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once upon a time just the pylons would have been enough for a road to be found within a day. Well done Colin. Over to to you :smile: -
ColinJ replied to the thread Game: Name that road!.Ok, it is Kit Brow Ln near Galgate and that building is a distinctive one on the Lancaster university campus.
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ColinJ replied to the thread Game: Name that road!.That clue distracted me... No, it isn't Caton!! :laugh: I know what I am looking for now. I will be back shortly!
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You try cycling 70-100 miles a day carrying your own luggage and preparing a several hundred word posty each day on a mobile phone
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ColinJ reacted to albion's post in the thread Would a 50Nm torque motor get me up steep hills? with
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Torque is more important for rear hub motors. With that mid drive your gear settings assists the motor so essentially it might be a case of lower torque simply gets up a bit slower. For hills mid drives are more efficient. On the flat it is... -
ColinJ reacted to Beebo's post in the thread Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned with Like.
We are going round in circles here. 😁
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ColinJ reacted to Osprey's post in the thread The 2026 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge with Like.
Jun 7th. 67km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Pontardawe, Llanedi, Capel Hendre, Gorslas, Lynn LLech Owain, Tumble, Llanon, Hendy, Llangennech, Bryan, Bynea, Gowerton. https://strava.app.link/HU5ewvqD13b Jun 14th. 58km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Three...
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ColinJ replied to the thread Your ride today.....I have had near misses on those cobbles even on my mountain bike, which has 56 mm (2.2") tyres. 25 C road tyres - no thanks, I'm walking! And also with the new tyres/wheels that you have sold me - I am not going to risk a nasty accident to avoid...
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Look at that ! Would bust your wheels quicker than you could say “….there’s another set in the post already” 😂😂
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ColinJ reacted to presta's post in the thread Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned with Laugh.
There are those on Twitter who think an insurance policy is a savings scheme too: "I don’t really understand why car insurance isn’t like a retirement fund or a savings account. Like if I never get into an accident I’m literally just giving u...
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ColinJ replied to the thread Your ride today.....I was lazing around in singleton pensioner mode, doing cryptic crosswords, playing puzzle games, seeing if any changes had been made on the internet since I had last checked, when... OMG - the phone rang - I would actually have to talk to...
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ColinJ reacted to Domus's post in the thread The 2026 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge chatzone with Like.
The old men’s tour of the Low Countries ends today with the train from York to Manchester. The ride from Rotterdam to Europoort was horrific. A full headwind, a missing ferry boat and a re route that had us going around in circles meant we...
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Dragon Slayed - well I made it round! Got super lucky with the weather, still dry day, sunny intervals 20*C ish, couldn't have ordered it better.
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ColinJ reacted to Dadam's post in the thread FLAT 100 km (62 mile) ride from Garforth, Saturday 4th July, 2026 with Like.
This ride will be unassisted by battery power! If the weather's nice I want to ride the Roubaix as it's sadly not had much use lately, but I want to change the brake cables and pads first. If it's not nice I'll ride the Felt VR40 with full...
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I have a feeling ‘carnage’ is on the Horizon. It’s gonna be a blast getting to that point though 🤣
