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- Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Atlas Mountain Race...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1418
Re: Atlas Mountain Race...
- Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:28 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
- Replies: 608
- Views: 14086
Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
Pop my name on the list please, thanks.
Nigel - Maidstone, Kent.
Nigel - Maidstone, Kent.
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:24 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Your favourite moments?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 1108
Re: Your favourite moments?
Getting a corner just right, the sound of the tyres literally clawing the surface for grip. Laughing at the weather as wind and rain tear at you, a chance to reveal the maniac within in a world that insists it be held at bay. A first kiss. Hearing the opening riff of your favourite track in a sweaty...
- Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:30 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Last call: next Fri 21st, gigpacking, Rezillos, Northampton....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1271
Re: Last call: next Fri 21st, gigpacking, Rezillos, Northampton....
Bugger, I have just looked up when this was and I've missed it!
How'd it go Reg?
Back there again in May? If so i'll put it in my diary and buy a ticket.
How'd it go Reg?
Back there again in May? If so i'll put it in my diary and buy a ticket.
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:12 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Devon bikepacking/wild camp
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3585
Re: Devon bikepacking/wild camp
What time would you be setting of on the Friday? Seems a shame that it'll be ridden in the dark.
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:21 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2020.
- Replies: 923
- Views: 57424
Re: Bivvy a month 2020.
Finally, I actually get a January Bivvy under my belt. So it's on, 2020 and Bam. I headed out from home with a notion to ride till I found a chippy and somewhere to kip. Then it dawned on me that a half sensible sunrise was forecast. So I decided I'd pop down to Botany Bay and get a pic from the bea...
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 180
- Views: 71272
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 180
- Views: 71272
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 180
- Views: 71272
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 180
- Views: 71272
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:12 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 180
- Views: 71272
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:42 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Winter boots
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2787
Re: Winter boots
I have a pretty beaten up pair of Gaerne boots. I've found the boot itself isn't as important as the additions I use to make them work. I wear the boots with a decent sock and I have neoprene collars, think the bottoms cut off the legs of a wetsuit that stop water entering from the top. I can ride f...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:24 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Favourite bike of 'all time'?
- Replies: 74
- Views: 5681
Re: Favourite bike of 'all time'?
It's a great question this... I thought it'd be easy to answer but it isn't, the more I think the more bikes come to mind and as you say, the bike starts to drift into the background and the memories fill the foreground. Ok, so I'm not going back to the day... that way lies a few shockers but great ...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hot and bothered
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2203
Re: Hot and bothered
I sweat freely but function poorly in the heat. My guess would be a drop off of around 30% if it's hot and humid. When the sun drops and the temperature dips below 20 degrees I feel great, Duracell bunny good. Tried fluids, electrolytes etc but just staying hydrated and controlling my effort seems t...
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Carbon vs alloy wheels. Worth it?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1938
Re: Carbon vs alloy wheels. Worth it?
It's rare I have a different stand point to Alpinum but in this I do. Having cracked 3 carbon rims in one year I went back to alloy. I found carbon rim damage meant I could not continue to ride whereas I have not experienced a catastrophic alloy rim failure some many years. As with all things biking...
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: strava. yay or nay?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4428
Re: strava. yay or nay?
Strava is a tool.
I think it is a useful one and I enjoy using it.
I think it is a useful one and I enjoy using it.
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If you were offered sponsorship...
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5539
Re: If you were offered sponsorship...
If I didn't take an offer like that I'd want someone to take me outside and beat me to death...
Say half the money.... same as above.
Say half the money.... same as above.
- Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New 'boo. Underway.
- Replies: 54
- Views: 7386
Re: New 'boo.
Yep... A little more subtle and I'm known for being subtle.
A charcoal jobbie for me I think.
A charcoal jobbie for me I think.
- Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tyre Liners
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1577
Re: Tyre Liners
Not tried the Tannus yet but I have been using inserts for many years. It is a gravity bias thing really. I ripped a rear in North Wales during an Enduro, rode the remaining 6 miles on the insert (Cushcore). Last week I shredded a front a 3rd of the way down the Aosta Freeride and still overtook peo...
- Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My rim keeps blowing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2015
Re: My rim keeps blowing
Actually.... it might be you thst is yhe common factor.
What are you using to get the tyres onto the rim?
Once s tyre has blown off once it's done... sorry to say.
What are you using to get the tyres onto the rim?
Once s tyre has blown off once it's done... sorry to say.
- Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My rim keeps blowing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2015
Re: My rim keeps blowing
Sounds like your rim is the common factor.
I've run various tyres on Arch Mk3 with no problems.
Bin the rim.
I've run various tyres on Arch Mk3 with no problems.
Bin the rim.
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:53 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 807
- Views: 65366
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Going slightly against the grain.... Stuck a Vorsprung Smashpot coil conversion in the Lyrik and mounted a boat anchor Fox DHX5 coil on the rear, using a Bikeyoke 6.1. I then threw it in the back of a mates van and waved it off to the Alps where I'll meet it on Sunday.... damn I'm looking forward to...
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:23 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A bit of bivvy related input required.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3478
Re: A bit of bivvy related input required.
With my combination of slippery, crinckly and slidey sleeping kit, I don't think I've ever woken up where I went to sleep.
I love Sean's magnet idea, though the mesh has never bothered me.
If you make the double bagger purely from mesh I'd be tempted as an around camp anti aircraft device.
I love Sean's magnet idea, though the mesh has never bothered me.
If you make the double bagger purely from mesh I'd be tempted as an around camp anti aircraft device.
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:52 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: My first multi day bike packing trip
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4667
Re: My first multi day bike packing trip
Brilliant, great attitude and lots of smiles.
I'm inspired, it's just a pity my bike packing gear is currently.... erm, packed... in a box in a lock up.
I'm inspired, it's just a pity my bike packing gear is currently.... erm, packed... in a box in a lock up.
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:16 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 entries tomorrow.
- Replies: 68
- Views: 5716
Re: BB200 entries tomorrow.
Go on then....