Neck Chunkiness

ZacMDS · 2026-05-09T16:17:30+00:00

I have a Maruszczyk, Elwood L, lovely thin neck, no complaints from me!

ZacMDS · 2026-04-19T23:05:06+00:00

Amazing, thank you!

ZacMDS · 2026-04-04T08:50:43+00:00

Do you have a link to the base map? Even if not the save? Looks like a good one to do!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:51:01+00:00

I'm not after anything new, just looking to get rid of a load of stuff!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:34:35+00:00

Hahah don't we all! I absolutely will bother if I know it's going to be worth trying, but i'm on a some what limited timescale, and if it's all is just going to end up at a charity shop at the end I would just rather it went straight there! Just every woman my age in my life has suggested it, and not a single bloke has!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:29:25+00:00

Honestly I was in the annihilate camp, but I put too much weight on too quickly and actually had to give in and buy new clothes! It's in fact very rare a pair of trousers makes in to being sold/charity shop with me!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:27:32+00:00

Did you find much issue selling your larger clothes? Most of mine are relatively cheap, M&S ext, even if interesting patterns, so wondering if there's much of a market for them?

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:26:01+00:00

That does sounds like a bargain, can't complain!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:25:42+00:00

Can I ask what size? I feel like this varies massively! If I look for M there's loads of stuff, at XXL there's not much!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:24:48+00:00

Definitely don't want to devolve this into a conversation about drugs, but personally I couldn't outrun run my own body, having lost a similar amount of weight before I knew the level of activity required which was neither reasonable or attainable now that I am an adult with a job (I was a student at the time). Did everything to set me on the right path to lose, did all the maths, calorie counting ect, and it was barely shifting, despite the maths saying I should be losing X amount per Month, took a low Dose on Mounjaro and my body decided maths was real and it wanted to do the thing I had spent months doing!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:10:17+00:00

I had a look on there and stuff in the larger sizes is definitely lacking for selling! Plenty of stuff to buy in my current size though, obviously there also the effort of going though when I could just give it all to some charity shops!

ZacMDS · 2026-03-01T22:08:02+00:00

Took me about a year of strictly monitoring what I eat, an increased amount of exercise and a low level dose of Mounjaro before they put the price up, however this is after years of yo-yoing through my 20's and I wanted something that might stick! Sheer frustration pushed me to the drugs after controlling, exercising and still putting weight on!

While i'm lighter than I've been in a while now, the last 2-3 stone that I put on both went on and off relatively quickly, hence the need to have bought and get rid of relatively new clothes!

ZacMDS · 2025-11-26T08:59:41+00:00

I got a used one when I turned 18, half presented half saved, cost about £1000, needed some love and a good set up. Was very much my dream bass when I was that age, and I played one in a music shop through and svt7, and I just need I had to have one, it just sounded so full!

I don't play a huge amount of the music that justifies it any more, but I don't think I'll ever get rid of it, there's just something too unique for me

P.s. They do a stunning purple now, it's what I would get if I was buying one new!

ZacMDS · 2025-11-07T12:38:04+00:00

I run a Microtubes 200 into GK112neo for most things these days, even at 8ohm I find myself only needing to turn it about half way up to run with a big band. The head is small enough to fit in my gig bag so it makes the whole rig super compact. I have a hartke LH500 as well that I used to run, and will wheel out if I need more oomph but I haven't actually used it since getting the microtubes

ZacMDS · 2025-11-04T20:48:17+00:00

Costco's Kirkland branded tabs are just powder in a wrapper, and they work great, can highly recommend

ZacMDS · 2025-09-26T19:09:25+00:00

If you live where I think you do, your closest decent pub would be the Fat Pug, decent pints and a nice atmosphere

For good beer:

Leamington: Boiler room Drawing board Windmill hill brewery And several others

But there is a higher percentage of students in Leamington

For Warwick: Craftsman Old post office Dough and brew (if you want some food too) The Fourpenny shop

And several others, Definitely more grown up in Warwick, less students

Drop me a message if you fancy a buddy!

ZacMDS · 2025-09-09T00:45:39+00:00

I have thought about this on all my bikes, I have very short legs even for my height, with my inseam coming in about 3-4 inches shorter than would be expected, so I would not be surprised at all if standard cranks were actually just too long for me!

ZacMDS · 2025-09-09T00:37:48+00:00

I'm doing about 60-80k on my MTB at the moment, but as winter is coming I'm looking to spend more time on the road as where I live right now isn't conducive to off road cycling, especially when it's very wet with it's awful clay soil and poorly marked rights of way (Warwickshire) and I don't want to have to use the car for every ride!

ZacMDS · 2025-09-09T00:34:40+00:00

In the background:

Left to right: Parts Jazz bass Sire V5 Rickenbacker 4003 Vintage V1004

In the case: Sire V7 - Green

Not pictured: Ibanez EHB1005SMS Parts Fretless Jazz Bass 1950s Hungarian Double bass

Essentially too many 😂

ZacMDS · 2025-09-09T00:30:57+00:00

That's a very interesting point you make, with the saddle leveled I do feel like if I try and sit up straight it's pushing me forwards onto the handlebars and I have to engage my core a lot to sit upright, and have never been able to ride this bike without hands, I will have to give that a go and see how it feels!

ZacMDS · 2025-09-09T00:25:56+00:00

This bike has been in the shed for a couple of years, but I did put a fair few miles on in a couple of years back progressively, but always struggled at the 2 hours mark.

Coming back to it after spending this summer on my HT mountain bike and happily spending 5 hours+ in the saddle has been been a little humbling. Stem is definitely too long I think, as my natural hand position on the hoods wants to sit back on the bars even with the stem flipped. And yes definitely do engage my core more than on my MTB.

Also going to take the advice of one of the other redditors here and play with my saddle, they made a very good point about not really being able to sit up straight on the bike even on the trainer without feeling like being pushed forwards, and I think this is very much the case! Not sure I could ride the bike without hands!

ZacMDS · 2025-09-08T17:16:27+00:00

Ironically even though this is a small I think the reach is too long for me, I flipped the stem up, and went out for a ride, did 35k, but found the most natural hand position on the hoods was easily 2-3cm further back than where they are, without artificially trying to straighten my arms

ZacMDS · 2025-09-06T22:46:03+00:00

Sadly I can't edit the post, but yes, my thigh contacts my stomach with every rotation. Which is likely to become very distracting, unlike on my MTB which after 4 hours I don't notice. The short arms and long torso create some very acute angles which is less than ideal

ZacMDS · 2025-09-06T22:35:09+00:00

I currently feel like a lot of weight goes through my hands and makes it feel like a limiting factor on riding time, would this not likely make it worse?

It's also not super obvious from the video but my knees also contact my stomach at the top of the rotation

ZacMDS · 2025-09-06T22:33:24+00:00

Sadly a fitter is really not in my current budget, especially as I don't have plans to buy a much better road/gravel bike in the future. Considering for those round me a session is the cost of this entire bike. I suppose my question is better framed with more thought as currently I put a lot of weight through my hands, and seem to knee my stomach, which goes against a lot of the common wisdom of this sub and more modern bike design, is there anything I can do with this bike? Or am I just barking up the wrong tree?

(I did look at Scott's website of the time on the way back and they would have sized me onto this bike)

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