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by JohnClimber
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Replies: 1453
Views: 384036

Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.

Hyppy wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:54 pm What was the event/occasion, John? That's my semi-regular fat biking 'hood.
It was in aid of International Bivi Night, but mainly just an excuses to get out with mates from a far on my local trails and bivi spots
by JohnClimber
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Replies: 1453
Views: 384036

Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.

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No ride is complete without a SPAR stop
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by JohnClimber
Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5303

Re: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:09 am The rally school have now relocated to Scotland. Ceulan will remain Bear Bones Towers.
fantastic news :-bd :-bd :-bd
by JohnClimber
Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Atlas race underway.
Replies: 17
Views: 644

Re: Atlas race underway.

Dave Barter wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:23 pm Looks like Shona and Rich have scratched?
It says Scratched on the tracker but they posted on FaceBook 3hrs ago (Around 10am) with no sign of any scratching
by JohnClimber
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11406
Views: 1893727

Re: The post man's been ...

On sale from Backcountry Scotland (Not Molly)

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by JohnClimber
Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT entries open
Replies: 19
Views: 765

Re: WRT entries open

MuddyPete wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:45 pm Will there be a dogpacking group? :O3
Not this year, sorry
by JohnClimber
Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)
Replies: 50
Views: 6272

Re: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)

Sorry that I can't play this time.
I'll try and bivi on 24th as its international bivi night, but it will be close to home.
Family things mean I need to be home or very close to home quite a bit at present
by JohnClimber
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT entries open
Replies: 19
Views: 765

Re: WRT entries open

Grid refs.... we don't need no stinking Grid refs..... :wink:

Route planned already.

Ice creams and fish and chips on the sea front on the Sunday :-bd

Please play nice again weather gods
by JohnClimber
Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bivvy curious
Replies: 20
Views: 867

Re: Bivvy curious

If there's budget to consider then it's hard to see beyond an XL Alpkit Hunka. I say XL as they offer quite a bit more room than a standard version which allows you to place your mat inside should you wish. XL Hunka for the money But I moved to this and won't go back to a hunka XL now https://www.b...
by JohnClimber
Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT entries open
Replies: 19
Views: 765

Re: WRT entries open

Would be rude not to join in the fun :-bd
by JohnClimber
Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Replies: 1453
Views: 384036

Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.

Johnallan wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:10 am Good to see the youths taking an interest in this :wink:
Never thought of it like that, only 1 in the crowd was around 20,
Looks like our generation is a dieing breed.
Too interested in their gaming now I guess.
by JohnClimber
Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Replies: 1453
Views: 384036

Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.

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3 of us, Sam, Allen and I gave a talk on Friday evening to a room full of people in Southport giving them an introduction to Bike Packing
The Bear Bones name was dropped a few times too
by JohnClimber
Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Have tarps lost their popularity?
Replies: 36
Views: 1692

Re: Have tarps lost their popularity?

So for me a tent loses that connectedness with your surroundings. Same for me, Bob. If I wanted to zip myself away from the sights and surroundings I'd use a hotel or a bothy room. Tarp for me, but for longer trips when there is a hance of poor conditions I find my Luna Solo is the perfect compromi...
by JohnClimber
Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What's your single best item you own for camping?
Replies: 29
Views: 1945

Re: What's your single best item you own for camping?

Apart from a light weight frisbee (see above) :cool: I love my nemo tensor insulated regular wide sleeping mat Wide and deep enough for comfortable side/front sleeping and getting many more hours sleep a night If I can have a second choice it is a 50mg Sleepeaze tablet taken 30 minutes before laying...
by JohnClimber
Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What's your single best item you own for camping?
Replies: 29
Views: 1945

Re: What's your single best item you own for camping?

A frisbee. Take one on every cub and scout camp for fanning the fire, sitting on wet grass, eating off, keeping headtorch/watch/phone together in the tent, keeping a book dry and many other uses. Mine is yellow and a proper weight for actually playing frisbee with. Gecko, I doff my cap to you. I st...
by JohnClimber
Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: All new Flextail Zero air pump
Replies: 23
Views: 1944

Re: All new Flextail Zero air pump

It's easier especially in confined spaces than a snozzly, plus it's not likely to split and ladder like ones of mine did while out and about.
by JohnClimber
Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: All new Flextail Zero air pump
Replies: 23
Views: 1944

Re: All new Flextail Zero air pump

fatbikephil wrote: Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:38 am I'm getting one too - saves huffing and puffing!
I wonder if it will inflate a packraft?
Yes if you are happy to wait.
I have the larger one for my packraftz and it blows it up on just over a minute.
This woukd take around 5 minutes I guess
by JohnClimber
Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: All new Flextail Zero air pump
Replies: 23
Views: 1944

Re: All new Flextail Zero air pump

redefined_cycles wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:24 am Any details on where is the best/cheapest place to get it without risking my investment. Seen it on Indigogo but I'm not really wanting to invest in something and losing money for the sake of it.
No idea, I bought it from Flextail direct at their launch
by JohnClimber
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: All new Flextail Zero air pump
Replies: 23
Views: 1944

All new Flextail Zero air pump

Saw it on my social feed, and didn't like my current pump as I felt that the nozzle connection is a bit flimsy. Mini photo review for anyone interested https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53456133839_3ede076d61_b.jpg Nicely boxed with plenty of nozzle options, a removable rechargeable battery, robus...
by JohnClimber
Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Winter Event 2024: Power Seekers - Watt did you do?
Replies: 38
Views: 2261

Re: Winter Event 2024: Power Seekers - Watt did you do?

For the first time ever some (4) of our band of merry men and women actually did a Plan A route from start to finish with no short cuts or changes, we even hit 4 GR's too. Some random photos from the start to the end of the weekend https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53449812190_196d710876_h.jpg htt...
by JohnClimber
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Winter Event entries now open.
Replies: 67
Views: 12242

Re: Winter Event entries now open.

It's looking dry over head this weekend.

Gonna get very wet under rubber of course.
by JohnClimber
Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone ride exclusively singlespeed?
Replies: 14
Views: 910

Re: Anyone ride exclusively singlespeed?

Only to and from work.

94 more trips each way until Early Retirement for me and the bike too :-bd

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by JohnClimber
Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Winter Event entries now open.
Replies: 67
Views: 12242

Re: Winter Event entries now open.

With Dee (and poorly Stuart's) email to us fresh on our minds. "Choose to ride 20 miles or a hundred, the choice is entirely yours and there is no right or wrong way." And with the whisky open and flowing to try and clear my own cough and cold in solidarity with our glorious leader.... I t...
by JohnClimber
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What was the problem with 29+
Replies: 20
Views: 1190

Re: What was the problem with 29+

5' 8" with 32" inside leg here.
I love my 29er+ medium frame.
Gone from rigid to Lauf and now back to rigid again.
Used to be on spds now on flats.
It does everything I need from a bike packing bike