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    I'm not sure at what age I can accept I am no longer fit, young and virile and settle down to a pint of port a day (Graham's (est. 1820), naturally) and gout, but somedays I feel it cannot come soon enough.

    Thirty one miles (2700 feet)* through Addingham, Keighley, Bingley to Cottingley and then back from Bingley over the moor roads past forlorn moor pubs like Dick Hudson's above Eldwick and the Cow and Calf above Ilkley. And also Harvey Smith's farm on the bleak moor at High Eldwick - High being the hint. I probably didn't have an icy wind into my face for the whole trip but it felt like it and I probably shouldn't have been surprised to cross roads covered in sheet ice but I did, so the salt/grit spreader lorry was a welcome sight.

    Anyway the miles all count.

    * and despite ice and wind a maximum speed of 33.7 mph, which might have been assisted by a slightly descending road.
    Last edited by Graham Breeze; 12-02-2021 at 07:20 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    No, Ultegra's 11
    I know, but can Stolly count if it isn't ££££?
    Last edited by Graham Breeze; 12-02-2021 at 07:21 PM.
    "...as dry as the Atacama desert".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I'm sure it was flat really, and you're just being modest, which I calculate around the 810 watts figure
    Even with my feet on the bars?
    "...as dry as the Atacama desert".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Breeze View Post
    I'm not sure at what age I can accept I am no longer fit, young and virile and settle down to a pint of port a day (Graham's (est. 1820), naturally) and gout, but somedays I feel it cannot come soon enough.
    I have to admit I have started decanting my port, so well on the slippery slope.....
    Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    ... Sora, which is 9...
    Surely after Spinal Tap absolutely everything can be turned up to 11?
    "...as dry as the Atacama desert".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fellbeast View Post
    Haha thanks for the power calculating link but I think I’ll just do it the old fashioned way of whether my legs hurt or not.

    I knew cycling was geeky and techy but, boy, have I been surprised. I had no idea for instance that shimano drop bar gears were controlled on the brake handles (and the little flappers within) and for the first ride on my new bike I firstly had to find the gears and then work out, while on the saddle, how they actually worked.

    Also I now already want to upgrade my bike with a drop seat, which only yesterday morning I hadn’t even realised existed.

    What else do I really really need?
    I feel your pain, when I purchased my bike a couple of years ago I asked where the gear lever was - turned out to be a bit of the brake lever (as you have found out). There's a whole new language to be learnt, I gave up and simply hope for the best and repair broken bits, whatever they are called.
    Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I looked on the Genesis site and the spec said it was Sora, which is 9. I didn't point this out because I didn't want to look like the nerdy bike pedant that I am - not when everyone's so friendly to each other at the moment
    The CdeF 20 is Tiagra with a 10/34 cassette. I have the 2018 model and can confirm what a great bike it is. I used to use it as a super- commuter (before working from home became the norm) and it could handle pretty much everything you could throw at it. I beefed up the rims and tires and it's had a new saddle but otherwise, pretty much the spec it came out of the factory with. I would go so far as to say that if I could only have one bike (but we know that will never happen!) then I would definitely plump for the CdeF. Would love the Ti frame but that's another story....

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    It is interesting how those runners who obsess over shoe choice, what type of waterproof to wear on the Y3P in a heatwave, etc, routinely get mocked... Yet it's almost the opposite for cycling... if you've only got one bike you're a rank amatuer!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yes, but how many different types of running shoe do you own?
    Touche!

    3 for me! Road, fell (good), fell (old)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
    Touche!

    3 for me! Road, fell (good), fell (old)
    Well I admittedly I own 3 bikes - the Genesis Croix de Fer 20, a Cube 29er and a Lapierre Xelius carbon road bike - and I could always buy another if money were no object. However, my running shoe collection tops this by some way. I think I've got 6 pairs on the go at the moment.

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