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Christmas shopping or out on the bike
Dunno about you, but I'm 'massively conflicted' this weekend, got to get some ride time in… 
but life is not going to be worth living if I don't show willing on the Christmas shopping front.
Any suggestions?
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- Spangly Shiny 2 sec ago
Except on the uphill bits; freehubs tend to be a bit quieter then.
- KDee 26 min 18 sec ago
I'm more interested in the Sonder with a "97mm" wheelbase...might have some toe overlap 😂
- chrisonabike 31 min 19 sec ago
Possibly some marketeers for whom "getting attention" is the only good, likely company director(s) who also see "no such thing as bad publicity"?...
- Hirsute 38 min 46 sec ago
We've all seen your speeds on upride.cc You know you need one , you're just in denial!! 😜
- Jaijai 50 min 32 sec ago
You couldn't get an uglier front end,it looks hideous
- ErnieC 1 hour 8 sec ago
Agreed. Use Evo Zero and the transition is pretty quick.
- wtjs 1 hour 5 min ago
Obviously a Lancashire Constabulary outstation, where they train the police up for getting all reports into the bin as quickly as possible...
- hawkinspeter 1 hour 21 min ago
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/car-smashes-sports-direct-shop-9873279
- wtjs 1 hour 36 min ago
despite my having pimped the Brommie to some sort of modernity Good! You'll be able to show us a photo of these modernity and pimping mods, then?
- andystow 2 hours 2 min ago
Remove the motors and sell them, then turn it into a battery backup for a hospital or school or something.
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The weather down here was hideous, so my long ride was on the Fortius. I've not been outside on a ride now for 10 days, so that's 7 rides on it in that time!
It's been mostly watts based intervals - 6 x 4 mins above AT or 2 x 20 mins above TT, so all pretty tough. Today I did the full Pyrenees stage on Fortius, that was up the Col du Peyresourde down to Col Azet, up and over that and then finish off with the Pla D'Adet, about 3 hours of mostly climbing. I'm really glad that the Pla D'Adet isn't on the itinerary for my Trans Pyrenees ride next summer, that is a gruesome climb.
I really want to get outside and ride, I just can't stand crapping up my nice bike, and can't get motivated to ride my not so nice bike...
recovering from a nasty virus that had me laid low all of last week, and it's left me a smoker's cough that i just can't shift - even light exercise has me hacking up lung butter like andy fordham before he halved his bodyweight - anyone else seen him recently? weird.
anyhow, no fun for me. not even 'fun' in the sense of christmas shopping. hmph. and this bloody cough's going to linger for weeks, i just know it.
HA HA - I got it sorted- checked weather forecast in week - weather for saturday was to be crap & sunday not too bad - So brownie point awarded as on wednesday i sugested a crim-bo shop for saturday - even arranged grand parents to have the off-spring. Result - shopping done in shitty weather & a good 40plus ride this morning- & the sun shines out of my bum!! HAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Tricky. I'd love to help, but I'm in the same situation myself…
Lights, would be the answer - stretch that day, that's presuming you don't have a severe weather warning where you are that makes the day not worth stretching