I found a combination lock earlier this year, posted on the local Facegroup but nobody claimed it so it's mine. It's a 4 digit thing from Halfords but how to open it? Five minutes watching the Lock Picking Lawyer on Youtube and I had the thing opened in under 30 seconds. I've got a small Abus combin...

How about this for an off the wall suggestion: if it's purely for road work and nothing else there's no end of retro steel frames about. The only issue you might encounter swapping parts from a modern bike is the rims. Older frames like narrow rims, Mavic Open 4CD that sort of thing, wider stuff won...

I've got a use for a stem like that if anyone knows of a cheap one.

Lunar Solo.

How about a half mesh back with a semi-windproof front, removable quilted lining with detachable sleeves, optional hood with quilted, windproof and waterproof variants. A zipped breast pocket is a must have too.

I used a Jones with 2.35 Ikon's. No hand problems at all on a rigid bike. Bear in mind the Divide is a very long, mostly gravel ride, with some horrendous washboard. Only a small amount of people race it, several hundred people a year potter along it on a variety of machinery, gravel, mountain, CX, ...

Brilliant, thanks.

Some years ago I bought a book, a thin paperback but can't find it. I think it was call "Around Scotland In A Plastic Bag" but can't be sure. It was a bloke Munro bagging who didn't have funds for a bivi bag so used a fertilizer sack instead. Any help with the title and author would be app...

Here's my own green steel

Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:18 pm North Face Bullfrog

The first decent tent I ever bought. I binned it a couple of years ago as the fabric was starting to fall apart.

Save the gpx, plug the Garmin into the computer, put the gpx in the folder called "new files" on the Garmin.

The same folder structure will be on the Garmin and on the SD card if you're using one. Either will do.

Any campfires and craft beer?

Just heard my first Cuckoo of the year. I'm excited now but in 2 months time after the others have joined in, they'll be doing my head in. :wink: Annoyingly, I can't hear them any more. My hearing is shot to pieces and I have tinnitus at a couple of different frequencies. Even with my hearing aids ...

Actually, I quite like those shirts in the link, though plaid wouldn't be my choice. Something in a more subdued colourway, a decent phone-sized pocket, long sleeves that could be rolled up. Something you can ride in, then wear in the pub without drawing attention. Earth colours or mid-dark greens....

Long sleeve, red and black check flannel, collar, buttons down front. Here you go https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/malciklo-cycling-jersey-black-red-red-blue-bike-quick-dry-anatomic-design_p6792222.html?currency=GBP&litb_from=paid_adwords_shopping&sku=1_7795%7C2_285&country_code=gb&am...

A few years ago on a foggy morning I saw a strange looking shaggy creature through the mist. Turned out to be an Afghan hound that had escaped. It was very friendly, had an address on his collar, so I took him home.

Mike wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:48 am Those there gravel bikes arnt just for gravel, damn i love thrashing mine around the woods in dirt. Yeah its good on gravel but so is my stooge! I think of mine more of a road bike that i can take off road....lots

I've got a CX bike that does exactly the same thing but in a less trendy way.

I enjoyed it.

johnnystorm wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:09 pm
Just google for an Alpinestars Ti-Mega.

I posted that on their Facebook page. If you've never ridden an Alpinestars the bottom bracket is all over the place, not a nice thing to ride.

I had a noisy neighbour once. Block of 9 flats, the bloke was unemployed, got up at whenever and didn't start to party until he got back from the pub. The post was through a communal letter box, I always took his mail. There was loads of stuff that went on, for example he was off his face one night ...

A club mate has been posting on our Whatsapp group. He works doing road stuff and has spent the last couple of weeks building hard standings for refrigerated artic trailers.

Stay safe peeps.

A few years ago I left my track pump and a bag with mini pumps at a B&B in Wales. The following weekend wifey and I were off to France to ride the Ardechoise so I hastily ordered a Lezyne track pump and a couple of mini's. First test of the track pump was at a campsite in France, followed by tes...

Out of interest, who is actually and actively working from home and who's just at home? Wifey is the main bread winner and has been working from home for a couple of weeks, she is genuinely busy. My gardening business has stopped, people either don't want you round or now have the time to do their ...

A bloke on another forum I use was a confirmed case (health worker). Dry cough, fever, no sense of smell, reckons it was pretty nasty. He's now back at work after 2 weeks. A mate with 60th birthday drinks organised for next month is now on a ventilator in St Thomas hospital London. A girl I know (he...

I used to only wear a helmet in the winter to keep my head warm. One big crash later that split the helmet in half and I've worn them every ride since. Since that one (around 1990) I've written off another two. I'm a fan of crash helmets. No two heads are the same. I'd recommend visiting as many sho...