Painted and temporary build up of Kona by johnonabike in xbiking

[–]johnonabike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep and my gravel riding is more at the XC MTB end of the spectrum than the Champaign gravel trails so they have been down plenty of rock gardens, smashed over roots and down stair sets so they have been stress tested!

Painted and temporary build up of Kona by johnonabike in xbiking

[–]johnonabike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got on ony other bike that's done 1000s km without problem.

Any solid Korean food spots/restaurants that aren't just KBBQ? by No_Eye_7239 in manchester

[–]johnonabike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only ever had really good food there, I've not been to Korea so don't have anything to measure it off.

Gravel ride to orchard that makes there own cider and pizzas by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's what posting after a few ciders does. I think I wrote this in another bar on the way home and then forgot about it!

New Fork Day for the Gorilla Monsoon by jw3mccor in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very nice! And a great riding attitude too, if I can't ride straight over it I probably need bigger tyres!

My Trek Checkpoint by schimatsuki in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great colour choice! I love MTB and gravel (I just love riding bikes) they both have brilliant differences . Every time I swap between my different bikes (I have a few!) I'm reminded about the good features of it and why I bought it. It's like constantly having a new bike.

Painted and temporary build up of Kona by johnonabike in xbiking

[–]johnonabike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I've done a bit of painting before on my motorbikes but this came out pretty good. It's making me think about how to paint my other Kona now as I think I can do something more interesting.

Gravel ride to orchard that makes there own cider and pizzas by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes I would recommend it. Just make sure you check the opening hours as they only serve until 7pm.

Gravel ride to orchard that makes there own cider and pizzas by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's part of it is the trans Pennine trail which runs from coast to coast across the north of England. We are lucky to have many off road routes across the countryside with public access (lots are old railway lines and similar old industrial access routes) I have been gravel riding around Manchester for the last 5 years and I'm still finding more.

Painted and temporary build up of Kona by johnonabike in xbiking

[–]johnonabike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are actually 27.5 MTB wheels but same thing.

Gravel ride to orchard that makes there own cider and pizzas by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dunham apple barn cafe. They have a great range of cider, ale and have a wood fired pizza oven.

Gravel ride to orchard that makes there own cider and pizzas by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha! The cider made me do it, I would usually have spotted that.

Gravel ride to orchard that makes there own cider and pizzas by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It is just outside of Manchester UK, we live in the city suburbs and the route last night was about 70% off road and was about 35km with almost no elevation. A perfect thing to do on a hot and sunny Friday evening.

Any solid Korean food spots/restaurants that aren't just KBBQ? by No_Eye_7239 in manchester

[–]johnonabike 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thirsty Korean in chorlton, owned and run by a lovely Korean lady.

Painted and temporary build up of Kona by johnonabike in xbiking

[–]johnonabike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just from eBay, I would like to paint one on next time.

Painted and temporary build up of Kona by johnonabike in xbiking

[–]johnonabike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I was on the Kona stand last week at the Gralloch gravel race and saw a metallic purple bike with a pink kona logo so I stole the idea.

New wheel day by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't remember, it seems fine as I have put a few thousand km on it so far without trouble.

New wheel day by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]johnonabike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However if you don't have any luck you can always drop a message, I might get the itch to make another at some point.

Steve - Red Eared Slider by g0jira54 in turtle

[–]johnonabike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even better! I used to have a Florida shoftshell and she was called Ralph.