wriggles wrote:Its all about the front basket on your fat bike now.

So true. And a little enamel coffee cup hanging from your seat pack. Don't forget that.

RIP wrote:..station for 40 minutes for train back...

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You could have cycled home in 30 .
I though "Today's Ride" is meant to be done on a bicycle, not a train .
Did you set the KOM from Tring to Belchley?

Oh and will probably have cake or brownies. :grin: Oh dear: that won't keep the numbers down :grin: . This has all the makings of the Chilterns winter "It's really lashing down now... Shall we wait here for them or go to the pub? Which pub? You mean there are two pubs? Where are they? From her...

Ingenious

...by falling down some stairs while pissed... A few years ago a colleague was on his way home from work by train after a few beers; he was standing in the gangway between 2 carriages (the wobbly bit), dozed-off whilst standing up and collapsed, breaking his leg. Another mate was cycling home from ...

...Did my soul good to get away from everything... Totally agree. Excellent fun thanks, chaps. It was like scrambling in the woods on the Chopper & building dens with your mates as a 9-year-old. Just that the toys were a bit more expensive and chips & Panda Pops were replaced with fine food...

PaulE wrote:The chainring/head collision risk looks a tad off-putting!

Yep! The video says an "optional" chainring guard is available.

Brilliant idea for an upper & lower body workout in the great outdoors and a bargain at $999!
Must have been quite a satisfying project.
But if only they'd made it to incorporate sit-ups as well.

Cosmic, maaaaaaaaan

Just for Reg.
Let's start with the age-old philosophy exam question that's often asked, but never answered:

"There's always something more interesting to do than the thing you are supposed to be doing. Discuss."

A charming story. :-) Some of those exploits put some modern-day worries about "what kit for ...." into perspective: 200 miles from Huddersfield to Rhyl & back in 2 days as a 10-year old girl on a 3-speed roadster :shock: . Has cycling become too complicated? ...a Chipper... Brilliant ...

Parasite.

MuddyPete wrote:"Sponsored by Rapha"

And lo! It came to pass.

Next up: BearBonesBikepacking - sponsored by Aston Martin.

Here's the hook:
"a community of athletes who race in pursuit of self-discovery";

...then reel 'em in...
"We would also welcome contributions to cover the costs of maintaining the club. A donations link will be added in due course" (to pay for our new bikes) .

Hoppy58 - Thanks for that: very useful.

hoppy58 - Cheers. I've been interested in something road-orientated (but not skinny-tyred) and had my eye on the Vagabond for a while, but the decent-looking 29er's I've been interested in seem to (apparently) suffer toe overlap in my size. That gets me thinking about something with smaller wheels, ...

How's the Vagabond? Any good?

Aldi ultralight windproof jacket, t-shirt & 2 pairs of arm warmers.

Richard G wrote:"Tussocks not optional"

Just realised I misread that.

"Tussocks tea cakes" .

"Too much spare time? Want some more?"

"Sponsored by Rapha"

"It's touring - with nobbles on."

Reg - Are you sure the barmaid said 'shed'? Did you have any company in there? :-S Surely you can't count it as 'bivi-a-month': you slept indoors! :-P It's amusing to think there's perhaps dozens of bewildered dog walkers/farmers/commuters/grave diggers around the country stumbling across a slumberi...

RIP wrote:...and the rubber coming off the end of my favourite pencil.

That is just the worst...
Keep the rolling news feeds coming Reg. We need all the news, all the time, from everywhere.

Late night bimble the other night. Loads of logging around Woburn upsets the flow somewhat. https://www.dropbox.com/s/glckj7lmc63x7w3/WP_20170222_23_15_45_Pro.jpg?raw=1 Loads of wildlife though: rabbits; muntjack deer; an owl having a fight with something it was trying to eat/that was trying to eat ...

'Craft beer' vs. 'real ale' or 'kraftbier'
'Laterally-stiff, yet vertically-compliant' vs 'just right' or 'nice'