The fat-tyre thread
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Sep 2020
8:42pm, 15 Sep 2020
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Stepford Wife
Some lovely soggy leaf mould and different rock added to the mix as well
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Sep 2020
8:43pm, 15 Sep 2020
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Gobi
not sure I like soggy :¬)
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Sep 2020
9:55pm, 15 Sep 2020
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cathrobinson
We’re even further south than you, Dai. On the Gower. Nic’s been surfing today...
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Sep 2020
8:47am, 16 Sep 2020
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Dai Bank
Lovely place for it Cath and great weather too.
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Sep 2020
8:54pm, 18 Sep 2020
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Stepford Wife
Skinny tyres outing to the seaside this evening. Interesting in places and a bit of hike a bike involved. And then a lot of ascent to get back to the car. N had to stand in a stream to wash her shoes after having stood on a jawbone in a bog that still stank of dead sheep. Great ride 😂
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Sep 2020
9:02pm, 18 Sep 2020
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cathrobinson
We also got the bikes out to the seaside today. Not many dead sheep to report on, thankfully... quite a lot of climbing, rocks, and amazing views. I was glad of the eBike, as usual when riding with Nic... well, ‘with’ Nic.
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Oct 2020
10:16am, 9 Oct 2020
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K5 Gus
A question regards changing the gearing on my MTB It's SRAM X01 11 speed, 32T chainring, 10-42 cassette ( ie range 3.2 down to 0.762 ). I find the lowest gear ( ie 32/42 = 0.762 ) not quite low enough for a couple of local regular climbs, and dislike having to get off and push. So how best to get a lower gear :- a) put on a smaller chainring, ie 30T ( would give me 0.714 ), but would lose top end, which is not a huge issue ( down from 3.2 to 3.0 ) b) change the cassette, don't think Sram do one, but could get a Sunrace one (11-46) that's compatible I think. New ratio would be 2.9 down to 0.696, so lose quite a bit of top end and wider steps in there than at present. c) Expensive option, change groupset to a 12 speed so I get the wider range, but keep narrower steps. For this option, is it just chainring, chain, cassette and derailleur I need to change, or would I also need a new shifter ? d) lose some lard and get fitter  Any other options, or other pros/cons I've not listed ? |
Oct 2020
10:35am, 9 Oct 2020
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Angus Clydesdale
^^ this is why I like my triple
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Oct 2020
10:42am, 9 Oct 2020
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Gobi
So I'm in the get fitter camp or fit a 30 :¬)
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Oct 2020
10:46am, 9 Oct 2020
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Angus Clydesdale
Good news: I managed to source a mech hanger so my bike isn't written off because of an obsolete part that only costs £12 Bad news: My bike hasn't been written off because of an obsolete part that only costs £12 so I can't have a swanky new bike
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