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by TheBrownDog
Tue Oct 10, 2023 7:45 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Ford Fiesta, River Crossings, Etc...
Replies: 18
Views: 3953

Re: Ford Fiesta, River Crossings, Etc...

I was sure the UCI had standards for fording, proscribed in the grovelly bike bit of their ever evolving regs, so I checked, and indeed they do. When fording, to oount as a ford and therefore grant UCI Ford Points in an affiliated race,, the ford must be 5cm above the rim of a 700c bicycling device ...
by TheBrownDog
Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Audax Tips?
Replies: 57
Views: 10419

Re: Audax Tips?

Cut your toenails.
by TheBrownDog
Sun Jun 18, 2023 3:56 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Conveyor uplift?
Replies: 13
Views: 1231

Re: Conveyor uplift?

Yeah you see them on the kiddie slopes at ski resorts. As Sean says though, it'll suffer from grit grinding its gears. But something in me goes, like, yeah, I like it. I won't be charging up to use it but if given the opportunity I'd probably pedal up it, like walking along the travelator at an airp...
by TheBrownDog
Mon May 08, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Your dream gadget / component ideas.
Replies: 10
Views: 826

Re: Your dream gadget / component ideas.

jameso wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 9:47 pm
fatbikephil wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 9:24 pm More sensibly, a 3 speed hub gear that is well sealed and doesn't weigh 1.5kgs.
+1
+2
by TheBrownDog
Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:10 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Soma Dream Riser Bars
Replies: 4
Views: 509

Re: Bars - Stooge Moto & Soma Dream Riser

:-bd
by TheBrownDog
Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:34 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Soma Dream Riser Bars
Replies: 4
Views: 509

Re: Bars - Stooge Moto & Soma Dream Riser

Always wanted to try Stooge Moro bars. PM coming to you.
by TheBrownDog
Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Aircraft hand luggage: Dyno light and USB box ok?
Replies: 5
Views: 493

Re: Aircraft hand luggage: Dyno light and USB box ok?

Yeah, you'll be right. Don't take jar of Vegemite though, they'll freak out.
by TheBrownDog
Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What’s 2023’s Arkose?
Replies: 7
Views: 908

Re: What’s 2023’s Arkose?

In the spirit of recommending wot you got, how about the Genesis Croix de Fer? I bought one late last year and I've barely ridden my other bikes since. It's a lump of a thing but very comfortable with brilliant geometry, more braze-ons than I can count and the only thing I want to change on it are t...
by TheBrownDog
Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT 2023 Sold Out?
Replies: 19
Views: 1264

Re: WRT 2023 Sold Out?

Trains all booked, so all I need now is a set of GRs to studiously avoid and I'm sorted. Oh, talking of which, last night I had nightmare. Well, it wasn't one of those forgotten-to-revise-for-maths-exam-wake-up-screaming jobs, so more of a bad dream but it was pretty vivid. I realised my WRT train ...
by TheBrownDog
Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lightweight Mid inner?
Replies: 3
Views: 380

Re: Lightweight Mid inner?

I use a DD Hammocks inner with my Duomid.

https://www.ddhammocks.com/product/xl_p ... rom_cat=20
by TheBrownDog
Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: That stupid idea I mentioned ...
Replies: 24
Views: 1793

Re: That stupid idea I mentioned ...

Shouldn't be, there's a lot of triangulation going on (even more so with the lump bolted in place) ... think Ducati but smaller. :wink: One of my favourite bikes from the 1980/90s was the Honda VT500. Lovely engine. Dreadful handling. Death brakes. But the donk was brilliant for something with abou...
by TheBrownDog
Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Clear out: Wildcat, Alpkit, Blackburn, Acepac
Replies: 4
Views: 595

Re: Clear out: Wildcat, Alpkit, Blackburn, Acepac

jameso wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:44 am Hi Tim, I'll take the Wildcat seatpack if you still have it?
All yours fella. Will PM you now.
by TheBrownDog
Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Clear out: Wildcat, Alpkit, Blackburn, Acepac
Replies: 4
Views: 595

Re: Clear out: Wildcat, Alpkit, Blackburn, Acepac

Escape Goat wrote: Sun Mar 05, 2023 1:41 pm Can I have the Acepac harness please?
Yep Allen all yours. Will PM you now
by TheBrownDog
Sun Mar 05, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Clear out: Wildcat, Alpkit, Blackburn, Acepac
Replies: 4
Views: 595

Clear out: Wildcat, Alpkit, Blackburn, Acepac

Selling off kit I've been keeping in the hope my kids might again come bikepacking. Nope :| Everything is well used but in good condition. Everything is priced to go but would be happy to discount for a bundle. But no silly offers please as, inspired by Shaf, 50% of proceeds will go to the Syrian ea...
by TheBrownDog
Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:50 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS: Wildcat (half) Framepack (small/med)
Replies: 8
Views: 432

Re: FS: Wildcat (half) Framepack (small/med)

redefined_cycles wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:45 pm Browndog... I've always thought it as being one of the earlier ones :smile: shall I email some pics?
Thanks yes that'd be great. timpie2010@gmail.com please fella.

