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@@zedddddful I’d prefer not to ride in the rain but once it starts and you get soaked, you just have to laugh and get on with it! 😂

Hot hands toe warmers are worth their weight in gold last for hours and take the edge off the chill.

Damn, that sounds awful! 😬 Going out when it’s cold and you’re prepared is one thing but being caught out without the proper gear is awful! As for the ears, that cushion is getting launched before the next video! 😂

@@zedddddful you’re famous! 😂

I’m ok, so long as I wear photochromic glasses, to keep the sun out of my eyes! 😂

I love the sound of them! What ‘brand’ are they?

@@petertreadway Skytech black thermal safety gloves. I had large ones before (normally a large in gloves), sized down for these. You can measure your palm circumference for a better idea for size.

Some great tips there, although your clothing suggestions sound like my usual cycle wear... are you suggesting I'm not fashionable? 🤣

You're very lucky, Rob. Had a lovely time riding the trails there. Hoping to get back there sometime soon. 👌

@@petertreadway there tunstall to but thats mtb track really. I'm doing local gravel event in nov you should try it. Loving you vids

JU us call me Count Spoke-ula!

Top tip there! I'll give that a go. 👌

@@yglvidhughes3721 noted! 🙈

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If only my wife had told me this BEFORE I started editing the video! 🤦🏻‍♂️😂🧛‍♂️

Agree completely. I’ve had some crap gloves before and they just fell apart within weeks and offered no thermal or wind protection at all! You love and learn, Aidan! 👌🏻

It’s a new look I’m going for! 😂

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I love a good AliExpress purchase, Chris, so I’ll definitely check these Boodun boots out. 👌🏻 Also, despite having absolutely no need for one, I do quite fancy a PM too, so will take a look at the spider too. 💪🏻

@@petertreadway I went the AliExpress route with PM too and got the Megene PES P505, in fact, I just got my 4th! (another thing to bring up at the cycle-holics anonyms meeting) £230 for a dual-sided PM that I’ve never seen a bad review for with a great quality ROTOR-esque crank thrown in for free was just a no-brainer. The only thing to consider really is that it has a propriety direct mount cinch and, Megene shows no sign of selling the crank arms or spider separately, so damaging one part ends the life of the whole unit, but at the price, does it really matter? Besides, I got the first one for my Gravel bike, and it joined those shoes in the mud for a UK winter without skipping a beat.

I'm guessing you're from Canada then? 🤣

Mudguards are a godsend for stopping you getting a soggy crack on a wet ride, which is never comfortable! 🤣 I love having a waxed chain though, as you technically don't have to do anything with it after a wet ride, but like you, I do tend to use an old towel to dry it off.

Love the sound of your pain cave setup! I've got my old Triban 500 on my turbo and then link my laptop up to the 48" tv in the garage. I find Zwift great for getting the legs spinning on freezing cold days when I don't fancy a solo ride, but I don't think I could stomach it 100% over winter. Chapeau for doing the Festive 500 all on the turbo though. I'd say that's more difficult to complete than doing it outdoors! Also very jealous about you being in Lanzarote too. I took a family holiday there a few years ago and it looked incredible for cycling! Don't know if I'd fancy Timinfaya during the high summer though! 🤣

That's a good tip, Simon. I now recall a tip someone gave me a while ago about mounting a light as low as possible, down on the fork, to pick out the potholes better. The closer the light is to your eye level, the more difficult you find it to see them, whereas if the light is almost skimming the road surface, it picks out every imperfection in the road!

I love a good buff! My merino one is so light and thin that you'd think it wouldn't do anything, but I'm not ashamed to say it feels lovely, soft and warm against my face in the biting cold!

Pro tip right there, Simon.... although my suede is already pretty massive, so I'm not sure they'd make a helmet big enough for it PLUS a beanie! 🤣 I can highly recommend merino wool though. I have items of pretty much every variety made out of it now. Socks, base layers, Long sleeve jerseys, gilets, buffs! It's a wonder material!

If all else fails... Zwift! 🤣

@@petertreadway I'm a bkooler Peter ✌️

Thanks so much, Eric, really appreciate that. So glad to have you on board. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. 💪

My advice is - don't bother with jerseys for the reason you mentioned, they won't stop the wind - unless it is combined with a gilet will give you a good blend of breathability and warmth especially if you are training hard. However on a proper cold day them a jacket is essential with a good base layer underneath (ideally merino). For the jacket then there is one material that is superior - Goretex Infinium - you will find it on most high end jackets including Castelli Perfetto, Rapha or Sportful Fiandre.

@@neilfox9540 already tried infinium jackets -- Gore and Castelli. Too sweaty.

@@edlazda3245 wow really? This is what the pros use. Suggest trying the Gilet approach. I like the ones with a bit of fleecy insulation and zip that you can open from the bottom.

​@@neilfox9540 as a friend helpfully pointed out, maybe the trouble is I'm just a sweaty buggr 🙄

Looks like you've already got some decent advice from Neil here, Ed and I'd agree with wearing a gilet. When the temperature gets seriously low, I'll generally wear a base layer, jersey, gilet and then a long sleeve merino jersey over the top. Most people tend to wear the gilet over the top, so it can be undone or removed if you get too hot, but I've never found myself getting too hot in those temps, so just stick it underneath. This Spexcel jersey is good for keeping you from getting soaked by the rain, but as I say, it's still going to leave you a bit moist inside from sweating. However, I'd much rather pay £20 for that to happen than £120 upwards!

