#321

I dunno - on my Tuesday night rides we quite often stop for a beer or 3, and sometimes there is still a reasonable amount of a ride home

If you are in the right place then “beer legs” can give you (short lived) god like riding abilities

#322

yeah, i can imagine that in the right place it would be fine

on the return leg of this audax the headwind was awful, and i think we were all just generally feeling fatigued. at that point i think it was the longest ride i’d ever done, nearly 100 miles total that day, and the beer just didn’t work

#323

really great move by West Midlands Police here:

#324

Guys I can’t get my old cassette off

#325

Give it some welly? Failing that spray some wd40 in there maybe. Loosen it up.

#326

Have given it so much welly. Four different people’s welly in fact.

Have sprayed some GT85 on it now but I reckon it was over-tightened originally (a friend put it on with a torque wrench).

Failing that I will take it to a bike shop tomorrow.

The good news is I managed to get the chain off so once the fucking cassette is off I should be okay? You should see my flat now, looks like a bike mechanic’s den.

#327

:unamused:

How many times have you skinned your knuckles?

#328

Did you get a larger spanner? If you get one in place then you can hammer it for extra welly.

#329

Sounds like you need a new bike then

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#330

get a cheater bar on there

#331

it’s about 20cm long, which my dad has said isn’t really long enough

:disappointed:

#333

This happened today. Well deserved coffee and cake before a 12hr shift at work

#334

Whoopsie.

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#336

What happened mate?

#337

Bloody hell are you still commuting to work from here? Looks a nice route that actually.

#338

Just today as I have a late start and finish

#339

Guy in front of me kerb’d it on a tight corner, I had the option of either stopping right in my tracks (nope), breaking the laws of physics (nope), running him over, or hoping that a crash barrier was actually quite soft and fluffy. It wasn’t. Just about to pick the bike up from Hansfords after a rapid emergency servicing.

To say I’m bruised is an understatement. I’ll show you tomrorow if you’re on the club ride :+1::head_bandage:

#340

Shitter mate, sorry to hear that. Same for you @anon26275971

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#341

That sounds shitty, hope you’re alright. That kinda thing can really stick in the mind for a bit. Get some right proper twats driving round here. All old farts who just zone out, like they’re androids on autopilot.