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- Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:16 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: On-One Fatty Chassis Kit - anyone tempted?
- Replies: 17
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Re: On-One Fatty Chassis Kit - anyone tempted?
To me the fat bike is the bike I can't quite justify, I was out in the woods the other week riding and came across a guy on a on one fat bike, reality was it was slow, there was no way he'd keep up with the Spearfish. So people say oh but you can ride them where bikes can't go, as far as I can see,...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Again
- Replies: 73
- Views: 13539
Re: GPS Again
Basecamp seems to work really well. It'll access the maps on the Dakota when it's connected, so you get 1:50k if that's what you've bought. I like not having to plug the Dakota in every time I want to use it so I bought a little USB stick, copied the map file onto that and Basecamp reads it just fin...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: On-One Fatty Chassis Kit - anyone tempted?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2742
Re: On-One Fatty Chassis Kit - anyone tempted?
I'm still loving my fatbike. Perfect for bivi rides.
P1050319 by ScotRoutes, on Flickr
Rides a bit quicker now with the Husker Du tyres fitted for the summer.
P1050319 by ScotRoutes, on Flickr
Rides a bit quicker now with the Husker Du tyres fitted for the summer.
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How many people are running cages on their forks?
- Replies: 12
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Re: How many people are running cages on their forks?
I have a decathlon strap-on mount and a Topeak cage mounted on the forks of my El Mariachi. It's been able to carry 500ml of fluid without moving.
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:36 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Another rafting trip. Spey descent
- Replies: 10
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Re: Another rafting trip. Spey descent
Again - if you ever want to try it out, do let me know. Pentlands Reservoirs make for nice, calm padding :)Ray Young wrote:I'd love to do something like that but my back problems won't let me. Twisting under load, ie, paddling would have me in agony within minutes :( .
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:54 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Again
- Replies: 73
- Views: 13539
Re: GPS Again
Re the power options... I hadn't tried it before but I've just managed to get my Dakota 20 running direct off the Power Monkey unit (i.e. no AA's installed). That being the case, it should also work off a dynamo power feed :) The one "flaw" I've found so far is that the screen doesn't go i...
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:02 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Another rafting trip. Spey descent
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4373
Re: Another rafting trip. Spey descent
If you're in the E Central Scotland area at any point and fancy a gander at/chat about/wee shot of the packraft, let me know.
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tour Divide 2013
- Replies: 140
- Views: 26879
Re: Tour Divide 2013
Craig has Scratched
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:06 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Another rafting trip. Spey descent
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4373
Re: Another rafting trip. Spey descent
The packrafts are a lot more stable than you'd think. There are lots of videos on YouTube of folk doing some pretty extreme rapids with them. Compared to kayaks, I'd say the following.. They are less "directional. That means harder to paddle in a straight line but much more maneuverable. That m...
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:21 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Another rafting trip. Spey descent
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4373
Another rafting trip. Spey descent
http://www.blog.scotroutes.com/2013/06/ ... -list.html
Fantastic 3 days. I dunno what deal BackCountryBiking have with the weather gods....
Fantastic 3 days. I dunno what deal BackCountryBiking have with the weather gods....
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:55 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Saddles
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1663
Re: Saddles
Spoons are fabulous value so easy to try and not a great loss if you decide to sell on. The Flux and the Gusset R-Series are based on the same shell. I also love the Phenom (in a 143). I've a Brooks B17 on my tourer. It didn't need any running in and us super for very long days sitting down pedallin...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Solo bivi rides
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5818
Re: Solo bivi rides
I need time to myself and multi day solo bike packing trips are the way I enjoy it most. Go where you want, when you want, at the pace you want, stop where you want and have no one to rely on but yourself. Sometimes things go wrong but real horror stories, no. You should try it, it's great. All of ...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Advice - Siltarp 1 V's Borah Tarp 9x5.5
- Replies: 7
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Re: Advice - Siltarp 1 V's Borah Tarp 9x5.5
No way the Siltarp 1 would cover you completely. I'm happy with mine and a Rab Ascent bivvy bag though.Lughnasadh wrote:T I am average size - 5'8'' - and thought I would get covered up by the siltarp 1 so thanks very much for the input as I would have been gutted if I ordered it then found out it was too small.
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:16 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Shoes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1726
Re: New Shoes
They look great but I've heard that they're not very robust and the sole isn't really ideal for proper hikey-bikey stuff (though good in the water).didnothingfatal wrote:Used these last year in the alps
http://fiveten.com/products/footwear-de ... -canyoneer
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Shoes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1726
Re: New Shoes
Add "quick draining" to that list and I ended up taking a 10mm drill to an old pair of Salomon hiking boots :D Perfect for packrafting!
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What mags do you read?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1742
Re: What mags do you read?
None. With the availability of decent stuff on t'internet I tend to stick to that. Blogs mostly as I prefer hearing real users experiences. Forums (like this one, STW, Trail Scotland) and the occasional online mag like Scottish Walking/Scottish Cycling for some route ideas is about it.
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: First timer bivvy, what things am I missing?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1660
Re: First timer bivvy, what things am I missing?
Here's mine
http://www.blog.scotroutes.com/2013/05/ ... -list.html
the most obvious thing missing from your is a hipflask
http://www.blog.scotroutes.com/2013/05/ ... -list.html
the most obvious thing missing from your is a hipflask
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Have you ridden these?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 882
Re: Have you ridden these?
Dere Street is still open to motorised vehicles (in places at least). To me, that means it should be an obvious track though after bad weather it can be a bit churned up. I passed a section of it just north of the border last autumn and it all looked great around there.
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anybody know about Santa Cruz sizing?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1293
Re: Anybody know about Santa Cruz sizing?
If that medium was a small it wouldn't still be for sale :)
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anybody know about Santa Cruz sizing?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1293
Re: Anybody know about Santa Cruz sizing?
Not a 29er but my Blur XC is a medium and I'm 5'7". If it was any smaller, I'd be hitting my knees off the bars. AFAIK, Santa Cruz are usually a bit short in the top tube.
- Fri May 31, 2013 1:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail Race - Good Luck
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15852
Re: Highland Trail Race - Good Luck
My GPS claims I covered 454 miles so if anyone knows how to overlay 2 gps routes I'd appreciate it. If you open them up with something like Notepad you'll see that they are just XML files in raw text. You can take the trailer/header record off and just append the second to the first. If you're havi...
- Fri May 31, 2013 1:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail Race - Good Luck
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15852
Re: Highland Trail Race - Good Luck
Interesting reading he comments on the hike-a-bike damage. I do a lot of hillwalking and I've never had a problem so I guess that maybe there's just some more specific training required to beef up certain muscles? Overall - I can't get over just how much I've enjoyed following it all. I was also sor...
- Fri May 31, 2013 1:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fatbike advice please.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 892
Re: Fatbike advice please.
The On Ones look to be a good deal but I've seen too many folk report issues with them, particularly the crap brakes and the need for more gears to make best use of the fatbikes abilities. Factor that into the mix, look at the overall weights, and it's hard to see past a Mukluk.
- Thu May 30, 2013 12:37 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: tiger wanted
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2585
Re: tiger wanted
I have a Sweet Roll. It's the larger of the two models that were available last year, so 8" diameter. I really like it. It holds tons of gear and straps onto the bars pretty easily. There are some spacers provided to create clearance for cables and hoses. The one issue I did have is that the fo...
- Thu May 23, 2013 8:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail Race - Good Luck
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15852
Re: Highland Trail Race - Good Luck
The rivers actually are shallow at the moment. I had to postpone a planned packrafting trip this week :x