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- Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:52 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Taking a knife to a gunfight.
- Replies: 59
- Views: 932
Re: Taking a knife to a gunfight.
All interesting stuff :-bd Another Q on these lines, about how the gravel bike that appears to be more presentable/acceptable than an MTB for bikepacking or adventure brand marketing. I think the answer is that a bikepacking MTB is a very niche product, a gravel bike has a use for the times it's un...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Taking a knife to a gunfight.
- Replies: 59
- Views: 932
Re: Taking a knife to a gunfight.
Another Q on these lines, about how the gravel bike that appears to be more presentable/acceptable than an MTB for bikepacking or adventure brand marketing. I think the answer is that a bikepacking MTB is a very niche product, Is there such a thing as a bikepacking MTB? 😳 I use a specialized epic C...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Taking a knife to a gunfight.
- Replies: 59
- Views: 932
Re: Taking a knife to a gunfight.
I own two gravel bikes. Initially purchased a gravel bike for bikepacking. Now have a hardtail for bikepacking. I see bikepacking as an way of mind, and select the tool for the job. So, if the route is road and -say- sustrans tracks then take the gravel bike. If there is a sniff of off-road then tak...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:50 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Overseas purchases and imports
- Replies: 44
- Views: 993
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:48 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:38 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
I was / am Hull based.
If your area is Hull and surrounding I could do them.
Know some interesting spots.
If your area is Hull and surrounding I could do them.
Know some interesting spots.
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:16 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
Last lockdown I was as good as gold and did everything by the book. No nights out at all. This time I just feel so pissed off with the way the govt down south has screwed things up that I find myself less willing to comply. I will still do all the sensible things like wearing a mask and not going t...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:37 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
Spring equinox it is then.ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:26 pmLOL. WINTER event I guess is OK up to the end of February (or 20th March if you must).Asposium wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:07 pmMid summer?JohnClimber wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:08 am....there are no rules to say that you can't defer your VWE to a completely different weekend when it's safer to do so.![]()

- Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:07 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
Mid summer?JohnClimber wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:08 am....there are no rules to say that you can't defer your VWE to a completely different weekend when it's safer to do so.

- Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:20 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Tier 4
The biggest issue I see is finding water. Tier 4 is allowed to exercise, and travel locally (though hull is in tier 3, soton tier 4). For an overnight can carry all my food and spares. Only issue is water. Normally I’d go into a pub, cafe, or camp site. But everything is closed. Could take a water f...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are your feelings about next year?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 913
Re: What are your feelings about next year?
Lockdowns, or more regions in tier4, between Jan until about March. Vaccine rollout should start to improve things in Q2 and Q3. But, if there are further variants which achieve vaccine escape, then all bets are off. yup i feel vaccine escape is our biggest problem at the moment. the virus will cha...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:09 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are your feelings about next year?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 913
Re: What are your feelings about next year?
A news article I saw said that with the new strain of virus 80% immunity might be required for herd immunity. That was late summer. Then we have to assume a future mutation won’t permit “vaccine escape”. The virus will mutate to avoid our immune system and a vaccine. I do not foresee tiers relaxing ...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: "official" UK Bikepacking Routes
- Replies: 28
- Views: 754
Re: "official" UK Bikepacking Routes
HT550 on a gravel bike
That’s just sadistic

That’s just sadistic

- Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What capacity battery pack do you use?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 359
Re: What capacity battery pack do you use?
packs are ~13,000mAh a good balance of weight, price, capacity, and packability for a simple over nighter take one for a typical trip take two and for longer trips away from mains take three prefer multiple smaller packs compared with one larger pack for redundancy, and it is generally quicker to re...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:43 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
tried to create my area in viewranger before i send to my partner, please someone view and let me know if the idea work. ta https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MzU5ODM0Ng== Looks like you're going to need a wetsuit... that's okay if i need a wetsuit then my partner will be needing a plane. :lol...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:32 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
tried to create my area in viewranger
before i send to my partner, please someone view and let me know if the idea work.
ta
https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MzU5ODM0Ng==
before i send to my partner, please someone view and let me know if the idea work.
ta
https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MzU5ODM0Ng==
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:08 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 12334
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
May I change my location to Southampton?
Ta
Ta
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
- Replies: 31
- Views: 614
Re: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
Which is why use a satellite tracker.
I’d be as happy as a pig in poo if my phone worked everywhere.
Alas, it does not, hence the tracker.
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
- Replies: 31
- Views: 614
Re: GPS Tracker Thread - Spot Content and In reach
I have an inReach Explorer+ and mini.
Works everywhere
Communication is two way
Two way communication during and SOS was very useful.
RAM make a nice Garmin spline mount
Yes, it’s expensive, but it works.
66i could be an option if you wanted a new GPS
Works everywhere
Communication is two way
Two way communication during and SOS was very useful.
RAM make a nice Garmin spline mount
Yes, it’s expensive, but it works.
66i could be an option if you wanted a new GPS
- Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:18 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What training app?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 823
Re: What training app?
Also zwift.
Does get a little boring.
However, slightly less so than without.
Does get a little boring.
However, slightly less so than without.
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Black Friday deals
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1775
Black Friday deals
Might be useful to post any good cycling deals here.
OS have 20% off everything in their shop
Even includes Garmin GPS; usually codes exclude garmin GPS
Use code. BF20
OS have 20% off everything in their shop
Even includes Garmin GPS; usually codes exclude garmin GPS
Use code. BF20
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:17 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd: road/CX Shimano hollowtech cranks or R side only
- Replies: 11
- Views: 317
Re: Wtd: road/CX Shimano hollowtech cranks or R side only
i have a crank set, ultegra, 172.5mm
but the rings are worn and will need replacing
ring bolts are present
you can have for the cost of postage
but the rings are worn and will need replacing
ring bolts are present
you can have for the cost of postage
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 427
Re: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
great stuff.
seems there are a few.
working in hamble, likely to stay at the travel lodge in soton initially.
so, new forest camping at the weekend; saves me the cost of the hotel.
i am a northerner afterall. :
seems there are a few.
working in hamble, likely to stay at the travel lodge in soton initially.
so, new forest camping at the weekend; saves me the cost of the hotel.

i am a northerner afterall. :

- Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 427
Moving to soton for a new job, any bears in the area?
Have a new job in Southampton starting 1st December.
Going to initially rent.
Are there any bears local?
Would be good to have like minded nutters in a new area.
Going to initially rent.
Are there any bears local?
Would be good to have like minded nutters in a new area.