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Anyone start the Tour of Innsbruck last night? I saw quite a few SA flags.

Yay wheelies! *Photo depicts professional rider on a closed course

I've always liked these. I used to have the 640 supermoto as my commuter in London for a couple of years. Bits used to fall off it randomly (gear levers, clutch levers, front sprocket...) and it got stolen twice, but not recovered the second time. Despite it's obvious flaws I loved it. It was a hooligan bike and taught me how to wheelie for as long as I wanted, and around corners. Maybe it was lucky that it was taken from me because I would have lost my license for sure if I kept it

Have you heard the new Moto2 bike for next year?! #eargasim

Also consider using TT bars - then you can mount another waterbottle cage onto those. Could even have one underneath if you get creative. I fitted a set of these for a competitor last year and it worked faultlessly. Apart from the extra comfort and efficiency that the bars give you, it also allows you to ride backpack free.

Ya, I wasn't thinking about a race situation. I've managed to make my light work under the stem and not have the cables in the way (but I don't ride a Spark with it's nest of cables ) and it's nice and stealthy. Garmin on the stem would also work.

Why don't you mount the light under the bar to solve the garmin issue?

If you read this thread which you posted on you'll have all the answers you're looking for...

Yes, it's the thing that noobs have on their tyres

Aah man, that sounds incredible!

Is that even a question?

Anyone doing the Zwift Academy? Stage 5 last night was brutal

Yes. It's not wonderful...

Despite Yamaha's issues, Rossi still did well in the race - 14th to 6th isn't a bad performance

Will it be though? Here's the road two weeks ago:

I used to have a YZ250 with the full enduro mods - that thing was a beast! Not sure about your less wild comment. That bike had more go than a KTM 300EXC! Was scary most of the time, and I loved it. NoMoreLandy, if you're needing boots I have a pair of Fox boots which I don't use anymore and am going to be selling. Hardly used as I sold my bike shortly after getting them. Size UK 11.

I'm very jealous. Only got to do the Hoogies round. Stupid broken bones.

My biggest gripe with Zwift is the forced days in certain locations. I know there are ways around it, but this should be built into Zwift. Maybe they'll do that when they release the New York route. Here's hoping.

I had XTR and switched to an 11sp XX1 setup with a Sunrace 11-46 cassette. For me it's the best of everything. Great shifting, plenty of gear range, cheap to maintain and I didn't need to get an XD driver. I definitely prefer it over the Shimano. The Shimano is in no way bad, but it just feels a bit 'floppy' compared to the directness of the SRAM. I love the 12sp XO and XX1 stuff but I don't rate the GX particularly highly. It's not got the same crispness and is a lot more finicky in it's setup.

I know, I know. This was a test to see where you are in the grieving process

Although if you had raced a bit faster you would have won...

I did the 70km route. Was meant to start in A but dropped back to C to ride with mates. I found the signage was fine as long as you read the route split boards instead of just following the yellow and black signs as they said in the briefing. However, being a bit further back in the field this time meant that we merged with the riders doing the shorter distances. This COMPLETELY stuffed up the day for me. There was so much traffic on the trail that it was impossible to move. From the second water-point (great stop at that one! Plenty of food, vibey music, lube - all great!) onward the whole thing was a write-off. I was getting super frustrated, and even the multiple beers at the races unofficial end point at the beer tent couldn't fix it. And then the last 9km of riding around fields in a big circle around Darling felt like an utter waste of time. I feel that switching the route around this year was the problem. Last year we hit all the trails first and then tackled the big climbs at the end. This meant that we never merged with anybody and flowed smoothly. If the course is kept the same as this year I definitely won't be back.

Does anyone know if we can register on the morning at the venue as it has been in the past? I only see pre-registration up until tomorrow listed on the website.

I miss this bike Happy that I got to experience it though. It's a beast that swallows anything in it's path and flattered my poor riding skills. Went uphill surprisingly well too. There's nothing to not like about Evil bikes

Any ETA on the top loading orange bottle cage? I want to get a couple of these with some long fingered gloves