Recent content by johncs1982

Re: One more..

Re: Finally took some pictures of my old Specialized, been a while since I was out on the bike but did a 20 mile run on Friday morning.

Re: Decent collection of retro kit! I aim to do it over two to three days, I think in summer this will be easier. On the road I could manage 50-60 miles in a day, on the mixed terrain of the canal it's a different story; mud, gravel, grass, tarmac, concrete and cobbles all test stamina which...

Re: Hi Joe, thanks for your reply! No progress as of yet on the ride. Done about 6-7 training rides around the Liverpool and Parbold areas, very muddy in parts at this time of year which, without knobblies, is touch going on the legs! In the summer it should be more of a hard pack hopefully...

New to this page, since the summer I've been carefully overhauling my Specialized Hardrock A1 Comp to a fully working hybrid bike suitable for my charity Liverpool>Leeds Canal Towpath ride in 6 months time. I've looked through the Specialized catalogues on this site and I've not seen any in this...