I'm a long time Back Country Navigation user as well, but it is more like just an on phone map than a navigation device. IE you can't follow a route.
caching maps is easy, having OS in the UK is great.
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- Wed May 08, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Maps for my phone - alternative to OS Maps?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 224
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bug repellant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 249
Re: Bug repellant
Smidge works for ticks as well, according to the reading matter.
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Mad quilt idea, perhaps!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 173
Mad quilt idea, perhaps!
So I was out on a bivvy last night, oddly using the same system as Jamesco, a PhD minimus and a cumulus 150, except I had the PhD on the inside. I had forgotten to bring any thermals so was a bit brisk whilst cooking and chilling in my shorts. So I slipt in to my cumulus, hitching it up to walk abou...
- Wed May 08, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Water Filter
- Replies: 18
- Views: 439
Re: Water Filter
I'm a sawyer filter user. If you go sawyer, also buy this https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/vecto-2l-water-container---28mm/ It allows you to pop to the stream and fill this up and attach the sawyer filter to, then you ditch the blue sawyer bag completely. Possibly worth taking the syringe with yo...
- Wed May 08, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Maps for my phone - alternative to OS Maps?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 224
Re: Maps for my phone - alternative to OS Maps?
If you are a Strava subscriber take a look at fatmap.
Great for France, Spain etc IGN maps as well as OS.
Great for France, Spain etc IGN maps as well as OS.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11456
- Views: 1974961
Re: The post man's been ...
Bargain (I think) courtesy of winstanley bikes
https://imgur.com/a/O7hHTH2
Can't get the image to appear!
https://imgur.com/a/O7hHTH2
Can't get the image to appear!
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Clear out
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1254
Re: Clear out
Hi,
Is the shimano 105 rear mech still available?
If so how much for that and the brooks c15 carved please?
Is the shimano 105 rear mech still available?
If so how much for that and the brooks c15 carved please?
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 699
- Views: 150190
Re: Wildlife
Fatbikerphil,
Counting adders on the isle of Arran. Could almost be a joke!
On the off chance it isn't how many did you count /add?
Counting adders on the isle of Arran. Could almost be a joke!
On the off chance it isn't how many did you count /add?
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Badger Divide - Parking Glasgow?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1797
Re: Badger Divide - Parking Glasgow?
My son has just left Addison Road.
For some bizarre reason all the parking is free and unmeteted.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/V9aiLte5XxjReqZBA
For some bizarre reason all the parking is free and unmeteted.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/V9aiLte5XxjReqZBA
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stove fuel for Spain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2443
Re: Stove fuel for Spain
Out of interest what examples of stove might be OK?
Would an alpkit kraku or koro be allowed?
Would an alpkit kraku or koro be allowed?
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1418
Re: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
Rich,
How does that ride with so much weight at the back?
How does that ride with so much weight at the back?
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1418
Re: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
Two JMC riders just cycled passed on a big two day ride, Bollington to Bollington.
One had the aluminium tail fin. Looked very svelte and the aluminium one comes with triple cage mounts on the vertical bits.
He reccomends
One had the aluminium tail fin. Looked very svelte and the aluminium one comes with triple cage mounts on the vertical bits.
He reccomends
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1418
Re: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
Cheers.
In an odd sort of way I can't explain I quite like the look.
Any thoughts on their ability to impede hike a bike?
I guess they also affect balance detrimentally of the bike if it means weight moving from the inner triangle to the rear.
In an odd sort of way I can't explain I quite like the look.
Any thoughts on their ability to impede hike a bike?
I guess they also affect balance detrimentally of the bike if it means weight moving from the inner triangle to the rear.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1418
Aeroe rear rack thoughts
My full triangle bag is getting a bit thread bare as is my seat bag holder so was pondering an aeroe rear pack with two holders ie on the sides. This is to go primarily on the solarismax, but also a gravel bike (not yet bought) for general bike packing with inevitable hike a bike. Edit: I'd probably...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1454
Re: packable fleece?
Think I've mentioned my beloved cannondale polartec 100 cycling tops before here when trying to find a replacement. Despite being about 30 years old they are still my go to base layer, 1/4 zip, snug fit, back pockets, thin as #### now. Only wish they had a longer zip. I wear it next to skin, a summe...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which chain lube?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 731
Re: Which chain lube?
Smoove on the mtb.
Any old wet lube on the road bike. The detailed science behind my decision for the road bike is purely that it sees less Lancashire grit on the road.
Any old wet lube on the road bike. The detailed science behind my decision for the road bike is purely that it sees less Lancashire grit on the road.
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OMN (Yet Another Post-Viewranger Navigation app thread)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2416
Re: OMN (Yet Another Post-Viewranger Navigation app thread)
This might sound odd but I'd be interested to know how you are using your phone based apps when out and about. Info like: Is it in airplane mode Do you have a separate device for phone calls Do you use a walking/cycling device as well. For me, I moved from an etrex to a garmin 830 and that is my pri...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Near death experience - > what road/gravel gearing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 745
Re: Near death experience - > what road/gravel gearing
Thanks all,
Think I am after an excuse for a new bike, and yes, definitely disc brakes.Not sure a whole new bike is a solution
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Near death experience - > what road/gravel gearing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 745
Near death experience - > what road/gravel gearing
So yesterday I had what can only be described as one of my cat's lives used. Riding down from the Cat'n'Fiddle on my 16 year old carbon planetX road bike. It suddenly went into violent harmonic shakes. Truly frightening and I struggled to stop. Caused as much by a very strong side wind I think . Bik...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Peak district bothy question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 459
Re: Peak district bothy question
Cheers all, Made it up to oyster Clough last night and very grateful to find it. It'd have been a really grim night to have camped out. All dry inside apart from a puddle in the far right corner but still room for three of us easily, me under the table with some tyvek under the bivvy bag. Plenty of ...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wheel building
- Replies: 8
- Views: 631
Re: Wheel building
I've just used Sheldon brown website, a great resource.
Very satisfying
Very satisfying
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Peak district bothy question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 459
Re: Peak district bothy question
Oyster Clough. Indeed thanks.
And yes, definitely no fires.
And yes, definitely no fires.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Peak district bothy question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 459
Peak district bothy question
There is a shooting cabin bothy in the peak district above the old snake inn SK 11764 91486
Anyone know how much sleeping space there is in there?
Thanks
Anyone know how much sleeping space there is in there?
Thanks
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Let's all do the time warp
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2587
Re: Let's all do the time warp
Indeed.
Buried deep. Mine was set to utc+1
Buried deep. Mine was set to utc+1
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:25 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Let's all do the time warp
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2587
Let's all do the time warp
Of no importantance at all unless you are desperate for an alibi or wanting to stalk someone on here but I have just noticed all the timestamps are in BST