happy birth' D

I have the above. It broke after a while, ordered another to replace it, definitely worth it

Also have one on my commuter for mounting my strada more centrally and further forward

Luxury for me is the GSI ultralight Java drip, otherwise I use kenco millicano or nestle azera

I want that magic blend of low weight, bulk and faff (to make and clean). Aero press and french press ok at home, though I still mainly drink instant because it’s so quick!

That aeropress go looks quite good, still quite bulky though

Also isn’t there a Shand one, although looks like a generic Chinese carbon job

I’m 6’3, a normal length mat is too short. I need a long version, particularly if I want to use a pillow

Tim, I'm still game but only have a greenish tinged light at the moment, I'm optimistic though. Can't remember where Sam's place is now, but it might be easier on my part if I drop the car near there so I can make a quicker exit in the morning. I can ride around to meet you or anyone else wherever t...

Sorry to hear that Stu, rubbish news

You miserable old grumps, London is the centre of the world!

LMNH is a mile away from where I work, to which I cycle to, so it's fairly convenient.

Couldn't make it on Sat disappointly. Thanks for the heads up though, didn't even know it was on

Used to

I found it OK for following routes that were set up properly. But generally I used it as a speedo and for recording rides. It's tiny, which makes it very handy, and it syncs to your phone for uploading to garmin connect or strava

For off road I'd definitely want a map based one

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Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:46 pm

After an early winter here in Snowdonia, the weather was perfect for a brew at 3200 ft...

That looks vaguely exciting. Was there last twixmas and was hoping for weather like that. Lakes this year, hoping for snow/ice/neve

I was surprised too, I wore a HH Lifawool long sleeve top with Montane fleece over the top, Montane wind shirt over that, full length tights and shorts on the bottom, lower half was okay but my core was pretty chilly. I probably wasn’t working hard enough to generate much heat due to lack of fitnes...

Morning shot is good though

Looks like a tough ride, maybe one for pogies and mudguards...!

I listened to an outdoors station podcast on this

1,000 members or so, it’s a cooperative rather than a big commercial enterprise

Apparently quite popular with solo women and families. Lots of other bits you can do. Personally I thought it seemed pretty good, although not personally for me

So many options these days!!

Arkose or escapade maybe?

Good Chew, that's some going! My max square is 17x17 and my max cluster is 393. VV is a very interesting tool, really makes you think about things differently. I'm nearly up to 3,000 miles this year, but nearly all of those are on the same bits as I cycle commute to work. If that was spread around i...

Good stuff Shewie, I find I learn something on most of my trips!

Surprised you find hiking clothing too cold? I like using general outdoorsy clothing on the bike, I find it works well. The only tweak is I use MTB shorts generally, but have also been on many trips with normal outdoorsy shorts too.

Same here, I always wear some respro ankle bands. Reflective one side and yellow the other so I can swap them round depending on whether it's day or night.

I see someone in the dhb flashlight tights this morning, they were very visible

Thule child carrier came through last week, looking forward to more family adventures. Some terrain just isn't suitable for a buggy and a front carrier is a back killer after a while! Also had some sit mats turn up for the kids, I love a sit mat, time the kids had their own. Simple folding CCF jobs ...

I find it difficult to ride behind people with a TraceR on the back, it’s too bright, especially as it's often pointing up slightly into your eyes I prefer to mount my lights on a seat stay. Have a variety but my Lunar Smart R2 has been really reliable. AAA and usb version both good. Pretty cheap to...

My pot cosy is made from reflectex - the shiny bubble wrap you put on radiators, works great I use a different bottle depending on the length of the trip, and prefer not to stick in with the stove because thats where other bits go like my windshield and my coffee. So in short, horses for courses I g...

I might be able to do this one. Would prefer to head up to the Long Mynd again but it’s a long round trip and with a 5 month old baby things are tricky at the moment... No guarantees but this is an hour from home so doable, maybe I’ll keep my eye on the thread Edit - by this one I mean the Saturday ...

What Colin says, humid breath leaving the bag is better

(The snowyside is the event bivy. I also have the normal borah bag that everyone has)

I’ve slept with my snowyside borah bag closed. Co2 wasn’t an obvious problem but it felt nicer with a little gap

To be honest being fully enclosed with ok but having some air is much nicer