Oval screw gate karabiner or a maillon rapide would be my recommendation. The oval karabiner, with the webbing in each of the rounded ends will ensure that the strain is pulling across the gate as per a typical climbing load. The maillon rapide is more permanent, whereas the screw gate is designed t...

Three. And I've sold two others. I like the feel. I like the weight. I like the bare metal look. I like the fact that I can mistreat the frame by strapping bags to it and it comes up like new. I like the fact that I can buy custom Ti frames for much less than alloy and steel frames from some of the...

Hi Ray,

Can you email or message me the route please? I’m just nosy, but I’ll put it on a Google Drive link that you can then put on the Facebook page.

Cheers,

Alasdair

Allow me to introduce the GSI Java Drip Ultralight: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/GSI_Outdoors_Ultralight_Java_Drip/ I’ve used this for years, it does mean you need a second water receptacle, either to pour from or pour into, but a water bottle won’t die with a mild exposure to boiling water. I take j...

Lidl have SIS gels at £6 for 12 at the moment. The one I was in had some decent flavours - apple and cherry. They have less of a snot consistency when properly warm, as I discovered yesterday,

techno wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:12 am

I'll pass, it'll still get furred up with limescale in 6 months and need replacing. An yes I'm too cheap to buy a water filter.

Seeing as this is the bargain thread, you can save money on a limescale filter by moving to Scotland instead.

I’ve posted handlebars in massive cuboid boxes so I can use the maximum internal diagonal instead of paying for a large parcel price if I send it in a thinner box.

Sorry to anyone who has had to pick up one of those monstrosities (that weigh almost nothing helpfully).

Yes please! I’ve pringled mine and a spare would be great.

I only ever consider it to be a problem when I’ve got more than a bike’s worth of spares. Thankfully I’m still at least a frame and fork short of that, but I have a fair few random wheels dotted around.

I'm in two minds for this. You should go, or at least be in the area, I like to have a plan B in case I scratch :wink: Sadly my van has gone to heaven. I do know many of the bailout spots on the Cairngorms Loop, and the best return routes to Blair Atholl. In many cases you’re quicker finishing most...

It's the middle of July, you can't see the mountains for the mist, it's raining and about 12 degrees. Hopefully, anyone who buys into that pretentious middle class bollox will have the same. :-bd Yeah, they'll get about 30 seconds of Instagram-friendly heaven at the start, and will wake up midway t...

I'm in two minds for this. I'm woefully unfit so couldn't do the route much justice, but then having a route to ride would focus my training. It's also tempting to just solo the route so I'm not pressured into riding at a race pace (not that I could tbh) and blow up.

Is it just me, or is this a posh bivi without much consideration for the reality of a bivi night (no sleep, being awoken by wind)?

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020 ... s-the-tent

If there’s a bothy involved (and its use is intentional), I’ll always have a stove with me - it’s something to do to pass the time. Any kind of adventure from the house, no stove as I’ll leave after dinner and just roll home for breakfast. In between that, if it’s a trip where I can guarantee daily ...

Drliamski wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:33 am

I've got a set of wider in the classified at the moment!
46 cm
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Wide is good. Once a mountain biker, always a mountain biker...

Hello,

Does anyone have a rear 32h Hope Pro 2 or 4 for sale? Non-Boost, QR preferably.

Also, Salsa Woodchippers, either metal or carbon?

Thanks.

A Surly rim strip over the holes, then wide gorilla tape over that worked for me. It needs to be the wide tape as it needs to cover the whole width of the rim in one pass.

I have the Quantum 350, and think it’s great. I do wonder if they’re being generous with the -6 rating, but I’ve never actually been cold in it, and that includes every Bearbones winter bivi I’ve been on. In terms of tents, I’ve got a Laser Comp, but I’ve wondered about the Solar as a winter tent. T...

Potentially a silly idea, but I cant shake the Colorado Trail from my head. I've reconciled the positives and negatives of the race vs ITT / Tour style or the going alone / with friends either. Thinking about, its not actually that silly an idea so perhaps I should go for it... I also have the Colo...

I queued for 4 (four) hours to get into a techno club in Berlin a few months ago apparently. Don't really remember doing it so I'd recommend altering your mental state should you ever need to spend a similar amount of time in a queue. Doesn’t really work if you’re driving a car tbh, although the de...

Great idea. There’s a secondary use in that they provide a temporary collar if your dropper dies on a big ride - someone mentioned similar in a Facebook group I’m in.

Does 50mm cover other manufacturers too? From memory my Wildcat and Revelate packs have straps of broadly similar sizes

htrider wrote: ↑

Wed May 20, 2020 10:21 pm

I was 80% decided on going SS. If I were to do a notional ITT (or any other trip for that matter) then single speed it will be....

I’m debating singlespeeding my Jones now that my Stooge is away. Like Sean I’ve got a bouncy bike now and it’s amazing, but singlespeeding is a lot of fun.

sean_iow wrote: ↑

Wed May 20, 2020 2:22 pm

htrider wrote: ↑

Wed May 20, 2020 1:59 pm

Plus if you do an ITT there is a lot less urgency so no drama if you have to take some time out to recover....

You're confusing an ITT with touring

I'd be concerned about making round with my current form

Just put gears on and you’ll be fine

We’ll need to review the list of supply stops after this as there’s a real risk some may disappear in the next few months. Plenty of precarious operations using their summer takings to pay their winter debts, and if opening delays much then they may not have that chance. I'll do my bit by heading up...

Terra Nova Laser Comp 1 for me. It’s a really really good tent, just under a kilo with bags of space. Comfort is important for me, so having lots of interior space is welcome.