Has anyone tried one of these yet? http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/lumotec-iq2-luxos-u-led-headlight-63073?currency=3&delivery_country=190 A German bike tourist stayed with us a week or so back. He had one, the light was easily as bright as my Schmidt Edelux, it had a USB output and cache ba...

I am heading off down to Haggerston Castle at the weekend with the family.
I tend to rise a couple of hours before the rest of them so fancy trying to find tracks nearby where I can cycle out for 20 miles or so. Anyone know of anywhere?

Cheers,

I have the Astro E5 (15000mah) - http://www.amazon.co.uk/15000mAh-Portable-Ultra-High-Capacity-External/dp/B00D5T3QK4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1399881992&sr=1-1&keywords=anker+astro+e5 Again it can charge and discharge at the same time. Not the most dainty but not too bad...

It might be worth checking out some of the Anker power packs. The one I just bought has two outputs, one at 2amp and the other at 1amp. So can charge 2 things at once and likely at 2x and 4x faster than the one you are looking at (assuming num is correct that it only has a 0.5amp output). The anker ...

I am very interested.

The section from St Andrews to Arbroath is mostly all good quality cycle path but there are a couple of sections between St Andrews and Dundee that goes onto the road and a short section on the same stretch that is a dirt track going past Tentsmuir - nothing too rough, I have done it on my carbon ro...

danielgroves wrote:
* Small pillow if space exists (I like good quality sleep)

If you want to save space, I use my bar mounted dry bag and seal it half to three quarters full of air to make a pillow. Makes two uses for one piece of kit and is pretty comfy to boot!

s8tannorm wrote:

If I buy a pre built wheel with a shimano hub with center lock do I just need to fit a center lock 160 diameter disc to it and it will all magically line-up and work perfectly? Or is it much more complicated than that?

It's that straight forward.

vaguely exciting, thank you : )

Can I hijack this to ask a more general dynamo hub question? I am interested in getting one to try having self sufficient power and have never used one before. The problem is I dont know if it will be compatible with my bike (fit wise I mean). I currently have Tektro IO mechanical disc brakes on a h...

Thanks for the feedback both

I posted this earlier in my what sleeping bag post but thought it was best to start a new topic in case it got lost in there; Is anyone familiar with the UKHammocks brand? They make a summer fill top quilt; http://ukhammocks.co.uk/shop/article_7. ... ummer-fill).html?sessid=RFGuK1QZRjkh52qDHyMyvvdV2...

Is anyone familiar with the UKHammocks brand? They make a summer fill top quilt; http://ukhammocks.co.uk/shop/article_7.-001/UKhammocks-Down-TQ-(summer-fill).html?sessid=RFGuK1QZRjkh52qDHyMyvvdV2uTUVVcl8p8U57xLKnOXMToPPhEo0Ru3rwxjhvkK&shop_param=cid%3D4%26aid%3D7.-001%26 Fill: 350g length: 1.9m ...

Can you take a rough measure of that compressed size?

Cheers.

Looking for sleeping bag advice. So I currently have two, a rab eclipse 120 (extreme +2) and a cheap tesco lightweight synthetic will big claims in temperature range (extreme around 0). I dont need a 4 season bag as I tend to hibernate in doors from late October to end of April. However, given tge c...

Thanks Ray,

Its good to have both but as I dont know the area very well the modified one is great for experiancing more rideable areas.

Thanks again : )

Ray, would you mind sharing your gpx?
I will probably be back in that area in the summer and am always looking for route ideas (I have only done the inner-route and that was in a clockwise direction).

Email is geoff DOT campbell33 AT googlemail DOT com

: )

There is a final draw for free tickets today. You can go back into the site and register again - just be quick!!

I would stay away from Halfords own brand! - Carrera I think. I do however like the boardman brand and have a couple of them - a carbon road and a hybrid. I also really like SRAM - the Rival and Red are very good sets. I would choose them over comparable Shimano because I am used to them and find th...

Does anyone here have any experience with the Jandd large frame packs, this one here.. http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FFPL It seems like a pretty good option to add an extra 4L of capacity into the frame space at a reasonable cost. I was thinking of giving one a try but can not find revi...

I use long length sealskins waterproof socks.

I have a few pairs and they work a treat until they have been over washed. They also keep your tootsies nice and cosy

A bit above your budget but the dhb event jacket is fantastic. It does npt pack up supper small and is not the lightest jacket but I have used mine for about 3 years now including in real downpours and it has been great. I wouldn't buy anything else now as my main waterproof. I wear it for walking ...

A bit above your budget but the dhb event jacket is fantastic. It does npt pack up supper small and is not the lightest jacket but I have used mine for about 3 years now including in real downpours and it has been great. I wouldn't buy anything else now as my main waterproof. I wear it for walking a...

I just use mine to follow a pre determined track by following the purple line. I did make the mistake once, when fatigued, of following the line when the view was zoomed way out which resulted in me being a fair bit out of my way before I realised I had taken the wrong fork. So always keep in mind t...

Dry bag received.

Thank you!!

s8tannorm wrote:

Now sold!

Does the new owner require a pole for the foot-end?

Maybe!
I just bought 2 110cm poles that I might not ever use now lol.
How much for a wee one for the foot end of this?