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Sep 2016
9:00am, 15 Sep 2016
85,471 posts
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GregP
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Sep 2016
9:12am, 15 Sep 2016
13,537 posts
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Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO)
Pile of vomit on the ground in front of it notwithstanding, I've always felt the synapse was not a strictly 'practical' bike but more a conventional 'second roadie for when the weather's too shit for the best roadie' type bike which has been forced into a truly 'practical' role.
HAVE YOU REMOVED THE REFLECTORS FROM THE WHEELS YET??????
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Sep 2016
9:12am, 15 Sep 2016
7,357 posts
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Nicholls595
"Buy more kit" was at the forefront of my mind when I pooped into Decathlon last night to drop off fliers for our upcoming 10k race (30th Goosefair Gallop Sunday October 9th if your interested). I spent more time than was strictly necessary looking at (and touching) this bike...
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Sep 2016
9:13am, 15 Sep 2016
7,358 posts
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Nicholls595
It's my birthday tomorrow, wonder if my wife has got me this?
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Sep 2016
9:14am, 15 Sep 2016
7,359 posts
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Nicholls595
or would I be better off dropping hints about this?
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Sep 2016
9:17am, 15 Sep 2016
13,538 posts
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Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO)
Nice Nicholls, however WHEN you take ownership :-), DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THAT RED BAR TAPE ON THE DROPS, for all love.
Reccers, no problems. Although Gobi is right, if you haven't got a big aerobic base from several years of consistentr endurance training then best bang for buck will be Z1/2, lots of it. Kicking down the gate of hurtville can wait until that base is well and truly built.
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Sep 2016
9:22am, 15 Sep 2016
85,476 posts
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GregP
Yes I have TRO. In commute mode I have all the spacers in and it is as practical as a sportive bike can be as a commuter workhorse. Lovely well-tempered bike that deserves a better life than it has.
I commute on the Brommie in the winter now so the Synapse becomes, to use your excellent expressions, a conventional 'second roadie for when the weather's too shit for the best roadie' type bike. Still commute on it (complete with rack and pannier) in the summer mind.
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Sep 2016
9:23am, 15 Sep 2016
7,363 posts
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Nicholls595
Unfortunately I am not married to Recoil's wife, I'm much more likely to get Wiggo's book 
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Sep 2016
9:27am, 15 Sep 2016
85,480 posts
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GregP
Can we all take turns to be married to Recoil's wife around our birthdays?
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Sep 2016
9:31am, 15 Sep 2016
7,366 posts
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Nicholls595
Yes, let's ask Recoil if his wife is a goer? Is she from Purley? Nudge nudge
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