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by Dave Barter
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11406
Views: 1893577

Re: The post man's been ...

A shiny new Garmin 540 Solar has landed. And on cue so has some decently overcast weather
by Dave Barter
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1121
Views: 168514

Re: What are you listening to now?

Ta Scott, noted! It was "convenience or death" that I don't like either of the sound of :smile: . Having been gigpacking this weekend (of which more shortly round in Trips), I have this on while I'm typing. Didn't you go Dave? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY50hQx8_xE Intriguing: "...
by Dave Barter
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Lazarus wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:41 pm Was swearing involved in your interaction :wink:
Yes but not by me
by Dave Barter
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

I’ve had personal experience of the owners. Best left at that
by Dave Barter
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

I did say that would happen 😟 Mine was £339 but I have to look at STW for a month 📢
by Dave Barter
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

johnnystorm wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:15 pm
Dave Barter wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:02 pm I’ve not bought it yet!

edit: can't use the STW link as I'm not a paying member
edit: can any paying member see the discount code applied ;-)
Phew!!! :lol:
It's open to any subscriber, so free trial or one month's digital only for 99p or whatever should do it!
;-)
by Dave Barter
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Thanks all I've managed to sort it ;-)
by Dave Barter
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

I’ve not bought it yet!

edit: can't use the STW link as I'm not a paying member
edit: can any paying member see the discount code applied ;-)
by Dave Barter
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

redefined_cycles wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:54 am
Dave Barter wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:45 pm Can someone find me a bargain on a Garmin Edge 540 solar please
https://www.balfesbikes.co.uk/ssl/secur ... ry-details

Use the code SAVE25 Dave. £374 total.
That’s the ticket. Thanks Shaff. Be prepared for a massive Garmin price drop once I’ve bought it
by Dave Barter
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Can someone find me a bargain on a Garmin Edge 540 solar please
by Dave Barter
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 37
Views: 931

Re: GB Duro Entries open

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:30 am
I'm in and think I'm going to give it a bash.
I shall look forward to the stories, book, film and family board game Dave. :-bd
Sadly won't happen now. I have to be at work w/c 2nd Sept. I'm not fast enough to get it done and be back for that.
by Dave Barter
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...
Replies: 10
Views: 417

Re: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...

In 2019 hiking 3000 miles from Mexico to canada up the length of the great Divide I ate well over 900 Cliff Bars, most of them the chocolate mint or white chocolate macademia variety. I think the record was 10 in one day. The combination of that plus the 200g of oatmeal and chocate and vanilla flav...
by Dave Barter
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...
Replies: 10
Views: 417

Re: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...

Somewhere there is a video of me eating a poo off the floor. Rest assured it was a Clif Bar we formed into a sausage shape
by Dave Barter
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...
Replies: 10
Views: 417

Re: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...

I loved that article! Especially the Clif Bar observation. I learnt that one the hard way
by Dave Barter
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 37
Views: 931

Re: GB Duro Entries open

I'm in and think I'm going to give it a bash. The only show stopper for me will be the tracker as I binned my SPOT and invested in an InReach. Waiting to hear on that
by Dave Barter
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

My thinking is to bin the barrage and use the idea of fill/empty. So we construct tidal-filled basins which generate and store electricity as they empty.
by Dave Barter
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Living by the sea and witnessing day in day out the power of the tides that are ALWAYS flowing, unlike wind, I find it amazing that we've not properly invested in harnessing this free power that surely could be done in a much less obtrusive manner.
by Dave Barter
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

whitestone wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:06 pm

There was discussion on Countryfile about wind farms - turns out that so far "they" haven't figured out how to recycle the blades which are typically fibreglass or carbon fibre.
Use car tyres to make massive lackey bands then the propellers can make airplanes. Job done
by Dave Barter
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171532

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

They always seem to have some sale on but particularly good savings on socks, including waterproof (£13) and merino (from £5), at Banana Industries at the mo. The waterproof socks look quite interesting (note subtle dig at seal skins!) and my current ones are all now leaking so will see how these p...
by Dave Barter
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 37
Views: 931

Re: GB Duro Entries open

Disappointed was hoping for moonies
by Dave Barter
Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 37
Views: 931

Re: GB Duro Entries open

*sigh* My enthusiasm for this event is exponentially nosediving back to what it was when it was a stage race and you had to carry all your plastic litter with you... I bet I don't get an entry in any case! I got slightly tipsy last night and entered. Bet I don't either as I wrote a long rant about ...
by Dave Barter
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dave's Bikepack Maps
Replies: 34
Views: 982

Re: Dave's Bikepack Maps

Cool

The zoomed out view is pretty cack and I aim to fix that
by Dave Barter
Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Today's Run
Replies: 880
Views: 98530

Re: Today's Run

Went out for the first run since Halloween at lunchtime - only 5k on pavement at a sedate pace but it felt good to be out even if it was drizzling. My plan was to just get used to running multiple times a week for a couple of weeks and then start building up the distance again I’m on the same journ...
by Dave Barter
Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dave's Bikepack Maps
Replies: 34
Views: 982

Re: Dave's Bikepack Maps

In Reverse wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:00 pm How do you activate the "Greggs" layer Dave? 🤔
I've just found a way of getting that data. It can be done
by Dave Barter
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dave's Bikepack Maps
Replies: 34
Views: 982

Re: Dave's Bikepack Maps

As a quick experiment I rendered the new data with the old style and it appears to have worked. Have a look at the new file gmapsupp_vmd.img which may be closer to what you are after NOTE WELL: You will need to remove the other version from your GPS/Basecamp as I forgot to change the garmin ID so th...