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Ribble 725? Got the Gravel Bike of the year award on Road.cc

Condor?
Brother Mehteh?

Got hit by a bloody car 200 metres from home after an incident free 50km ride. My first ride of the new year. Not sure how much damage to the bike yet. Front wheel is definitely toast. the tri bars are bent and there's a big scrape down the right hand fork, so I have to hope the frame is still straight. Driver came out of a side road without stopping and hit me side on. I'm bruised but ok, but so pissed off. Then got into an argument with the driver and his passenger, none of us wearing masks. I can only hope I don't get COVID as well..

I've got a pair with clip on aero bars fitted.
To be honest, I don;t think they're worth it.
They feel stiffer than the FSA Omega Compact that I replaced. Stiffer as in less vertically compliant, so a bit less comfortable.
They're also much wider than advertised. I wanted to try narrower bars, so order 42cm width and they are an identical width at the controls as the 46cm FSA bars.
The flat section is also tricky to get the control cables settled into (Campagnolo), so overall, not really impressed. The "flair" is only very slightly noticeable as well.
I'm more tempted to try something like the Alpkit Spitfire next time around.

I've thrashed the living daylights out of my roadbike off-road and really need to buy something designed for off-road.

Has anyone here tried a Sonder Camino? The reviews seem pretty positive and the price is about right.
I'm quite tempted by their GRX1 build.

Also 650b or 700c wheels?

I've thrashed the living daylights out of my roadbike riding it offroad all summer. Am seriously considering getting a gravel bike and making it a lot easier.
Riding Epping Forest on 28c road tyres with caliper brakes and mudguards was a hoot in the summer, but totally impossible now.

Oh and if anyone wants 3D printed light brackets, I can make them.

The one on the bike is a bit crude, but works, so I made some nicer ones, including one that is designed to hold the lamp horizontally across the back of the seatpost.

For those of you wanting to combine your dynamo fetish with a willingness to travel to coastal locations, there is this group that I've belonged to for something like 15 years: https://www.fnrttc.org.uk/

Lovely, lovely people and super well-organised rides.

Finally put together my Downslink to Avenue Verte link ride that I've been trying to figure out for ages. It still needs some tinkering, but it was a great mix of off-road and quiet lanes, with some fast road sections to mix it up. 156km door to door.

No, I'd need to plan ahead as well. In particular I'd like to test a new loop section.
As a thought, where would you rather start? We could meet in Greenwich and ride along the Waterlink Way and pick up the route from there, or could meet at Norbury station (saves about 90 minutes riding). From Norbury its about 40 minutes to the first bit of off-road.
Norbury is accessible from London Bridge, Victoria and Clapham Junction.

Would a weekday or weekend be better?

So does anyone want to see if there's gravel south of the river?
I could organise a ride to explore the route I posted upthread. I've ridden it quite a few times and it's a lot of fun.

Are you talking about this one?
https://cycle.travel/map/journey/168361

If so, it's a really nice route.

Oh and it's not every day you meet a man taking a massive parrot for a walk and a young lady riding a pink unicorn.

Thanks! That was me.

Thanks everyone. I had a really great time. The route was really excellent and I'll definitely venture out that way to explore again. Great company too!

OK. I'd like to come along. I'll be under-biked and if it all goes tits up, I'll bail, but I'm pretty sure this will be a laugh one way or the other.

I'd be interested, assuming I can get away.
Do you think this is doable on a 28mm touring bike?

I ride it off road quite a bit, but if it's clay, then it'll just clog solid after all the recent rain.

I toured round the US and Canada with a rack attached with p clips. They'll cost you about a fiver. Then pick whatever rack suits your budget.

Thanks!
Once things get back closer to normal, I'll be happier exploring further afield again. I'll definitely keep this in mind.

Is anyone still following the #amr2020 on Instagram?

Proper LOLs at the minute.

I've got a father approaching 80 in the middle of the Welsh Marches/Shropshire borders who was in the pub last Thursday. My brother (who lives in Scotland) and I both let him know exactly what we thought of that. He's now staying home and the village he lives in have set up volunteers to go out and shop for the elderly, so I'm a lot happier about him.

My mum lives on the far side of London, on her own and near her housebound brother. She's been doing his shopping, which is maddening, as his son, who normally lives nearby is in his holiday flat elsewhere.

I've never felt so helpless and isolated from the ones I love.
Even having my own family close by doesn't stop me from having occasional panic attacks about the whole thing.

Wherabouts in West London and in which direction?
Proper off-road (i.e. mountain bike), or just "not on road" - i.e. road bike and chunky tyres/gravel bike?

It's been implicated in quite a few deaths of exhausted marathon runners recently, particularly in the form of caffeinated gels.

What's the deal with Tracey Petervary? She's in the middle of nowhere on a main road, but not shown as scratched?
Looks like she's heading to the finish on main roads in a vehicle (speed is around 60km/h).

I wasn't planning on riding anything until the weather improves. I guess I'd be waiting for spring anyway.
I guess I'm usually fine for 60-90km rides from a central point, so 30-50km loops are OK.

Thanks for the link. I've done a route last year linking the Downs Link via approximately the route you suggested. Unfortunately I tried it on the hottest day of the year and ended up overheating so badly I was forced to bail on the way home!

I really enjoy these mixed trail rides.