I use a Carradice super c and bagman expeditoon on my commuter and it's been fine on gentle-ish off road - the kind of off road that shouldn't really be ridden on a 23c tyred fixed wheel folder!- with a heavy load. I recall that Bigdummysteve of this parish uses a barman expedition off road - but wi...

in my usual organised manner I managed to sneak in March's BaM last night. Left home about 8.30 pm. This was the fat bikes inaugural ride. Sadly my frame bag and seat pack don't fit so I strapped a 20L dry bag directly to the bars and had a old courier bag for the remaining few odds and sods. Rode f...

1/1/18 79.4 kg 12/1/18 77.6 kg 19/1/18 76.6 kg 26/1/18 75.8 kg 2/2/18 75.3 kg 9/2/18 74.7 kg 17/2/18 74.8 kg 24/2/18 74.4 kg 2/3/18 74.0 kg 10/3/18 73.8 kg 16/3/18 - away so didn't weigh in 23/3/18 74.8 kg 1/4/18 75.4 kg which isn't surprising after being laid up with a bug last week, so no commutin...

yesterday and delivered a surprisingly big box https://farm1.staticflickr.com/882/26243828637_04f5531faa_k.jpg inside which was a smaller box https://farm1.staticflickr.com/884/26243839857_65fc5b913b_k.jpg inside which was this: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/887/27242408538_f713d5c79a_k.jpg a pair ...

1/1/18 79.4 kg
12/1/18 77.6 kg
19/1/18 76.6 kg
26/1/18 75.8 kg
2/2/18 75.3 kg
9/2/18 74.7 kg
17/2/18 74.8 kg
24/2/18 74.4 kg
2/3/18 74.0 kg
10/3/18 73.8 kg
16/3/18 - away so didn't weigh in
23/3/18 74.8 kg ho hum...

Keep at it all

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4777/40917777832_147e3e7794_k.jpg Just went for a quick spin (on road only). It's surprisingly un-draggy and bloody good fun! When assembling it I was surprised (in relative terms) how little the front wheel weighed. Being tubeless must help... This is going to be fun...

DHL have just delivered a big box with a new bike in it! :-bd Unfortunately the box is at home and I'm at work. It's going to be a very slow afternoon. It's a heavily discounted 2017 model and all the UK stores who claimed to have stock were fibbing (and still are three weeks later) so I ordered it ...

should we start a different thread to arrange a mass mid-WRT meet up at the golden sands chippy to see how their vaguely exciting customer service skills cope.... ?

seems like a good time to share this:

leaving our wedding!

Just ordered 2 cages from cycloride. Good spot! Thanks...

opps, forgot to post:

1/1/18 79.4 kg
12/1/18 77.6 kg
19/1/18 76.6 kg
26/1/18 75.8 kg
2/2/18 75.3 kg
9/2/18 74.7 kg
17/2/18 74.8 kg
24/2/18 74.4 kg
2/3/18 74.0 kg
10/3/18 73.8 kg

keep at it all

When I rode it with Rich (Pickers) in Dec I really enjoyed the variety in terrain. If I didn't like what I was riding, it'd change soon enough. This would have been less of a benefit if walking. Overall it was a really enjoyable ride... recommended!

Two C17s here and about to get a third. As mentioned, it's worth trying the different widths. (I was a long term B17 user so knew the 17 was right for me). I may just have been lucky but I've had great customer service from Brooks. I emailed asking how much for a replacement bolt and 2 arrived the f...

1/1/18 79.4 kg
12/1/18 77.6 kg
19/1/18 76.6 kg
26/1/18 75.8 kg
2/2/18 75.3 kg
9/2/18 74.7 kg
17/2/18 74.8 kg
24/2/18 74.4 kg
2/3/18 74.0 kg

Keep at it all however it's going

Realised I was running out of February so snuck out last night to my local nature reserve.

A clear and chilly night and I awoke to a light snow flurry.

Currently enjoying a cuppa and a bacon sarnie at my local station before the brief ride home....

I was just wondering...


If rule 4 says:

4/ A bike must be involved - it's bikepacking, the clue's in the name

Does it still count if it's on a unicycle....?

1/1/18 79.4 kg
12/1/18 77.6 kg
19/1/18 76.6 kg
26/1/18 75.8 kg
2/2/18 75.3 kg
9/2/18 74.7 kg
17/2/18 74.8 kg
24/2/18 74.4 kg

Keep at it all

thanks Stu. Done.

In

1/1/18 79.4 kg 12/1/18 77.6 kg 19/1/18 76.6 kg 26/1/18 75.8 kg 2/2/18 75.3 kg 9/2/18 74.7 kg 17/2/18 74.8 kg Had 4 days away and indulged in some nice pub grub, abd not quite enough dog walking, so I'm ok with the .1kg gain. But more importantly I returned and got back into the routine of eating les...

Yes please. A great idea.

/1/18 79.4 kg
12/1/18 77.6 kg
19/1/18 76.6 kg
26/1/18 75.8 kg
2/2/18 75.3 kg
9/2/18 74.7 kg

Keep at it all

1/1/18 79.4 kg
12/1/18 77.6 kg
19/1/18 76.6 kg
26/1/18 75.8 kg
2/2/18 75.3 kg

And I've gone in one belt hole. Yay!

Keep at it all..

1/1/18 79.4 kg
12/1/18 77.6 kg
19/1/18 76.6 kg
26/1/18 75.8 kg

Keep at it all!

I was a long term Brooks B17 (ti) user until I tried a Cambium C17. I was so impressed I sold my B17's and bought Cambium's. I use the Cambium 'unpadded' in jeans on the fixed commuter folder. I wasn't convinced when I first saw it given the convex shape, but the built in 'boing' makes it work for m...