting into ebike stuff.