Printed brackets for the Ortlieb gravel handlebar bag and the accessorie bag,

Interested - got any pics or a link?

Looks a decent job for someone though James - why not you? Hard to answer without it reading like a job interview answer : ) but I'm more a creative than a formal operations + process type. I can do the ops stuff, everything needs it to a point but it does little for job satisfaction vs creating so...

No set plans here but a year to look forward to, yes. After the health sucker punches that the second half of 2024 brought and my 2023 'Ride to the Alps from home' trip being disrupted by an achilles issue I've never had before I've realised I can't keep riding like I did in my mid thirties to mid f...

Happy new year everyone.

Time for a change of strategy perhaps, James? Active Travel England are looking for a Chief Operating Officer

Thanks Pete. I think you could be right, though that does look a bit above my level of boardroom experience or mannerism : )

Madison Flux is another Velo VL1205 model

There are a number of brands using the Velo VL1205 saddle that is used for the Charge Spoon, if that helps find one cheap to try. Genesis OEM saddles for ex have been VL1205s for a really long time. If it looks like a Spoon it's probably that VL1205 model. I like them for shorter rides but the WTB V...

Well it was yesterday but I built a new geared rear wheel for my Jones, an old silver Halo Spin Dr hub that I really liked which was my road / gravel bike hub some years ago until the rim split, and a Blunt 35 bought on here. Went together well. A significant and slightly sad day for me. My Jones ha...

It’s the day to day “where can I go today” riding

Do you have Lost Lanes Wales? (LL Central also covers your area)

I tend to avoid anything that involves bagging, ticks or counting totals since riding for the joy of it is just that for me, nothing more. One ride that always entertains me for the pure exploration experience is the 'all new turns' routing plan. Ride out for an hour or 2 then take all turnings you'...

1) Favourite outing (not necessarily by bike) - This year it was the WRT. I've done the least miles and overnight rides this year in 15 years but the trips I did were great. MTB rides, expolring the Brecons with my mate Paul who's just getting into all this stuff - cue amusing evenings watching him ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/310/20001893445_6bd1a9195b_w.jpg This is a 2 x 1.5m, I used to take it as a minimal option for bad weather with the bivi being the choice when it was dry. I've used it in torrential rain a few times and while it wasn't great coverage it was ok with a bivi bag. OK for r...

I don't know if this adds anything but I've been restricted to riding lower intensity and shorter duration since July by a random blood clot issue, it's been frustrating but not a lot I can do - I know some of how you feel. I've just kept on at a level I feel ok at and remembered that you can't have...

I think that deserves a pint ; )

Torinos pizza place . To a pub .. that's NICE?
Sounds like my level of tour at the moment!

Back to CC licensing, i suspect a “non commercial” stipulation would work against the idea that the route could somehow contribute to sustainable tourism. If I understand, CC and the CC BY-NC-SA could guide use of the route (which so far we think can't be protected and considering rights of way etc...

It's a good point Jack and apologies if what could be a more interesting general point has got sidetracked to my own area of route experience - wasn't the aim of the post. I'd looked at CC licenses and considered CC BY-NC-SA, but as you say if a route has no copyright it's not relevant. But as a way...

I slept out on a bench once, by the train station where my last train terminated after missing my stop because I was smashed and fell asleep. That was the year our xmas party was in a Bierkeller and we had a few steins. It was cold, the station security guy had seen it before and my Montane Extreme ...

What I would have a problem with is if they tried to monetise it. Will my routes ever be used for that? Probably not. That's exactly what Komoot are doing with it! True, plus Strava, and RideWithGPS, and Garmin Connect, right? We share routes and we use their apps (often for free) and we can gain a...

Good topic.. I've only ever had knee pain after a number of very long days on a loaded bike and it was pain at night rather than while riding. That was on 175s (887mm IL). I ride 170s on all but my SS now but tbh that change was more about ground clearance, toe overlap on the audax bike, adjusting t...

They are non-exclusive as per 13.1 where they also, AIUI, get permission to do what they want with it. Forever, as per 13.2 This is as I understood it, means that if you delete a route the other highligts or tours that are linked or built on it aren't affected in a way that downgrades user experien...

RE komoot terms, I went back and had a look. Obvs IANAL, starting this thread ; ) but 12.3 I read as saying no modification of komoot's tools and content, it's about them controlling how their own code is used. Para 13 covers their non-exclusive rights to the content to be used as they feel best for...

losing ownership would feel like losing a piece of myself. I appreciate that might make no sense at all :wink: Makes sense to me. It's why I think I might react too personally on these things at first. Pressure to react Vs time to think with the better reasoning part of the mind. The TNR as a thing...

Didn't James write something about Komoot? Once it's there, he's made a deal with Komoot. Paragraph 10 and 12 especially of importance. If they took the contract (their terms and conditions) very seriously James would probably have to change a few thing regarding the TNR. Or simply delete it from K...

Had a chance to get out and pedal this afternoon, always good time to mull things over after some out-loud thinking online. Route alone = no IP What goes alongside the route to make a 'thing' or identifiable = IP-able if you choose to do it i.e. TM a name and logo. Copyright on details like images, ...

Can you copyright the Annapurna Circuit trekking route? Can you copyright the Ridgeway? Or the Route of St James to Santiago de Compostela? No. You can’t. At a certain point a route becomes a cultural artefact / a tradition. And James should be proud that his route has achieved this status. I'm ple...