Yeah, you'd want to either prevent the cable from being plugged in, or use some electronics that protects it in the event of user error. We should be long past the days where a £240 bike light doesn't take either approach. It's quite sweet really. Bless it.

Thanks both. As an occasional designer of user interface myself, I was so confident that they'd have used different plugs if the headlight couldn't cope with it that I didn't check it as carefully as I should have. I mean, how on earth did they ever leave the factory like that?! In the past I've had...

I've got an Exposure Revo headlight and a Red Eye rear, on a SON hub. Does anybody know whether plugging the dynamo's output into the Revo's output socket (the one that powers the rear light) would fry the socket? As those of you who've got one will know, the plug on the rear Red Eye light is identi...

thenorthwind wrote:I like it - the suspiciously clean bike on the very muddy track gives it an air of mystery

Haha. I was wearing jeans, and needed to look respectable on arrival, so wasn't taking the puddles at speed...

middleagedmadness wrote:@ Richard g CRC have some 7 IDP helmets for £24.99 or planet X have their xc carnac helmet for £15 ( or it was the other day )

If they don't have it any more, I've got a new in box Carnac enduro (blue) that I don't need that you can have for £15. It's the larger size.

XT bottom brackets are only 13.99 on Chain Reaction.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shim ... 8481977924)&ptaid=pla-107982053810

I'm trying very hard not to buy one. Presumably loads of other stuff is similarly cheap…

I had to spend two days learning about tracks, routes, and Basecamp when I got my first Garmin, but having done an (admittedly frustrating) deep dive into the above I've never found Basecamp lacking for actual route creation. There are a few annoying bugs in the way it handles mapping files, and oth...

Apart from making it to the start of the winter event, I'm only planning on the Dirty Reiver so far. Other than that, I intend to have a lot of nice days/weekends out on the bike. I'd also like to spend less time wielding spanners and more time riding, which suggests I should aim to flog a bike or t...

I think lack of an appropriate bike is going to rule me out of this. I have one, but it's in bits, and my plan to rebuild it last weekend didn't really pan out.

Sorry Chew, and I hope you all have a cracking time. Snow could be fun.

I'm a bit miffed - I'm not going to be able to make it. I now need to be in Edinburgh on the Friday night (work party), and can't see how I can get back down to the Hope valley fast enough.

Sounds good Ian. It's in the diary.

I'm in.

My mate found a small battery pack at the side of the track along Claerwen reservoir. We stuck it in my frame bag, then I totally forgot about it and have only just unpacked it…

If you lost one, PM me a description. If it's yours i'll post it…

RIP wrote:there's only "Winter Bivi"

If they're on two different weekends, you can go to two! Win!

GregMay wrote:Sounds delightful Ian :)

I went last year. It was ace.

I don't know much about this, but can give you an example. 853 isn't necessarily better than (eg) 631. It's stronger, so you can use a tube with a thinner wall, and therefore get a lighter bike. You might prefer the feel of 631 (or one of the many others available) though. When I bought my Bob Jacks...

I wonder why that isn't running SRAM Apex or Rival, 1x (which would allow for sensible ratios for what the rest of the bike is capable of). As it stands there's no way I'd recommend that to anybody, but with a 1x setup and low gears you'd struggle to get me to shut up about it. Come to think of it, ...

I'll take the handlebar bag, if it's still available. (Sick of fishing camera out of over-stuffed luggage!) Drop me a message with PayPal details and I'll get the dosh across later today. Yes, it's still available. Will PM you imminently. Stu, Mike and Mike – I got everything to the post office yes...

Seeing as it's you Stu. We'll consider it feeding the bear.

Mike – it is the 6 bolt version.

I'll PM you both my email address for Paypal'age…

If you want to have a quick scan , everything's in this photo album : https://photos.app.goo.gl/yM3hOspJmqmjOcAG3 Cash via Paypal's gift mode. I'm in Manchester – if you're local and want to come and pick any of this stuff up, knock £5 off the price… (and cash in hand would obviously be fine). Compo...

There's also the Airnimal Rhino. Sus forks. Originally sold with knobby tyres, though it seems to have Marathons on it these days. BMX sized wheels though, so plenty of options there.

http://airnimal.eu/products/rhino/white/#.WaSd_ZOGNE4

I picked up a couple in the outer hebrides this year, and dropped into a medical practice for advice. The GP was really on it, and had spent a hell of a lot of effort researching it. I think this summarises the key points he put on the practice hand out: Ticks usually go looking for cover before bit...

Drliamski wrote:Would you take 45 posted?

I'll PM you…

Well that was close – three requests for the numo in as many minutes!

I'm open to offers on the Thermarest, but will be posting it to the bike/bivvy FB group soon…