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- Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Saddle for all day comfort
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3555
Re: Saddle for all day comfort
Luckily, my lardy arse seems happy with a fairly wide range of saddles. I tend to use a Charge Spoon or the Madison equivalent on MTBs. I find them as comfy as anything else for long rides. On the road bike I have a knock-off of the Specialized Power saddle. Not done great distance on it yet but it ...
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 1:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4949
- Views: 1258608
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Yep, it was £130 but not any more
- Sun Jul 04, 2021 10:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anyone ride track?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2178
Re: Anyone ride track?
I did a taster in London. Really enjoyed it and I can see how it could be addictive but I’d need a track on my doorstep to do it regularly.
- Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:00 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: food weight (calories per 100g nerdiness)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1269
Re: food weight (calories per 100g nerdiness)
Interesting but, for me, in the UK, on a bike, and as someone who views eating as pleasure not just fuelling up, this is a level of nerdiness too far. It’s useful to have some basic knowledge about calorie density but I’d only go to these lengths if I had to carry food for a long trip without any ch...
- Fri Jul 02, 2021 5:30 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Catching fly campers! *update*
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4037
Re: Catching fly campers! *update*
Indeed, respect
- Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lachlan Bike Packing the Tour De France
- Replies: 118
- Views: 11353
Re: Lachlan Bike Packing the Tour De France
I was about to post the same. I genuinely lol’d at that. It’s so BB
- Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200/300 - 2021
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5461
Re: BB200/300 - 2021
I too was distracted.
Email sent re the reserve list.
Email sent re the reserve list.
- Tue Jun 29, 2021 10:29 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Not the HT550
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6042
Re: Not the HT550
Great report - and we’ll done. That’s definitely a good crop of memories harvested for you both!
- Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:43 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Better Slate Than Never
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4799
Re: Better Slate Than Never
Fascinating read. Thanks Reg
- Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:25 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Geoff Bars vs Jones H
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1683
Re: Geoff Bars vs Jones H
I’ve got some of the Alpkit Fu Manchu bars, which are, I think, from the same catalogue as the Geoffs. I use the Wildcat bag with them and it fits fine. Not huge capacity but it will sit happily above my bar harness and bag.
- Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Newbie checking in...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 597
Re: Newbie checking in...
Nice bike! And welcome
- Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:50 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bucksaw bikepacking
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1047
- Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:29 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Gower July 24th?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 24460
Re: Gower July 24th?
I’m really keen to do this, if the group isn’t too big already.
- Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The Price of Lube
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1455
Re: The Price of Lube
I’m also using Finish Line dry for dry conditions. Seems good, little mess, lasts OK, but it’s so thin that it’s very hard to apply sparingly, so a bottle doesn’t last that long.
- Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Missing the simple life.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1681
- Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 1988987
Re: The post man's been ...
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tZHe2LISgTtGIfH3zFiKmnU60fIHH-_jBhPNDw6rGmOukxG5WDVLb5cUV4j7difjTsXL7TUpGQLzSeYtUGsPrM0qLLEnKSudIdNMjAhRtlCvOium01uc4y7Zb6baAooqOB6DTrSV=w1920-h1080 Rockgeist Gondola large dropper-friendly seatpack. Took about ten days to arrive. Not had a chance to ride with it y...
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 6:23 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115564
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
Lolz, I thrive on insensitivity me.
The arm’s fine - thanks for asking. Just a small puncture wound and a bruise.
It was an unusually frustrating bivy hunt.
The arm’s fine - thanks for asking. Just a small puncture wound and a bruise.
It was an unusually frustrating bivy hunt.
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:42 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 115564
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
Headed out last night without a plan and just followed my nose to a newish singletrack loop that heads down into a lovely little wooded valley and back out. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SaVm-Xrvp0HeY00FJ3N-3lI5Pyq-2f7JjGCnkdtZQi4RtdATtf7h-NzL5R_MLOd6B8pe8Ua-lP_dLxyBGSK0hpcJ2_HlWl04eS_IaG2aKfPer...
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2021
- Replies: 637
- Views: 70371
Re: HT550 2021
Yup, That was gripping . Well done on the ride, too.
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Plus or Fat
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3604
Re: Plus or Fat
I ride my fatbike as a trail bike - most often when the trails are filthy and I don’t want to wear out the full sus. It’s the only other bike I have with suspension. I never ride beaches and although there’s a teeny bit of sand round this way and it snows every once in a while, I don’t have a fatbik...
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Plus or Fat
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3604
Re: Plus or Fat
If you want something that feels fat get a fat bike. They’re surprisingly versatile and if you’re after a contrast to a normal bike then that’s what you need. If you’re after something practical for getting the miles in then 29+ is a marginally more sensible option IMHO. I have both, love both and r...
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Seat Packs - What's Everyone Using These Days?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3271
Re: Seat Packs - What's Everyone Using These Days?
I have a variety but almost always end up using the Wildcat with an Alpkit tapered dry bag. I did buy a Podsacs one recently for trips where I want to take a bigger load. My brother used one on our recent KAW trip and I was impressed how stable it was. Not super light but seems OK quality and was on...
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 1988987
Re: The post man's been ...
Yup, wore the Mojito for the first time today and it qualifies as the most comfortable helmet I’ve owned.
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: King Alfreds Way.
- Replies: 146
- Views: 20879
Re: King Alfreds Way.
Food and water was a slight issue for us after Larkhill. We were banking on getting supplies in Avebury but everything useful was shut. There’s a water tap or two on the Ridgeway if you keep your eyes peeled but nothing else on route till you get to Goring. I found the route through Reading frustrat...
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Undercarriage Multi-Day Hygiene
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3392
Re: Undercarriage Multi-Day Hygiene
Overheating is where problems seem to start for me. I rarely have issues in cold weather but when it heats up I get what I assume are inflamed pores or sweat glands that provide a good focus for chafing. That said, I’ve never had a serious problem, even on multi-day trips. My regime is nothing more ...