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by drain
Mon Aug 07, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: More confused after research!
Replies: 34
Views: 1625

Re: More confused after research!

Welcome to the bear’s den… Just back to Big Agnes tents, as you’d mentioned the Copper Spur - they come up quite big compared with other makes, by all accounts. My Seedhouse SL1 is as big as my old Wild Country 2P was, or at least it feels like it. A good amount of headroom. Alpkit Tarpstar 2 is als...
by drain
Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
Replies: 130
Views: 9615

Re: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?

Result! :-bd
by drain
Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Not getting out there, wasting time (and my life) instead
Replies: 54
Views: 2654

Re: Not getting out there, wasting time (and my life) instead

What Stu said ^^^ It varies from one individual to another, but anhedonia (not taking pleasure from things you usually like) is often an indicator (certainly in my top three mental tells - irritability and brain fog being the others, along with chronic throat ache, itchy skin and sleeplessness as my...
by drain
Fri Jul 28, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Having clear out
Replies: 3
Views: 280

Re: Having clear out

Hi, just wanted to check if the:
Travail Tornado 26x4.0 tyres Blackwall, used once pr £50
is autocorrected from Teravail Coronado? If so, I’ll take these (assuming it’s a pair).
Also could I take the Kyote bar as well?
Cheers.
by drain
Fri Jul 28, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Widening wildcamping
Replies: 32
Views: 1753

Re: Widening wildcamping

I can see the market for it but I am not part of it.( and would want to know site camping fees) It's just private camping dressed up as wild camping. It does have that feel of being a bit of an intermediate step between straightforward campsite camping and full on DIY, à la carte wild camping, yes....
by drain
Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:07 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Widening wildcamping
Replies: 32
Views: 1753

Re: Widening wildcamping

I think this data should be open and not subject to a £20 per annum subscription. It's also not wild camping, it's camping on private land that is not a designated campsite. I definitely see the market and attraction to a certain segment but in my view closed data never solves a problem. Yeah inter...
by drain
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Widening wildcamping
Replies: 32
Views: 1753

Re: Widening wildcamping

I'm confused here, is it the same as this one that's been going a while https://nearlywildcamping.org/ Seem to have the same photo on the home page. Ha, that’s interesting! Maybe they’ve (both!) just used a stock photo? The dot locations on the map look pretty similar. Seems like there’s a demand o...
by drain
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:26 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Widening wildcamping
Replies: 32
Views: 1753

Widening wildcamping

Thought it might be interesting to get the views on here of seasoned (and new) wild campers about a subscription service that’s just launched, https://www.campwild.uk/ . I came across it via a professional network (long story short, I’m involved with getting natural capital to be part of the solutio...
by drain
Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT 2021.
Replies: 59
Views: 6867

Re: WRT 2021.

Yay, I’m in! Negotiated the Lite as already booked for the Monday - it’ll be a first, usually do both nights but it’s probably for the best as it’ll only be 4 months after my hip replacement :-bd
by drain
Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:39 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Chris King 1 1/8” crown race
Replies: 3
Views: 673

Re: WTD: Chris King 1 1/8” crown race

That would be fab, Adam, thanks :-bd
by drain
Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:33 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Chris King 1 1/8” crown race
Replies: 3
Views: 673

WTD: Chris King 1 1/8” crown race

Hi, anyone got a spare Chris King 1 1:8” crown race they don’t need? Thanks!
by drain
Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT T shirts for those not riding - 4 outstanding.
Replies: 38
Views: 9858

Re: WRT T shirts for those not riding.

Excellent 👍🏻 Miffed I can’t make it this year 😕
Adrian Rees - Large, please.
by drain
Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Shaf's respirator appeal.
Replies: 103
Views: 15362

Re: Shaf's respirator appeal.

Ta muchly, Shaf. Will lob some via PayPal ASAP. Could also be some coming from a mate who I’ve pointed at your fundraiser 👍🏻
by drain
Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:32 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Shaf's respirator appeal.
Replies: 103
Views: 15362

Re: Shaf's respirator appeal.

Is the fundraising still open now that the kit has been bought? Slow to the party ☺️
by drain
Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Salsa owners in Scotland
Replies: 17
Views: 3888

Re: Salsa owners in Scotland

Alas, I’m not that near you here in Yorkshire to try mine out, but as another information point I ride a Small and am 5’7”” / 171cm with a 30.5” inside leg. It’s quite an upright ride which I like but I think being that smidge taller you might find it cramped, depending on your ride preferences. Gre...
by drain
Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:27 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Shed clearing_2 - seatposts (Thomson, Truvativ), helmet,
Replies: 0
Views: 958

Shed clearing_2 - seatposts (Thomson, Truvativ), helmet,

Hi, more stuff to free up some surplus in the downsized mancave... A couple of seatposts... Thomson Elite 31.6 x 287mm - only used 4-5 times, as it turned out I could fit a longer dropper in the Bucksaw. Consequently it's in pristine condition, no marks on the shaft. https://live.staticflickr.com/65...
by drain
Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:22 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Shed clearing- Avid rotors, Forme bag, RS shock pump
Replies: 0
Views: 889

Shed clearing- Avid rotors, Forme bag, RS shock pump

Hi, recently moved house and no longer have a cellar, so now need to clear some surplus from the shed! I'll be posting a few more items shortly, but here's a few to start with. Brand new with ticket, unused, a Forme 10 litre saddlebag - retails at £40 so looking for £28.50 posted. https://live.stati...
by drain
Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone any idea about BikePack.eu from Poland
Replies: 9
Views: 2412

Re: Anyone any idea about BikePack.eu from Poland

Seat bag still going strong after 6 years so yes, I think his stuff works well.
by drain
Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: contact lenses?
Replies: 23
Views: 4480

Re: contact lenses?

Pretty similar experiences to scud and Norway (kind of hard to play rugby in specs...!) - I get mine from Daysoft online, about £13 for 28 days of dailies of their Silk variety. Have Camino-ed several times as well as UK bikepacking and they’re ideal. Unlike Norway I usually (but not always) take th...
by drain
Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:35 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WNTD - 21t + 22t Single Speed Sprocket/Cog (Cassette)
Replies: 10
Views: 2965

Re: WNTD - 21t + 22t Single Speed Sprocket/Cog (Cassette)

Yup, 21t Surly cog - very little use - used 19/20t in Devon and now round here in Halifax I ain’t getting up the hills on single speed!
by drain
Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:17 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WNTD - 21t + 22t Single Speed Sprocket/Cog (Cassette)
Replies: 10
Views: 2965

Re: WNTD - 21t + 22t Single Speed Sprocket/Cog (Cassette)

Pretty sure I’ve got a couple of Surly cogs around that size, will check!
by drain
Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Ridgeway bivi spot
Replies: 11
Views: 2654

Re: Ridgeway bivi spot

The pub option does sound great. Fyfield Down above Avebury has some useful copses on it, or you could pretend to be one of the grey wethers depending on the colour of your bivi ;-) On one ride we came across a bloke actually bivvying on the Ridgeway itself at the point where you can go right to Ave...
by drain
Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:57 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT references.
Replies: 12
Views: 2265

Re: WRT references.

Feliz cumpleanos, Stu.

Grid refs through, looking forward to another WRT after a gap of too many years!
by drain
Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:24 pm
Forum: Routes
Topic: Ridgeway Double
Replies: 6
Views: 2773

Re: Ridgeway Double

Was also pondering doing the Ridgeway (from Goring end) then K&A to Baaaath over the Easter break, Dave, so if you are able to post on conditions that’d be greatly appreciated. Having lived at Burderop I know how claggy it can get in the wrong combination of conditions!