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Re: Twitter helps 10 year old keep warm on 100 mile winter ride

eckto — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:39:11 -0000

A good friend of mine,Scot, has a Lemond road bike with full carbon fibre monocoque frame,full Ultegra groupset,Bontrager carbon cockpit and super light Bontrager wheelset with Schwalbe tyres which he swears by.He's got loads of them,he just got a new set for the winter but I forgot what model,may well be Stelvio? I like Schwalbe MTB tyres myself,Maxxis and Tioga are current faves.I originaly wanted to replace the Factory Dh tyres on my Kona Chute for Continental Gravity's,but now I'm thinkin about goin for Maxxis High Roller(2.3").

Re: Twitter helps 10 year old keep warm on 100 mile winter ride

eckto — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:50:25 -0000

Thanks Carlton.
I had my son for a while after school,I've just left him at his mothers to do his homework.
When I showed him this he's like "I want to race Josh"lol. I've got him a 2009 Kona Hula 24" for his xmas and lots of the essentials.I think the Hula has enough gears for enduro,besides that's what XCers had 15 years ago,as for tyres I'm not sure-any suggestions?I'd like to see Billy ride with someone like Josh and I'm sure they'll meet in the near future whether it be a XC,4X or Enduro event.Cheers,Alex.

Re: Down with cyclist rage!

eckto — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:45:07 -0000

Here mate, you may have acted rashly but these things happen.I like to control my anger but I know exactly how you feel cos I've had a few cases of cycleist rage myself.When I'm cycling on roads I do it safely and most motorists are fine,but there are a lot that think they know better about the Highway Code than a cyclist does.I dislike being overtaken on zig-zag lines just cos I'm on a bike,so when I ride through zig-zag lines now I move out to the middle of the road.Not all cyclists are blameless,if I'm in a motor and I see 2 cyclists riding side by side I don't like that,it should be single file.

Re: Twitter helps 10 year old keep warm on 100 mile winter ride

eckto — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:14:31 -0000

I'm 28 and 100 miles is tough going.I live in Edinburgh and I'd like to do a cycle from Here to Coldstream, my son Billy will be 10 in Februray 2009 and I'm going to show him this as an inspiration - well done Josh !