Just while I'm out their page, am I being thick, or are these not (just about) the exact same? There's a review and test of the 3f tent on youtube...seems pretty good for the money, as does the Naturehike Tagar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZGpQXZC6A0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHzsA6gAXUE&...

..yet Audaxes cost peanuts and often have a good spread at the end.

Well I had a 1 1/2 hour window this morning at short notice, while Wifey was in Oswestry, so I set off from Rhydycroesau Village Hall, up towards pen y gwely around the back of Rhiwlas to llechrydau and back..boy was it slippy! I slithered around and amazingly only came off once, landing on my arse ...

Thanks all, for the replies and for the mini reviews George. I'm very tempted.

Has anyone any experience of their tents? ...the Quickhiker 2 person (green dome - MSR(ish) copy) looks amazing value at £79.00 - I like the fact that it's not horrendously heavy at 2.7 kg, (Okay I know..but for a simple, cheap, basic tent) has alloy poles, lots of storage pockets, 2 porches and it ...

Surly Troll old 100mm suspension corrected model...

https://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/prod ... O-EALw_wcB

...maybe a bit too heavy...but a nice long steerer to play with !

..answered my own question - it seems that you don't pay duty if goods are worth less than £135.00, but you are eligible to pay VAT on goods from non-EU countries and "special territories"...so as I understand it you can expect to pay another 20% on top?..still not a bad price!

I've been looking at these also. It seems that you can buy the basic 2 man Big Agnes copy on ebay, direct from China at about £50.00!...however does anyone know if you'd subsequently get clobbered with import duty? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Naturehike-2Person-Double-Layer-Camping-Tent-Hiking-Travel...

Saturday...went from Home, down over the Ceiriog up to McDonalds, Halton, then along the canal to Fron, up the steep hairpins onto the ridge between the Dee and Ceiriog Valleys before dropping down the 3 trees and back up the track to the masts...then bridleways down to Dol y wern..the last bit of w...

...Well he's been a few times over the last few weeks, principally with a nice new discounted frame. This is the end result, built of bits from the spare parts box - (wheels, seatpost and seat); some second hand finds - (brand new 11-42 cassette, clutch mech, chain and shifter for £75.00 - the old g...

I'm building a rigid 29er and have some tubeless ready rims with an internal width of 21mm. I was just wondering whether anyone has experience of an optimum tyre width to suit that rim width? Obviously the wider the tyre, the better for the front - to cushion hits, however I don't want the tyre to s...

I've just received an update from them by email stating that the maximum tyre size one can fit to a vagabond is 29X2.1", however I know of people getting 29x2.2/2.3" tyres on depending on tread. They also state, that the Vagabond is a dedicated 29er and as such it is a dedicated 29er so I...

Alpkit lights and headtorches

https://www.alpkit.com/lighting

..well the latest is that Alpkit have refunded me £6.00...what great service !!

Ha..thanks for these useful responses....I've emailed them and asked for £6 off my next order....failing that I'll do as you suggest Jam bo....now where did I put that packaging...

...an Alpkit Viper headtorch came at the weekend...very impressed at only £18.00 - got an email from Alpkit yesterday - now reduced to £12.00!!...... sods law..

Ah yes.. to be fair the Purchaser put me on to it and was happy to run the risk (the bike was only sold for £130 anyway!)..

..just in case anyone needs to post a bike, I can recommend Senditnow.com. They use parcelforce delivery service and will collect a full size bike box and deliver it to its UK destination for £12.19!, with tracking. Have just posted a bike to Bath and they received it in 2 days, no problems.. https:...

..a really enjoyable read, as usual.

Sold, pending payment...............

For sale is my Sunn Vertik which I bought new in1998, frame and forks are in lovely original condition, with hardly any marks. (minus the original yellow 'blister' top tube sticker). Frame is made of Fuji double butted chromo and from memory it's about 4.2 lbs. The whole bike is pretty light - witho...

Old 80's/90's mtbs make great tourers, cheap too!

..this might be okay?

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=113505

My Surly is in beautiful condition and last Autumn had a brand new Spa cycles chainset (48/38/28); UN55 bottom bracket; SRAM 8 speed chain; 11-32 Shimano 8 speed cassette; SKS mudguards and new bar tape. It has had hardly any use since then, so the drivetrain is virtually as new. Wheels are mavic 21...

It's a small..I'm just under 5' 8". I don't think the toe overlap is a big deal, but you just have to be aware of it.