I'm enjoying this thread. I've not understood one word of it from beginning to end

Now you know how we feel reading your threads

Mudhugger works on rear , as noted.

Front ( lauf ) nothing fits well so small rrp enduro guard and crud guard ( not perfect would prefer a better solution but laufs dont really work well with a normal mudguard )

YGM

Tailfin AeroPack Alloy Arch with Pannier Mounts

What mount does this come with or is it just the rack ?

I have teravails in 44mm Suspect there is a better tyre for 80% road use and its ok( predictsble) off road but not great if its muddy ( not terrifying either but if its muddy grass i advise walking , mud over hardpack its much better ). Rolls ok considering what it is. I have done century rides on t...

Definetly luxuries for me ( and eye mask utterly unnecessary for me ) though i tend to take the clothes for all but an overnighter.

I really enjoy how personal / different the list of camping/ bikepacking kit is.

Not done for a while but have done trips more about the camping than the riding.

Some form if seating is essential as is after dark lighting

how much did you eventually sell it for Boihht forn5 k sold for £20k. They used to be cheap till people started selling houses to buy them then they went through the roof. Every 4 years gget a boat safety and boat out to black the bottom ( viat with bitumen to prevent ruse and replace cathodes or a...

I reckon those signs mean you can moor all year round but only for 2 days Yes 48 hour moorings all year round ( some are enforced some are not depends on how busy / near a lock keeper / nimby type who volunteer to walk each pound - the bits between locks ) are very common or 24 hour by water points...

Ok, I'll bite... Woke up most of the way up the Colle delle Colombardo, over the top and into Condove for coffee and pastry. Now having a 3 course lunch

Its amazing how quickly you can go off people

You jammy so and so

Very different from my effort that summer when there was a drought.

The broken road , from the dam, was horrible down in the dry ( rode to knighton) never mind up in poor weather.
Good effortm

Also usingbstandard cassettes amd ratio.( after hyppy mentiomed them) I put a pull adapter on a 12 speed xx1 mech.to.give me 11 speed I run a double 42 rear and 50/34 I use a bar end friction shifter for trim Its an effective solution IMHO As a double i dont think you could go any bigger (.total.dif...

That's very kind of you Laz, consider that a provisional booking

No worries and duly noted

That would be a good excuse to go down to that part of the world. I've never made it to SSUK since I did the one up here in '19.... Time to start ruminating on travel options! I can share a lift with you ( me driving) from just north of manchester. If you want a rest overnight i am.happy to recomme...

Pedalos tend to be single speeds dont they

See you there ..i was one of the ones who declined the swim for a surly but my mate took my place .....and lost

Cracking grass root event

Disappointingly no use of a spoon

I still can't find a reason to own a Brompton whilst living in a rural town with little public transport.

Try harder

Yes agreed if I used busses and trains it would be ace otherwise its an ornament

Long distance so bound too be variety .
Keep going and enjoy

faustus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:50 am eh?...is is April already?

Well at about 1 min on the video it also says its quite stylish so I am going with either a joke or bat poo crazy

But bit it folds flat phil so faster Agreed i have a flat one youbput together and only really jse it ehen i am more camping / touring than riding . They work pretty well to be fair. But you do have to wait a while.for it to cool down to take apart . Folding might be quicker but where you putting yo...

Here in the uk you’d have to wilfully avoid resupply to justify carrying multiple days food

This vegan strongly disagrees with that but its better than it was . Pubs usually have a meal local shops and garages are still pretty much useless ( biscuits generally )

I just use an air gun with the nozzle jammed in the valve (core removed, obviously)

I have one of those and tbat is such an obvious solution its embarassing i never thought of it

Cheers

I have a 9 litre tank compressor (£45 iirc).and two issues 1.air flow is not great but its a dirt cheap tube and inflater, a better quality may remedy this. 2. All inflaters are schrader not presta so you need a solution there. I just use it to inflate a 9 litere fire extinguisher and dump from ther...

Being unaware of the different q factor i have just compared sram descent mtb Sram rival 2x (road) Uktegra 2 x ( road) Seems longer spindle to me as all non drive crank arms were ending up in the same/ are the same shape The rivals have a 10 mm shorter spindle 100 mm thebother twonarw 110mm( rough m...