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- Tue May 10, 2016 9:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
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Re: The post man's been ...
Ian- What bum bag did you end up getting?
- Wed May 04, 2016 11:28 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bunyan Velo 6
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1692
Re: Bunyan Velo 6
I'd never seen it in print. He offers PDFs for $5, and I have seen folks use pro printer shops to print out very fancy paper copies, but I think it's been on line only since the start.
- Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76901
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Has anyone tried the heat way menu items from the shop? Sounds like a gourmet meal for a bothy :)
- Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bar tape
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1461
Bar tape
What do drop bar users use for bar tape on their off road bars? I just slapped on some cheap black cotton tape so I could get my build done, but now that I've ridden on it for a while,I'm wondering what others use/ suggest.
- Fri Apr 15, 2016 2:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Milk for tea when bivvying
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3412
Re: Milk for tea when bivvying
In the next issue of “A Nice Cup Of Tea And A Sit-Down” there really needs to be a “tea and bikepacking” chapter. It's a hugely complex subject to be honest. Now, who’s for a thread about biscuits? Where do we start with this thread- best for taste or best packaging to keep them intact? I'm all in ...
- Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fork mounted bottles
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2326
Re: Fork mounted bottles
@ Mac
What do you carry in those tubes?
What do you carry in those tubes?
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Alpkit Video.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1681
Re: New Alpkit Video.
vaguely exciting job!
- Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anything Cages- bags
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1112
Re: Anything Cages- bags
Just a regular 5 L round dry bag. I've seen photos of the Salsa dry bag made to fit it as well as some other accessory bags made to fit the cages and they all seem to cost 2-3 times what a basic dry bag costs.
http://www.bikepacking.com/gear/bikepac ... ssory-bags
http://www.bikepacking.com/gear/bikepac ... ssory-bags
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Iceland
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3091
Re: Iceland
Reykjavik Excursions- one of the big tour companies that run buses all over the country.
- Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Iceland
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3091
Re: Iceland
We went last week of August into the first bit of September. Had good weather for the most part. Starting to get cold (rather then just cool) at night by the end of the trip. Our trip looped back to Selfoss at the end and the number of campers was much lower then it was at the start of the trip.
- Fri Feb 19, 2016 12:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dirt drops?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9404
Re: Dirt drops?
Ahem,
http://bearbonesbikepacking.blogspot.co ... dness.html
Takes mtb levers and shifters and also lets you stretch out for an aero position
http://bearbonesbikepacking.blogspot.co ... dness.html
Takes mtb levers and shifters and also lets you stretch out for an aero position
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Fat B nimble B+?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1366
Re: Fat B nimble B+?
On a set of Velocity Dually's they came out to about 3 inches wide- 75 mm measured with calipers.
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Carradice Bagman racks.. Anything similar?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2594
Re: Carradice Bagman racks.. Anything similar?
Ben's cycle in the US has 3 on hand.
http://www.benscycle.com/p-17-carradice ... sport.aspx
or you could try the Nitto R-10
http://www.benscycle.com/p-2107-nitto-r ... -rack.aspx
http://www.benscycle.com/p-17-carradice ... sport.aspx
or you could try the Nitto R-10
http://www.benscycle.com/p-2107-nitto-r ... -rack.aspx
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Iceland
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3091
Re: Iceland
We did version 1 about a year and a half ago. Had a fantastic time. Mix of paved roads and gravel roads. Took advantage of the bus system to use one day that was full on storming to go eastward to the Westman islands. Altered the direction of travel to allow for wind direction. In the SW you could g...
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Coffee makers
- Replies: 55
- Views: 9991
Re: Coffee makers
I know you don't want to hear it but, the Starbucks Via packets are great. We used them on our last trip to Iceland and my wife (who loves a coffee in the morning) found them more then acceptable. They also pack up small, so once they are used, the amount of stuff to pack out is very small. http://a...
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anyone got a Velo Orange frame?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3086
Re: Anyone got a Velo Orange frame?
"The stick propping it up is a bit sub standard too."
Our sling shot was being used elsewhere at the time
Our sling shot was being used elsewhere at the time
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dynamo hubs - not SP/exposure
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3311
Re: Dynamo hubs - not SP/exposure
I've used a SON hub for a bit over 10 years on an audax bike with no issues. Some complain about the prong connectors being tough to take on and off, but for me it was always pretty simple.
- Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Why don't you buy bike magazines?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 6893
Re: Why don't you buy bike magazines?
I'd rather go off the suggestions from forum's like this one for my gear reviews. For bike packers, the variety of reviews of gear would be like putting singletrack with TGO I think. I like the stories and photos from Bunyan Velo and Sidetracked. Living in the US makes Sidetracked's paper edition re...
- Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 2000343
Re: The post man's been ...
Finally got around to posting this. Half way through and enjoying it very much
- Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:15 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bothies on the BBC
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5069
Re: Bothies on the BBC
I checked the you tube link at lunch today- success. Got home tonight, made supper and turned on the computer, hit the link and
"video removed by the user" Me thinks the BBC came down on someone for copyright.
Guess I've have to figure out how to break into iplayer from the US.
"video removed by the user" Me thinks the BBC came down on someone for copyright.
Guess I've have to figure out how to break into iplayer from the US.
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bothies on the BBC
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5069
Re: Bothies on the BBC
Thank you! Know what I'm watching tonight with a wee dram.
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bothies on the BBC
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5069
Re: Bothies on the BBC
Anyone know if it is available outside the UK on you tube or Vimeo?
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Customs Clearance
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2422
Re: Customs Clearance
I have a customer in the UK that I talk to every other day or so. His Fed Ex deliveries are running a day or two slower then normal due to "lack of staffing at depots " . They didn't have an answer when he asked them if the arrival of December caught them off guard this year in terms of hi...
- Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tour Divide 2016
- Replies: 801
- Views: 138993
Re: Tour Divide 2016
I've used West Jet for years- never with a bike, but just general flying about Western Canada. A much more customer friendly then Air Canada. Never had an issue with luggage or anything with them. Google West Jet April fools and you'll see some funny stuff they have done over the years- child free f...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:00 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What grease repack my bearings with.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1283
Re: What grease repack my bearings with.
We used to use boat trailer grease to repack bearings in hubs and BB's back in the cup and cone days of hearings. Cheaper it seemed at the time then bike specific grease and lasted through BC winters which sound the same as The UK- lots of rain and muck