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- Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: For the Pack Raft curious
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2017
Re: For the Pack Raft curious
@ John Climber Years back (around 2004-2006) I worked for Feathercraft folding kayaks in Vancouver Canada. We were contracted to make the Alpacka Rafts for them. Sheri would come into town every 4 months or so for a week and work on design ideas and such with my boss. Being into sea kayaks and MTB's...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: For the Pack Raft curious
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2017
Re: For the Pack Raft curious
So kicking myself for not grabbing one of those years back! They just look like so much fun
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alt Bar comparison
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1128
Alt Bar comparison
Found this site this morning
http://cmartens.ca/projects/bar-charts/v2/
He's working on getting more measurements and drawings from the different manufacturers so you can overlay all of the different bars to see the differences.
Scott
http://cmartens.ca/projects/bar-charts/v2/
He's working on getting more measurements and drawings from the different manufacturers so you can overlay all of the different bars to see the differences.
Scott
- Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Until I saw the price ...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2349
Re: Until I saw the price ...
Yikkes!! For all the bikepacking events that charge just a basic fee, this is outrageous. And he lists them as "sale"- what was full pop on those!
- Mon Jun 18, 2018 4:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fargo Ti 2019
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1629
Fargo Ti 2019
Just released today
https://salsacycles.com/bikes/fargo/201 ... i_frameset
How long til it hits the UK shores- guesses??
https://salsacycles.com/bikes/fargo/201 ... i_frameset
How long til it hits the UK shores- guesses??
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yet again - Leave No Trace.
- Replies: 133
- Views: 20584
Re: Yet again - Leave No Trace.
I used to do a lot of sea kayaking out in British Columbia. The company I worked for had a retail store and a kayaking school. We'd teach everything from the basics of paddling up to expedition skill level stuff. The folks that ran the courses were all LNT types who had studied under the NOLS folks ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: From Panniers to Soft Bags
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1552
Re: From Panniers to Soft Bags
To be fair, the author of the article is German and she and her partner are running a blog and instagram feed of their travels, thus the electronics and camera gear being "essential". I suspect for a lot of us, the camera on their phone or a small mirrorless model would be all we'd need.
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:47 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Velo orange crazy bar, where from??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2668
Re: Velo orange crazy bar, where from??
A little bird told me more are arriving to them next week
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: October in the Peak District/Yorkshire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 882
October in the Peak District/Yorkshire
My wife has a conference in Manchester in late September of this year and we're looking to tack on some holidays to it. (20th wedding anniversary) We'd like to do the Way of the Roses C2C ride and she was wondering about weather that time of year? We live in the US (don't ask why, it's a long convol...
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Comfortable "alternative" bars...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4440
Re: Comfortable "alternative" bars...
Fairweather bullmoose bars?
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: bottle cage for a nalgene 32oz (1 litre) bottle
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1415
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Film: Le Ride - Huddersfield
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1243
Re: Film: Le Ride - Huddersfield
We saw this in Washington DC in the early summer. Phil Keogan was there to take questions afterwards. Great film, very well presented and a great story about a little known part of cycling history.
- Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Buying gear from UK
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2154
Re: Buying gear from UK
If they ship via post, your odds of being charged anything are slim. Less then $1000 and you probably won't see a bill. If you ship via a courier company, then you are probably going to see a bill for customs/duties/taxes etc
- Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
- Replies: 1461
- Views: 403946
Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you lik
Great photo John!
What phone is it?
What phone is it?
- Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fashion is such a drag!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1737
Re: Fashion is such a drag!
Can I nominate this for post of the year?
- Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4045
- Views: 545696
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Wife suggested we get tickets for sporting event in town tonight. I laughed it off as being too much $$$. Looked into it and it was $$, but not $$$$ and she was keen to go. So I booked the tickets on line and we're off to it tonight by train. Wife likes sports if she can see them in person. Hates to...
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The price of stuff.
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10317
Re: The price of stuff.
I also wonder how much price depends on how many hands have to get a hold of a product? I work in a field that ships all over the world to different distributors and resellers and it is amazing how much a price can go up depending on how far it has to go, how bulky it is to ship and how many hands t...
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bike Packing and rafting the outer Hebrides
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2462
Bike Packing and rafting the outer Hebrides
New post on Bikepacking.com about bikepacking and rafting the outer Hebrides
http://www.bikepacking.com/routes/machair-coast/
does make me look at the Alpacka raft site a bit more
http://www.bikepacking.com/routes/machair-coast/
does make me look at the Alpacka raft site a bit more
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: IPWR
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1885
Re: IPWR
They go solo in four stretches, city to city, so not a relay like RAAM. More of a shorter bike packing experience.
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A nice little listen
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7398
Re: A nice little listen
A great listen while on the way to work today. A very insightful look into the tramp in a modern sense as well.
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bunyan Velo - out soon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2186
Re: Bunyan Velo - out soon
The pdf is now live.
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:33 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: This Is Not A Tour - new Audax events in memory of Mike Hall
- Replies: 269
- Views: 78339
Re: This Is Not A Tour - new Audax events in memory of Mike
Ian- what 1000 have you lined up?
- Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:21 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: We've now got bikefishing - straight up.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3032
Re: We've now got bikefishing - straight up.
Yep,Yvon Chouinard at Patagonia even wrote a book on simpler fly fishing . One of the perks of owing a company like that is you can indulge your hobbies like that. Apparently he fly fishes more these days then climbs as it still gets him out in the wilderness, but without the wear and tear on the bo...
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Indian Pacific Wheel Race
- Replies: 124
- Views: 33066
Re: Indian Pacific Wheel Race
Watched it the other day and am still digesting it all. I agree with Richard that it does not do justice to the distances covered. One thing I found interesting was, watching the scenes in NSW, where Mike and Kristof meet at night, they didn't seem to have any reflective gear on. They just had a bli...
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:45 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2017.
- Replies: 665
- Views: 213827
Re: Bivvy a Month 2017.
Looking pretty clean shaven there John for being out in the wilds of Iceland :)