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- Fri May 10, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3998
- Views: 525003
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Cheery as I'm off to do my May BAM, courtesy of the Cairngorms tour. Weather currently stunning, expecting the usual deterioration tomorrow but hopefully avoid any lightening strikes!
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Folding Bikes - Experiences..
- Replies: 15
- Views: 347
Re: Folding Bikes - Experiences..
Lost the front wheel of a brompton in a Glasgow pothole many years ago and went face first with 4 lanes of traffic bearing down on me.... never quite had the nerve to try one since
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Sorted
- Replies: 6
- Views: 212
Re: Spot Tracker Anyone Please?
You'll be fine Allan, I've rented trackers for the last two HT's and they always turn up, usually a day early.
- Tue May 07, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Missing the point?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 385
Re: Missing the point?
There is a fair bit of mapping of forest tracks up this way, and promoting them as gravel routes (eg. GravelFoyle around Aberfoyle / Queen Elizabeth forest) but no mention of the Adventure word. 'Spose it's just a word innit, as long as it delivers some nice cycling for people then that's fine. It w...
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Recommend me a quilt
- Replies: 15
- Views: 376
Re: Recommend me a quilt
I've a cumulus 150, which is probably a bit light for your needs, and a Thermarest vesper 20F/-6C which is probably a bit too warm - I have actually used it at -6 on a neoair and it kept me warm enough, just. Both are ace so a cumulus 250 or the vesper 32F would suit your needs? The thermarest was a...
- Mon May 06, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Recomendations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 170
Re: GPS Recomendations
I use a Garmin Dakota with a knock off OS mapping card. Talky toaster maps are available free to download if you don't want to go the OS route Either a Dakota or an etrex works well - Dakotas are generally cheaper SH. Simple things and they use AA batteries - a set of Lithiums lasts 30 hrs plus on m...
- Mon May 06, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
- Replies: 10
- Views: 316
Re: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
One wet and breezy night in Glen Clunie (just up from Braemar).... https://i.ibb.co/SK4k1Dx/P6250130.jpg I'd pitched in the most exposed spot I could find so that there would be enough breeze to keep the midges at bay. The breeze became a gale with heavy rain showers. A bit flappy but survived fine ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lifesystems Venture Solo Bivi and others?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 132
Re: Lifesystems Venture Solo Bivi and others?
I've never been wholly convinced by hooped bivvies - if it's raining when you get in, the rain is coming in with you and if it gets wet, it won't breathe. If you are going ultra minimalist then a straight bivvy bag is probably not much wetter. 'Pends what your after. My DCF flat tarp / borah bivvy s...
- Sat May 04, 2024 9:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bug repellant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 244
Re: Bug repellant
Nah, for camp - in fact more likely when camping off the motorbike where I tend to spend more time lazing around on a campsite.
That said, I had a couple of mosquito horrors in 2022 so I might take it with me on certain bike trips also.
That said, I had a couple of mosquito horrors in 2022 so I might take it with me on certain bike trips also.
- Sat May 04, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bug repellant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 244
Bug repellant
So I've been suckered into buying one of these.... https://www.flextail.com/products/tiny-repeller-s?omnisendContactID=662149ab592244f756c57032&utm_campaign=campaign%3A+Launch%3A+TYRS+%28663083ced9e54c4659d051f7%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=omnisend The mat inflator has worked well so ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Goldilocks - first completion.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 342
Re: Goldilocks - first completion.
SS is ideal for that route as you're either going up a huge steep climb (and pushing) or going down a huge steep descent for which SS is fab. Or pushing across a tussock fest.
- Fri May 03, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Frame bag hydration hose solutions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 207
Re: Frame bag hydration hose solutions
I spent years with the hose wrapped and granny knotted round the GPS mount - fine with the RAM mount but not with the standard garmin.... After much fannying around I tied a bit of elastic chord round the front of the loops (bars that is) with a dangly bit - I feed the hose through this loop and rou...
- Fri May 03, 2024 8:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 788
Re: What is ádventure?
