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Everything added to the Evans basket just waiting for the stupid C2W certificate to come through to push the button. Managed (with price match and trade in deals) to save myself over £100 which is nice too.

Yeah i did think about keeping it UK based just something about pedaling to a whole different country that's appealing to me. Far less chance for me to sack it half way too if i know ive got to wait til the next day to get a ferry back too!

And pretty much as soon as my arse stopped hurting after doing it last year i wanted to go back on a road bike and give it a go.

Was trying to plan it with 2 mates but one is a nightmare for tying down to dates and im not sure the other would fancy the idea of there and back (he told me MANY MANY times when cycling back from St Pancras "never again")

Considering just booking a ferry on the bank holiday weekend and going for it solo

Got an itch for this again. Anyone ever done Dieppe-Paris-Dieppe?

Thinking of giving it a whirl without an overnight stop, hopefully get to Paris, have some (lots of) food, chill for an hour or two then turn around and come back

still getting those big arsed 42's i see though. in reality 95% of my miles are my commute so comfort>perceived speed

that was kind of what i was thinking. i thought there must be a limit where they start to feel heavier but to be honest i should probably worry about shedding the excess kilos from my gut before i need to worry about the weight of my tyres

had better dig out the old bmx for trade in $$'s this weekend

anyone tried the continental contact speeds? they do those in a 42c

42 you say? for example...?

anyone wanna buy some brand new wtb riddlers?

they are the very ones sitting in my basket

arkose d1. knobblies prob end up in the garage gathering dust. im fat and slow so some comfy 35c slicks are also going on the order

Cycle to work voucher should be sorted early next week so will put my order in with Evans immediately. Looking forward to taking the woods route home from work twice, realising its bloody hard work and putting slick tyres on and going back to the same commute i've done for the last 3 years

cheapo ebay job (as is everything cycling related I own)

So I'm pretty sure it's the D1 I want. Is it ridiculous not to buy the R1 considering this bike will only be used on the road for 20 mile commutes and also the odd century at the weekend and some touring? I do plan on sticking some 32c slick tyres on there but not changing anything else. It's literally come down to liking the look (colour) of the D1 more.

First test ride completed. For a bike that weighs as much as me (a lot) and was put together for about £30 this bike can certainly do a job. And in it's original state a couple of weeks ago. Just need to sand it down and give it a spray, true the wheels up a bit and it'll be good as new

cheers, will give it a look when my last bike no doubt falls apart underneath me in the coming days

erm, im not sure specifically but ive had the back wheel on and off so many times this last week i would have thought id have noticed if they were loose? maybe not though as i have noticed the chain being more slack when getting to work vs when i left?

i nearly tried throwing it in the river earlier when i got a puncture and had to walk 4 miles home.

so road bike out of action, track bike best not spoken about. lets see if my converted £10 ebay dad bike is any more reliable. first ride on it a 10 miles commute, whats the worst that could happen

I'm not ashamed to admit i was close to tears on Saturday after taking the bike apart for the third time and the noise is still there. Every moving part is clean and smooth until they are asked to cooperate with each other.
I feel like the new stepmum who no matter how hard she tries just cant get the child to behave!

Ive had a rattle/crunch for the last week which despite completely taking apart, cleaning, lubing everything, and replacing the bottom bracket is still as prominent as ever, the only thing left is the rounded off chainring bolt and if its not that then i am going to have to accept the bike is haunted and set it on fire!

Love it when you do a bit of fettling over the weekend to realise on your Monday morning commute that you havent tightened something up properly. Today's winner...lockring. Always a nice surprise when slowing at a roundabout and you feel that slip backwards, and then the joy of waiting for that heart in mouth moment when pulling away from lights and tightening everything back up

ffs just when i thought I'd made a decision on the arkose!!

Eff that wind! Blackheath was not pleasant on 10 foot wide handlebars

I see the "due in stock date" for the Arkose has been pushed back 3 weeks. Not ideal as I wanted to check sizing out before ordering. Anyone know if due in stock means pre-orders will be sorted then some will be in store to see in the flesh later?

its one map of UK/France for London to Paris.

what about if it is one giant map?