Miss Grape Node has been very good for me. Sturdiest zip of any of the tt bags I've tried by a long way.

Shewie wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:49 pm

A nice passion fruit milkshake IPA, Cooler Shaker from Vocation, cheeky 6.6%

Very moorish but I'm only having one

I'm very interested in this.

No matter how many times I look at the title it reads "Neanderthals Routes".

If anyone is actually looking for those then Wotsits is probably the closest thing we have on here - he has a small brain, a thick skull, a lot of hair on the back of his hands and communicates in monosyllabic grunts.

Do it Sean.

Hmmm, good question Ben. Wider mtb bars are a lot better for technical climbing, for me at least. Even on wide drops I still get a lot more of a wobble on than with, for example, Jones bars. The main riding position for me on drops is on the hoods, but off road my delicate hands take a right poundin...

How tall are you OP? The Cumulus aren't quite long enough if you're 6' or over. I really wish I'd got a custom one made with an extra baffle. They're a great bit of kit though.

Well done for getting through it guys. Sounds like it was a right laugh.

Sean's just got the big push up to Fealar Lodge then it's a relatively easy run to the end. Should be done by 4pm.

edit - actually his spot hasn't updated since 11.55am, so maybe he finished already. Well done Sean!

Recording the track on a Garmin/other GPS device is the easiest way. Just turn it off overnight and back on in the morning then start recording again. Carries on recording as a single activity until you stop and save. If you're using Strava on a phone you can stop the Strava recording and as long as...

Nah. If I'm paying for somewhere I'd rather do a B&B: Your own room, bathroom, 15" TV and mini kettle. Peaceful night's sleep and you wake up fully rested. Massive fry up with a load of brews then back out on the bike. Heaven. More often than not the people who run them tend to be great company too....

I rescued this from a barrel of water this morning. No idea how long it's sat there for but she's a big un and a good un. I'll get her shipshape and I'm sure we'll have many skinned knuckles together in the future :-bd https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JX64xCVKurA/X1tCYVxSnLI/AAAAAAAAHy0/XIg_SAom3C0QqsIg4...

Both of those vids are cliched cringey nonsense tbf :lol: , they're just coming at their "thing" from different angles. A mate's just bought one of those new Trek Slashes and on first impressions it's a fantasic bike, lively and well balanced. Wish I had one. :oops: Does anyone use XT Di2? Intending...

Leaving this here as a bookmark. Will try to have a play around on work's time tomorrow.

What did you go for in the end robbie?

Agreed that cameras and phones are a bit too much faff.
I'd go with this, less than £60 and you get everything - paints, brushes, paper and easel. https://www.zieler.co.uk/product/a3-eas ... r-gift-set No need for a back-up battery or aeroplane mode.

Bit of a long-winded way to boast about buying a Santa Cruz isn't it Dave?

Document your experience for our entertainment please Ben.

sean_iow wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:37 pm

It makes cracking the Enigma code look easy

Ah come on you're just exaggerating now

stevewaters wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:41 pm

Schwalbe Nobby Nic Evo 27.5" Addix Folding 2.60" SnakeSkin TL-Easy Apex SpeedGrip, Stripes blue

Oh

Off the top of my head I've had Dirt Wizard, Nobby Nic, Ikon and Chronicles on them. I've got a 650b+ Dually that has had a few different tyres on too. Can't remember them being any harder to get the tyres on than any other rim tbh, although thinking about it Keep Pedalling put the Dirt Wizard on wh...

benp1 wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:21 pm

Are you running duallys tubes or tubeless?

Tubeless Ben.

HI Trev I used to run a Nobby Nic when I had a 650b bike, but I found it fragile. Just to counter this, I've run Nobby Nic as a front tyre on 29 and 27.5 for a few years and found them to be ridiculously durable. There are different weight/specs though which may well explain why Sean and I had diffe...

Another shout for Dually. Got a pair that are about 5 years old and have taken an absolute hammering.

That stretch was a LOT easier in daylight - through at least one bit of it there was an actual path about 15m off the gps line that you just wouldn't have found in the dark. I rode it all, admittedly it was drier last year, then got to the end to find Sean whinging about it, and it seems he still ha...

Did you finish in the dark Steve?

The north east end looks like Leek, or somewhere along the edge of the Peaks between there and Macclesfield.

South west end could be Rhayader/Elan Valley.

Not sure what the best way to cycle between the two would be. Might it include the Kerry Ridgeline?