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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7324
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Just saw this in the latest Tuscany Trail newsletter email: Bikepacking is not just a way to move from one place to another but is more like an art that weaves together the freedom of bicycle travel with the minimalism of living with what you can carry. Not as bullsh1t as it appears upon first glanc...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 10th successive Tuscany Trail :)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1253
10th successive Tuscany Trail :)
Afternoon folks, Not long now (5 weeks or so) until my 10th year in a row of riding the Tuscany Trail. Although.....strictly speaking I've not actually entered this year. For my 10th outing I wanted to put together my own personal 'Greatest Hits' route. I've ridden some / all of this event / route w...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:54 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 1400 metre climb over 100km ??
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1046
Re: 1400 metre climb over 100km ??
i can put loads of routes together making the distance and height. but the one we have planned is a continuous climb with no descents. https://cycle.travel/map/journey/539632 we are in training................... :lol: :lol: Mate, you are in for a treat!!! That whole area is absolutely stunning. I ...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 14991
Re: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
Ok. I'm in. No idea how frequently I'll post as I've not been particularly vigilant about weighing myself of late. Here's how January has gone: 01-01-24 - +/-122kg (didn't weigh but was there just after Christmas) 17-01-24 - 118.8kg 25-01-24 - 118.6kg 26-01-24 - 118.3kg The reason for the big drop w...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Let's have a photo comp. VOTE NOW
- Replies: 43
- Views: 31583
Re: Let's have a photo comp;.
Oh well, I was in first place for a day!
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- Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Let's have a photo comp. VOTE NOW
- Replies: 43
- Views: 31583
Re: Let's have a photo comp;.
Taken in Siena during this year's Tuscany Trail event. If I make it it'll be my tenth consequitive year in '24 :-bd Let's call this photo: '3 bikes against a wall' https://scontent-man2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/406401603_10161565362155656_7283309742792148090_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p180x540&_nc_ca...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: EU bike shop charges!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8228
Re: EU bike shop charges!
pistonbroke wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:51 pm Just think of it as your contribution towards the £350 million a week that's going to the NHS.
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- Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:11 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: I seem to have lost my cursor...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2208
Re: I seem to have lost my cursor...
Huh. I've just noticed (whilst posting in see thread) that I have no curser either.
Oooh, no it's back.
That was weird.
But shows it's a 'something' that's going on, no?
Using Chrome on my phone for what it's worth...
Oooh, no it's back.
That was weird.
But shows it's a 'something' that's going on, no?
Using Chrome on my phone for what it's worth...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:09 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
01-01-23 - 119.1kg 06-01-23 - 121kg 06-02-23 - 122kg 10-02-23 - 121.1kg 24-02-23 - 122.4kg 31-03-23 - 125kg 25-04-23 - 128kg 09-05-23 - 124.6kg 07-06-23 - 129kg 16-06-23 - 124kg 23-06-23 - 123.7kg 30-06-23 - 123.7kg 08-07-23 - 123.3kg 27-09-23 - 118.5kg 10-11-23 - 118.6kg So not much been happening ...
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A week outta Chamonix in June?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1210
Re: A week outta Chamonix in June?
In Reverse wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:36 pmWhatever you decide, the TMB is fantastic. Enjoy.
edit - don't party with Gairy and his mates the night before though![]()
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How rude!!!
But yeah, not terrible advice.
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- Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A week outta Chamonix in June?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1210
Re: A week outta Chamonix in June?
Hey dude, give me a shout if you'd like to chat options (either message on here or email on: simplegairy(at)gmail(dot)com - as currently taking a break from social media so no Instagram message access).
There's quite a bit of riding to be had.....
There's quite a bit of riding to be had.....
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What do you recall from your 2 days (BB200s)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3380
Re: What do you recall from your 2 days (BB200s)
Vivid (VERY!!!) memories of my two BB200 holidays (2014+2015).... Fun. Long. Tired. Laughing and chatting with nice folk. Saddle sores. Dark. Absolutely hilarious random smattering of humans scattered far and wide all trying and failing to find a rideable anything on the ground whilst traversing an ...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:32 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
01-01-23 - 119.1kg 06-01-23 - 121kg 06-02-23 - 122kg 10-02-23 - 121.1kg 24-02-23 - 122.4kg 31-03-23 - 125kg 25-04-23 - 128kg 09-05-23 - 124.6kg 07-06-23 - 129kg 16-06-23 - 124kg 23-06-23 - 123.7kg 30-06-23 - 123.7kg 08-07-23 - 123.3kg 27-09-23 - 118.5kg Down 10.5kg since June, I'll take that!!! I've...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:15 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Blagging bike boxes in Nice?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1081
Re: Blagging bike boxes in Nice?
