2022 Cycling Thread



Cee Jay said:
just started reading “God is dead - the rise and fall apart of Frank Vandenbrouke”
Going to enjoy this, shortlisted for William Hill book of the year
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be interested to know what you make of the book when you're finished, as subjects go i think he was one of the more 'out there' lives of that mad 90s/00s period.
 
David M said:
If you have a bike with a full complement of frame mounts / bosses would you opt for proper mudguards or a more simpler solution?
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You don't even need frame mounts /bosses to have a fairly sturdy set of mudguards, which reminds me, i need to put mine on my road bike.
I got a pair of fairly quick fit guards with my road bike 2 years back. All you need is a through axel. They fit any bike. Not cheap mind.
 
Cee Jay said:
just started reading “God is dead - the rise and fall apart of Frank Vandenbrouke”
Going to enjoy this, shortlisted for William Hill book of the year
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Might give it a go.....Matt Rendall's book on Marco Pantani is worth a read if you haven't already...

David Millars book is another....might just be me but there's something about Millar I just can't get away with..
 
Captain Slackbladder said:
Might give it a go.....Matt Rendall's book on Marco Pantani is worth a read if you haven't already...

David Millars book is another....might just be me but there's something about Millar I just can't get away with..
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The Pantani book is in my pills to read, and I have just started the Jens Voigt book.

I was taught VAT by David Millard uncle in Edinburgh, who is a top bloke and had a few tales about him. He would be about 18 stone, but commutes by bike so he got a skin suit from DM for Christmas, he said it was about the same size a handkerchief.
 
Captain Slackbladder said:
Might give it a go.....Matt Rendall's book on Marco Pantani is worth a read if you haven't already...

David Millars book is another....might just be me but there's something about Millar I just can't get away with..
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Not read Pantani one…have read Millars and like you I just can’t stand the fucker. Clearly knowledgeable but don’t like his commentary either
errant said:
I thought he came across really well in that book.
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😉 be a dull place if we all liked/disliked the same people and things
Startrite said:
The Pantani book is in my pills to read, and I have just started the Jens Voigt book.

I was taught VAT by David Millard uncle in Edinburgh, who is a top bloke and had a few tales about him. He would be about 18 stone, but commutes by bike so he got a skin suit from DM for Christmas, he said it was about the same size a handkerchief.
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What’s that ( I’m guessing you mean Value Added ?)
 
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Cee Jay said:
Not read Pantani one…have read Millars and like you I just can’t stand the fucker. Clearly knowledgeable but don’t like his commentary either

😉 be a dull place if we all liked/disliked the same people and things

What’s that ( I’m guessing you mean Value Added ?)
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Yes, its Value added tax, and I also meant to say it was David Millar's uncle.
 
Cee Jay said:
How was he training you in VAT ? As part of C&E ( HMRC) or external training ?

Used to be a BVT ( Basic VAT Training) trainer in C&E
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I'm HMRC based in Benton Park View and I was lucky when I moved across to VAT it was still very much old school training.

I probably just missed your training.

Even luckier the course was 2 years and my tutorials were in Edinburgh, so I had about 25 trips to Edinburgh during the course. DM's uncle had been C&E and then HMRC all his career and was based in Aberdeen at the time.
 
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Startrite said:
I'm HMRC based in Benton Park View and I was lucky when I moved across to VAT it was still very much old school training.

I probably just missed your training.

Even luckier the course was 2 years and my tutorials were in Edinburgh, so I had about 25 trips to Edinburgh during the course. DM's uncle had been C&E and then HMRC all his career and was based in Aberdeen at the time.
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Ah right…most training I did was PBH ( Leeds) though quite a bit in Newcastle( Cale across House and at Gosforth)
 
Al said:
Proper full mudguards are best, and if the frame is designed to accommodate them then why not? If it's a bike you use all year-round then fit them for winter & take them off for summer.
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Assuming it's a road bike, aye. Off road bike, I'd be buying mudhuggers.
 
Al said:
While we are on the subject are you aware of any solution for a front mudguard on a rigid lefty fork? (Cannondale Slate)
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New bike?

The only one I know is the Mudhugger Left One, which I think has been discontinued and was more for MTB than grav grav.
 
Captain Slackbladder said:
The book was excellent....just something a bit cycling snobbery about him....to be fair he can back it up mind.

Just started Mark Beaumont's endurance book that I received off Santie.......
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Class that book. There’s a full supporting podcast series which is brilliant.
Geraint Thomas confirmed as riding the giro 2023. Seems like a shootout between him and Remco, if he can stay upright.
 
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