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The one on my halfway is 29.2 mm and 560mm good luck in finding one at 750cm -
ColinJ replied to the thread The non-Brompton thread.How long is it? My niece's boyfriend is ~1.92 m tall (6' 3" ish) and leggy. He has just bought a tatty cheap used folding bike which I have been checking over for him. I am about 6 cm shorter than him and have slightly short legs for my height...
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ColinJ reacted to Beebo's post in the thread Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned with
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A better fact is that if you ran 200m at 100m pace you would only break the record by 0.03 seconds because of the momentum carried into the final 100m makes the overall speed almost identical. But if you ran 400m at 200m pace you would break the... -
ColinJ reacted to Dogtrousers's post in the thread Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned with Laugh.
If I swam a mile I'd set my own record.
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ColinJ reacted to VinSumRox's post in the thread The 2026 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge with Like.
JANUARY Tally 5 points FEBRUARY total 5 points MARCH total 16 points APRIL total 10 points MAY total 17 points JUNE Total 15 point JULY Total 6 points 3rd July 50.5km and 645m up, Downhill, Selkirk, Clerklands loop - 1 point 6th July 73km...
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ColinJ reacted to Bazzer's post in the thread The 2026 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge with Like.
19 July Short term (hopefully) reoccurrence of niggles from an injury 2-3 months back, meant me making sure I wasn't too far from home, so 52 Kms of gradually increasing circles around Culcheth and Croft.
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ColinJ replied to the thread England : Lancashire Whalley-Glasson Dock-Whalley, Sat 8th August, 2026. 103 km.The first half has three big hills, one easy, the other two much harder. The return is easier though it still isn't flat. The motor will come in handy!
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ColinJ reacted to Dadam's post in the thread England : Lancashire Whalley-Glasson Dock-Whalley, Sat 8th August, 2026. 103 km with Like.
There's nothing else going on that weekend at the moment so I've pencilled it in. This one will probably not be an unassisted ride! ^_^
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My glasses aren't that smart. They keep getting lost in the house and we've only got a three bedroom semi.
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ColinJ replied to the thread Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned.I have just discovered that it is a good idea to check old paint tins before moving them from an overcrowded shed, through a house, and into a car before taking them to the local council tip. Fortunately, this one showed me why before I even got...
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ColinJ reacted to presta's post in the thread Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned with Like.
I've noticed that fruit & veg in general seem to be going off a lot faster in the recent heat. If I swam a mile at men's record pace, I'd beat my own record by about quarter of an hour. I've had Youth Hostels asking to see a driving licence on...
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That's interesting - why do you think that is; reduced refined carb intake as you're not eating bread? While I tested negative for Coeliac I definitely think I have a problem with gluten (or might as well have as I definitely get allergic...
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ColinJ replied to the thread England : Lancashire Whalley-Glasson Dock-Whalley, Sat 8th August, 2026. 103 km.I was just saying to my sister that I bet a lot of people are not getting notifications! I am not going to start phoning around hassling people to see if they are interested so that is a real nuisance... If anyone happens to be chatting to...
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ColinJ replied to the thread PC fettling and repairs thread.Google Photos gives 15 GB free. If you want more there are fees.
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ColinJ reacted to gbs's post in the thread The 2026 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge chatzone with Like.
"plods" is the right word. I rarely achieve 20kph moving average even in the flatlands of the Thames Valley
