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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If you could recommend 1 gravel route - what would it be?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 268
Re: If you could recommend 1 gravel route - what would it be?
Have a look at Marcus Stitz's website, he's a lot of routes based in southern Scotland, the Central Belt and a few in the southern part of the Highlands. We did part of the Wild about Argyll trail a few years ago and it is certainly doable on a gravel bike with a couple of short sections that might ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 696
- Views: 140072
Re: Wildlife
Just heard my first cuckoo as well. Thought I heard one last week but didn’t quite catch it over closer noise so couldn’t be sure. Apparently they are quite territorial and return to the same location each year so quite possible that those in the north of Scotland can turn up before birds further so...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Badger Divide - Parking Glasgow?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 403
Re: Badger Divide - Parking Glasgow?
I’ve used the JustPark app/site when needing to leave the van for a few days. Basically parking on someone’s driveway. Usually somewhere between a fiver and ten quid per day depending on the poshness of the area
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hammock in the garden
- Replies: 22
- Views: 508
Re: Hammock in the garden
The hooked bolts can be attached at various heights to adjust the height/ tension of the hammock. You generally want a hammock to have quite a bit of sag. From hammockforums.net the starting point is to have the "hung length" around 83% of the length of the fabric. This gives you enough s...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3990
- Views: 507760
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Staying on the music theme, today's my last Paul McCartney day.
The younger readers might not get the reference
The younger readers might not get the reference
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Front Harness / Longer Bag?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 473
Re: New Front Harness / Longer Bag?
Revelate Saltyroll - https://backcountry.scot/product/revelate-designs-saltyroll/ but it looks like Andy's out of stock of most Revelate stuff. For double the price you could have the Pronghorn - https://backcountry.scot/product/revelate-designs-pronghorn-drybag/ I know what you mean about sizing/sh...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hammock in the garden
- Replies: 22
- Views: 508
Re: Hammock in the garden
Ah, yeah that arrangement does need more space. Is there anything (e.g wall) you could attach one end to? One problem with attaching to a wall (of any material) is that generally they are intended for a downward force, i.e. gravity acting on whatever mass is above, sticking an anchor into brickwork...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hammock in the garden
- Replies: 22
- Views: 508
Re: Hammock in the garden
We've got fruit trees so a bit easier, have even bivvied - obviously doesn't count for BAM. As ever with hammocks Shug Emery on YouTube will have you covered. Here's his channel - https://www.youtube.com/@shugemery . Tensa poles are generally regarded as the best but I'm not sure if there's a UK dis...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The next Eclipse
- Replies: 29
- Views: 664
Re: The next Eclipse
There was a partial eclipse here in the UK about eight years ago that was impressive enough. Definitely one of those bucket list items :-bd Loved this quote on the BBC site the other day: But Prof Don Pollacco, from the department of physics at the University of Warwick who travelled to Texas to vie...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 1543
- Views: 260265
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Thanks Shaf, good advice. I've been avoiding tubeless for years and got away with it, but four punctures in as many months decided me. Presumably you have to give the bike a run/tyres a spin regularly? Not really. If the bike's been stood a while then the sealant will settle at the bottom of the ty...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
- Replies: 29
- Views: 795
Re: Aeroe rear rack thoughts
Cath has one fitted to her Stooge. Not had it long so no long term review thoughts. Looks sturdy. I think the frame comes with one bag holder so you need to get a second one if you’re going to have one both sides. Also looks a bit of a faff to swap between top mount and side mount. Certainly not a t...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 521
Re: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
HB 2 u, HB 2 u, HB , HB 2 u
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1937807
Re: The post man's been ...
I was thinking that Deft Punk were reforming
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 782
Re: packable fleece?
Another Griffon user here. Not ultra warm in the way that a lightweight down jacket is but fine nethertheless. Fleece is somewhat resistant to being compressed just by the core material and how it's made. Most quality polyester fleece is made by just a couple of companies so you'll find that there's...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
- Views: 123743
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Never heard of him but, seems a decent chap and a nice review too :-bd Where the hell is he riding? Absolutely stunning scenery and the road looks vaguely exciting He's an ex BBC local news presenter (Newcastle IIRC, I do remember seeing him on Nationwide way back in the day) and from other videos ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: new bike/ frame
- Replies: 6
- Views: 363
Re: new bike/ frame
You don't say what sort of terrain you wish to ride - looking at the Trek 920 I'd say more towards the gravel, forest road, farm tracks type of terrain rather than anything uber-technical. Yay/nay? Given that the Trek is sub 13kg *with a pannier rack* I'd say that's not too shabby, my Genesis Croix ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 2312
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
The notion that panniers are Taboo is strange coming from the opening post. To me its gone full circle with Tailfin Ortlieb and OMM latest offerings. Never got the high up weight on most bikepacking setups. How many spend day after day on singletrack weaving in-between the trees? Its perfect for th...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 2312
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Riding a bike? Check
Enjoying themselves? Check
Not causing trouble for other cyclists? Check
I think that covers it.
Enjoying themselves? Check
Not causing trouble for other cyclists? Check
I think that covers it.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 2312
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
It's nowt to do with the type of luggage you use or where you stay but a mindset IMO. I saw a post on FB the other day with the usual soft luggage v panniers type stuff and one chap said, " why would you not use panniers, you can fit loads more in them" ... this bloke does not have a bike...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Trans cambrian way improvements.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 346
Re: Trans cambrian way improvements.
The puns seem to be coming in ones and twos
I wonder which first world loo that one in the woods is twinned with?
I wonder which first world loo that one in the woods is twinned with?
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3990
- Views: 507760
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Reg will be pleased to know that I’ve finally finished the wall I was building when we had our ride around the South Lakes. Not that I have been working on it every day - the weather this winter has seen to that (I only managed two days in December for instance) Just another several kilometres to go 🤣
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Monks trod - wtf
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2007
Re: Monks trod - wtf
Given the "state" of the RoW as often mentioned on here, it does seem somewhat odd to spend so much money on improving it to any useful/usable state. Actually to do it to a usable state is likely to cost a lot more than a million. Reminds me a bit of Derbyshire Council's repairing of Rushu...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3323
- Views: 634152
Re: Todays ride
Just like the portion of the ride before you met him then
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 4102
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
80nm?
Is that Nnnnnnnneugh! or maybe up to getthatoffyoubuggers in British Standard engineering terms?
Is that Nnnnnnnneugh! or maybe up to getthatoffyoubuggers in British Standard engineering terms?
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: I am weak
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1046
Re: I am weak
Update In the end I got a 42t Microshift cassette and a Shimano GRX 2x111 (RX810) derailleur off of the CRC close down sale. Fitted them today and shifting is nice and smooth. Although the maximum cassette for that mech is meant to be up to 40t, the 42t is no problem and didn't require a goatlink o...