NotSoBigBen

Good thinking Batman! They also pretty strong 💪

If I had the bucks I'd certainly get one, or 2 of those👍 Would make my life easier, as you say chainline also crucial!

I have a specific dislike of tensioners .... They always look zeff to me 😎 Having said that I have sometimes spent days, literally, to find a specific 'magic gear' with the correct ratio for the application be it road or MTB ... And even then if it's ridden a lot it'll eat chains But if the aesthetics of the bike is important it is well worth it ☺️

Saw this on FB earlier for what it's worth?

Oops wrong thread ... sorry

Like you neither do I but I do read the 'news' every so often .. I assume my wife and I are part of the 10 people who were in bed Sunday night at 9 as well 😜

Besides that CX whippersnapper 'Pook Pieterse' beating the established ladies .... Nah not really

I'm aware that the colour may be a bit sensitive to some sports fans after yesterday ... sorrie ne It was Steely Dan's turn though and I'm happy to report that I was able to keep up with one of those yellow tuk-tuks with the 4 wheels on a climb 😎

'Depends on your legs' as I was bluntly told by a 'mate' 😲 Apparently mine are in no danger 😞

Reminds me the time a few years ago my wife accompanied me to get a road bike tyre at a local bike shop .... Shop assistant - "that'll be 780" My wife - "stuff that I just replaced a tyre on my f#£%ing car and it cost less than that!" (My wife doesn't swear as a rule) I did get some discount!

A quick spin to make sure all is good again .... yes it certainly was! Great to have my son join on what he affectionately calls his 'NOTARELLO' ... Will organise the necessary vinyl to be cut this week 😎

Sometimes it's just a good idea to call time on a ride ... nothing bad, nothing wrong, not even that far from home! Called the team car, not often I do that 😎 Tough conditions and a decision made this week, meaning not many calories in 😊

True ... I have a 'few' bikes and only 2 of them have Di2, both road bikes It's not like the rest are crap to be honest they all work, for me personally I just like the clean look and of course that servo sound 🥸

All y'all luddites with your 'go back to cable' jibes .... Skud maar net jy kop 😝 IMHO once you've ridden road electronic you'd be doff too think cable is better ... That cool look, crispy shifting, the sound of that servo 😎

To my mind essentially the bike is useless without the charger so not supplying one is something that should be mentioned!

I read something like that on social media somewhere and then a comment about the course not really being 'worthy' of world champs but I'll reserve my comment on that. Everyone races the same course .... maar nou ja

On the tar bits you can think things through, on the dirt sections you can forget about things for a short while 😎

If you weren't so far away ... I have a 10sp (non clutch though) you're welcome to

I may but not yet, I have this idea I'm busy with to use 2*18650's and 1 of the 'control units' in a 3D printed 'container' for want of a better word Busy with the design, hope to print a prototype in the coming days I'll keep y'all updated

I need some of those batteries, I have 2 units that have stuffed batteries sadly

'ding dong' flip .... so I took that legend back yesterday but he promptly took it back this morning. Fortunately though I stopped to take a pic, as I do, and saw the notification ... What else to do but go straight there and take it back 😁 , he was not amused Let's see what happens tomorrow 😎 All good natured though and as I said it helps with the motivation

Nowhere exciting but riding consistently so very happy 😊 Normally no riding on Mondays but .... me and the big guy who does my frame painting have this good natured 'feud' about some arbitrary local legends and other stuff in Strava (I know, I know) The sod stole my local legend on this segment this past weekend so I had to go and get it back immediately 😤 I must be honest that despite what people may think things like Vitality points and these type of challenges certainly have kept me motivated during some tough times 😄

You may be able to go faster by car but not necessarily further .... despite what many may think 😎

The smell? Skud maar net my kop 😝