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Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:50 pm
by Ian
A lovely red Spokey spoke key.

Next delivery should be spokes and nipples, since I wrote myself a little spreadsheet for calculating spoke length using Roger Musson’s formula (which saves me having to use web-based calculators).

Just need to decide if I’m going to build my own wheel building jig or drop some cash on one. :???:


Edit : nearly forgot, a Thomson stem in old fashioned 25.4mm flavour for Beth’s semi-retro Santa Cruz rebuild.

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:42 am
by metalheart
Some FF bibshorts (giordana 3XL!). :shock:

And a small bottle of wax chain lube

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:07 am
by Piemonster
3XL and you still need lube? :shock:

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:47 pm
by metalheart
3XL and you still need lube? :shock:
Gotta squeeze into em somehow... :wink:

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 1:33 pm
by techno
Yodel van came 2days early with a pair of 29" vittoria goma, a pair of 27.5" tires (same flavour), a singlespeed kit and tensioner and some bells for the twins bikes. :-bd

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:45 pm
by Piemonster
Gotta squeeze into em somehow... :wink:
:lol:

Not really the postman, but I’ve just collected our van from the conversion garage. Lined, insulated, Webasto heater, couple of windows, lighting, roof vent, and a removable over 6ft and full width platform bed at 2/3 height.

Quite pleased :grin:

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:00 pm
by jameso
The ME Ghost Whisperer I ordered after the bargain alert thread tip off on here and a discount code kindly passed on, arrived this week. I'm now bivied on a hill with a view in the Cotwolds after a pleasant 100 miles this aft/eve. It's a minimal jacket but feels warm for the weight, seems to match my 280g phd quilt perfectly for warmth. Spot on for those pleasant bivi nights. Fabric is so thin you hardly notice it's on, should be good to kip in. Bargain. Thanks Bearbones!

And damn, the Cotswolds roads are beautiful at the mo, more so than usual. Don't think I've ever seen the fields looking so dry and yellow, it's like central France. Passed Snowshill lavender farm around 7pm and wondered why I used 10 days holiday up in France, I could have stayed here!

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:24 pm
by metalheart
A set of SLX brakes (£49 an end from CRC :-bd ), an old school double XT chainset, a SFN tool and a missing link removal tool.... oh and a rear brake adaptor...

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:31 pm
by Richard G
A bottle of rum... but I'm not really drinking at the moment because I'm back to training. :|

Oh, and one of those pillows that was linked on the last page. Seems OK, not tried it yet though.

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:17 pm
by ScotRoutes
A bright orange Nike running top.

Yes - running.

It looks like I'm doing my first marathon in about 11 days time.....

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:16 pm
by whitestone
A Hope Pro 4 rear wheel. Yes, at 2215!

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:50 am
by PaulB2
ScotRoutes wrote:A bright orange Nike running top.

Yes - running.

It looks like I'm doing my first marathon in about 11 days time.....
Hopefully you didn't get a new top so that you can start training...

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:26 am
by mechanicaldope
ScotRoutes wrote:A bright orange Nike running top.

Yes - running.

It looks like I'm doing my first marathon in about 11 days time.....
Remember to cover your nipples with gorilla tape to stop them chafing...

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:56 am
by restlessshawn
ScotRoutes wrote:A bright orange Nike running top.

Yes - running.

It looks like I'm doing my first marathon in about 11 days time.....
Never use anything new on race day!

Only done half marathons but lost 2 toenails to a new pair of shoes I hadn't trained in

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:36 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
The DPS man just dropped off a chronograph :-bd

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:02 pm
by pistonbroke
The DPS man just dropped off a chronograph
About time!

I'll get my coat.

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:13 pm
by PaulB2
...and dropped off some new geax tyres spotted on the bargain thread. Now I just need work if its worthwhile getting some new wheels to go tubeless.

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:28 pm
by Fat tyre kicker
Some Alfine spares courtesy of a kind forum member, excellently packaged too :-bd

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:53 pm
by BigdummySteve
Bearbonesnorm wrote:The DPS man just dropped off a chronograph :-bd
For measuring arrow speed?

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:53 pm
by Mart
a little twin port Mu USB charger for my holidays
Thanks for the recommendation :-bd

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:51 am
by Bearbonesnorm
For measuring arrow speed?
Yes Steve. You can glean a lot of info about how a bow's working by knowing how well it's working ... if you see what I mean.

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:10 pm
by benp1
An international duo Mu charger, saw one on eBay and have a few overseas trip coming up. It’s very compact and neat

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:19 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
UPS man actually, with a van containing a very large piece of Hickory. In exchange for turning some of it into a bow, I get to keep the remainder .... I appreciate how unexciting that sounds.

Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:35 pm
by techno
Bearbonesnorm wrote:UPS man actually, with a van containing a very large piece of Hickory. In exchange for turning some of it into a bow, I get to keep the remainder .... I appreciate how unexciting that sounds.
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Re: The post man's been ...

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:56 pm
by Scattamah
Some shaped pieces of carbon from somewhere in China. Doesn't matter that Bonty don't make carbon Sideswipes anymore...I now know where to get 'em from for a helluva lot less.

Greetz

S.