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- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:05 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wild Country Zephyros Compact 2 Tent Opinions Please
- Replies: 3
- Views: 143
Re: Wild Country Zephyros Compact 2 Tent Opinions Please
I've got the smaller zephyros 1 and love it... I was annoyed to miss out on the 2 which was for sale here recently. I tend to use it as my scout leading tent, so for hiking with or just grabbing out of the boot. A 2 would be lovely and spacious for just me, and would give me space for the dog (or on...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:58 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3322
- Views: 609959
Re: Todays ride
Excellent good Samaritan work dave! Today's ride was on the nice ti summer road bike (rim brakes, no guards, skinny slick tyres etc.) Over in Manchester with my wife & son, so ride back home seemed a decent option! Left after the rain had stopped, took the hilly way out south of Stockport, via a...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 407
- Views: 19499
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Congratulations Reg - wish I could have been there, sounds like a decent weekend all round, and took in plenty of my favourite eating & drinking spots!
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Matthew Fairbrother
- Replies: 6
- Views: 293
Re: Matthew Fairbrother
Nobody - he strapped it onto the deck of his sea kayak...fatbikephil wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:21 pm That seems a jolly sporting thing to do - fair play. Who carried his bike on the kayak crossing though?
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:16 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd. Cheap XL 29er.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 417
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you drinking now?
- Replies: 704
- Views: 69731
Re: What are you drinking now?
About to break out the smokehead Islay whisky, once the kids are in bed.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 886
- Views: 102977
Re: Today's Run
Did my club Monday night race today (there's an option to run it alone and send a time in before Thursday ends), with a short run either side to/from the car. Straight up the side of kinder scout, long speedy descent and then a speedy traverse back to the finish. Decided there wasn't enough hill, so...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3948
- Views: 484089
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
that's excellent news, definitely deserving of an honorary cheery Friday!
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Clear out - frames, fat bike stuff, free stuff etc.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
Re: Clear out - frames, fat bike stuff, free stuff etc.
I feel your pain :lol: I am in the same boat, I cleared a few big ticket items last year but need to start again and fully clear it out. I hadnt realised just how much of a hoarder I really am.... :oops: I think it was finding the cx cantis, 10 years after getting rid of my last non-disk cross bike...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Clear out - frames, fat bike stuff, free stuff etc.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Looong Saddles?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 163
Re: Looong Saddles?
I've a Fizik Arione on my road bike, and it's longer than average. A lot of that is towards the rear of the saddle though, not sure if that's what you are after?
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Clear out - frames, fat bike stuff, free stuff etc.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
Re: Clear out - frames, fat bike stuff, free stuff etc.
I'll do it now.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WhCUWWB15jpqbkk8A
The headset is in that photo too, and could be included if needed
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 810
Re: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Silicone lid, originally on a plastic reusable coffee cup, goes on the mug to keep my cooking kit together and also pops off and gets used to hold the hot handle
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:40 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Clear out - frames, fat bike stuff, free stuff etc.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
Clear out - frames, fat bike stuff, free stuff etc.
Having a sizeable clear out in the garage, as I've somehow ended up with far too much bike stuff, and keep buying more! I'll try to attach photos, and will put a Google drive link up asap. More bits to follow as I find them... I'll start with the free stuff: 8 & 9 speed cassettes, possibly shift...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:01 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd: High, wide bars, Moto, Soma etc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 178
Re: Wtd: High, wide bars, Moto, Soma etc
I've some steel stooge bars (basically Moto shape) which are cut to about 780mm
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1572
Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
I went to the Penderyn distillery briefly on a trip a couple of years ago and bought a miniature for that night's bivi, liked it enough to buy a bottle next time I saw it on offer. Not tried Irish whiskey though, might go for one of the ones recommended here. I do like bourbon too, Maker's Mark and...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Electric Socks
- Replies: 19
- Views: 905
Re: Electric Socks
I've got some of those (well, a different brand from amazon but very similar looking) and they're great. Wife and kids got me them for Christmas as my feet are always frozen following a frostbite issue and then Strata Florida. I wore them on this morning's short ride in -6, with just some normal rid...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:05 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1572
Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
I'm usually a Laphroaig drinker, but have recently been given a bottle of Machrie Moor from Arran which is really lovely. Doesn't have the medicinal notes of Laphroaig, but still peaty and in keeping with the other you have named. Maybe worth trying some nice Irish ones too?
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:54 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 886
- Views: 102977
Re: Today's Run
Not been for a decent run in a while, and had a day off with lovely winter weather yesterday.... Parked up to the north of Kinder Scout (blackden brook), ran/scrambled up a frozen gully, avoiding the frozen waterfall as I was alone, to the north edge of the kinder plateau and then across the top so ...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OT: Large travel bag recommendation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 444
Re: OT: Large travel bag recommendation
Otherwise, decathlon ones are pretty good - bought one in France 12 years ago and it's still going strong
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:41 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted - 27.5+ or 29+
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1239
Re: Wanted - 27.5+ or 29+
Thanks for all the reply’ and the info. I’m the end I got a second hand stooge dirtbomb frame last week which I’ve just started to build up. Cheers Steve Excellent choice - they're amazing bikes. As squibjib said, get the bag for it - mine is from beerbabe and is really good, but others may do simi...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
- Replies: 1455
- Views: 385929
Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Looks great flv... I prefer the shot without the bike, but not sure why!
Is that BMX track Bruntwood? Brings back memories of my childhood, grew up about 10 minutes ride from there and went to 6th form at the college which backs onto it, so used to ride some laps on lunch break
Is that BMX track Bruntwood? Brings back memories of my childhood, grew up about 10 minutes ride from there and went to 6th form at the college which backs onto it, so used to ride some laps on lunch break
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 1:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4901
- Views: 1192166
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
If anyone is after a hardtail, there's some crazy prices on Vitus ones at CRC/wiggle. https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/v ... ntain-bike looks the best deal to me at £300, but there's plenty others too
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3322
- Views: 609959
Re: Todays ride
Went to pick up some bargain bits from bearlegged of this forum this afternoon... My online meeting was done, laundry and housework too so thought I'd take the scenic route. From home, over stanage edge, down stanage causeway and into hathersage, grindleford, fox house, dore and then back to his hou...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Clearout - clothes, camping gear, tools
- Replies: 6
- Views: 655
Re: Clearout - clothes, camping gear, tools
I'm interested in the sleeping bag foot cover and a cap or 2... Can collect from you as I'm also in Sheffield