Recent content by Iwasgoodonce

I keep considering buying a new Fairlight Faran. Then I see something like this and wonder if it would be any better than the retro offering. That and the obsession with fitting the maximum tyre size. Would 32 (the widest I would consider) look silly on the Faran. That and me not liking the...

I had one of those! Way too big for me. I’d still need to be growing now to be anywhere close to “growing into it!” The first one shown above is the size I should have had.

When I was a skint student, some unmentionable stole my saddle and post. Being unable to buy new ones I just used the bike. Best thighs I ever had!

I’m looking forwards to trying mine. I like the Profile bar extensions. Plenty of alternative hand positions including road style tri bars position for a headwind. I haven’t ever tried wide bars as I like the 510mm these offer. The Time pedals offer more float to my knees and all my cranks...

Amazing how an old bike evolves through time. Mine is the same. Started off as my mountain bike and quickly became my race bike too. As I became a road biker it evolved into my shopping and touring bike until we hit this evolution: Now it has fat tyres back on it after a bit of the rough...

Properly nice that is.

The lovely weather this weekend even overcame the sloth I have been suffering from since the 27th December. With my do it all mountain bike still clad with fat tyres, it was the road bike I grabbed from the garage. Pumping up the tyres, I tried not to notice the couple of small slits in them...

Yes, agree with everything. I went from very cheap Michelins to Pros and was very surprised that not only could I detect the difference but how big a difference there was.

Finally a use for Lawyer Lugs. They stop your bog roll falling down the pan!

It was the colour that made STX RC for me.

Back when rear derailleurs weren’t Fugly, that tended to be where your eyes headed when looking over a bike in person or via a brochure. The XT logo was there loud and proud for all to see. Manufacturers often upgraded this component to draw in punters I suppose. Of course, they often quietly...

To not set any unrealistic targets.

We Were Young and Carefree is one of the better autobiographical books I have read.

Straight to the Aftermath. Christmas Eve saw a rare idea arrive in my head. I haven’t really enjoyed mountain biking for a long while. Partially lack of fitness combined with a competitive streak and partially (I hate to say it) the hardware I think. A mountain bike ride was the plan and I...

That Alpinestars is rather tasty! A rare mix of little used and well looked after.