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- Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1866
Re: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?
I’ve also got a Gondola and it’s excellent. No sway, and it’s easy to attach and fill.
- Thu May 26, 2022 8:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dervla Murphy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 916
Re: Dervla Murphy
“Coming fast down a mountain road always thrilled her; touring the Balkans in her 70s, she was clocked descending at 65mph by a military patrol and reproved for not applying her brakes.”*
Nuff said.
*From the Guardian obituary
Nuff said.
*From the Guardian obituary
- Thu May 26, 2022 6:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Best way to pack down a sleeping bag?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 982
Re: Best way to pack down a sleeping bag?
Stick it in a dry bag, kneel on it with the opening open then fold the dry bag coded while still kneeling on it. That’s as small as it will go.
- Fri May 20, 2022 7:38 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: King Alfreds Way.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1940
Re: King Alfreds Way.
Agree with all the above. Bits of it wouldn’t be much fun on any bike after a period of wet weather. Certainly doable on a tourer or gravel bike but it’s not what I’d choose. I did it over three days on a rigid 29+ and that seemed about right. Very enjoyable route, bar the bit through and just south...
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:48 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1174
Re: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
Fantastic. Thanks all. Decision made - I’ll stick with the easy option
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:37 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1174
Re: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
Thanks, Colin. That’s good to know
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:22 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1174
Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
Anyone done this track? There’s clearly some steep hike-a-bike but is it likely to be worth the effort? The alternative seems to be an easy cycle trail to the south of Loch Venachar and then the Rob Roy way north alongside the A81, which seems likely to be a bit uninspiring. Is it? This is part of a...
- Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Shimano brakes
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5259
Re: Shimano brakes
I have this exact same issue. I’ve tried everything. New brake time, I think
- Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Phone navigation apps
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1821
Re: Phone navigation apps
I’ve used ViewRanger, Komoot and RWGPS. ViewRanger was great :cry: , Komoot and RWGPS both suffer from crap maps which are useless for planning an off-road route by anything other than the automated routing option, which is patchy at best. For attaching a phone to the bars, I use one of these https:...
- Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:17 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: (Not) MoorsOneHundred 2022 June 3-5th
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7468
Re: Moors Eighty Five and a Bit 2022
I’m also keen
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:57 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: New OO Floater
- Replies: 1
- Views: 398
Re: FS: New OO Floater
Hi Stu, interested in this if it hasn’t gone and you don’t mind posting it (for a fee, obviously)
- Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:02 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115002
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
I fell at the last hurdle. No bivy in December. No excuses, just couldn’t be arsed as I had my daughters at home and the weather was poor show. I weighed it up and realised there was no point just to tick an imaginary box.
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:09 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Favourite bar system, and dropper seat bag?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1363
Re: Favourite bar system, and dropper seat bag?
I use MYOG harnesses for the bars. One is loosely based on an Alpkit Kanga but with additional straps for cinching the bag. It’s rock solid. The other is simpler and makes use of the double bars of a loop bar. Again, it has an additional cinching strap. For the dropper post, it’s a +1 for the Rockge...
- Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Christmas Album Cover Photo Quiz
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1741
Re: Christmas Album Cover Photo Quiz
After a quick Google, I can only think it’s “F*** you and everything you stand for” by Broken Bones or “Welcome to the Beartrap” by Motörhead. But I’m not confident.
As an aside, I’m impressed that my phone’s auto-correct put that umlaut in when I typed Motörhead.
As an aside, I’m impressed that my phone’s auto-correct put that umlaut in when I typed Motörhead.
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2022 Plans (to go with the 2021 Reflections thread)
- Replies: 90
- Views: 8235
Re: 2022 Plans (to go with the 2021 Reflections thread)
I need to pull my finger out and do some serious planning. For the first time in decades I have time to do some bigger trips, so an off-road end-to-end of the British mainland seems a good place to start.
- Sun Dec 12, 2021 6:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2021 reflections
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2726
Re: 2021 reflections
It’s not been the best ever year’s riding for me but … Favourite trip: Trans Cambrian Way. I’d been wanting to do it for ages and finally got around to it this summer. We were blessed with great (dry) conditions and did it in leisurely style over three days. No dramas but plenty of fun. Loved it. Fa...
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:39 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115002
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
Another last-minute effort from me. I’d intended to go out on Monday night (-3C forecast) but faced with the prospect of a warm house, a nice meal and the need to wave my visiting daughter off, I cracked and put it off till last night (30 Nov, forecast of high winds and rain but a balmy 7C). Anyway,...
- Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:05 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115002
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
Did you swim?
- Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OT: He's not the Messiah ....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1226
- Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:19 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd big ask but has anyone got any 29+ Tyres
- Replies: 9
- Views: 857
Re: Wtd big ask but has anyone got any 29+ Tyres
Just for info (don’t have one to sell), I love my Crux Duro. Run it tubeless on a gorilla taped Dually with no issues.
- Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Some thoughts on gloves...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2730
Re: Some thoughts on gloves...
I used these on the BB200.
https://www.justgloves.co.uk/Work-Glove ... per-Gloves
Wore them pretty much non-stop for 23 hours. I was really impressed. Much more comfortable than a wet fabric glove. Reckon they might work well with over-mitts at colder temperatures.
https://www.justgloves.co.uk/Work-Glove ... per-Gloves
Wore them pretty much non-stop for 23 hours. I was really impressed. Much more comfortable than a wet fabric glove. Reckon they might work well with over-mitts at colder temperatures.
- Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:50 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115002
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
Damn!
- Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:25 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115002
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
I think an honestly answered, self-administered ‘did I bivy?’ test is the closest we’re likely to get to a definitive answer. Taking the three BB200s where I’ve stopped to rest my eyes, in 2014 I lay asleep in a bivy bag for 3-4 hours and awoke feeling like a new day was dawning. That, to me, is def...
- Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:50 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Change of lifestyle maybe ?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3182
Re: Change of lifestyle maybe ?
My thought would be to look into volunteering of some sort, for a sense of purpose and a reason to feel good about yourself. Also think about things you’ve enjoyed in the past but given up for lack of time or opportunity. Got an artistic streak, enjoy making things, singing or playing an instrument?...
- Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:11 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115002
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
By that criterion I reckon I’ve managed about three bivies in my whole life.Adults (18–64 years) 7 to 9 hours