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Had this sitting around for years - couple of rides, didn't get on with it. Think it's a charge spoon, yours for a forum donation if you want it. Located in Chiswick, would rather not post though.

Either of these any use? Must have inherited them on some bikes and I don't use them...

Same as the ones from a Record pista crankset, about 2cm external and 1cm internal? Got a pair I can drop in the post if these are the right ones.

Yep pizza, expresso and a phone charge were definitely on my agenda.

It probably was us at Bagno Vignomi - I had no idea where I was tbh, had just been led there by some Italians on the promise of good and plentiful food. Great spot, nice to put a name to it!

Great write up and some lovely pics. I did the ride as well and loved it, in fact my Pearson is propped up alongside your bikes in one of the pics. My first long trail ride and pretty much my first ride on tyres bigger than 25mm outside a few Richmond Park test runs. As you say, pretty easy going most of the time, but I was hopeless on the muddy sections and way out of my depth on the steep rocky bits. No experience in gravel tyres, so just went with what came on the bike. Ditto gearing - 32 at the back had me walking a few times. Live and learn, but terrific fun.

We took about five days as well and by the looks of your pics probably tracked you guys – got caught in the same storm, camped out at Bagno Vignori and went to the food festival. Had no accomodation booked either and it worked out fine, camping spots were easy to find with so many people doing the same. Coolest place I stayed was a Monastery on the Via Francigena about 20km before Siena, I’d have been happy staying another night. There was a food festival going on there as well – definitely not a ride that you’re going to lose weight on.

Fwiw I didn’t do the medical form – wasn’t prepared to pay the £75 and had a busted finger at the time it was required so couldn’t really go to the GP. Expected to have to ride it unofficially, but no one said anything when I collected my starter pack and got the goody bag at the end. Not saying it’s a fool proof strategy but…

Missed the last three and happy to see that the ride still retains that delicious, slightly eccentric quality. Feels like an adventure every time. Lovely to see the folk rolling in at 10/11ish in kit and on bikes that looked like they'd just popped out to the local shop - perhaps they had...

Coach back was a first for me - being dropped off by Millwall's ground was a shock to the Chiswick system.

Beaten to it, would def take the Pista levers if there's an unlikely change of mind above...

That was me... in a world of my own and didn't register the DAS until too late!

Agree with this completely. I'm not a rower, but a mate coaches at Fulham Reach and it's great to see the a wider demographic getting involved with rowing to balance out the more traditional clubs/schools in the Putney to Chiswick stretch.

If, as it seems to be the case, the Bridge is going to be under repair for five years plus a pedestrian/cycling crossing needs to be the focus. It's always been a busy foot crossing and I just can't see a ferry being a practical solution.

Sounds seriously painful, bad luck. fwiw a riding buddy of mine had a similar fall on black ice a couple of years back. They tried the pinning route first - cue 9 months of pain/frustration/progress/regression. Eventually he opted for a full hip replacement - walking comfortably in a few weeks and back on club runs well before six months. Rode a couple of 200s with him last autumn and no long term probs at all. Hopefully you'll have a similar positive recovery, best of luck with the rehab.

Excellent call - really enjoyed that. Great interview, an hour well spent.

Great read, lovely pics - thanks for that.

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Typical Kerry weather...

I rode the Beara/Dingle/Iveragh peninsulas in September - about 600km all in and if you're lucky with the weather some of the nicest riding you can get - a drop dead gorgeous view round every corner, plenty of accomodation options and good pubs. Flew in/out of Kerry airport, so straight off the plane and into the hills.

It's pretty easy to avoid most of the busy Ring of Kerry section by using the back roads which often hug the coast more. I'd recommend adding the Skellig/Valentia Island section, plus some of the more inland sections like the Black valley, Caragh lake and the Gap of Dunloe. The area itself is pretty small so it's easy to adapt a route on the fly and add in some detours. Can't recommend it highly enough, but then I've done three trips in the last two years and haven't seen a drop of rain!

Went passed about midnight - Embankment still closed off both directions and bike/car still in the road. Police didn't have any info apart from 'cyclist struck by a car'. Can't find any news reports, so hoping it isn't too serious.

Excellent teaming you with you for the last 100k on Amesbury yesterday @Klar I'd been beginning to lose the will to live on Salisbury plain - headwinds and no one in sight for miles!

Anytime. Don't miss Crater lake if you go south - the loop round the edge is an outstanding day ride.

I've ridden a bit of both, great part of the world for riding. The coast is nice, but traffic may be quite heavy in summer and and you can pick up a fair amount of mist and drizzle. I'd go inland - the Columbia river gorge west to The Dalles from Portland on the old highway is a great ride on a pretty much empty road. Then roughly along/ parallel to the Pacific crest trail route south down to Diamond and Crater lakes which are brilliant for a couple of days on the bike. You could return north to Portland inland via Eugene or the coast. Or continue south/take a few diversions and pick up the train back to Portland. If you can find some of the previous Cycle Oregon routes that may give you some good ideas.

A loop going north from Cascade locks on the Columbia river via Mt St Helens and Mt Rainier would also be a great ride - you could return south on the coast or head over to the Olympic National park/St Juan Islands and again train it back to Portland.

Loads of great riding opportunities, you almost can't go wrong...

Def interested, been missing these rides but Thurs doesn't often work for me. Helping out at a TCR checkpoint in Aug and prob going to stay out that way for a bit, so will keep my eye on this in case it rolls into Sept.

Top man Joseph-congratulations. Really enjoyed following you and the other riders on this one.

I've got a Nelson Longflap that I can't see myself using over Christmas - available from Chiswick if you want to borrow it.

Headed north west from Chiswick yesterday with the vague idea of visiting the rapha place at Bicester - a random conversation at the Warren Row coffee stop took us off route to Hambleden Lock and some stunning lanes though the Chilterns - reasons to be cheerful. No rapha purchases made, but a nice and not too pricey coffee.

I seem to remember the tshirt said 17.5mph.

I've still got the T Shirt - 17mph. Over 50km mind!

Cheers guys - Matt just picked the lot up. Hadn't realised there would be so much interest and didn't have time to follow the thread - so tried to play it fair and get back in the order any pms came in and Matt was first in line.