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- Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Sonder Frontier - anyone had/got one?
- Replies: 9
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Re: Sonder Frontier - anyone had/got one?
I've had a Frontier for nearly 3 years now. Very good bike. I got the mk1 verison with suspension fork and 27.5+ wheels/tyres with 2.8" tyres. Used it for three weeks bikepacking in Scotland in 2018, plus various shorter trips since. Recently got a set of 29er wheels for it as well and have bee...
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:08 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: NO! Just no.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3053
Re: NO! Just no.
How do you know they're cold?Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:44 pm What is the world coming to. I've just seen the makers of Weetabix offer up cold baked beans on top of weetabix as a serving suggestion for breakfast. What is going on? Is it the fault of lockdown?
There's no indication in the photo I've seen that they are cold.
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:16 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Sugru - how hard does it cure?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1680
Re: Sugru - how hard does it cure?
I'd think it would be too flexible for that purpose.
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Apparently this bothy is on the HT550, which is it?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1254
Re: Apparently this bothy is on the HT550, which is it?
. You can't see it from the track which is uphill of what that shot is looking at plus it's a pretty fast bit of track so unless you had an idea of where it was you'd probably zip past any path leading to it without noticing it. Well I saw it from the track in 2018. Went down for a look at it, deci...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:08 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Iceland from the East to the West?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8109
Re: Iceland from the East to the West?
Dick Phillips?
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:15 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Iceland from the East to the West?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8109
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:38 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Iceland from the East to the West?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8109
Re: Iceland from the East to the West?
I'll get the rest of them scanned and put up on flickr sometime soon hopefully and will stick a link on here. The observant may have noticed that one of my rear panniers ended up being carried hung on my handlebars. This was because my rear rack broke down near the bottom of one leg and my emergency...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:07 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Iceland from the East to the West?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8109
Re: Iceland from the East to the West?
Some photos from my 1991 trip to Iceland https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50905817791_c1dc2ab88b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50905112508_a1f371cab9_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50905813111_874ce66104_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50905113723_3da57edd62_b.jpg...
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:32 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Iceland from the East to the West?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8109
Re: Iceland from the East to the West?
I cycled across Iceland (south to north, Sprengisandur route) in August 1991, then took a bus from Myvatn to Hofn and cycled from there back to Keflavik, all done in a two week holiday from work.
Fantastic trip, great country, always meant to go back but not made it yet.
Fantastic trip, great country, always meant to go back but not made it yet.
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Why Don't Sleeping Mats Have A Pillow?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2562
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Best trail / multitool of all time?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5273
Re: Best trail / multitool of all time?
Cool Tool.
Been using mine for nearly 30 years and it still comes in handy on a regular basis.
An updated version would be a great idea.
Been using mine for nearly 30 years and it still comes in handy on a regular basis.
An updated version would be a great idea.
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Longshot - Aldi / Moon rear light
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1120
Re: Longshot - Aldi / Moon rear light
These look like the exact same lights, but from Planet X, on sale just now.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/LIJOCANO/ ... able-light
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/LIJOCANO/ ... able-light
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Merino Socks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1634
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:06 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Re-proofing Goretex
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1631
Re: Re-proofing Goretex
You can't 're-proof' Goretex, the 'waterproofness' is in the ptfe membrane.
All you can do is keep it clean and keep applying DWR treatment to improve beading, but it rarely lasts more than a couple of rainy days before it needs done again.
All you can do is keep it clean and keep applying DWR treatment to improve beading, but it rarely lasts more than a couple of rainy days before it needs done again.
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Films to watch while isolating
- Replies: 291
- Views: 64593
Re: Films to watch while isolating
The Adventure Syndicate (Lee Craigie and Jenny Graham, etc) film of their cargo bike ride from Edinburgh to Copenhagen in 4 days last New Year. £5 to view. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/resolutionrace They also have a packrafting trip film coming out but the trailer is on vimeo now https://vimeo.com/47...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Merino tee shirt base layers
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2070
Re: Merino tee shirt base layers
Decathlon. Think they're in the Forclaz range. Available with whimsy travel adventure slogans too but they're subtle. Really good for the money - used one for a week straight in S France with just a few rinses in rivers or fountains. Edit - it's the one Woodsmith linked to :-bd A few rinses in a we...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:37 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is next year a write off already?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5441
Re: Is next year a write off already?
, bearing in mind there are no working vaccines for any coronavirus.... Most coronaviruses cause minimal disease therefore there is limited imperative to develop a vaccine. MERS has a high fatality rate but does not transmit easily and the case numbers are relatively very low so again limited imper...
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:48 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Halfway Home A Bicycle Podcast
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2182
Re: Halfway Home A Bicycle Podcast
Listened to first one today, not too bad.
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:57 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hooded waterproof jacket
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2853
Re: Hooded waterproof jacket
Ground Effect Storm Trooper
https://www.groundeffect.co.nz/products ... ing-jacket
https://www.groundeffect.co.nz/products ... ing-jacket
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:49 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Inner loop bar end thingies
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1334
Re: Inner loop bar end thingies
Are these 'carbon' handlebar extenders not just actually plastic with a carbon fibre pattern printed on them?
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:05 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Inner loop bar end thingies
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1334
Re: Inner loop bar end thingies
This looks like an accident waiting to happen.
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: An interesting idea
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1677
Re: An interesting idea
I would add some strong attachment points to the backpack to allow the bike to be strapped onto the backpack so the whole combo could be carried on your back
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:32 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rohloff hub
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2336
Re: Rohloff hub
Fitted a Rohloff to my Surly ECR from new and have about 8000 miles on it with zero problems. Just did 2500 miles around Scotland and all I did was adjust the chain twice.. You shouldn't need to adjust your chain twice in 2500 miles, probably shouldn't need to adjust it at all in that distance. You...
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fork leg storage
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2308
Re: Fork leg storage
To me, one of the advantages of bikepacking gear is that is kept well clear of the wheels and the potential to snag on vegetation on rough narrow tracks, so putting stuff on the fork legs seems to be a bad idea (might as well use panniers).
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 10:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tent repair tape or patches
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1083
Re: Tent repair tape or patches
Spinnaker repair tape?
Not used it on tents but works well on clothes like pertex, etc, and air mats with a layer of seamgrip smeared over it to seal it.
Not used it on tents but works well on clothes like pertex, etc, and air mats with a layer of seamgrip smeared over it to seal it.