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- Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
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Re: The post man's been ...
Pair of M9020 XTR trail pedals from Wiggle - 31% off. Still a bit ridiculous(*) of course. And they don't have gold bling on like the old 985s, so where's the fun in that eh? Why new ones anyway - because one of my 3-yr old M985s fell to pieces the other day, luckily not uphill or I'd've ripped my b...
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Decamping
- Replies: 151
- Views: 22103
Re: Decamping
I'm just faffing about here of course, but: Oxford Dictionary defines "faffing" as "spending time in ineffectual activity". It then defines "ineffectual" as "not producing any significant or desired effect". Lastly, "significant" is "worthy of a...
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:57 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Decamping
- Replies: 151
- Views: 22103
Re: Decamping
"tis all smashing" Yep, it most certainly is, hence my respect for all the different camps within our camp. No doubt you'll have already spotted my tongue partly in cheek, but I felt the balance had tipped a little far into the "decamping needs speed and efficiency" realms. Alway...
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Decamping
- Replies: 151
- Views: 22103
Re: Decamping
I have genuine respect for the "race" fraternity within these walls - some amazing feats of endurance etc. At the same time, may I make a small voice heard from the "layabout" wing of the house? I'm not at all bothered how long it takes me to get on the road, sorry track, again a...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:17 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Outer Hebrides & Video
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5460
Re: Outer Hebrides
That looks pretty damn amazing. And I thought Claerwen was remote and awe-inspiring. <Humble-mode>
- Thu May 26, 2016 10:33 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Utterly, utterly crestfallen.....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2275
Re: Utterly, utterly crestfallen.....
Lucky you Pickers! Yeah, quite a weather contrast to WRT ;-). Am still "on" for our hoped-for Peaks ride in June.... the triplicate pass has been signed and I've filed the green copy so she can't claim she didn't give it to me.... "Reg" PS> If DocNick and Scotty are reading, woul...
- Sat May 14, 2016 3:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Should I go to Scotland or Wales?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2237
Re: Should I go to Scotland or Wales?
"stuck in the car" - er, train, boat, ride there?
- Fri May 13, 2016 8:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
Re: Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
What a cracking pic there, thank you HT. I do love a nice cold hard piece of steel between my legs. Those days it was carbon in pencils and aluminium in saucepans where they both belong. Am I the only one finding those ultra-slim seat-tubes oooohhhh so sexy and strokeable? Oh. I am. Ah well. Loving ...
- Fri May 13, 2016 2:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
Re: Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
Yeah Iceland was corking. And cos I like doing things the hard way I went there and back by boat. Er, via the Shetlands (*) which took 2 days, and back via the Faroes which took 5 days cos the boat went off somewhere else (Denmark?) and came back again before returning to Aberdeen. Anyway, no more p...
- Fri May 13, 2016 2:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2003566
Re: The post man's been ...
Very slinky those are Pickers. "foresee a day of skinned shins" - some spoonerism possibilities there I think.... and I bet you couldn't say it fast five times. Anyway, today I am mostly opening parcels of: - "Bikepacking" by McJannet - it's alright I suppose. Bit too much "...
- Fri May 13, 2016 10:48 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
Re: Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
Thanks Vood. "nappies" - I reckon some of those could have come in useful for me on some of the rides, I was cacking myself on some of the downhills with my cantilever brakes blowing up in flames.... Still, I think I can genuinely say that was the best 500 quid I've ever spent in my life (...
- Fri May 13, 2016 10:40 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A particular type of strap.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1456
Re: A particular type of strap.
"[big red] bottle in the picture."
Just trying to evaluate the scenarios when one would need a fire extinguisher strapped to your bike....
"Reg"
Just trying to evaluate the scenarios when one would need a fire extinguisher strapped to your bike....
