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- Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dealing with the damp
- Replies: 14
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Dealing with the damp
Just back from a 3 day trip and wanted to get advice from the forum. How do others stay dry (or even dry-ish) when bike packing in wet conditions?? My first night's camping on this trip had a heavy dew in the morning so the cycling kit, a bit damp from the previous day's exertions, stayed damp, and ...
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pinion Gearbox???
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4377
Re: Pinion Gearbox???
Has anyone seen the new Smartshift (electroncic) shifting system by Pinion: It looks fantastic, two of my main issues were having to stop pedelling to shift, and the grip shift. It sounds pretty neat. Other nice features include an autoshift to a user preset gear when you come to a stop. I’ve not s...
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4340
Re: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
Already did (and thanks for the writeup, I reckon that's going to save me some $ in the long run). Anyway, all set up, and going to play around with it this weekend to make sure I understand how everything works.
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Frame Mounted Hydration...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1069
Re: Frame Mounted Hydration...
I usually stuff a 2l or 3l platypus into my frame bag and run the hose out to my bars. However as I often find I don't drink enough/find it hard to monitor how much I have drunk, I'm wondering about wearing a running vest and stuffing a couple of squishy bottles into the pockets and then topping the...
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4340
Re: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
Hey all, I just bough an InReach Messenger in prep for some longer rides (and providing the missus with some peace of mind!). I'm now trying to figure out the activation steps. Looking at the Protegear plans they seem better suited to my needs that the Garmin ones. However, I haven't figured out how...
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Custom Frame Bags
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1335
Re: Custom Frame Bags
I’ve been very happy with the frame bag I got made by https://www.meritgear.eu/
It is made to measure, and they added a rear port so I could run the dynamic cables bag to a rear light.
It is made to measure, and they added a rear port so I could run the dynamic cables bag to a rear light.
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:00 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
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Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
great to see the Mournes there @gonecaving -- the granite up there seems to weather into pretty coarse rounded chunks and it's put me off trying to take the bike much beyond the likes of the trails around Tollymore! Yep, there was a lot of pushing! Some folk can clearly ride it, but not me with a l...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:22 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
- Views: 207878
Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
In early June I ran the Mourne Way trail half marathon. It starts from a carpark near the Spelga dam, and just across the road was a rather enticing path up into the Mournes proper. Wondering if it could be cycled, and having said for a while that I should do a bivvy trip in the Mournes, I decided t...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:32 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
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Re: Todays ride
Aww that looks smashing V! I’m totally missing the WRT and Karl’s LHC ride. First week of my ridiculously early retirement and the solo rides this week while nice are all on road and just not the same.
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
- Views: 207878
Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
Before I totally forget about it, just a quick post to record that I did get the BaM in for May. Nothing too exciting, just a quick local midweek one, but t’was a nice clear and calm evening and probably the most restful night I’ve had so far. I’d post pics but I’ve run up against the limits of free...
- Sun May 21, 2023 10:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pinion Gearbox???
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4377
Re: Pinion Gearbox???
I've been riding a pinion/gates hardtail for about 18months now and am very happy with it. So my 2c: Pros: * Low maintenance - annual oil change, and that's about it, the belt gets cleaned when I wash the bike * No chance of striking or fouling the derailleur * Huge range of gears, I'm running a C1....
- Tue May 09, 2023 12:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All night lights
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2949
Re: All night lights
I just got my Exposure Axis back from repair (replaced the PCB), and would have to agree that the support is excellent.
I use it to supplement a dynamo and Klite combination for night riding, and a a small Fenix HL50 head torch for camping and as a backup backup.
I use it to supplement a dynamo and Klite combination for night riding, and a a small Fenix HL50 head torch for camping and as a backup backup.
- Mon May 01, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT Thank You’s
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1109
Re: WRT Thank You’s
It was my first BB event, and it totally lived up to my hopes. Many thanks to Stu, Dee and all involved in the organisation. Thanks also to Karl and Cat for making the Lonely Hearts Club ride such fun. I’m looking forward to getting back over to Wales.
- Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:55 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
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Re: The post man's been ...
They certainly are. These bags are a match to the full frame bag they made me last year.redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:04 pm I recognise them. Lovely folks to deal with. I have a half frame bag which got designed and delivered in no time. Really like it...
- Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
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- Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2 weeks and counting
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2202
Re: 2 weeks and counting
With that in mind, NO ONE bring sun cream!!!! With the photos above, I was wondering if a wetsuit was more appropriate! I spent the morning bike fettling, and vaguely starting to pack. I think I’m almost inevitably going to end up packing more than is necessary, but am looking forward to the weekend.
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 6:31 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
- Views: 207878
Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
After a zero for March, I was keen to get a bivvy in for April, and decent spin to boot. I'd been eying up St Declan's Way, a walking route from Cashel to Ardmor, for some time. So on Good Friday I got my darling wife to detour over to Cashel on her way to visit her mother, and drop me off mid-after...
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4922
Re: WRT GR.
yes, guilty as charged! With a bit of luck I’ll get to have that knocked out of me in the Autumn this year.whitestone wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:50 pmAh, the optimism of innocenceGoneCaving wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:14 pm Well in terms of the heatmaps, I was thinking they might help indicate if what looks like a track in google might actually be a track?
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4922
Re: WRT GR.
I use https://www.rowmaps.com to give me an idea of what's supposed to be on the ground. It doesn't give any indication of open access areas, like Forestry Commision tracks and what not, so you still have to do a bit of digging. But for an overview it's quite useful. Especially as you can also load...
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4922
Re: WRT GR.
Well in terms of the heatmaps, I was thinking they might help indicate if what looks like a track in google might actually be a track?
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4922
Re: WRT GR.
Ignore all the above 'cos you've got an expert Karl to chaperone you along anyway :smile: . Probably not the wisest of words from Reg :lol: Yes, but we know he’s done the ITI, so I’m at least a little bit wary of what he might have planned! 😆 I did start trying to figure out how I might approach it...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4922
Re: WRT GR.
One for the pack raft crew??
So while I’ve signed up for the LHC, any tips as to how to join the dots from the more experienced bikepackers?
So while I’ve signed up for the LHC, any tips as to how to join the dots from the more experienced bikepackers?
- Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aircraft hand luggage: Dyno light and USB box ok?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Aircraft hand luggage: Dyno light and USB box ok?
Having travelled with much more unusual electronics, I would be astonished if a klite and USB caused so much as a raised eyebrow!
- Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:36 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: The Welsh Ride Thing - Lonely Hearts Club - Sat April 29th to (Bank Holiday) Mon 1st May 2023
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3354
- Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:51 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
- Views: 207878
Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
Sadly the 14 month streak is a gonner. A combination of work, life, weather and now a nasty cold has ruled out a bivvy. Never mind. Onwards next month with some chances for at least two nights out and some proper outings.