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Albez. I really love night riding, and if I didn't then the bike wouldn't get very much use. In many thousands of miles of night riding, and discounting my near miss in the ride before last, I can only recall falling once, and only recall that because I happened to find a photo of it a few days...

I'd like to see them climb this little bank that I rode down beside today.

Not a bad way to spend a sunny Sunday. :)

Well done Nealh, I had been trying to talk my self out of doing the same.

Interesting that the SRAM Rival 1 X-Horizon medium cage on the D31 copes with the upgrade from 36t to 42t. Or does it come supplied with the long cage?

The one thing that I loathe about EMBN, is how they always manage to incorrectly title their clips. In this case "The World's Steepest Climb" If their "How to Clean an Ebike" clip was anything to go by, using a clean bike to begin with, their next clip about "winterising an Ebike" should prove...

Another superb, warm and dry evening/night to be out and about.

I did think it odd, as whenever I have used the trains in Switzerland, I have always had to pay for the bike as a passenger paying fare.

I'm not really questioning the quality of the Ebay shaft drives, but I'd certainly want to see and hear one in use before committing to buying and fitting one. I love the idea though, not least because it would be so different. I still have a Thorn Nomad that I took as payment for some work...

That is going to be tight. The wheelbase for the 46cm frame is 113cm, the 49cm frame is 116cm and the 53cm frame is 119cm. As Chris has said, I suspect that you might well have to remove the front forks as well. It would be ideal if you could leave the rear wheel in and drop the whole front...

Thanks guys. One very rough sketch! :oops:

Probably a stupid question, but could someone confirm the following average gradient for me? Ride length 5.6 miles with an elevation gain of 4,570ft From what I have worked out, the average gradient is 15.5% It is an off road climb that I have been planning, and starts at an elevation of...

It would also be worth looking at the differences of geometry between the three bikes. Sadly again something that I don't know anything about, but it could make a massive difference in respect of comfort.

Hi Nev, sadly I can't comment about comparing drop bars with flat bars, as I have never really had any measurable experience using drop bars, although I do have a 1980's Mercier road bike that is fitted with them, hidden away at the back of the shed. They don't appeal to me, but I know that...

Could I ask what your intended use is for the bike? Intentionally not focussing on the gearing for a moment, have you considered the pros and cons of the larger/smaller width tyres and drop/flat handlebars? From an extremely quick and non in-depth look at the bikes. The d31 is drop dead...

The photo of the nest that I posted, is actually a dead one from last year. Oddly I spotted it for the first time just a few days ago, yet have been walking past it several times a day, and last year spent weeks working just a metre away from it. Now there is poor obs for you. :)

One rugby ball.

Nothing to panic about today. :) I haven't seen the bright orange one since last week, and only the European one was to be seen today. I only had my phone with me, and it did seem odd holding it just inches away from it. There were certainly plenty of them about today, and several hovering...

Thankfully not that size. I generally see two types of hornet where I work, both with the same colouring as you have shown with the European hornet, but differing in size, one type approx 30-35mm and the second about 10mm longer and broader. We did get rid of 14 wasp nests and 1 hornets nest a...

I actually saw or rather believe that I saw an Asian Hornet last week. There are plenty of hornets where I work, and I often watch them pretty much pounce onto the back of a wasp and then cart it away. I also watch wasps sadly do the same with the bees that nest in our house wall. Their...