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Sunday morning should be ok, I'll let you know in good time.

No to Friday, Saturday any good?

The blue is nice but brown fears not the dirt (and actually looks pretty good).
Also I found out what Il Pompino means, silly name for a bike.

Still waiting for Planet X to get the crankset in. And Wiggle to send me the fittings for the mudguards as they didn't bother including them first time.

May need a different 27.2mm seatpost though, didn't read the bit that said 25mm layback. Anyone want to trade something black with no layback for one of these? http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/SPRICOMP/ritchey-comp-seatpost

I've a few wheel size boxes kicking about, anyone want them before I bin them?

There is considerably less in the way of hills for this AlleyCat, which should encorage both Single speed and fixie riders

You found hills for the last one? In Norwich?

Anyone out this week? Looking good for an afternoon start if anyone fancies some distance.

Well done all. I'll be out to play next year.
Did you knee hold out then Spenceey?

Next year, I'll feel no guilt in skipping a 31st birthday party. I've a new noise on my fixed too, ignoring it and hoping it goes away.

Good luck chaps. Hope the weather clears up a bit for you.

Alongside this, cyclists may need more support. In Thorpe, the council is trialling a scheme which may be rolled out elsewhere. There, drains have been covered over, to allow cyclists to ride along beside the pavement. And new cycle logos have been marked out and road centre lines removed. Other councils have trialled similar schemes and found they significantly reduced speeding. The Thorpe Scheme is costing £37,000 to trial for a year.

That's £37,000 well spent, Thorpe Road is now a pleasure to cycle along

But then you'd get people being let off because they need to drive for a living. This really happens, there are over 10,000 people still driving legally with 12+ points (source)

Of course the idea that they should have thought of that before they broke the law again seems far too complex to wrangle with.

D-lock justice FTW. Except you know damn well you'd be caught and done for it. Pretty hard to do from beyond the grave too.

I'd start with strict liability and proper punishment.

Not going to happen though. Especially when the police can't seem arrest someone for assault even with the whole thing including number plate caught on camera.

"This is the basis of car culture, the idea that the world and all of the world's people are merely in its way." -- Travis Hugh Culley

Tart.

Yeah. People hammered up it. You could spot the strong riders by the ones that did it more than once with the same commitment.

Gasp runs until half 8 if you want to watch it all (programme here). Will probably get bored when everyone is painfully competent.

I want to watch Gas Hill Gasp at 7. Then out for a ride after that?

I just tell Google Maps the start and end points, select walking mode to avoid main roads and adjust by dragging the blue line about.

Very rarely follow the actual route, just write down place and road names as pointers. Is Walsingham the place with the shrine? I once got held up there when I had to stop for a pilgrimage passing through.

I was pondering the same thing just the other day and decided on this route. ie as short as possible without going on main roads.

I have a turbo for sale but you'd need to get a part to accommodate track nuts.

The annoying thing is that when you think you've got your riding position set you have to ride for 40+ miles until you find out It's wrong.

Tru dat. I thought my problem was with twisting it but turned out to be pulling too hard up hills.

You're riding geared aren't you? Can you wait til it starts hurting then change gears but hold speed to see if cadence affects it?

Things that make my knee hurt:

• Saddle too high
  
• Saddle forward position - had it too far forward which encouraged me to pull up hard.
  
• Cleat position forcing leg into unnatural position - this was hardest to change as it never felt wrong.
  
  

Used to take cod liver oil and glucosamine but not convinced it helped. A decent support bandage helped a lot though, for recovery though, not for riding in.

The trick was to ride more over the last few months.
You'll just have to get some HTFU pills and grimace your way to the finish.

Planning to haul myself out on the bike tomorrow, anyone in for it? Fancy doing at least 50.