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by ScotRoutes
Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Part 1 of an occasional series... - bivvy bags (SOLD)
Replies: 7
Views: 669

Re: Part 1 of an occasional series... - bivvy bags

Taylor wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:56 am Interested in the ascent if it’s not gone.
Shaf currently has first dibs ;-)
by ScotRoutes
Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:00 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Part 1 of an occasional series... - bivvy bags (SOLD)
Replies: 7
Views: 669

Re: Part 1 of an occasional series... - bivvy bags

redefined_cycles wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:35 am Hi Colin. Hope you're well mate.

Interested but looks like there's no way of messaging you as it doesn't give the option. No worries. Hope all is well mate.
Ah. Think it should be working now?
by ScotRoutes
Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:35 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Part 1 of an occasional series... - bivvy bags (SOLD)
Replies: 7
Views: 669

Part 1 of an occasional series... - bivvy bags (SOLD)

I have quite a few items to move on, so starting with these Rab Ascent eVent bivvy bag. Not the lightest, but breathable, fully waterproof and has a full-width, removable midge net. £50 https://i.postimg.cc/4N2Q3vpr/PXL-20230907-152453816.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/SNxGq1Y6/PXL-20230907-152457169.jpg ...
by ScotRoutes
Thu Feb 09, 2023 11:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Speedgoats
Replies: 17
Views: 1443

Re: Speedgoats

Yeah, I reckon it'll depend on just how each person's foot matches the fit of their shoe and where any resulting folds are.
by ScotRoutes
Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Autoimmune disease.
Replies: 8
Views: 726

Re: Autoimmune disease.

Lupus?

Is that the one where you grow hair, big teeth and claws every time it's a full moon?
by ScotRoutes
Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Speedgoats
Replies: 17
Views: 1443

Re: Speedgoats

I'm currently using SG4s. They're OK except that the material used in the shell is quite "stiff" so where it flexes around the joint of my small toe it has cracked. I've already bought replacements and I'm opting for the Challenger ATRs I used previously.
by ScotRoutes
Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat
Replies: 68
Views: 4647

Re: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat

LOL. I thought I was being careful by not posting images here 😁
by ScotRoutes
Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat
Replies: 68
Views: 4647

Re: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat

I had to Google "All Seeing Eye". I'm perplexed as to how it could be mistaken for a US Dollar symbol. Or vise versa.
by ScotRoutes
Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat
Replies: 68
Views: 4647

Re: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat

FWIW I think most cycle clothing is boring so the SG stuff appeals. I already have some of their stripy socks. It's time we were able to get a load of flouro gear again.

Image


Judging be the press release I'm expecting another Alpkit.
by ScotRoutes
Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:59 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat
Replies: 68
Views: 4647

Re: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat

Third owner of Wildcat then - or I am just a bit confused/behind (not for the first time)
by ScotRoutes
Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd: Down filled/very warm mat:
Replies: 11
Views: 951

Re: Wtd: Down filled/very warm mat:

FWIW my Exped HL7 has an R value of 3.2 (IIRC) and works for me all year.
by ScotRoutes
Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11406
Views: 1893587

Re: The post man's been ...

Is that not gonna catch your knee when "sprinting" (Ok - cycling when standing up).
by ScotRoutes
Tue Jan 31, 2023 3:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: HT550 2023
Replies: 303
Views: 59774

Re: HT550 2023

boxelder wrote: Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:18 pm
I'll be running it
Doubt you'll run much from Croftown/Inverbroom to Loch an Fhiona. 400m climbing in 1.5Km. At least you won't be pushing a 'baggage cart'
Wrong track!
by ScotRoutes
Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: HT550 2023
Replies: 303
Views: 59774

Re: HT550 2023

Scotty Laughland has just uploaded his latest on YouTube. It's the Dundonnel - Poolewe route that features on the HT550 and many will recognise the area from photos.

I've yet to complete the whole crossing, though I'll be running it (yes - not taking a bike) in August.

https://youtu.be/KTY_Nfym9PQ
by ScotRoutes
Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Labour policy to expand wild camping?
Replies: 7
Views: 748

Re: Labour policy to expand wild camping?

there could be a new law that would allow national parks to adopt the right to wild camp,
What a cop out.
by ScotRoutes
Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: I saw this and thought of you lot (FlipFuel)
Replies: 11
Views: 974

Re: I saw this and thought of you lot (FlipFuel)

Weird. They've been around for years but someone at Flip-fuel obviously has a marketing budget and isn't afraid to use it.
by ScotRoutes
Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Threads per inch
Replies: 7
Views: 695

Re: Threads per inch

(a) The 120tpi Nate is a much more supple beast than the 60tpi equivalent. I'd not hesitate to pay the extra cost.

(b) The 26 x 4" tyres may well be on the same carcase as the Nate and will actually be the same dimensions. Difficult to say without actually measuring one though.
by ScotRoutes
Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: Pole Feet
Replies: 16
Views: 4860

Re: Pole Feet

What's the advantage of these over a flat disc? They are pretty much bomb proof and weight next to nothing. Should be stronger than a flat disc. Plus I thought they looked nicer!! My mate says they have been working perfectly, no poles stuck in mud or sand and he hasn't broken them even when trod o...
by ScotRoutes
Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:54 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: Pole Feet
Replies: 16
Views: 4860

Re: Pole Feet

What's the advantage of these over a flat disc?
by ScotRoutes
Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Mystery Garmin Maps
Replies: 12
Views: 829

Re: Mystery Garmin Maps

You've come to the right place :lol: Calling Mr Barter to the forum!!! FWIW I've tended to use the OFM versions but they only update the UK map from OSM once a year (usually around March/April) so I've ended up using Komoot a lot more. Edits I make to OSM usually appear in Komoot within a fortnight ...
by ScotRoutes
Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hub question/problem ?
Replies: 10
Views: 847

Re: Hub question/problem ?

Is the lockring rubbing against the dropout? I've seen this happen just due to manufacturing tolerances and I'm not too sure how the Alternator dropouts are set up for standard QR axles. I've also seen a cassette installed with a spacer when it shouldn't have been and the lockring just being able to...
by ScotRoutes
Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Do you remember your first time?
Replies: 25
Views: 2153

Re: Do you remember your first time?

Firsts? Let me take you on a trip down memory lane.... (swooshy visuals). First camping trip; too young to remember. As a family, camping was our regular holiday. Sometimes on official sites, sometimes at the roadside, sometimes in what I would later discover were tinkers (travellers) regular stops....
by ScotRoutes
Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Shocking advice!
Replies: 32
Views: 2901

Re: Shocking advice!

Another positive for bivvying over tenting too. All that fresh air passing your face.
by ScotRoutes
Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Shocking advice!
Replies: 32
Views: 2901

Re: Shocking advice!

My campervan has a gas stove. I don't take the canister out at night (the wee cubbyhole it's kept in does have a floor vent though).
by ScotRoutes
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Shocking advice!
Replies: 32
Views: 2901

Re: Shocking advice!

Well, 50 years of camping and I've never encountered a leaky gas cartridge.

Or maybe it's just that I like living on the edge! :lol: :lol: :lol: