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by Charliecres
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:48 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
Replies: 15
Views: 406

Re: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge

Cracking idea. Not sure I’ll manage it in 2024 but it’s a great goal to aim for.

Hmmm … now, technically, a night on the sleeper train appears to count according to the rules. Seems wrong but then it’s a lot less comfy than a B&B (or even a half-decent bivy if you’re in a seat). 🧐
by Charliecres
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4899
Views: 1190992

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Cheap Garmins on Sportpursuit - Edge Explore, Etrex Touch and lots of watches
by Charliecres
Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Ritchey Kyote bars or similar
Replies: 2
Views: 146

Re: WTD: Ritchey Kyote bars or similar

Thanks Bearlegged. Will PM you :-bd
by Charliecres
Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Ritchey Kyote bars or similar
Replies: 2
Views: 146

WTD: Ritchey Kyote bars or similar

Just had the cracked chainstay on my Mk1 Stooge mended and it’s made me think it might also be a good idea to replace the 10-year-old On-One OG bars. I like them but have always thought a bit more width would be welcome. Anyone got anything suitable before I buy new?
by Charliecres
Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1122
Views: 181631

Re: What are you listening to now?

Oh, and this programme (How to play Schubert’s Death and the Maiden) was on in the car as I was driving home the other day. I’m not a classical music buff but this fascinating. It’s a really dramatic, evocative piece of music and the whole programme was a good listen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/pl...
by Charliecres
Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1122
Views: 181631

Re: What are you listening to now?

I loved the Cardiacs. Saw them a few times and they were a proper spectacle.
by Charliecres
Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Sleeper Train Question
Replies: 9
Views: 1379

Re: Sleeper Train Question

As said above, there’s an apartheid system for seated and cabin passengers and staff can be quite sniffy about it. People do stretch out on the floor in the seated carriages when the train’s not busy. I always just make do with a seat since the old “bargain berths” disappeared. It’s possible to get ...
by Charliecres
Sat Jul 29, 2023 7:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Not getting out there, wasting time (and my life) instead
Replies: 54
Views: 2598

Re: Not getting out there, wasting time (and my life) instead

It can really help to put something (small, not daunting, in the diary on a regular basis. Bivy a month works a bit like this. Once you’ve done it once, the second time is easier and so on. Conversely, the longer you go without getting out, the harder it is to make that first step. Also, making join...
by Charliecres
Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:43 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Thunderstorms
Replies: 31
Views: 1381

Re: Thunderstorms

Yikes! I got caught in a storm while crossing the flanks of Cadair Idris a few weeks back. It was close enough at one point that I dumped the bike and adopted the position. Probably about as much good as praying, I imagine, but it made me feel slightly better.
by Charliecres
Wed Jul 05, 2023 7:27 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WANTED - UNDERQUILT FOR HAMMOCK
Replies: 10
Views: 586

Re: WANTED - UNDERQUILT FOR HAMMOCK

I’ve used an Alpkit down quilt for this. Not perfect but fine for summer and packs down small.

https://alpkit.com/products/cloud-cover-down-quilt
by Charliecres
Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Caledonian Sleeper
Replies: 20
Views: 1150

Re: Caledonian Sleeper

I’ve done it a few times. My top tip is to have something to use as a pillow between your head and the window. A quilt or down jacket helps with the illusion that you’re in bed. I never get a great night’s sleep but enough to make it bearable. Cabins are so expensive now that I’m never going to affo...
by Charliecres
Mon May 22, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Cairngorms Looping
Replies: 8
Views: 1059

Re: Cairngorms Looping

Good effort. I enjoyed that
by Charliecres
Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lanshan owners and heavy rain...
Replies: 3
Views: 421

Re: Lanshan owners and heavy rain...

I’ve had this but nothing worth fretting about. Unlike when I left a corner of my polycro groundsheet poking out, created a river into my quilt and woke up in a small lake :roll:
by Charliecres
Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: More abandoned places.
Replies: 5
Views: 586

Re: More abandoned places.

We stayed in a holiday cottage on the Dunalastair estate a couple of years ago. It was actually the old laundry for the now derelict house and about 200 yards away from it. You can wander up to the house but it’s all boarded up and not easy to get into. It seemed amazing to me that no one had found ...
by Charliecres
Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Wales 2022 - The MTB one / the one that worked
Replies: 18
Views: 1466

Re: Wales 2022 - The MTB one / the one that worked

Great tale that, James. Thanks for sharing it. I’m bookmarking it for use in planning something similar for a bit later this year. :-bd
by Charliecres
Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:06 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: My BB200
Replies: 18
Views: 1593

Re: My BB200

Nice one, Alan. Almost made me feel like I was missing out. :grin:
by Charliecres
Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:58 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The king is dead.....
Replies: 26
Views: 2626

Re: The king is dead.....

Mine’s done exactly the same thing. Don’t seem to be many Outdry jackets about anymore and the current model seems to have no pit zips. :sad:
by Charliecres
Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:36 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2022 Photo Comp'.We have a WINNER
Replies: 25
Views: 2334

Re: 2022 Photo Comp'.

I like this juxtaposition of warm comfortable hotel bed and distinctly damp bicycle. This was taken in May on a 10-day trip from Glasgow to Aviemore via the Lomond-Trossachs Loop that went marvellously wrong. This was the first of a couple of night spent inside to dry out kit and boost my morale. :o...
by Charliecres
Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:57 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Outdry delamination
Replies: 19
Views: 1621

Re: Outdry delamination

Mine’s delaminating quite badly on the back of the hood. Not been washed, left wet, sweated on or toasted. It has been rolled up now and then. Still seems remarkably waterproof. I’m sticking with it for now and will buy another to replace it when it eventually dies.
by Charliecres
Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:31 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Welcome to my garden
Replies: 5
Views: 727

Re: Welcome to my garden

Excellent find!
by Charliecres
Mon Jun 20, 2022 7:44 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Hollowtech II cranks
Replies: 4
Views: 520

Re: WTD: Hollowtech II cranks

Thanks for the replies. How much would you want for the cranks and do they use standard chainring bolts? (I googled those XT ones and they look like they don’t). Any pics?
by Charliecres
Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:03 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Hollowtech II cranks
Replies: 4
Views: 520

WTD: Hollowtech II cranks

The splines have finally gone on the 17-year-old Shimano XT cranks on my SS. Has anyone got some standard Hollowtech cranks they’re looking to sell?

Edit: needs to be 104bcd for my On-One SS ring
by Charliecres
Thu Jun 09, 2022 6:38 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: Etrex Stem Mount
Replies: 25
Views: 6458

Re: Etrex Stem Mount

Interested in that Amazon kit. My DIY effort, (v similar to Javatime’s) has worked well but now, after a good few hundred bumpy miles, the female stem-top bracket has failed. It may be down to a poor quality bracket but I’ve always thought the extra height of my DIY gizmo was likely to increase leve...
by Charliecres
Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?
Replies: 30
Views: 1724

Re: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?

I’ve also got a Gondola and it’s excellent. No sway, and it’s easy to attach and fill.
by Charliecres
Thu May 26, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dervla Murphy
Replies: 6
Views: 807

Re: Dervla Murphy

“Coming fast down a mountain road always thrilled her; touring the Balkans in her 70s, she was clocked descending at 65mph by a military patrol and reproved for not applying her brakes.”*

Nuff said.

*From the Guardian obituary