I'm on an Orbea Occam TR. Bought it for similar situations and love it. 130mm travel. Carbon and alloy versions available depending on budget. There's two different travel versions in the range iirc. Newer frames look less amenable to a frame bag

Sajama wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:55 pm 75% off road you are a bikepacker.
75% road you are a cyclotourist .

That's very precise. By time or by distance?

The shallower the angle of the suspension the greater the force - in theory if your hammock was strung perfectly horizontal there'd be an infinite force acting on the wall I think you might need to check your working there Bob :wink: But it's a fair point... Although with the right fixings and appl...

Ah, yeah that arrangement does need more space. Is there anything (e.g wall) you could attach one end to?

I've got a hammock in the garden - it is indeed a lovely place to be on a sunny afternoon. I've put rings on the uprights of my covered deck to hang it from now, but it came with a stand of sorts: each end has two lengths of wood with an eye bolt through one end so they open out into an A-frame. The...

Probably not relevant to the OP, but I just stumbled across this relates article about a new sleeper service. Doesn't mention bikes though.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/2024 ... eat-cities

Ha, I was looking at this yesterday too. I've got a mate who lives just outside the NE boundary of the path of totality who I've been meaning to visit...

Boab wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:00 pm Mine feels like it has something similar at the top of the mat. I assumed it was a bit of foam to stop the down for migrating between tubes...

I guess this is the sort of reassurance I was after. Think you're probably right. Cheers.

Richpips wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:10 pm Could be a daemon or genie taking advantage of the warmth????

Now you've said it I think I can see its eyes

I thought I had an issue with my Exped Downmat with the down clumping at one end of the mat... but I'm not actually sure. I can feel a soft lump all across the end of the mat where the valve is and where the chambers are linked together. I inflated in and tried to work the down, er, down and with a ...

Sold items removed. Open to offers on what's left.

Agree with most of the above really. Personally I use a 1.5 or 2l bladder, and that's just about enough for cooking an evening meal, morning coffee, breakfast, minimal washing up and general hydration for that time. I often use a filter, but to be honest, if I come across a tap not long before I'm g...

benconnolli wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:04 am Jacket received

jamiep wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:08 pm BB7 road received

barney wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:32 am Yup, I'd be lost without him... quite literally!!!

Arguably offset by the many people who've got lost with his assistance But hopefully they're grateful for that too in the end. Thanks Stu

Sounds painful Jimmy Well done on getting back out anyway!

If you always have to wear the shell to make sure you don't lose all the heat kept in by the mid layer, then that doesn't sound like a very flexible system. A layer should be removable if the conditions don't need it. My cheapo base and fleece(s) are warm and I add a U/L rain top if it rains or is ...

...and brought a new GRX mech to replace the 105 one that exploded spectacularly the other day. Thought while I was replacing it, I might as well get something that will cope with a larger cassette without swapping the goat link in and out, shift better, and... be more clutchy. But I can't escape th...

Of course, Cycling UK were formerly CTC, the Cyclists Touring Club, and if I remember rightly there was a bit of disquiet amongst more traditional members when the Club both embraced MTBs and then changed their name. It's perhaps a little ironic that bikepacking possibly reflects a shift back to th...

Rapideye wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:56 pm Hi, I'll have the arm warmers if still available?

Yup, will PM you.

Jacket, BB7 roads now sold.

sean_iow wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:42 pm you do know this is the intent

Are tarps not bikepacking then?

I knew exactly what this was going to be about before I opened it :lol: I read the same article and thought "that's not what I would call bikepacking", shrugged inwardly and carried on with my life. My wife, who isn't a bikepacker, but has a vague understanding of what I do, happened to re...

jameso wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:49 pm BB7S MTB.. yes please?

Sure, will pm you.

benconnolli wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:23 pm I'm interested in the Polaris top. Will message

All prices are collected from Newcastle, please add £3.50 for Royal Mail Tracked 48 postage, unless otherwise stated. Will obviously combine for multiple items. More pictures of some stuff here: https://ibb.co/album/d4Rspx Avid BB7 MTN, pair Well used but fully functional, everything free and moving...

For me it's the ability to access snacks without getting my hands covered in muck. Particularly symptomatic of the winter we've had I think!