That sound sore Richard, hope you get better soon. I don't chase Strava segments, been told if I come off the bike I could break into small pieces

Managed a few laps on the velodrome today, first time I've tried this bike since building it.
Just requires the saddle adjusted slightly and it will be perfect

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Did another track drop-in session on Friday morning

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59 miles and 4000 feet of elevation today, very autumnal weather going over The Campsie Hills

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Love that view... Oh.. and nice scenery too :)

The view is from the top of the Tak Ma Doon at the carpark overlooking Kilsyth

Last time I rode up it, it was more put-me-doon than tak-me-doon :)

A tough climb from the Kilsyth end

Yup.. and I'd done it after 4 consecutive weekends of climbs, Glendoe (A strava Cat 2), The Etape Caledonia, a few cat 4's, the Mennock pass and most of the way to the radar station, then on to the Tak-Ma-Doon.. Knees were knackered!

Oh my bad...and in the bad books again with SWMBO as N+1 has grown another bike...

I've been admiring titanium frames for a while and like the idea of low maintenance but I keep reading how the tubing can and often does eventually crack, which really put me off spending over £1.5k for a bare frame. Then I discovered that Genesis have brought out a new Reynolds 931 stainless steel tubed bike fitted out with Shimano Ultegra groupset and wheels. I found a dealer close to me and they had one in stock in my size and with a bit of wheeling and dealing I managed to pick it up for a great price. Just need to change the saddle for a Prologo Scratch and it will be good to go. On the scales it comes in at just under 8.5kgs so slightly heavier than most of the bikes I have but I doubt I will notice any difference in my speed


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Looks great... and the 52/36 with the 11-28 is a nice balance in gearing.