The post man's been ...

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JohnClimber
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Thanks to IanFitz from round these parts this arrived safe and sound :-bd

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JohnClimber wrote:Thanks to IanFitz from round these parts this arrived safe and sound :-bd

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Have you dared to lay under it yet John? It is madly warm!
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Not yet, I'll wait a month or 2..... or 3 :wink:
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JohnClimber wrote:Not yet, I'll wait a month or 2..... or 3 :wink:
Good move :-bd
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Oval ring, bigger cassette, rad cage and a seat post the original one snapped at the head. Oval feels very round, I like it
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Not in the post, but picked up recently

Altura Peloton Transformer jacket. Will be used for off road duties (prefer to keep commuting/road kit separate from off road kit). Already have a Gore Phantom, like the idea of a convertible windproof with jersey pockets

Montane Dyno Stretch jacket. Will be used for walking or local pottering

Oh, and some more batteries for my quadcopter, gets through one at an alarming rate!
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A smaller Tiger seat pack from Mr Barter
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One of these, in Red, to replace the Paclite I destroyed in a recent tumble...

http://www.jottnar.com/uk/mens/hardshell-jackets/hymir/

Very impressed by the attention to detail, fit, etc - as good as anything I have seen from Arc'teryx. The Neoshell fabric is supposedly the most breathable of hard shells, other than the new single layer Gore-tex active, which is so delicate it is not recommended for mtb use, or with any kind of back-pack.

Can't wait to try it in anger, although also in no hurry for the autumn deluge to begin...!
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A new helmet after having a fight with a tree :roll:
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ZeroDarkBivi wrote:One of these, in Red, to replace the Paclite I destroyed in a recent tumble...

http://www.jottnar.com/uk/mens/hardshell-jackets/hymir/

Very impressed by the attention to detail, fit, etc - as good as anything I have seen from Arc'teryx. The Neoshell fabric is supposedly the most breathable of hard shells, other than the new single layer Gore-tex active, which is so delicate it is not recommended for mtb use, or with any kind of back-pack.

Can't wait to try it in anger, although also in no hurry for the autumn deluge to begin...!
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Collected as nobody seems happy packing these up for the Postie to deliver.....
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Nice! I've always wanted one of those
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benp1 wrote:Nice! I've always wanted one of those
Cheers, it rides in almost disappointingly normal way. I did manage to rub the bags on a gatepost though. That was funny in itself, threw open the gate rolled clear and tried reaching back to pull the gate shut. Not happening unless I change my login to Reed Richards.......
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benp1 wrote:Nice! I've always wanted one of those
Snap!

Sometimes I think Mr Storm is living the life that I dream of... :lol:
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voodoo_simon wrote:
benp1 wrote:Nice! I've always wanted one of those
Snap!

Sometimes I think Mr Storm is living the life that I dream of... :lol:
Don't believe everything you read online! :lol:
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Hello everyone, not spending as much time on here as I'd like - I blame too many wheeled object requiring work. :lol: (oh yeah, and work itself).

Anyway, we all like a bit of storage stuff on here. Recently I was putting in yet another order of tyres for my commuter bicycle, but recently my Lezyne bottle storage thingy that I keep my spare tube / multi-tool in had decided the lid wouldn't stay on (insulating tape worked as a temporary fix this last week). I thought I might just go back to using a regular wide opening bottle, but when browsing, I came across this wonderful little creation by vittoria.

Waay more accessible, and just wrap it in a sandwich bag (like I do my pump) to stop all the road grime from buggering up the zip. A few photos next to the standard bottle replacement affair.

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Storage_pouch by Chris Reeves, on Flickr

And for those who like this sort of thing Image , here is my commuting tool supply, this little setup has done me proud for the last 4-5 years of cycle commuting.

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storage_puch2 by Chris Reeves, on Flickr

- Spare tube
- Topeak Hexus multi-tool thingy.
- Park sticky patches
- Rag
- Spare mech hanger
- 3 x cable ties
- now also a bit of insulating tape.

- behind the scenes is also a lezyne pressure drive pump.
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A new pair of DT Swiss OPM forks to replace the rather rubbish Reba solo air forks on my hardtail. 1570grams of magnesium goodness.

If they are as good as the getting on a bit DT Swiss forks on my singlespeed I'll be happy..
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Zippy wrote: I came across this wonderful little creation by vittoria.
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I was looking at them the other day - be interested to hear how you get on with it in use
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A drone arrived in today's post :cool:
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Ian wrote:A drone arrived in today's post :cool:
Shame it didn't deliver itself! :mrgreen:
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johnnystorm wrote:
Ian wrote:A drone arrived in today's post :cool:
Shame it didn't deliver itself! :mrgreen:
Battery was flat...
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Had some time to kill in London today so wandered down to Condor's. Wandered out with some new disco slippers and a considerably lighter wallet.

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Ian wrote:
johnnystorm wrote:
Ian wrote:A drone arrived in today's post :cool:
Shame it didn't deliver itself! :mrgreen:
Battery was flat...
Fair play, it tried then. :-bd
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A mixture of the postman and me
continental tyre, a new wingnut pack, merino top
Shimano winter goretex boots, new event jacket
A assortment of gels and bars ready for the bb200 and a SOL escape bivi
and some other crap I cant think of now and probably didn't need :-bd
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Not the postman, but a trip to Aldi furnished me with a new Merino mid layer and beanie. I have a load of Aldi merino base layers and they are always brilliant in value and performance and have out lived my Endure Baabaas and Planet X ones.

The Aldi mid layer is the first of its kind with some nice features like a small phone type pocket on the left arm and thumb loops.
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