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- Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Kiddy Back tandem vs weehoo trailer thoughts
- Replies: 13
- Views: 493
Re: Kiddy Back tandem vs weehoo trailer thoughts
I've got a FollowMe Tandem gathering dust in my garage if you're keen. It's quite a hefty piece of kit, but it works very well for it's intended purpose: dragging them along safely on busy roads or up hills and then unclipping them and letting them ride their own bike. Mine works with QR, but it loo...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 760
Re: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?
We flew in and out of Nice and stored bike bags at a nearby hotel found on https://www.nannybag.com/ Can't remember what it cost, but IIRC it was fairly reasonable. Departed Nice as soon as the bikes were unpacked and the bags were stashed. Rode to Turin over three days, which I thoroughly recommend...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9290
Re: HT550 - 2024
I applied and didn’t get the nod. Rather gutted as it’s been on my to do list for a few years. I hadn’t really considered how popular it’s become. 160 male entrants for 35 places. Assuming that 10 or so places will go those with proven race pedigree, the odds aren’t great for a first timer getting a...
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:31 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 69940
Re: BB200 2023
That was hard. I’m encouraged to see that my impression matches the general consensus of others here. Two of us had a crack at the 300 on the second weekend and didn’t get it done. About 200km in it was obvious that we were going to be well out of time and so we pulled the plug and headed back to th...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB300 riders
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1013
Re: BB300 riders
I was assigned that name for obvious reasons.In Reverse wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:36 pm I'm on it too. Doubt I'll be troubling anyone else's times, unless thesloth is an actual sloth.
...but today I started a diet and a comprehensive training program so I might surprise myself!
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB300 riders
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1013
Re: BB300 riders
300 for me please ...like a moth to the flame
(I emailed you Stu on 15/09/23)
(I emailed you Stu on 15/09/23)
- Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Next weekends BB200
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3991
Re: Next weekends BB200
That was fun. Cold wet & dark fun. Overall the ride went very well for me. Nothing fell off the bike or the body. Certainly it went better than previous (Green) attempts. Mercifully the rain stopped as the sun went down. I'm not sure I could have handled the rain + the cold after dark. Was very ...
- Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:24 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: BB200
- Replies: 100
- Views: 12227
Re: BB200
Well that was fun! More fun than I bargained for as it turned out. Way past type 2 at one point. Had been feeling a bit rough on the days preceding the weekend, but felt ok on Saturday morning. ...and the box of Imodium which proclaimed "Dissolves on the tongue for instant relief!" gave me...
- Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Roam Scotland Rally
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1641
- Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Roam Scotland Rally
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1641
Re: Roam Scotland Rally
Two of us rode the Roam Scotland Rally last month. We were down for the 2020 event (Edinburgh to Inverness), but that did happen ...for obvious reasons. Then signed up for the 2021 West Coast and Islands. The was supposed to happen in May, but didn't ...for obvious reasons. So Rumps & I armed wi...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:00 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Good Luck BBers
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11159
Re: Good Luck BBers
youtube video now unavailable? was enjoying showing it to my pals as a record of the fortitude in This Place. In light of the comments I killed the video because I didn't want my mates getting in trouble with the law. Generated some good debate though. Knowing them I doubt they could be arsed if th...
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:53 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Good Luck BBers
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11159
Re: Good Luck BBers
I received this last night from some clubmates (I was safely warm and dry in an armchair at the time):
https://youtu.be/YmdeAcKVbhE
https://youtu.be/YmdeAcKVbhE
- Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 Photos
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1295
Re: BB200 Photos
You're welcome to use any of mine.
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2014 - congratulations and thank you
- Replies: 71
- Views: 11114
Re: BB200 2014 - congratulations and thank you
Here's my report. A bit long, but when you stop for 12hrs it becomes a long ride.
http://southwestern-swrc.blogspot.co.uk ... s-200.html
http://southwestern-swrc.blogspot.co.uk ... s-200.html
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dynamo lights 101
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2602
Re: Dynamo lights 101
Reliable AA lights? Fenix LD20. I'll second that. I used a Revo on the bars juiced by a shutter precision hub. It's great, but on a very slow climb, or while walking it doesn't push out enough light. It's a bit of investment, having to get it built into a wheel etc, but if you use it for commuting ...
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Recomendations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1793
Re: GPS Recomendations
You can upload routes and download activities from a Garmin Edge 800 without a computer. You need to purchase a "usb on the go" cable & you need a phone that supports this format (I think Android 3.1 and later). Using that cable you can connect the Garmin to the phone and it will mount...
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2014 pics
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3802
Re: BB200 2014 pics
Sure, everyone's welcome to download and reuse the photos.Mattie_H wrote:@ thesloth — great photos! Strange to see myself still smiling in a couple of them. It must have been before Barmouth. Do you mind if I use a couple when I write this up for the blog? Thank you!
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2014 pics
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3802
Re: BB200 2014 pics
Here's some photos from the SWRC three: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk4H33qw * * Warning this gallery contains images that dedicated outdoor sleepers and eaters may find offensive! I can explain: We just made it to the Rhil Goch Inn at 21:00 for dinner (as per the plan). A well meaning local offered us a ca...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 1 week to go...
- Replies: 151
- Views: 22823
Re: 1 week to go...
Looking forward to this. It'll be a first for me: I've got minimal off road riding at night experience (plenty on the road though). Dusted off my MTB (almost 365 days of dust), bled the brakes and did a 60km test ride with a couple of hours on in the dark on Saturday. All went well. I was please to ...