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[thunderlizard]

You are now in a queue. Please don't close this page as you will lose your place in the queue. Uh huh.

Page refresh. <Blinks>

When you say "Page refresh", you do mean that the page refreshed itself..? I mean, you didn't keep hitting F5...

[fullyautomatix]

Have you considered a career that goes somewhere other than hitting on SY?

Nopes. And I would like to add that SuitYou is perfectly capable of fighting his battles and he does not a muppet to rush to his rescue.

[suityou01]

Nopes. And I would like to add that SuitYou is perfectly capable of fighting his battles and he does not a muppet to rush to his rescue.

Oi ****-knuckles, over here!

[doodab]

I don't like those downturned racing handlebars. I can see there's obviously less air resistance with the rider stooped down, but after a few dozen miles they must feel like the Hunchback of Notre Dame when they finally stagger off the bike.

Give me sit up and beg handlebars any time.

When I was a nipper I used to have a racing bike and my handlebars were as low as I could get them, about 2-3" lower than my saddle. But then I used to ride 100s of miles a week and I could sustain 30mph on the flat for over 10 minutes. I did that old frame up with some new components (9sp shimano drivetrain, some nice hand built wheels, everything but the seatpost basically) a few years ago and I had to go out of my way to find a shorter handlebar stem with enough rise that I could avoid crippling myself......

These days less hardcore "sportive" type frames have slightly higher headtubes e.g.
and they are pretty comfy when you're resting on the brake hoods. The length of the top tube and stem makes a big difference to how stretched out you are as well, probably the most important dimension to get right when buying a bike IMO.

[suityou01]

When I was a nipper I used to have a racing bike and my handlebars were as low as I could get them, about 2-3" lower than my saddle. But then I used to ride 100s of miles a week and I could sustain 30mph on the flat for over 10 minutes. I did that old frame up with some new components (9sp shimano drivetrain, some nice hand built wheels, everything but the seatpost basically) a few years ago and I had to go out of my way to find a shorter handlebar stem with enough rise that I could avoid crippling myself......

These days less hardcore "sportive" type frames have slightly higher headtubes e.g.
and they are pretty comfy when you're resting on the brake hoods. The length of the top tube and stem makes a big difference to how stretched out you are as well, probably the most important dimension to get right when buying a bike IMO.

More importantly I would only choose a bike with pedals.

HTH

[MarillionFan]

Just done an hour off road on sand. 1st time on bike for a year.

Just off to die now.

[suityou01]

Just done an hour off road on sand. 1st time on bike for a year.

Just off to die now.

True story

Sand in Farnborough, you lieing bastid

[mudskipper]

True story

Sand in Farnborough, you lieing bastid

There's a bit of sand by Hawley Lake. It's only about 100 yards, so yes, probably did take him an hour.

[MarillionFan]

There's a bit of sand by Hawley Lake. It's only about 100 yards, so yes, probably did take him an hour.

Piss off. It's sandy in the downs/forests between the airport and racecourse. Sandy! Oh and there were tigers, big **** off tigers with razor sharp teeth who'd bite your hand off if you stopped.

True story.

[suityou01]

Piss off. It's sandy in the downs/forests between the airport and racecourse. Sandy! Oh and there were tigers, big **** off tigers with razor sharp teeth who'd bite your hand off if you stopped.

True story.

OK fatty.