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by voodoo_simon
Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:12 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: HT550 - 2024
Replies: 192
Views: 16976

Re: HT550 - 2024

Escape Goat wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:24 am I’ll be lucky to get around mate 🫣
You’ll be grand :-bd
by voodoo_simon
Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Which Exposure light?
Replies: 26
Views: 1704

Re: Which Exposure light?

Why exposure? Absolute garbage value for money IMO For me, they’re reliable and I prefer the all in one system too. They are the only light to have lasted more than two years (I commuted daily for 15 years, so used the lights a lot) I’ve managed to kill - -Hope lights (disappointing to be honest) -...
by voodoo_simon
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone use a foam mat instead of a air one
Replies: 6
Views: 726

Re: Anyone use a foam mat instead of a air one

(Have the Z packs one) Wrapped around your bar bag can work or folded in half seems a good compromise for under the bars or on the rear rack if you’re that way inclined. They’re super reliable, not a lot to go wrong bother than keeping them clean during the day and relatively cheap. They’re comforta...
by voodoo_simon
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4954
Views: 1263424

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Adidas cycling shoes (not the 5.10 type sadly)
https://www.mandmdirect.com/02/fts/?sea ... ling+shoes
by voodoo_simon
Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Which Exposure light?
Replies: 26
Views: 1704

Re: Which Exposure light?

Have the Toro, great for road and ‘classic’ gravel and some easy XC stuff but does require a head light to look through corners on fast, twisty off road stuff.

Not the best picture and the light is pointing a little more down for use on road but you get the idea
by voodoo_simon
Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone ride exclusively singlespeed?
Replies: 14
Views: 1065

Re: Anyine ride exclusively singlespeed?

(Style of riding - delamere/Wirral/North east wales - tend to ride to the trail rather than driving) Slightly ironic but I converted my first singlespeed 18 or so years ago because I hated triples, was never in the right gear :lol: Found riding tight, twisty singletrack I was more focused on trying ...
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lachy’s Tour Divide
Replies: 9
Views: 1403

Re: Lachy’s Tour Divide

Watched in but need to watch it again with less distractions.

Appeared to have rained most of the time, looks like he didn’t suffer with that infamous sticky clay type of mud but the weather sure didn’t look like it was in his side! That lightning storm looked horrific
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Let's have a photo comp. VOTE NOW
Replies: 43
Views: 32187

Re: Let's have a photo comp. VOTE NOW

summittoppler wrote: Mon Dec 25, 2023 6:51 pm O wow, many thanks to those of you who voted for my pic. There were many in there that could have easily claimed top spot.
As I said to the Mrs, "I've won a stick" :-bd
Congratulations, cracking shot
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy Christmas
Replies: 17
Views: 1547

Re: Happy Christmas

4th day of Christmas obligation stuff :| Roll on tomorrow when I can actually get some space :oops:

Both sides of the family are alight (most of the time) but 4 days of it starts getting silly
by voodoo_simon
Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy Christmas
Replies: 17
Views: 1547

Re: Happy Christmas

If you like maps and have a dry sense of humour, this is worth sourcing (got it today as a present)
by voodoo_simon
Mon Dec 25, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: How to get found after the accident
Replies: 0
Views: 509

How to get found after the accident

Someone linked this over at STW, thought it was a great article and made for good reading/learning. https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/skills/series/rescue/after_the_accident_-_how_to_get_found_alive-15508 Always good to learn new ideas and revisit old thoughts! - - - As a side, when I had a SPOT, ...
by voodoo_simon
Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 4045
Views: 544435

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Verena wrote: Sun Dec 24, 2023 3:33 pm "let him show you what he's got in the shed on your way out"
I’ve been caught out like that before with old men :shock:
by voodoo_simon
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:29 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Singlespeed a microspline?
Replies: 13
Views: 1177

Re: Singlespeed a microspline?

Maybe this? Description sounds right but the picture shows dingle speed https://problemsolversbike.com/products/zinger-single-speed-conversion-kit-for-micro-spline Edit - just saw your last sentence… :oops: Second edit - Wolf tooth and hope don’t make them so moon on a stick? However, these do make ...
by voodoo_simon
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lachy’s Tour Divide
Replies: 9
Views: 1403

Re: Lachy’s Tour Divide

Nice, I’ll look forward to that
by voodoo_simon
Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 4045
Views: 544435

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:13 pm I'm now officially part of 'team lurgy'. Thank you Dee, a truly thoughtful present :-bd
Hope you and Dee are ok, whatever is going around this year seems to be ‘flooring’ people
by voodoo_simon
Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Replies: 1461
Views: 403540

Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.

Obviously have too much time in my hands, a year of ‘leans’
by voodoo_simon
Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 4045
Views: 544435

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

That’s me done until new year now :-bd

Still got this damned cough, but hoping to get a few rides in soon
by voodoo_simon
Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4954
Views: 1263424

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

One for the fat bastards that roam here…
https://www.wiggle.com/p/aeroe-spider-fat-rear-rack
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:07 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: XL 29er full suss frame
Replies: 2
Views: 242

Re: WTD: XL 29er full suss frame

Have you looked at wiggle or CRC, they’ve had plenty of absolute bargains recently on frames (think Vitus)

One example
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/v ... frame-grey
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 4045
Views: 544435

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Ahh bless! Makes a nice change from all the dogs that get posted on here :grin: Hmm. Thor is quite a name for a cat to live up to - could be a clawed ball of terror that beats up every other local cat; or a fat lazy cat that spends all it's days in front of the fire! Our dog was a shih tzu and we t...
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 4045
Views: 544435

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

I was waiting for the cheery punchline Simon - not coming is it? Afraid it didn’t Stu! Cheers Verena :-bd Starting to feel a bit more ‘normal’ now. - - - In cheery news though, we’ve picked up our first cat today :-bd Our dog died last March and mrs-voodoo and mini-voodoo have been wanting somethin...
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:07 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Global Bike Day (As I dont have a fat bike) Short Video
Replies: 11
Views: 1310

Re: Global Bike Day (As I dont have a fat bike) Short Video

Enjoyed it too, cheers :-bd

For the opening credits I reckon you types in “dramatic” :lol: :-bd

Another cracking film! Need to go and watch a few of the others, there’s a few recent ones I’ve missed.
by voodoo_simon
Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 4045
Views: 544435

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Came down with flu like symptoms Wednesday night, so having a few days off work but me+mrs_voodoo are supposed to be going to Amsterdam tomorrow for two nights! Had child care etc all arranged, just trying to cancel everything as we speak. Car park issued us a voucher and I was 12 hours too late to ...
by voodoo_simon
Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4954
Views: 1263424

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:44 pm
Water resistant
I spotted that, yet it also says 15,000HH which is more than waterproof. Dunno.
Is it fully taped?
by voodoo_simon
Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4954
Views: 1263424

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Bearlegged wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:01 pm Has anyone seen any offers or discount codes for Ordnance Survey online maps? My subscription is nearly up for renewal...
Had an email saying the following. Looks like they’ve listened to loyal customers who didn’t get any benefit of auto renew