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    Quote Originally Posted by Llani Boy View Post
    Earlier this evening whilst sat outside the Lathkil Hotel in the sunshine, enjoying a Farmers Blonde a couple of blokes pulled up on their bikes and leaned them against a wall some distance away, before coming to sit at the next table.
    I immediately recognised them as Matthew Parris and his "husband" who live in a nearby village. We exchanged pleasantries and continued to enjoy the evening sunshine.

    After less that an hour they walked back to their bikes and as they cycled past us I realised that they were on E-bikes. I shouted "hey Matthew that's cheating" to which he replied "I know" and off they went.
    I then walked across to the bar and found a glove on the road, so I picked it up and put it in my pocket.
    About 5 mins later I was walking out of the pub with my pint and saw Matthew's other half come around the corner on his bike.

    I just stood on the side of the road and held out the glove like a soigneur holding a bidon and he grabbed it, without stopping, giving a cheery thanks as he went.

    I would not be surprised if this little incident makes it into Parris's Times column, as trivial local village happenings have previously.
    I'm surprised Matthew Parris needs an E-bike. He once ran the London Marathon in 2:32. Mind you that was 35 years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnK View Post
    Here you go Travs a Dawes Galaxy listed 400 notes and another for £275 plus others :-

    https://www.resurrectionbikes.org.uk...ry/mens-bikes/


    Resurrection bikes depot would be an easy diversion on your way home from the Lakes
    John thank you very much that is fantastic... I'll take a proper look at their website and expect I'll pay them a visit at some point...

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    He's certainly seen plenty of fell runners now as the official starter and presenter of prizes at the Gt Longstone fell race.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigfella View Post
    He's certainly seen plenty of fell runners now as the official starter and presenter of prizes at the Gt Longstone fell race.
    I recall that 3 or 4 years ago at the start, which is followed by a lap of the sports field, he was stood in the wrong place and nearly got flattened by 300 odd runners.
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    Dawes bikes seem to get a fairly good rep on here... anyone able to give an opinion on a Dawes Discovery (301)....?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    The bit that I'm not sure about is that it's a hybrid; that is half way between a mountain bike and a road bike. The handlebars are straight and only offer one position. This could be a problem on longer rides as you can't change your hand position (you could get numb hands/fingers). You also can't get low, like you could on a road bike, if you want to go downhill fast. You might say that you'd never do that, but as a fell runner you will want to challenge yourself downhill at some stage!
    Although I used to ride bikes quite a lot when I was younger, I never really knew much about the different makes and models - mine used to be whatever I could get for as little money as possible second-hand, with much swapping of parts from one to another. And I stopped years ago. I was thinking about doing some more recently (going back to my youth, and all that), and someone gave me a hybrid sort of thing, with straight handlebars, that was surplus to requirements for them. I've ridden that a few times since but never very far (an hour or so at a time). Although I've enjoyed the rides, I do find I miss the 'drop' handlebars, particularly when I'm in the mood to really blast it! If I do ever buy myself one again, I wouldn't go for straight handlebars.

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    If you are going to get something with hydraulic discs bear in mind whether or not you are confident to maintain or service them, or prepared to pay a bike shop. I've never had hydraulic and although I understand they are very good I have cable discs on my touring bike and MTB, both of which are excellent and simpler to maintain.

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    Main reason I highlighted that bike is there is a strong possibility of a much reduced price (ie Zero!), and given I'm not necessarily looking for high performance, it seems like it might be more than adequate...

    Done a couple of short rides on it into town, can easily get to 20mph+ on the flat without too much fuss, which is plenty for me.

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    Thank you Marco, that is very much appreciated... however, without going too heavily into details, i wouldn't actually plan to use it too often around here... it's the strong potential for a change of location that has got me looking into matters of this nature.

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