Cheers as ever, Richard. Ove tried the latex gloves thing before and it does work quite well. Your hands sweat inside them but because they’re completely windproof, the cold air can’t get to the moisture to make you cold. 👌🏻I’ve also heard that surfing gloves (Gul, I think is the brand) are very good for cycling. It makes sense I guess that anything that keeps you warm and dry in the water will do the same on a wet ride. On the point of the spock ears, that damn cushion is getting launched for the next video! Oh well, at least it gave a few people some laughs! 😂

Oh really?!? It was literally on there about 3 days ago when I edited this video! How annoying! Keep an eye out on the website and in your local store, because they’ll be doing winter clothing again soon. 👌🏻

I was looking at that a while ago as an alternative to the Varia but then ended up buying the Cycliq cameras in a sale. I like the idea of the radar light though. How do you find it?

Yeh, the turbo can be great for when the group ride isn’t on and I don’t fancy a cold solo one but, as you say, it’s insanity inducing if that’s all you do! Merino is awesome though. I’ve got socks, gilets and long sleeve jersey made from it and it’s so warm!

I spotted those as well, perfect, made me giggle

That damn neck cushion! 🤦🏻‍♂️ It’ll be gone for the next studio video! 😂

I can’t unsee it now either, Richard! 😂

Cheers Paul. My channel is all about helping people break down the (often considerable!) financial barrier to entry for cycling. As you suggest, getting started in cycling doesn’t (and shouldn’t) cost the earth. Chapeau on Portsmouth to the big smoke and back though. That’s an awesome distance. 💪🏻

Looks a bit like Dracula's cape

Peter Treadway is Ming the Merciless

Sadly I didn’t notice it until my wife pointed it out while I was editing the video! 🤦🏻‍♂️ Not much I could do about it at that point. 😂 Glad you enjoyed the tips, in any case. 😉

Ah ah ah!!! 🧛‍♂️

Has a certain ring to it, I think! 😂

An even bigger upgrade! Love it. It's crazy how much difference a move up a couple of grades can make. Happy riding and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.

Great to hear you're still going strong in your 60s, John. Always love that! 15-17 mph average is no slouch speed either, so chapeau! If you're a little bit handy though, I would always recommend the self build route. As you've seen, there are some incredible deals to be had, so long as you do your research. So glad you enjoyed the video too. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Best of luck too if you decide to give self building a go.

@@redboyjan to each their own. 👌🏻

@@petertreadway of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But you must have a differnt version of "cool" where you are from 🤙🏼

That sounds like an incredible bone for the money! 7.5kgs and a full electronic group for £1500. I’m constantly amazed at how great a deal you can get when you self build. I love that Wheeltop group though. I’ve got it on my road bike and it works perfectly. 👌🏻

Seems ok at the moment and has been for the last few months, but agree that a longer test period is required, so will update you guys in a few months.

You're right, how strange! Having just looked for the correct product, I don't seem to now be able to find it complete with the crank, so perhaps it's 'out of stock' and they swapped the product out on that page! AliExpress can be strange like that at times. Thanks for letting me know though, I'll keep digging and hope to get a link direct to the full group ASAP.

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it and seeing your local stomping ground. 👌🏼 And yes, we did this trip again back in June this year with a few more friends and lessons from this first trip were learned! I took my entire toolbox and a repair stand this time! 🤣

@@PhilDiasPJD exactly that, Phil. I really liked the fact that it’s ‘just’ a mountain bike that happens to have a motor. A plucky, get the job done quietly and without any fuss machine. It’s a nice bit of kit for the price. Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment too. 💪🏻

I'm not entirely sure I understand, but I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment anyway. 👌🏼

Hey, if you're looking to go full hydraulic then you can use the same calipers, but sadly you'd need to replace the shifters, as they're only set up for cables. You'd also need to run new hoses from the calipers too, as the existing ones would be too short to reach the backs of the shifters. As a nuclear option you could remove the hydro brake calipers and swap them for cable actuated ones and continue using the shifters, although I personally feel like that would be a backwards step.

Thanks very much. 💪

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Hey Phil, thanks so much. Really glad you enjoyed the video. In answering your question though, I'll preface my response by saying I'm no MTB expert and so MTB standards regards Microspline and/or XD hubs (basically, anything that isn't HG! 🤣) are a little alien to me. That said, I wouldn't necessarily say you'd have to upgrade to Microspline, as there are plenty of older MTB wheels with HG hubs out there that will accept 12 speed cassettes. For instance, I have a set of 27.5" wheels in the garage that I've recently fitted a huge 13 speed (yes, 13 speed!) 10-52T cassette (which I'm looking to fit to an MTB build soon... watch this space!). As such, although Microspline is now becoming the standard for MTB free hubs, you should still be able to find plenty of wheel sets with an HG body that can be expanded. Hope that helps

Thanks, as ever, Stuart! 💪

Hey Luiz, customs fees and import duty can be really hit and miss. Technically any item over £135 will attract an import fee, which will generally be 20% VAT (UK sales tax) plus another percentage for importing from ‘a country of another’. For imports from China in to the UK, this is an additional 6%. All of that is charged on top of the item AND shipping price. As I say though, sometimes you’ll get an invoice you’ll need to pay prior to delivery and sometimes the item will just turn up on your doorstep unannounced.

@@petertreadway thanks, im ordering it from portugal but i belive european policys about taxes are pretty much the same, just wondering why some frames on their site says eur tax free and rus tax free. i sent them a message to check. great build btw

@luizlemes3839 that’s strange, but maybe for some of the more expensive frames they pay the tax up front, which can be done. A lot of suppliers won’t bother offering that though, as it creates extra work for them, so they just let the buyer deal with the issue if required.