"Reg"
- Thu May 12, 2016 9:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
Box Brownie Nostalgia Corner
Been rootling about amongst old snaps, as you do, and thought it might be entertaining to see what everyone else has stashed away in their vaults. It's always tedious when people flash vast numbers of holidays pics etc at you, so will try to only do a couple. The more embarrassing the better obvious...
- Thu May 12, 2016 8:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2003566
Re: The post man's been ...
It's the whole business of my bike being in two places at exactly the same time which I'm battling with at the moment. Also I'm usually pretty good at measuring my momentum so that means I've no idea what my position is - ie. I'm well and truly lost which sounds normal for me.
- Thu May 12, 2016 4:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2003566
Re: The post man's been ...
"vein of previously undiscovered geekery". Absolutely. I reckon you could string pretty much any letters and digits together with a "-" and maybe a "/" and you've got a real computer or processor of some sort. Geekery? Just don't start me on my Quantum Theory of Bikepac...
- Thu May 12, 2016 11:47 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Clips or flats?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 8579
Re: Clips or flats?
"Bear in mind I'm not Rad to the Power of Sick, I'm barely even Rad to the Power of Tense Nervous Headache" :lol: But are you fair chuffed Rich? And do you send gnarly flowing switchbacks? Is your frame stiff or plush, or both at the same time in defiance of all logic? As far as I can see,...
- Wed May 11, 2016 11:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2003566
Re: The post man's been ...
'Coded efficiently'. Nail on head. 1977 DECsystem-10, 1Mb (yes, one), me and **127** other users. 2016 Windoze filth, 4Gb, and it can't even support ME never mind 127 others. 'Graphics' you say? Pah.
"Reg"/Babbage
"Reg"/Babbage
- Wed May 11, 2016 10:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Clips or flats?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 8579
Re: Clips or flats?
For some reason that it's probably best not to pry too deeply into, I've got one spare clipless pedal in my shed. How about I post it to you then you could have one pedal clipless and one flat. Then have a couple of rides and whichever foot feels best is the one you go with. I spose the problem ther...
- Wed May 11, 2016 10:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Clips or flats?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 8579
Re: Clips or flats?
Ey up Rich! Well I only had flats in our lovely LHCB group cos I thought everybody else would have 'em and I didn't want to be the one labelled as the STW nerd in our group for having clipless :)
"Reg"
"Reg"
- Wed May 11, 2016 12:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Taking your bike on the train
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6202
Re: Taking your bike on the train
"Arriva ex Shrewsbury going to Caersws are always really good," - agreed. To/from WRT was fine. A few local people did one/two-station hops with bikes and no booking, stayed with bikes, guard seemed happy. When I travel from Milton Keynes, I now tend to phone Arriva direct to book on their...
- Mon May 09, 2016 3:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2003566
Re: The post man's been ...
Set of Exped UL drybags, XS/S/M/L. Being a bear of small brain, I just have to work out whether they keep dry things dry when it's wet outside, wet things wet when it's dry outside, wet things drier when it's wet outside, dry things dry erm, er.... Maybe if something needs to stay ultra-dry, you can...
- Fri May 06, 2016 6:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2003566
Re: The post man's been ...
Something to read in the bath, as per WRT Grand Prize.
http://www.wildthingspublishing.com/pro ... king-book/
"Reg"
http://www.wildthingspublishing.com/pro ... king-book/
"Reg"
- Fri May 06, 2016 4:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Why chocolate milk?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4107
Re: Why chocolate milk?
Another good thread Stu! Can't do bananas personally - had a bad experience with one as a child... too traumatic... don't like to talk about it.... As befits my old fart status, I'm very sceptical about all these "recovery drinks", "electrolyte tabs", et al. I'm sure Greg'll corr...
- Thu May 05, 2016 6:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bikepacking Brainpicking
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2044
Re: Bikepacking Brainpicking
"ram my cables back" - same here. Never bothered with one of those nice harnesses and no probs.
- Wed May 04, 2016 8:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Well done WRTers.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1482
Re: Well done WRTers.
"including the GR of the bench outside the shop next year"