@brett Ah, my mistake – thought you said in the article that you avoided all animal products. FWIW I guess I’d still consider you a vegan, as all the vegetarians I know use animal products (such as clothing) without issues and many eat fish/eggs/honey st… »

Brett, mate, you’re not a vegetarian you’re vegan. Use the right V word you mixed up antipodean. I know this this is a loaded topic much like politics and hopefully this forum doesn’t go down the dark path into arguments that can never be resolved online… »

Date/Time: 8th June 2013

Meeting at the Car Park near where I live which is free at VV to nine. We’ll then roll into town for a coffee stop at Empire State Coffee which serves the best coffee in Dundee according to the VMH. Then we ride all the way up to Cairn ‘O’ Mount at which point there are several options. For those with the legs it’s over the top and round a small loop before coming back over the Mount to then stop at The Clattering Brig for refreshments. Option Two is to ride up to the top, turn around and wait for those going over at TCB. The third Option is to just stop at The Clattering Brig and not take on the climb but I hope no-one chooses this option. Then the party of Velominati will travel back to the Car Park where showering facilities will be available at my place as well as some food before we walk a short distance for the recovery beverages. The long route climbing the Cairn ‘O’ Mount from both sides is about 170km. All welcome.

VLVV

snoov

@G’rilla Scaler was telling me last night that you have to go something like 16-18 mph to stay planted on the track as you go around it. Hope frank doesn’t slow down near the end! »

Date/Time: 8th June 2013

Meeting at the Car Park near where I live which is free at VV to nine. We’ll then roll into town for a coffee stop at Empire State Coffee which serves the best coffee in Dundee according to the VMH. Then we ride all the way up to Cairn ‘O’ Mount at which point there are several options. For those with the legs it’s over the top and round a small loop before coming back over the Mount to then stop at The Clattering Brig for refreshments. Option Two is to ride up to the top, turn around and wait for those going over at TCB. The third Option is to just stop at The Clattering Brig and not take on the climb but I hope no-one chooses this option. Then the party of Velominati will travel back to the Car Park where showering facilities will be available at my place as well as some food before we walk a short distance for the recovery beverages. The long route climbing the Cairn ‘O’ Mount from both sides is about 170km. All welcome.

VLVV

snoov

@wiscot I, too, enjoyed The Kings Speech. »

My vote is for 39km in one hour. »

Dammit, out of town camping that weekend! I’ll just have to have @scaler911 yell double the obscenities in order to make up for my absence. »

@frank That paint job is so fucking sick. Awesome. Deserves another repost. »

You can still order it from the UK Amazon store it seems. I’ve never used Amazon UK, but I was able to sign in with my US account info, and it had all my shipping info and all that, so clearly they share databases. I ran through an order without placing … »

So awesome! »

@snoov I picked up one of those from Pedro’s, but it doesn’t span the whole length across like that so it isn’t nearly as stable. Looks like that Pro one is really nice, may have to pick it up! »

@Steampunk You live on the edge, friend. I’ve had my foot slip off of platform pedals too many times to not wear real shoes while cycling. But maybe I’m just a clutz. »

Just to pile on, I love the GP 4000 as well. I’m on my third set of them, they seem to last me about one year before wearing out to the point that bits of glass and other road debris can work through the tire and start causing flats, so at that point I re… »

I’m a cheap fuck and use a sandwich sized ziplock bag. Seems to work fine. »

@james probert I see people riding around town from time to time like that. Mostly summer commuters on cruiser type bikes. Seems like a good way to lose a toe to me, but what do I know? »

@Ron Yeah, I’ve never greased the spacers either. I’ll take the cassette apart, scrub the cogs in a bath of warm water with a little orange cleaner, then rinse, dry, and re-assemble on the hub. »

@frank As far as I can tell… the ratchets make a nice clicky whir while coasting, so it’s hard to hear if the noise is still there or not. »

@paolo No, Revolution Wheelworks. It’s like a combo click/creak, and it seems to happen at the same time on each revolution of the wheel, and under load as well – I did a bit of climbing with them on Sunday to test them out again and got a constant clic… »

@Joe Yeah we’ll see. Worst case scenario if it’s beyond a simple fix, the wheel came from Revolution Wheelworks and they charge you a maximum of $180 for a wheel repair/replacement outside of warranty, which seems reasonable to me. »

@RedRanger The bit that you screw off to access the inside of the rear hub was lose so I tightened that, no dice. I think I need to take it apart and service it. Never done that before. Scaler gets the pleasure of bailing me out of I can’t put it back t… »

My ‘fancy’ wheels are giving me goddamn fits right now. Creaking and stuff, annoying the piss out of me. My older, heaver wheels are silent. So hopefully the hub just needs some TLC. »

@Ron Most of the large manufacturers make white jackets, which I personally think is the appropriate color if you want to be “visible” and not look like a nuclear waste hauler. I have a pretty thin rain shell from Castelli which is a semi-opaque white, … »