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by pistonbroke
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1172187

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Looks like the ideal tool for the Spanish Divide trip, I've got an Instinct Solar watch and on the last 2 trips the graph showing the solar dose was at maximum for the entire trip and instead of showing the number of days of battery left, it read infinity. I thought it was going to explode! I've got...
by pistonbroke
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
Replies: 12
Views: 409

Re: Montanas Vacias group ride

Just over a month to go, might be worth packing a warm vest :o
https://www.javalambre-valdelinares.com ... nares.html
This webcam is good for keeping tabs on the weather, you pass through both ski areas.
by pistonbroke
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
Replies: 12
Views: 409

Re: Montanas Vacias group ride

Spent the weekend in Valencia being deafened by the Fallas festival, there are 3 Decathons in the city but the best bet for gas near the airport is Campanar which is on a retail park about 3km from the airport on the main road through to the city centre. They have 3 types of screw in containers 100g...
by pistonbroke
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
Replies: 12
Views: 409

Re: Montanas Vacias group ride

Pretty well all Spanish Decathlons sell the screw in 230g canisters however as they recieve bikes pre built from a central hub, bike boxes are not available. Plenty of bike shops in Valencia however.
by pistonbroke
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:26 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
Replies: 12
Views: 409

Re: Montanas Vacias group ride

Decathlon city is about 15 minutes ride west from your hostel, open till 10pm Saturday but closed Sunday
by pistonbroke
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
Replies: 12
Views: 409

Re: Montanas Vacias group ride

Just had a quick look at the bombsite that passes for the RENFE (train) website and on Sunday 21st, the 9.35 train from Valencia Estacio de Nord gets into Teruel at 12.15. It's a middle distance train so bikes can be carried unpacked but officially there's a limit of 3 bikes per train so worth pre b...
by pistonbroke
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dave's Bikepack Maps
Replies: 34
Views: 982

Re: Dave's Bikepack Maps

Just finished in time to make a start on the Spanish version :shock: :lol:
by pistonbroke
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Atlas race underway.
Replies: 17
Views: 644

Re: Atlas race underway.

Drama at the end again, the long time leader and latterly second has had to drop out with 50km to go due to dehydration. Must be gutted.
by pistonbroke
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Atlas race underway.
Replies: 17
Views: 644

Re: Atlas race underway.

Less than 60km to the finish and under 5km between the first and second place. They appear to have ridden 1260km in 31/2 days without sleep, that's crazy! Third is not far back either.
by pistonbroke
Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1701

Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?

I think selective eradication is what is needed


Don't know why but this immediately sprang to mind
https://youtu.be/_YMVPXmaKds?si=E-7dZcCTFFQcMQ-q
by pistonbroke
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1701

Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?

Jo Burt venting his spleen about no fly ultra races. Many interesting points about affordability ethics etc rather than the usual Road.cc fare of lenient punishment for dangerous car users.
https://road.cc/content/blog/no-fly-pol ... ive-306499
by pistonbroke
Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What is the ultimate shelter
Replies: 10
Views: 505

Re: What is the ultimate shelter

Don't forget the environment/climate that you're using them in. For me in a place that is usually mild/warm and dry with occasional biblical rain storms with dry sandy and rocky terrain, a tarp with borah bivvy to keep the bugs out is plenty. I understand why some would want the perceived security o...
by pistonbroke
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: Routes
Topic: Montanas Vacias anyone?
Replies: 14
Views: 4872

Re: Montanas Vacias anyone?

Then train to Teruel or are you picking up the loop nearer to Valencia and riding there? Be aware that the Valencia Teruel line has been a bit hit and miss lately due to railworks. If you need any help I'm about 2 hours north of Valencia. Re gravel Vs mountainbike, it's quite rough in places, I'd ch...
by pistonbroke
Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: sold
Replies: 4
Views: 463

Re: Silva Trail Speed 5XT Head Torch

I'm in Spain which is problematic for sending anything, especially something with a battery but there's a solution, just need to have a word 😉
by pistonbroke
Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: sold
Replies: 4
Views: 463

Re: Silva Trail Speed 5XT Head Torch

I'll have that please Allen, missed out when it was on the Wiggle fire sale. Just need to find a way of getting it to me. I'll pm you with some ideas. Thanks
by pistonbroke
Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy Christmas
Replies: 17
Views: 1312

Re: Happy Christmas

Feliz Navidad from sunny Cataluña, had a nice walk up a local mountain this morning and was treated to a temperature inversion known as Emburgada. It had cleared by the time we got down, quite a chilly wind coming from the Pyrenees but crystal clear as it has been for a couple of weeks. Also saw a p...
by pistonbroke
Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wildlife
Replies: 669
Views: 120057

Re: Wildlife

Mrs PB and I decided to have a Christmas Day walk up a local mountain, the 750m peak of Cabrafeixet. Just as we reached the top a pair of golden eagles took flight from a few metres away. I managed to get this shot of one of them before they got too far away.
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by pistonbroke
Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What you done t' your bike today
Replies: 1520
Views: 237367

Re: What you done t' your bike today

Been wondering what to do with the pile of Ti tubes that used to be my Van Nicholas Zion frame. As a condition of replacing the frame under warranty, for the 3rd time due to cracking, I was required to cut off the headtube and send them photos. I'd thought of turning thinner rear triangle tubes into...
by pistonbroke
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: For the cyclist who has everything else?
Replies: 19
Views: 8522

Re: For the cyclist who has everything else?

occasionally it's useful just to turn the bike upside down.
Wash your mouth out with soap and water
by pistonbroke
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: EU bike shop charges!
Replies: 20
Views: 6126

Re: EU bike shop charges!

Just think of it as your contribution towards the £350 million a week that's going to the NHS.
by pistonbroke
Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:30 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The great British train scandal
Replies: 37
Views: 3472

Re: The great British train scandal

the massive open spaces between Barcelona and Madrid do look very tempting for a future trip Mrs PB and I did a trip in that area, it's called the Monegros, in June. 300km and only passed through about 5 villages. We rode the 160km back home to claim the Restrap Solstice Century patch. West of Zara...
by pistonbroke
Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Todays ride
Replies: 3313
Views: 599876

Re: Todays ride

Nice photo! Technically yesterday but just had pics from the photographers strategically dotted around the course. The Emburgada race starts about 200m from our house with 25 and 35km options. Some bits were barely walkable but the kms of beautiful single-track more than made up for it. I beat my be...
by pistonbroke
Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3932
Views: 464429

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Pretty cheery seeing as it's my 64th birthday, just back from a 2 hour recce ride around the course of the mountain bike race I'm participating in on Sunday. It starts about 200m from home and the local trail fairies have been very busy clearing miles of single track in the forest that surrounds the...
by pistonbroke
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:14 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The great British train scandal
Replies: 37
Views: 3472

Re: The great British train scandal

Just been to our weekly Spanish lesson in which we were discussing transport, the word for slow traffic caused by lorries etc is caravana :smile: