Bearbonesnorm wrote:

Planning to stop over at Moel Prysgau, with a bottle rum.

Forget the rum, you'd be better served by dry socks and a snorkel

Depends what kind of rum...

Not personal experience because I'm a shortarse, but my beanpole riding mate swears by Decathlon stuff. Seems to fit well for him.

North-South divide? That's the A66, isn't it?

ScotRoutes wrote:My life would be complete if there was a Bearbones Buff......

I would happily add one of those to my collection :)

I've had a set of Ay-Ups on head and bars for years. They're getting a little old now but are still some of the best value lights I've ever used, so I think I'll be replacing at least one of the units and pairing it with the Exposure Equinox I got recently. Carry a Joystick as a backup, usually, and...

It's a rigid Lefty with another bit welded to the front.

a) I'm not sure I see the point, and
b) I'm not sure I like it aesthetically

Only bonus is being able to change a flat front tyre without taking the wheel off...

Could be up for that, nav work and back on home turf as well!

IPBike is good if a little ratty looking. Programmed by someone I know, and if you have the hardware support in phone (or can get/use one of the Tacx dongles like I do) will connect to ANT+ speed/cadence/power sensors.

HaYWiRe wrote:And if duct tape cant fix it....well you're not using enough duct tape!

Duct tape can fix anything but stupidity, and in that case it can at least muffle the sound.

I've done a fair bit of what gets termed as 'aquatic' first aid, with kayak coaching and various other stuff. The REC courses I've done have always been easily worth the money, good balance of theory, practice and guided winging it. For wet incidents, few things beat gaffer tape, cling film and/or v...

I like the isolation of night rides, even when you're with other people. You're sort of alone in your own pool of light*, hearing nothing but your own breathing and the crunch of your tyres. I like that. I even quite like leaving the office in the dark**, it means I get the trails to myself on the w...

Four thousandth General Banter topic! Whoop!

Right, party's over. Carry on...

No problem! :)

Driving to the Lakes Thursday evening, dropping my MTB and some kit off at my folks, driving to Glasgow for lunch with a mate on Friday, picking up another mate and driving to Ardrossan, leaving the car there, evening ferry over to Brodick, ride up to Lochranza YHA for another mate's 50th weekend. W...

mountainbaker wrote:Bear Grylls always has hot drinks with him.

Yeah, his own urine normally...

There's also the Shimano DI2 adapter thingy. I've just ordered one of them.

I never got on with the Spoon, but WTB Rocket V's have always felt pretty much like home to me. Well, as much 'home' as something in close contact with your nethers for several hours at a time can...

Hey up, sorry for the delay.

The curve across the base is quite even, so the tallest point is around the mid point, rather than off to either side of centre. It's a gentle curved base rather than being triangular as such.

Hope that helps!

Helmet: Always*

Also always wear full-finger gloves, after one too many "It's hard to brake without fingertips isn't it?" moments after crashing.


*Only minor exception is the tiny stuff-checking rides around the turning circle in our cul-de-sac while fettling things.

Mart wrote:Shimano SLX brakes £43 per end

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-slx-m67 ... m-caliper/

You can get a full set for £81 from Merlin at the moment...

Just seen this, I'll have a look when I'm back from work.

No worries, let me know whenever!
Like I say, it's a tight fit on a 54cm X (53.6cm top tube and skinny steel tubes). I reckon 56cm upwards it would be a good fit.

Go for the Josh Ibbett mount:

Playing with various bits of kit in the garage last night, and this seems the most logical thing to do... I bought a large black AK Possum frame bag off here about a year ago, 'Son' was selling it as it was a bit too big for his needs, and I've come to the same conclusion. It's a tight fit on my 54c...

Signed it and forwarded on. We ride over that way on one of the Adventure Cross events like that, I thought Barmouth bridge and the little toll bridge below Dolgellau were ace.