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- Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47629
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Another for the last minute rush... Been down to Mum and Dads a fair bit this month as Dad is having a very hard time recovering from a knee opp. "The last one wasn't like this!" he said. You were 56 then Dad, not 83... Anyway, he is currently safely in a respite care home and should be ho...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4945
- Views: 1255961
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Howwwww much???
Think I'll stick to my 5 quid efforts...
Think I'll stick to my 5 quid efforts...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47629
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Good stuff Jeff- last time I was in glen affric it was 25 degrees! Currently under tarp - no wind no rain. Very odd....
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: So this is who lights fires ...
- Replies: 150
- Views: 20450
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Monks trod - wtf
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4267
Re: Monks trod - wtf
Seems to be a large amount of irony over this as it was the UK govt that introduced the CROW act which restricted a lot of byways to non-motorised use and prevented historical claims to creating more byways (and other ROW's which unfortunately back-fired) I actually wonder if the journo has got it w...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 8193
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Whenever you pull something like that off, It's always nice to know you are ahead of the game!
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Barkley Marathons chitchat
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6211
Re: Barkley Marathons chitchat
Just twigged thats her that won the spine race back in 2019. Makes what we get up to look a bit lightweight
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:41 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: GB Duro Entries open
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4084
Re: GB Duro Entries open
I've ducked out of the group start as I'm keeping hols free to help mum and dad. I think I will just do a ride up the route one time but probably not this year.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 8193
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Look at it this way Shaff - if you manage to sort this, bike related fixing will seem easy, ever after! That said stainless bottle cage bolts corrosion welded into ally frames can be much harder as there is less to hack away at!
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4022
- Views: 536504
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Bad luck Dave - mebbes should expand my crash thread to crashes, mechanicals and other bike related misfortune which don't necessarily cause major damage or cost but are a PIA. No cycling for me this weekend as down at Mum and Dads - Dad is still in care after a knee replacement opp so helping Mum s...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Crashing....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 758
Crashing....
Anyone who has properly smashed themselves up in a bike crash ignore, this is for wusses like me who do stupid things.... So a month or so back I was out on the Krampus on a dark, but unseasonably dry and calm night. Semi fallen tree at trail side decides to grab hold of bars and wrench them from my...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Capital trail... but which version?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2605
Re: Capital trail... but which version?
2015 route emailed and our previous discussion has all come back to my ageing memory
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11457
- Views: 1985131
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11457
- Views: 1985131
Re: The post man's been ...
A pair of panaracer grovel tyres from Bannanananana industries - a mere £20 each. The down side is that they are light brown and green but once they have been through the local glaur they will be all dark brown....
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Capital trail... but which version?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2605
Re: Capital trail... but which version?
There was some chat on this between me and Lazarus a wee while back - I have the old route and he had the new one, which I think is the one on Bikepacking.com. A forum search may find it.....
If you pm me an email address I'll send you the one I have - from 2018 I think.
If you pm me an email address I'll send you the one I have - from 2018 I think.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 8193
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
So glad you mentioned that Phil. I actually ordered this from Screwfix for my Dremel (yes, it's not the first time I've had to deal with stripped bolts, but bikes are easy peasy) https://www.screwfix.com/p/dremel-952-grinding-stone-3-pack/65026 but then speaking to thw Mini Restoration chap he said...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 8193
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Shaff - get a dremel (cheapo ebay copy in any case) and try to grind out as much of the bolt as you can before have a go with a tap. In fact if you are careful and very patient, you might be able to get enough out to pick the threads of the bolt out without tapping - even if you can get the first bi...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3125
Re: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
Funnily enough Dave, I was thinking earlier that I tend to only sleep out for three maybe four nights at a time on a trip, Highland Trail excepted, and I need to up my game. It was partly why I went for the GBduro as that would be 10 nights straight but for various reasons I'm not doing that now.......
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47629
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
A nice mix of urban and rural challenges duly overcome there Reg
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Matthew Fairbrother
- Replies: 6
- Views: 614
Re: Matthew Fairbrother
That seems a jolly sporting thing to do - fair play. Who carried his bike on the kayak crossing though?
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 8193
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Jon... This is what led me into thinking I've got a double thread going on. When I was (sensibly) extracting it slowly with the head intact and the breaker bar, I did screw back in a couple of times. Still no joy and the amount of torque required stayed the same. About 250 to 275nm I'd guess! I've ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Badger Divide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 409
Re: Badger Divide
Further intel - https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpB ... 20#p321620
I've some gpx files of the diversion if need be.
I've some gpx files of the diversion if need be.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3325
- Views: 662539
Re: Todays ride
A good ride around Loch Rannoch for me today. Alan Goldsmith of Highland Trail fame asked me to check out the track up to the knackered bridge in the forest to see if it was suitable for the route. So I figured on doing the Pitlochry sportive route with a minor variation up the track and back. Again...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3325
- Views: 662539
Re: Todays ride
Funnily enough I did a similar distance in my local hills and was almost given to think how spring-like it was. Quite soggy under wheel though and no Magnum!
Currently lashing down yet again...
Currently lashing down yet again...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4022
- Views: 536504
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Just about to go and shove 1KG of coffee beans through my new grinder. I'm like a kid with a new toy... 😀 Bob. It's Friday evening, you should be drinking beer, not coffee! It was a kilo bag of the cheapest crap I could find, no way would I want to make anything with the resulting grounds. 🤮 Will b...