I'm about to buy my first road bike and i would appreciate some advice on which one of these bikes to go for. I'm looking at the following models:Cannondale CAAD Optima 2 @ €830Triban RC500 @ €710Kross Vento 2.0 @ €620Romet Huragan 3 @ €595Today i visited 3 local bike stores and got all sorts of input on various entry level road bikes, with the above 4 being my options for now. I handled them all, sat on two of them, and if i'm honest, i'm none the wiser as to which to go for. They...Read more

The film thread is getting all cluttered up with idiots like me rating serials, shows and documentaries.So, here is the all encompassing TV thread.Review and rate what you're watching or have recently watched, please hide spoilers behind tags!I'll kick off with:Making a Murderer - 6/10A solid but at times frustrating account of Steven Avery. It's a pretty damning critique of the American legal process, and the commitment of the filmmakers is impressive. But some parts are...Read more

I saw the events of the Christmas Day swim on the south coast and was shocked that anyone would go into seas like that in Winter. I grew up 200m from the North sea.Today there is a recovery mission going on in my home town of Withernsea, East Yorkshire.4 people ended up in the water, not sure how. One has been recovered dead and the other three are still missing. It was a recovery mission because the seas were so heavy the lifeboat could not launch.What a complete waste of life...Read more

Find it here.5 for me.

Just out of curiosity how many of us here are recumbent riders (bike or trike)?I've got a HPV Street Machine.What about the rest of you?

My banana stop today.

It appears that motorists don't appreciate my Road Tax jersey or at least I had far more close passes today then any other day for a few months. I saw my first 'bent out in the wild. Obviously I've seen them before but this was the first time it belonged to someone I didn't know. Strange design too, very long wheelbase with what looked like a normal headtube over the front wheel, steered from underseat but the front wheel was a long way from the rider. More and more helmet wearers that...Read more

A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.How do you while away those lazy days?How do you cope financially?When did you retire?Is retirement what you expected?How long did you take to adjust?Etc.Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn...Read more

Mine was so good. (I did go for that ride...glad i did)Just over 20 miles, but since the rear ends a bit sore...Suns been shining here all day, 13 or 14 degrees, 15 mph winds made it a bit slow on the outrun, but fast home (20 -25 mph for 6 miles ). Very very glad i went....now i feel guilty about feeling good How was yours....

Hello. I am trying to locate any members of the Clowne Wheelers from around the 1950s/1960s era. They would probably be around 85-95 years old now. Are they still out there?

Its Sunday, doncherno.?

On the BBC news, they say the number of people with flu has massively increased this year (compared to last year).I wonder if anyone has made the correlation of the number of people going back to work with the increase in flu cases. Just sayin'.Anyway, time for me to get a flu jab.

Who has one? If you have a BKool TT then the group is Cyclechat BKool on the BKool website.

Littler plays Noppert in the semi today.I can't find a schedule anywhere.For a number of reasons I can't sit through the whole programme but would like to watch this match.So......does anyone on here know ??

Unashamedly stolen the idea from the Col Baggers thread. That looked like great fun to me, but there is a dearth of Cols near me, so it was a no go.Still, I liked the idea, but came up with a type of target more easily found in my part of the World...or in any part of the country... Trig Points.Ideally ones you've sought on the bicycle, but I won't be sniffy if you happened to be driving past and leaped out the still moving car to snap a prime example of trig pointness.I'm having my...Read more