Recent content by Gus

Day 7 update It's still bitterly cold here, but I've found I can stress the lycra to the max and get my old commuting gear on, although there remains a nagging worry of an explosive unstitching.... Anyway, just over 44 miles in first week, and it still makes me smile everytime. Friday I...

Getting the stuff in fat boy sizes has always been my problem. I was perhaps 2 stone lighter when I was commuting, and the winter bib longs and waterproof jacket don't zip up anymore and aren't waterproof anymore. Anyway, when I could still zip up the bib longs folk just pointed and laughed...

It was in the rucksack, along with a spare tube and pump. I wouldn't go far without the essentials, just haven't decided on where to put a pouch for them. Although I asked for the mudguards to be added, they do spoil the lines somewhat, but they do clip on n off. The rucksack was heavy this...

Hi all, having been on the forum for a few months, mostly silently picking everyone's brains, I finally picked up my bike yesterday. I'm 58 in January, 150Kg ish, type2 diet controlled diabetic, possibly dodgy ticker, all the usual stuff after 32 years of working shifts etc. Historically, I've...

A few weeks on, any further thoughts or experiences with the bike? Had a short ride on one at a dealers and I liked it. Angus

Back up to £999 on Halfords website, ho hum! I can't believe there are so many e bikes to choose from out there. Unfortunately non of the local stockists em to have any of the models I'm most interested in. Of course the longer you hum n haw and increase your armchair expertise the higher the...

Opps, that should have been 156kg, not 146kg, and that's out of the shower, so 160kg with my togs on, lol! Where I live, all routes out of town are uphill really. 6/8 years ago i was a couple of stones lighter and cycling short distances every day to work, etc, but since redundancy/early...

Hi all, Anyone know how long the 20% off has left to run at Halfords. I've been humming n hawing about buying one for a while. The big thing that has me worried is my weight, I'm 156kg at the moment, and most ebikes have a max rider weight buried somewhere in the spec but I can't find it on...