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6eg8LMMBZr/?igsh=eXNwNGtiZ2p3bWE0 One of Europe's biggest events was cancelled yesterday due to heavy rain in north east Cataluña, 700 odd disappointed riders. I think the pic above about sums it up. I see that bikepacking is banging on about this. 2019 Highland Trail -...
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: 31.8 Riser bars 31.6 Dropper
- Replies: 3
- Views: 123
Re: WTD: 31.8 Riser bars 31.6 Dropper
Hi Rich
I've some 'funn full on' risers spare - 30mm rise by the looks and 785 wide. Usual sweep - probably 11 degree back sweep and 5 degree up sweep I'd say. Any use?
Cheers
Phil
I've some 'funn full on' risers spare - 30mm rise by the looks and 785 wide. Usual sweep - probably 11 degree back sweep and 5 degree up sweep I'd say. Any use?
Cheers
Phil
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 788
Re: What is ádventure?
Adventure requires an element of the unknown, there are no guarantees. Wanna climb the Eiger N Face with me this summer? I got some spare gear and the route looks easy to get started on. Adventure guaranteed! Something about adventure being a lack of planning.. :) But yeah.. pre-packaged adventure ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lael Wilcox off round the world
- Replies: 6
- Views: 375
Re: Lael Wilcox off round the world
Lael herself comments at one point how a number of countries are off limits to her as an American..... Any student of history over the last 60 years would have no trouble understanding why that might be the case. Oh well, if she just is promoting it as a bike ride, seeing lots of different places an...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lael Wilcox off round the world
- Replies: 6
- Views: 375
Lael Wilcox off round the world
https://bikepacking.com/news/lael-rides ... d-podcast/
Seems to be trying to do as many miles in Europe and the States as possible, given that the former USSR is off limits. Also happy to bag plenty of alpine passes....
Seems to be trying to do as many miles in Europe and the States as possible, given that the former USSR is off limits. Also happy to bag plenty of alpine passes....
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 788
Re: What is ádventure?
I'm fairly relaxed about this one - anytime you venture away from the built environment under your own steam anything might happen = adventure. Burn him! :lol: Do we really need another pointless definition thread? And yes, I know I could just ignore it :wink: :grin: I'm also fairly cynical about p...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 544
- Views: 37207
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Some quality bivvies this month, well done all :-bd Neil, glad you found the ideal shelter. 'A' pitches get a lot of love on here as they are quick and simple and are a bit more resistant to wind and rain blustering about. I think there are a couple of poles on the classified at the mo. I bought a F...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 788
Re: What is ádventure?
I'm fairly relaxed about this one - anytime you venture away from the built environment under your own steam anything might happen = adventure.
- Wed May 01, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD, high rise long stem.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 151
Re: WTD, high rise long stem.
Hi Ton, you want one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191975933710?var=491454606257&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338749377&toolid=20006&_ul=GB&_ul=GB&customid=GB_888_v1%7C191975933710%7C491454606257.151475926754~1866858443248-g_Cj0KCQjw0MexBhD3A...
- Wed May 01, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 699
- Views: 148375
Re: Wildlife
Spot of big game hunting for me today.... I'd noted the patter of little feet (and a smattering of droppings) in the kitchen of late, so pulled out the humane trap but decided not to bait it last night as I wouldn't have time to deal with a distressed mouse this morning. In any case it's been 100% u...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 1547
- Views: 269423
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Got it out of the garage for the first time in a month and dug around the garage in prep for the WRT. It looks like we have a mouse because it’s eaten a hole in my wildcat drybag which happened to be in an open box with some energy bars that have also all been nibbled. Little bleeders, twice I've h...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 544
- Views: 37207
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Enjoyed that Phil. Would be a bit un-nerving coming across those mannequins in the dark though, especially after a few beers. "Greetings madam. May I interest you in an evening of fun and frolics?". As I approached, the first thing I saw was a tumbledown shed which I instantly pegged as a...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: West highland 550
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1511
Re: West highland 550
Looks a fine trail, particularly in those conditions!