Are you doing the Routes des Grandes Alpes? I'm doing that too in a week or two. Chamonix tomorrow is showing 24°C. But 3°C next Monday. I hope that is wrong. :???: Chamonix yesterday was +/-36°c - I mostly melted! I wonder if you're looking at a ski forecast site as they often use higher altitudes...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
Thanks once again Gairy for actually opening this thread up for this year again. Thankfully I've just about managed to get back to a respectable weight once again!! 84.1kg today... :-bd Did I start it this year? If so I've not exactly tended the thread with any regularity but I've been regularly re...
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
I've not weighed myself in ages.
Not ignoring my quest for health, fitness and a sensible/sustainable weight but just been flat out busy and not felt inclined to take measurements.
I'm gently optimistic that there might be a bit of loss if/when I step on some scales but we'll see.....
Not ignoring my quest for health, fitness and a sensible/sustainable weight but just been flat out busy and not felt inclined to take measurements.
I'm gently optimistic that there might be a bit of loss if/when I step on some scales but we'll see.....
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
01-01-23 - 119.1kg 06-01-23 - 121kg 06-02-23 - 122kg 10-02-23 - 121.1kg 24-02-23 - 122.4kg 31-03-23 - 125kg 25-04-23 - 128kg 09-05-23 - 124.6kg 07-06-23 - 129kg 16-06-23 - 124kg 23-06-23 - 123.7kg 30-06-23 - 123.7kg 08-07-23 - 123.3kg Another fun week with a tiny loss (I'll take what I can get!). Da...
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
01-01-23 - 119.1kg 06-01-23 - 121kg 06-02-23 - 122kg 10-02-23 - 121.1kg 24-02-23 - 122.4kg 31-03-23 - 125kg 25-04-23 - 128kg 09-05-23 - 124.6kg 07-06-23 - 129kg 16-06-23 - 124kg 23-06-23 - 123.7kg 30-06-23 - 123.7kg :???: No change. Bullpoop week with limited adherence to the intermittent fasting pl...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
01-01-23 - 119.1kg 06-01-23 - 121kg 06-02-23 - 122kg 10-02-23 - 121.1kg 24-02-23 - 122.4kg 31-03-23 - 125kg 25-04-23 - 128kg 09-05-23 - 124.6kg 07-06-23 - 129kg 16-06-23 - 124kg 23-06-23 - 123.7kg Unsurprisingly, after Nikki being away last weekend, I was up to 125kg BUT since then I've been testing...
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:03 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
Morning all, So.....after my incredible temporary weight gain in Tuscany (I think I just needed all the delicious food to digest and pass) I've been feeling pretty good about where my fitness is at (given the things that have gone on of late etc...). Hiking loads, even beginning to run parts of each...
- Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:07 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: frames similar to the Ti fargo, but in tough gas pipe?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1314
Re: frames similar to the Ti fargo, but in tough gas pipe?
geometrygeeks.bike
There's a (paid) service on the above site that allows you to search for bikes that have a defined set of geometry lengths/angles.
Never tried it but I like the idea.
There's a (paid) service on the above site that allows you to search for bikes that have a defined set of geometry lengths/angles.
Never tried it but I like the idea.
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:43 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
01-01-23 - 119.1kg 06-01-23 - 121kg 06-02-23 - 122kg 10-02-23 - 121.1kg 24-02-23 - 122.4kg 31-03-23 - 125kg 25-04-23 - 128kg 09-05-23 - 124.6kg 07-06-23 - 129kg 16-06-23 - 124kg Ok, back to business as usual after a few tiny blips :roll: Mixing things up a bit re:diet and other stuff from tomorrow a...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:34 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat Fighters '23
- Replies: 483
- Views: 90167
Re: Fat Fighters '23
01-01-23 - 119.1kg 06-01-23 - 121kg 06-02-23 - 122kg 10-02-23 - 121.1kg 24-02-23 - 122.4kg 31-03-23 - 125kg 25-04-23 - 128kg 09-05-23 - 124.6kg 07-06-23 - 129kg Ok, so that happened. :shock: I got back from riding the Tuscany Trail yesterday and this morning I've broken my record for the heaviest I'...
- Sun May 14, 2023 7:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 67900
Re: HT550 2023
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It's a good job you've got that perfectly normal and healthy looking thumb in the photo as a frame of reference for what your regular body parts look like!
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