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- Sat Jan 14, 2023 1:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2003473
Re: The post man's been ...
A nice 1/4 zip l/s Isobaa merino top from Sport Pursuit. Looks to be good quality on first inspection. And a 60mm stem very kindly donated by Phil of this Parish. And two sets of sintered Avid Juicy BB7 pads off fleabay for a bargain price.
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 1:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
- Replies: 130
- Views: 10804
Re: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
The time for dragging these f#ckers out of their ivory towers and hacking their heads off is long overdue.
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
- Replies: 130
- Views: 10804
Re: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
F I_I C K the law (and forum rules) Ooh, you're very naughty. I keep reading stuff ont' internet with people using the word 'illegal', my understanding is that after today, Dartmoor is on the same footing as the rest of England / Wales which means wildcamping is a civil rather than criminal act and...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
- Replies: 130
- Views: 10804
Re: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
We live in a country run by w*nkers, for w*nkers... BB spring bivvy in Dartmoor anyone? Yon twally turns up to chuck us off. We reply "GTF" - he phones Police, they say "we'll assign it a priority to enforce commensurate with it's impacts" i.e. zero. Stooshie ensues but we are l...
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4954
- Views: 1264781
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Isobaa merino at sport persuit 50% off. No idea on the quality but just picked up a l/s top for 35 quid, about one third of the equivalent Smartwool.
- Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Waterproofing solutions (non-breathable)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 484
Re: Waterproofing solutions (non-breathable)
I've found fabsil gold to be pretty good. Rubble sacks from screwfix make very durable pack liners rather than faffing with individual dry bags.
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Neoair users
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1058
Re: Neoair users
If you can be bothered to carry the punp sack its worth it. My Xlite has lots of black mould inside visible through the yellow material. Probably not detremental to the durability or R-value but when inflating it by mouth when its getting close to full there is always that bit of blowback and it doe...
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Mtb/flat pedals
- Replies: 8
- Views: 584
Re: Mtb/flat pedals
+1 on Ton's recommendation.
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:59 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pole bag... with webbing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 751
Re: Pole bag... with webbing
Maybe you could improvise with a length of old inner tube to begin with.
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pole bag... with webbing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 751
Re: Pole bag... with webbing
Looks like the ideal project to get you started on MYOG
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1895
Re: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
In and out of the US has been mostly ok but TSA do love to open boxes and mess things up. The biggest issue I can recall...getting a hold of my bike box in Seattle ex Manchester...with many holes from forks and cranks (tie them to the frame tightly!)...anything fluid in toolkit missing but skeletoo...
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1895
Re: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
There's definitely an element of luck of the draw with check-in staff and scanner operators.
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Repair to Jack Wolfskin down jacket
- Replies: 9
- Views: 538
Re: Repair to Jack Wolfskin down jacket
If its not a major rip I've had good results with Tenacious Tape in the past.
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:04 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1895
Re: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
I think we are misunderstanding one another. The key word in that sentence is "and" - "Stoves that have been used or are new and have their fuel attached". A typical modern gas stove burner is simply a lump of metal that attaches to the cylinder, the fuel is so volatile that jus...
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1895
Re: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
Be careful not to pack CO2 I've often seen this repeated but it would appear to be a myth. According to the Civil Aviation Authority they are allowed in checked, carry-on, and on the person but need airline approval. They do appear to by banned by the TSA in the USA though. https://www.caa.co.uk/pa...
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:23 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1895
Re: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
Be careful not to pack CO2 I've often seen this repeated but it would appear to be a myth. According to the Civil Aviation Authority they are allowed in checked, carry-on, and on the person but need airline approval. They do appear to by banned by the TSA in the USA though. https://www.caa.co.uk/pa...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:55 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Hampshire to Devon ideas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5935
Re: Hampshire to Devon ideas
Care to post a link / gpx to the route? I've seen it mentioned on here before and have never been able to find any detailsDave Barter wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:54 pm Look at the Southern Way which covers the Hampshire to Exeter bit
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:42 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Hampshire to Devon ideas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5935
Re: Hampshire to Devon ideas
Up to the Kennet and Avon canal between Devizes and Bath, into Bath then the EV2 rail trail to Bristol for the GB divide route To Bridgewater and the Quantocks.
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Hampshire to Devon ideas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5935
Re: Hampshire to Devon ideas
KAW to Winchester. Winchester to Southampton ( bit of a main road blast but not too bad) across the water and into the New Forest, Bournemouth, Purbeck, bit of Dorset Ridgeway or pick up the Old Chalk Way to Lyme Regis, East Devon Trail to Exeter and cut across to the Westcountry Way ( or even ride ...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 1:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1895
Re: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
All the usual things, pedals off, bars turned ( or even off if wide flat bars) front wheel off. Deflate tyres if using tubes. If tubeless just let them down to a bit lower than the lowest you would ride them on. Its a BS rule and it doesn't say deflate completely :) I've only used Turkish Airlines. ...
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 8:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pike forks fubar
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1320
Re: Pike forks fubar
If they are basicly junk now is there anything to lose from welding up the hole, drilling and tapping?
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 11:10 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted. 60 x 31.8 stem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 193
Wanted. 60 x 31.8 stem
Looking for a cheap 60mm x 31.8mm stem, straight or +/- single digit degrees. I'm trying to play around with my riding position and not looking to spend much before finding the right length. Anyone got anything loitering in the bottom of their spares box?
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Niche within a niche
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1329
Re: Niche within a niche
Certainly branding attached to an event raises the profile of that brand far more than sponsorship of an individual. Indeed some events become synonymous with, even inseparable from certain brands. The RAC rally will forever be conected in my mind with Lombard but it was years and years of watching ...
- Sat Dec 31, 2022 3:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: new touring gears ???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 527
Re: new touring gears ???
Could you change it to left hand operation? Or fit trigger shifters?
- Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: North York(shire) Moors 300
- Replies: 14
- Views: 900
Re: North York(shire) Moors 300
Hey peeps. Stu here. Managed to get a route sorted. It's a belter if I say so myself. 306km so I need to scrub off a few but what's 6km amongst friends? 660 meters of climbing so a tad testing. Same format as the YD300. Breakfast spread Saturday morning and some hot food is waiting for you when you...