Pikey

I thought matching tyres was a given ????...surprised you couldn’t hold out with the odd tyres until our next ride ???? Sneaky photo ????????

That pic has me mate ? Can’t place it .

My favourite rides ....chilled with no plan .

Top quality indeed . Love it ????????..... Wayne is a man with fine taste in bike parts .

Its a Niner,witchcraft is very likely .Niner do build there bikes to mountain bike standards , whatever that may be . So they are solidly built and plenty robust . The steel soaks up a lot of the chatter so doesn’t really need suspension in my opinion. As long as you don’t mind the weight ,which I don’t . That’s my best guess anyway ????

As always ????

Just because...never any logic to it.

Have done a few upgrades recently one of which is the Curve flared bar,love it ????????....Just fitted some 27.5 HED ???????? Wheels with 47c tyres and as an added bonus shed over 1/2 kg of rotational weight . Feels really spritely on my little tester up the road. Can’t wait to test them properly ✊???? #keepgroading Thanks to hubber urbanninja for the wheels ????????

So many ppl never own there ****, what a twa!...Glad they caught him and that you ok,bar a few bruises only hopefully. Is the bike ok ? Nice watch mate ????

Only sport can stir these kind of emotions in people....gotta love it .

And Porte on the podium after such tdf heartache in the past ... Brilliant .

What a ride, super chuffed for TP...

Good day out....not to much wind for a change . Decided to show the new bike some love ???? Some dodgy Bovver Boys hanging around .

Sweet ride ...

Those are some berms mate,damn my son would spend his life on that track,and get him off the bloody PlayStation . Good job,good times ahead for sure . May have to go visit my sister ????

Couldn't agree more,fed up with getting battered solo. But that’s the problem with living in Mordor ????Still less wind and climbs than the Pennines mate . Damn those were some solo tough rides,but oh so peaceful. The suffering was always worth it a 100 fold .

There is only one Thaba right. If you can climb there in the blue you should be ok most places . Great place to get strong and up your tech skills.

Cracking photo , love the green Poc

Awesome to be back on the gravel bike after a 9 week break because of a shoulder & neck thing. It’s amazing how quickly a gravel bike finds your weak spots . Throughly enjoyed this morning ????????

maybe he had a clash with his teammates

Damn I miss my following ???? best all round bike I have owned.Like Mr D said 120/130 perfect ????????. For me personally preferred it to my offering .

Strongs Mate ... we all just keep at it regardless. I have had a turbulent 16 months and my fitness or lack of it mostly makes it tough more often than not. But it’s about the freedom 2 wheels that keeps most of going . But when got that love for it you solid Always keen to join you from a ride if you Alberton way .

Yea but do you ride solo? I do 80 % of the time and probably 90 % on my road bike . It’s a fair bit tougher Hans solo for a few of reasons. No more so than getting a little respite,but that’s not the only reason . Mentally it can be tough to be out there alone for hours on end with no chit chat to break the monotony of talking to yourself . When it gets proper tough like last wkd in the wind to keep to the route you planned . Etc etc ..... The advantage is when you ride in a group albeit a race or just training ride you can up your avg speed for not to much extra effort . Within reason of course . Keep going you will get there. Staying motivated is another difficultly when you not letting anyone down but yourself . Good luck Oh and i’m also crap at getting up early ,hence my solo stints .

Good point,never really thought about that,haven’t run 2.2 in forever. 2.35 is my go to tyre size on the rear generally . What tyre clearance does the stage have ?

Its the real world feel & experience from us amateurs that counts 100 fold more than the science and bs !