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- Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: terra nova moonlite?? worth the money or not
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3112
Re: terra nova moonlite?? worth the money or not
Cheers for the input guys. :D
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: terra nova moonlite?? worth the money or not
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3112
Re: terra nova moonlite?? worth the money or not
Sorry to trample on your thread.... I've got a Thermarest Haven and an Xtherm, both in Large. Would the Hunka XL accommodate them both, and if it did would it get too damp and reduce the effectiveness of the down? Or would people put their mats on the ground and just themselves & the sleeping ba...
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Your favourite OS map?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1541
Re: Your favourite OS map?
OL17
Takes me back to Uni and getting out *every* weekend, and usually mid-week as well.
Takes me back to Uni and getting out *every* weekend, and usually mid-week as well.
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tyre Pump
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2522
Re: Tyre Pump
I've got the Bikehut branded version of this: http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TOPHGM82/phaart_rumbler_large_volume_micro_floor_pump Does the job ok and won't break the bank. Much prefer it to "direct to valve" pumps. I've also got some stupidly light BBB one that I take out on my road bike. It...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Paper Maps vs GPS
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2239
Re: Paper Maps vs GPS
I draw the route on OS Getamap, convert to GPX and read from my Edge 200. I then print off the maps from getamap with the route drawn on onto A4 and laminate them/pop in plastic sleeve. GPS works most of the time but I like to have the "bigger picture" so to speak. UK Map on my iPhone is h...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alpkit pipedreams and tall people
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1137
Re: Alpkit pipedreams and tall people
If you can live with the bottomless design/have a well insulating mat then the Thermarest Haven 20 is available in large (as opposed to 6ft being "regular") iirc. Weighs 600 and a bit gms and packs down well. Used mine on el-an back this weekend. :)
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:56 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WANTED - SALSA ANYTHING CAGES *URGENT*
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2916
Re: WANTED - SALSA ANYTHING CAGES *URGENT*
I've got a pair on order from Triton Cycles but I think they said the delivery date was late February, the same as you've been told.
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: El an Back
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6300
Re: El an Back
Hi FLV! Yeah, that was us modifying our route after having the same experience as you, marked routes didn't always translate to anything approaching a path! We made the mistake of taking the track just off the bridge and not going up the road. It involved a couple of stream crossings & portage o...
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: El an Back
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6300
Re: El an Back
Another first timer here, very cold but very enjoyable. Especially when describing it over coffee this morning at work! :lol: A few lessons learned about what to take and what not to for when we go again. A big thumbs up to Stu & Dee for organising this and the essential supplies. The Buff was a...
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: El-an Back ... Entry closed and GR sent.
- Replies: 105
- Views: 15880
Re: El-an Back ... Entry closed and GR sent.
I think I ought to just go and see if everything fits ok on my bike before its too late.....
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 29er Wheel Choice
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2253
Re: 29er Wheel Choice
johnnystorm wrote:I've got two pairs of the Superstar Crests and would hesitate to buy them if necessary. Flows are/were the same price and not that much heavier if you want more durability.
That should read "wouldn't hesitate" to buy again!
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:37 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month for 2013
- Replies: 373
- Views: 120785
Re: Bivvy a month for 2013
I'm up for this. I've even run it by the missus who I think found the idea of me suffering outside quite amusing.
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Higher average speed or ride longer?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1652
Re: Higher average speed or ride longer?
I can relate. My 90 min XC race pace is only a fraction faster than my 4hr pace which isn't miles off a weekend fun ride. That's a factor of me A) not being much good but also (B) moving beyond "natural" pace brings diminishing returns. Looking at Jay Petervary on his record tour divide he...
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 29er Wheel Choice
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2253
Re: 29er Wheel Choice
I've got two pairs of the Superstar Crests and would hesitate to buy them if necessary. Flows are/were the same price and not that much heavier if you want more durability.
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: El-an Back ... Entry closed and GR sent.
- Replies: 105
- Views: 15880
Re: El-an Back ... Entry closed and GR sent.
Yay!
/goes off to check what he's packed
/goes off to check what he's packed
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hope Vision 1 - Opinions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1897
Re: Hope Vision 1 - Opinions
I'll be sporting one of these on my head for El-an Back.
Not AAs but comes with a couple of 18650s and only takes one at a time so you'll have a spare. Takes a couple of weeks to arrive but you cant complain for £11
http://r.ebay.com/UMZpZJ
Not AAs but comes with a couple of 18650s and only takes one at a time so you'll have a spare. Takes a couple of weeks to arrive but you cant complain for £11
http://r.ebay.com/UMZpZJ
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hope Vision 1 - Opinions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1897
Re: Hope Vision 1 - Opinions
I found out that they keep the LED LENSER HR7s on display with the batteries in at Go Outdoors...
Certainly bright enough at 2 feet straight in the eye!
Certainly bright enough at 2 feet straight in the eye!
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hope Vision 1 - Opinions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1897
Re: Hope Vision 1 - Opinions
Are you buying this new and full RRP? If so I wouldn't get one, but then your reviews in the blog show you're aware of the chinese lantern alternatives....
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which rim?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2087
Re: Which rim?
I run Crests on my XC race bike and haven't managed to bend them at Dalby.
I've got another pair to go on my Fargo, that'll be a heavier bike, loaded & no suspension. It'll be an interesting test (well, for me anyway!).
I've got another pair to go on my Fargo, that'll be a heavier bike, loaded & no suspension. It'll be an interesting test (well, for me anyway!).
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Priced out of mainstream mountain biking?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2195
Re: Priced out of mainstream mountain biking?
I see what you mean. Another thing to take into consideration is how much you had to spend BITD. I had a Claud Butler Pagan. Essentially the same as the Raleigh, 501 & 200GS. At that time, 1990ish, the next bike down would've been something like a Raleigh Mustang! Now you don't have to spend tha...
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4954
- Views: 1265856
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Just by replacing the pole & pegs with something other than steel will lose most of that.Cheeky Monkey wrote:You've got to be cautious about anything that comes in a handled bag. Over 1.5kg and 2foot long, it'd be good training for the Alps
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:08 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tubeless
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2066
Re: Tubeless
My mate had Crossmarks that he found a nightmare to try and inflate tubelessly. My ignitors went up with no hassles when I used a bit of car shampoo to seal the edge, lube them. I recently bought a tub of the tyre/rim lube On-One are selling. Using that a fresh pair of Nobby Nics on Crests went up w...
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4954
- Views: 1265856
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Vango Adventure Tarps are £18 in Go Outdoors
http://www.vango.co.uk/adventure/adventure-tarp.html
http://m.gooutdoors.co.uk/adventure-tar ... uct+search
http://www.vango.co.uk/adventure/adventure-tarp.html
http://m.gooutdoors.co.uk/adventure-tar ... uct+search
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: El-an Back ... Entry closed and GR sent.
- Replies: 105
- Views: 15880
Re: El-an Back ... Entry closed and GR sent.
As I'm riding with a mate we'll use my Argon. But I bought a Tarp today, he does have a Bivi bag too...
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Priced out of mainstream mountain biking?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2195
Re: Priced out of mainstream mountain biking?
Using the calc again it suggests £350 equates to £630 In today's money. My brother in law has a Raleigh Discovery that cost about £350 in 1991. I promise you that *anything* you bought today, be it niche or mainstream for £600 would ride better than a 501 frame and 200GS! :lol: Gairy, I'll agree tha...