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Thanks Eddie. Got a bit put off when it mentioned they tend to slip on harder ground, which is where I'm likely to use them most. I guess I'll just have to suck some and see what happens, maybe with less aggressive knbbly bits or something. I picked it up from Bristol earlier in the week and...

Yup, standard QR where it's needed ... they thought of things they didn;t even know they had to think about :D

^^ The characters develop through the 1st Season. There are a few dips in momentum but once you're hooked ........... polished off the complete series in a month last Spring waiting for work to pick up !

Never did have much faith in Bosch ... but then I've always been biased against them ! Looking forward to getting out riding again this Summer :)

I've finally decided to get a 'go-anywhere' (ish!) road bike for more flexibility this Summer - no electric mods (yet!) and going to see how I get on with it "unassisted" :eek:. It's easily up to a decent cross bike in terms of spec and design without being race-oriented and is hopefully going...

... and horizontal dropouts ? About time !

You're a more tenacious man than I, Cwah .... after all that theft (can't stand thieving) I'd have moved out of London a long time ago !!! I know there's lots of work there, but all those people and so much petty crime is more than I could deal with nowadays, whatever else is on offer ! Sorry...

I do approve of the battery compartment ... apart from the fact it seems like a monumental waste of space ! I fitted a tad more in mine ;) ... but not for $600 :p I don't have the hinged door, but then with a 20Ah battery and charging socket I don't really need to swap it out !

If he'd been a she and had been stopped in Texas, would likely have been intimately searched at the side of the road by an opposite-sex officer too. Because seemingly they can and do. What a delightful society to live in .... :rolleyes:

So you should wear a "chesty" as per ... http://www.lightinthebox.com/adjustable-black-chest-mount-harness-for-gopro-hero-3-3-2-hd_p1177270.html?currency=GBP&litb_from=paid_adwords_shopping&gclid=COb7ga6Qn8MCFUzMtAod_B0A9Q or something similar ?

^^ it seems OK, Eddie. I bought the Trek 2nd hand via e-Bay and converted it - am still using the original cassette / cranks and chain that came with the bike, having bankrupted myself at the time on the finest quality tools and accessories :D. Thankfully there's now a wee bit more in the piggy...

Don't think I'd ever have got the double-throttle and switch on there without combi-shifters, to be honest ! Yes, the bike is still happily doing its thing and the electrics have given me no problems since the original build. I did have to replace a couple of spokes on the motor wheel, though...

I have the Magura ones on my Kalkhoff. Mixed feelings about them but they do work. Still more prone to wheel locking up than hydraulic discs, though I think ?? Certainly felt that way anyway on one occasion, but maybe I didn't adjust them perfectly. Now they look familiar ;) I'm definitely...

I wasn't especially drawn to Specialized in particular - mainly due to their inflated 'big brand' price tags and MAMIL associations .... but ... the combo of that particular bike ticks all my boxes - especially hydraulic disc brakes, ability to take CX tyres, less aggressive 'racing' geometry...

I reckon it would be this : http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/diverge-expert-carbon/34087/15diverge Fitted with this : http://www.vivax-assist.com/en/produkte/vivax-assist-4-0/vivax-assist_4-0.html I don't know if it would be compatible, but if it were, would be a total £5,800 price...

They're great those boots - wore them all last Winter and still in very good nick. Wish I had time to ride more this year - every time I think I'm going to get out there I'm either hijacked with work, have to take the dog out or go get supplies ! Looking forward to next Spring when I may finally...

I think this is the favourite ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RMSBINADT0S6S/ref=cm_cr_dp_title/277-5201015-1299159?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000KKNQBK&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=65801031&store=drugstore

Lots of Gloucestershire and Devon are the same. The roads are incredibly beaten up in some towns especially. I struggle to imagine where you could ride a true road bike for any distance round these parts.

Pretty much sums up the cost of public transport now ... the more important ones being your sanity, happiness and health ! I'm self-employed again and public transport would never work ... thing is, after a year without a car I'm still out going to all the places and doing all the things not...

Carrying 20Ah of power is the least of my worries - have not had any problems with that side of it on the self-build ;) .. it's what winds up on the back on the seaside outings which posed the real challenge !