Great replies folks … looking into moderate new stuff for the Jones… it came with a gear hanger…. I’ve moved 3 times since then… but I think I still have it somewhere in a Thomson seat post bag

https://bikepacking.com/routes/woods-rat-run/ This looks excellent.... it's now looking likely for a 4 day attempt first week of July, my Wimbledon Avoidance trip What's wild camping like in the Corfe area? Maybe along the Purbeck Way / Brenscombe Down vicinity. I'd be happy in a campsite tbh. Somew...

What's the sizing like? XL seems to cover my euro size but they are quoting 9" length which is about 3 too little for my large feet. Do they stretch? They seem to fit me ok but I do have size 9-10 feet ... and pretty skinny ankles ... girth of calf might be an issue... there's loads out there....

Jones might not be the best BP bike with the space frame … limited frame bag options & fork mounts Get the Jones truss fork bags, and you won't need a massive frame bag. They are a great design and don't budge. I'd personally spend some money on the Jones,you've already admitted its the best bi...

I went to the Penderyn distillery briefly on a trip a couple of years ago and bought a miniature for that night's bivi, liked it enough to buy a bottle next time I saw it on offer. Not tried Irish whiskey though, might go for one of the ones recommended here. I do like bourbon too, Maker's Mark and...

SWMBO fancied a beer last night.... and tbh I was not averse. So I had a lovely Westmalle Dubble (330ml & then a Purple Moose Stout , also 330ml so a little over a pint. Then a dram or two of Paddy's was just about right tbh. 16 days without alcohol was easy. Back on abstinence til next week pro...

I've got some of those (well, a different brand from amazon but very similar looking) and they're great. Wife and kids got me them for Christmas as my feet are always frozen following a frostbite issue and then Strata Florida. I wore them on this morning's short ride in -6, with just some normal ri...

I'm fed up with cold feet. They ruin a ride for me. I've tried all sorts of sock combinations. Warming you feet, socks & boots does help on a short ride but over 2 hours the cold creeps in and I get grumpy and miserable. I do wonder if the cleat ( attached to a rather large heat sink) is the roo...

Jones might not be the best BP bike with the space frame … limited frame bag options & fork mounts Get the Jones truss fork bags, and you won't need a massive frame bag. They are a great design and don't budge. I'd personally spend some money on the Jones,you've already admitted its the best bi...

01/01/2024: 280.5 05/01/2024: 279lbs Goal 200lbs 12/01/2024: 274.8lbs 18/01/2024: 274.5lbs 6lbs down overall :-bd I'll not lie, I expected more, but I'm fairly sore and inflamed from a couple of heavy weights sessions this week. I generally suffer from a fair bit of inflammation in my legs particul...

Jones might not be the best BP bike with the space frame … limited frame bag options & fork mounts Get the Jones truss fork bags, and you won't need a massive frame bag. They are a great design and don't budge. I'd personally spend some money on the Jones,you've already admitted its the best bi...

Jones might not be the best BP bike with the space frame … limited frame bag options & fork mounts

First beer of the year!!!
A beautiful Westmalle Trappist Dubbel … nice and sensible at only 7%

The Jones sounds like such a lovely classic though, and you could make it 2x12 if you wanted mammoth gear range, i guess it wouldn't be plus at the back though? You're then refreshing it with nice wheels and new drivetrain. The Broken Road (pinion or otherwise) is a decent option for sure, and can ...

Thanks for the advice .... I don't think saying 29+ tyres are getting harder to find, are draggy (er than a 40mm crosser tyre) and are heavy is in the slightest bit contentious ! ... iirc a Chronicle ( original one still fitted to the front of the Rooster) is 1.2kg which for a bike tyre is heavy. I ...

Round and round I go. In the market for something special (ish) .... and rare for me ... a new bikepacking bike! I have a 29+ Singular Rooster which I currently use and it's pretty damn good ... but 29+ tyres are limited in choice, definitely draggy, and heavy. I also have a Genesis CDF 10 which I h...

I lost my 'taste' for whiskey a couple of years ago, and i'm not sure why. I used to enjoy a very small tipple in the evening every now and then, but it got to the point that it just felt like reflux every time so I stopped. I used to like a Penderyn, Doublewood, Monkey Shoulder...single malts but ...

godivatrailrider wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:13 am

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:28 am On one scandal for £500 (today only)

https://www.planetx.co.uk/products/on-o ... ntain-bike

It'd seem not any more ... I'm getting a 404 error ... it wouldn't seem to let me put one in the basket either

FFS offer over .
Limited stock , now sold.

1st Jan 15st 10.5lb /220 lb / 100kg
10th Jan 15st 5lb /215lb / 97.72kg
17th Jan 15st 3.5lb / 213.5lb / 97kg

Not as much as hoped but it's half a stone in 17 days.

Balvenie Doublewood introduced me to really good whisky. I do like a Talisker. But I currently have drifted West .... slowly working my way through the Irish Whiskey offerings. Some will poo poo them but they're so much easier to drink ... tried Paddy's, Powers, Jameson's (various), Bushmills (vario...

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:28 am On one scandal for £500 (today only)

https://www.planetx.co.uk/products/on-o ... ntain-bike

It'd seem not any more ... I'm getting a 404 error ... it wouldn't seem to let me put one in the basket either

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:24 pm Fri 12th Jan - 86.0kg

Good work Shaf !

:grin: ... Godivatrail, my comments weren't aimed at you as such at all. Usually on this thread (been going for many years now) anything linked to wieght/health usually gets mentioned. Alot of the time people tend to share their own expereinces ans what worked for me. Me, the biggest thing I learnt...

You may be pleased to know I avoided having a beer, and also avoided the bag of Minstrels. I suspect folks may be over thinking the beer thing. I don't have 'toxic friends', tbh I don't really have any 'friends', by choice. I like it that way. Simply don't feel the need to hang around with anyone. I...

Thanks for the heads up.
Birthday in a couple of weeks , that's one present sorted ! Ordered direct from the states I believe, free shipping ... £36 including a battery, shipped.. code FLEX10 worked.

Edit Typical ... they appear to have a Black Friday sale with 20% off ... code BF20 should work.