I had an Ocelot ages back but gave it to my now ex Very Active Girlfriend and I dont have the cojones to ask for it back,
by TheBrownDog
Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS: Wildcat (half) Framepack (small/med)
Replies: 8
Views: 432

Re: FS: Wildcat (half) Framepack (small/med)

Shaf is that actually one of the older Ocelot frame bags? I can't tell from the photos as they're too big to see on my phone but I'll have it if so and chuck an extra tenner at you on top of the highest offer if it's going to support the earthquake appeal on the Syrian side. I've donated to the Disa...
by TheBrownDog
Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:59 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: SOLD: DD Hammock superlight hammock set up
Replies: 0
Views: 220

SOLD: DD Hammock superlight hammock set up

For sale is my DD Hammocks Superlight hammock complete with tree huggers, whoopie slings and karabiners. I bought this for my daughter who used it a couple of times and it's sat in a drawer for about 4 years. I'm throwing in the mosquito net she insisted on too but never used. All up it's one of the...
by TheBrownDog
Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Protein Suggestions
Replies: 51
Views: 3100

Re: Protein Suggestions

Back in the hey days of my sad and lamentable rugby career, when I was 100kg of gristle (rather than 100kg of blubber) our coach plied us with egg white omelettes. 6 egg whites and one yolk. Everyday for breakfast. It was actually pretty tasty with some fried shrooms and peppers. There was no scienc...
by TheBrownDog
Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Protein Suggestions
Replies: 51
Views: 3100

Re: Protein Suggestions

I'd recommend Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey. Yeah, you could always eat more chicken, but if you can't muscle that past the gag reflex, then a whey shake is a good option.
by TheBrownDog
Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS: RAB Neutrino vest
Replies: 3
Views: 316

Re: FS: RAB Neutrino vest

That was quick.

Stu, can you PM me the proper address details and paypal to timpie2010@gmail.com

Cheers
Tim
by TheBrownDog
Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS: RAB Neutrino vest
Replies: 3
Views: 316

FS: RAB Neutrino vest

I've a large size Rab Neutrino vest (grey on the outside, blue on the inside) that has never been used and which I've just found during a cupboard clean out. I bought for my son about 7 years ago as he didn't want a full jacket but it just sat in his cupboard and was slowly forgotten. Till now. It c...
by TheBrownDog
Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Gravel but not, kind of.
Replies: 18
Views: 1022

Re: Gravel but not, kind of.

I'm a Big Brother fan boy and have a Big Bro, which is brilliant and only the second bike I've ever owner that I will never sell. All of their other offerings take the best of modern developments, like geometry and frame standards, and package it in a kinda retro but kinda up to date too kinda bike ...
by TheBrownDog
Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Do you remember your first time?
Replies: 25
Views: 2261

Re: Do you remember your first time?

1979 for me. Aged 14, I think. My mate Warwick and I strapped some sleeping bags and a canvas tarp to our BMX bikes with other kit in backpacks and headed off into the wilds of the Mount Coot-tha trails west of Brisbane. We used to ride the site all the time but fancied a camp out, so we did. Didn't...
by TheBrownDog
Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The man who wanted to see it all
Replies: 27
Views: 1392

Re: The man who wanted to see it all

Thanks for this. That's my evening viewing sorted. Heinz Stucke. What a life. He's popped onto my radar now and then for 30 or so years. Remarkable. By my calculations he's 83 years old now. Hope he is still pedalling. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81506592 Tony you can get a used copy of his boo...
by TheBrownDog
Fri Dec 30, 2022 4:49 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd: similar to a tarptent notch but less than the price of a kidney!?
Replies: 6
Views: 924

Re: Wtd: similar to a tarptent notch but less than the price of a kidney!?

Shaf, check out the offerings from Durston. Another US based cottage tent producer around which there's quite a buzz about the off centre design of their tents which provides loads of head and leg room. The X-Mid 1 is "just" US$240, though you'd be stuck with import duties blah blah blah e...