"Raahh, the good old boy's club of adventure that warms the loins!"
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- Thu May 02, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 410
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 410
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:27 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 410
Re: What is ádventure?
here's an example of how good the industry / media are .... I met a bloke the other day who was selling his hardtail mountainbike and buying a gravel bike so he "could go bikepacking" He's probably embracing roadpackin', the freedom of the lanes and byways. Sorry, I mean Road-Packing (TM)...
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Smokestone bikes closing?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 172
Re: Smokestone bikes closing?
Oh no.. hope not? Graham is one of the real good guys in the bike world, many of us around here owe him a lot. Not been over there recently so hadn't heard anything.
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:29 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 410
Re: What is ádventure?
(I feel a tirade coming on) I hear that tirade in a low voice narrative over an epic landscape video.. "This wild and open landscape that has taken all of our time, our energy and some of our soul simply began to represent the expanse of the forum... And while we set out questioning the meanin...
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 410
Re: What is ádventure?
Adventure requires an element of the unknown, there are no guarantees. Wanna climb the Eiger N Face with me this summer? I got some spare gear and the route looks easy to get started on. Adventure guaranteed! Something about adventure being a lack of planning.. :) But yeah.. pre-packaged adventure ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:15 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 410
Re: What is ádventure?
Funnily enough I was talking about this in a work meeting/presentation yesterday.. what does adventure mean to a brand and why is every bike company using the term. It's easy to jump on these things w/o getting into how or even if it's relevant so it either gets diluted or goes hyperbolic as brands ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:06 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lael Wilcox off round the world
- Replies: 5
- Views: 200
Re: Lael Wilcox off round the world
Go Lael :-bd interested to see her route too. It's a complicated time to doing a RTW. I think the places I'd want to see most seem like the more difficult ones in terms of visas or risk. Fair points I reckon Shafiq. I raced in Israel about 10yrs ago and had some conflicting thoughts about it all. In...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:00 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: 2 x Fohn outdoor / casual shirts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 183
Re: 2 x Fohn outdoor / casual shirts
Insulated shirt sold
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: 2 x Fohn outdoor / casual shirts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 183
Re: 2 x Fohn outdoor / casual shirts
replied, thanks
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: 2 x Fohn outdoor / casual shirts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 183
2 x Fohn outdoor / casual shirts
Bought 2 sizes of these from CRC sale in final days but didn't want the hassle of the return at the time that Sports Direct were taking it all on. Both are Size L - would fit 5'10+. The M size fitted me well at 6' / 38-39" chest. The L would suit someone of a bigger build. It's nice kit, I kept...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2709
Re: WRT GR's
A supplies recommendation - there's a wonderful Post Office / Cafe / someone's living room in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Gegin Fach. It has a little outdoor area that's suitable for grubby bike riders where you can browse SH books and various car boot sale type oddities. Also a Spar and a chippy nearb...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 650b wheeset query
- Replies: 2
- Views: 150
Re: 650b wheeset query
Yes. Road 11-12s freehubs are a little wider than MTB 9-10-11s freehubs. If you have a Road 11-12s compatible freehub you can use any trad spline MTB or road cassette, a 9-10-11s MTB or a 9-10s road cassette just needs a 1.85mm spacer behind it to take up the space. (edit - that 1.85mm spec is for S...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2709
Re: WRT GR's
Must take a look at these asap...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If you could recommend 1 gravel route - what would it be?
- Replies: 16
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Re: If you could recommend 1 gravel route - what would it be?
The lost lane book series by Jack Thurston are worth buying, some good gems in his books. Not gravel as such but nice, quiet back lanes with some off road. The Wayfarers route in Corwen/Llangollen way is worth a ride, probably not the best route out there (but I like it) but feels ‘pilgrim like’ ri...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
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Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Not bikes or gear but I saw earlier this am that Ride The Divide is being revisited or a part 2 is being made. Not a huge fan of the original aside from how the landscapes and size of the route came across, interested what comes out though.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
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Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Mezcals are pretty smooth to be fair, similar to the Geax Saguaro I used and liked before. I'm a sucker for a proper smooth centre tread or something with no buzz at all though, makes longer stints in the lanes feel better. Generally means zero braking ability on wet grass too :grin: but they're ok ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
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Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
New Mezcals and new Peyote model. Peyote might be a better tyre than my Terreno for mixed use bikepacking, Mezcals are great but I want to do longer stretches on tarmac with no tyre buzz, https://bikerumor.com/vittorias-new-world-championship-winning-peyote-mezcal-xc-mountain-bike-tires/ (image post...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 4690
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
"For most, ultra distance bikepacking races are camping sportives" - discussNothing wrong with touring but its not bikepacking anymore than a sportive is or an enduro race is.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Porcelain Rocket, Restrap, retro Kona and bits
- Replies: 4
- Views: 713
Re: Porcelain Rocket, Restrap, retro Kona and bits
Interested in the PR roll and bag - will PM
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:33 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 490
Re: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
Same here :) Did he make a shimmed loop bar? Didn't see those. I had the original Ti Hbars on a 650B gravel bike for a while, was a good combo. Some Al cut loops also. They felt a bit narrow overall though as the grip section ends are shorter. I like the old Hbar design as a road/utility/ hybrid bar...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:29 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1013
Re: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
Edit: on a carbon steerer tube I always assumed the bung that goes inside helps equalise some of the pressures from the torque applied by the stem! Should do yes, doesn't always prevent the stem edge making marks into the outer or leverage against the headset etc but it could/should make up for com...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:53 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 490
Re: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
Loops?
Could save yourself a fortune and get the Al versions.. I have both and can't tell a jot of difference fwiw. Bought the Ti loops just to finish off the bike. The old Ti H-bar non-loops feel quite different though, much softer.
Could save yourself a fortune and get the Al versions.. I have both and can't tell a jot of difference fwiw. Bought the Ti loops just to finish off the bike. The old Ti H-bar non-loops feel quite different though, much softer.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1013
Re: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
In my head, a manufacturer has designed that forked or spaced it to the forces required (here’s hoping) whilst a lot of manufacturers I’m guessing has not designed the rear stays for such use (and a lot now in design the rears to flex or to be more ‘compliance). Yes, I agree - was just picking up o...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1013
Re: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
Carbon steerer tubes?voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:45 pm Its clearly.a bad idea to inflict clamping forces on a carbon tube
Don't get me wrong, the design does raise eyebrows.