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by BigdummySteve
Sat May 13, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Best bike for WRT for under 1k (second hand)
Replies: 16
Views: 1460

Re: Best bike for WRT for under 1k (second hand)

riderdown wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 8:15 pm
I failed miserably at wrt,
You can fail?
If you turned up then you’re already a winner, did you ride around a bit, see hill, valleys and rivers?
Result! I’d highly recommend failing in this fashion for several years :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:20 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: I seem to be stuck for a wheel
Replies: 30
Views: 1866

Re: I seem to be stuck for a wheel

Have fun Lou, I’d definitely recommend this book
https://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php
by BigdummySteve
Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:02 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: I seem to be stuck for a wheel
Replies: 30
Views: 1866

Re: I seem to be stuck for a wheeb

Oh.. and be really Neanderthal with the stress relief, when it’s got some good tension in it put the hub on the ground and flex the rim for all its worth, re-true and repeat :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:48 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: I seem to be stuck for a wheel
Replies: 30
Views: 1866

Re: I seem to be stuck for a wheel

And you don’t need fancy gauges, a few whisky glasses and a pile of pennies is just as good for dishing , as are pegs on the frame for truing gauges, get spokes even tension in preference to getting it exactly in true.
by BigdummySteve
Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:40 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: I seem to be stuck for a wheel
Replies: 30
Views: 1866

Re: I seem to be stuck for a wheel

I’d just like to add something, have TWO rolls of tape it’s surprisingly easy to lose sight of just which spoke does what in the heat of the moment. Definitely build them yourself it’s a very nice thing to do big rides of your own wheels. Oh and don’t make the mistake of concentrating so hard on get...
by BigdummySteve
Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lucky number ...
Replies: 6
Views: 389

Re: Lucky number ...

Apparently……
What does 143 mean? 143 is code for I love you, especially used on pagers back in the 1990s. :X

See Stu does have a soft side, who knew
by BigdummySteve
Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: One-up EDC Pump,tool kit and Pliers/tyre plug kit SOLD
Replies: 2
Views: 396

One-up EDC Pump,tool kit and Pliers/tyre plug kit SOLD

Very clever one up pump and tool kit, pump, multi tool,chain link pliers, tyre plug tool, chain breaker and tyre lever
Currently sells for about £173 all in , £55 delivered
by BigdummySteve
Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:40 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: A right ole knees up!
Replies: 15
Views: 1178

Re: A right ole knees up!

Warning graphic content :-bd https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52645418656_4c4002eba2_z.jpg Well the one in the left (my right) is for us a normal knee, the other one unfortunately is well fooked, the NHS actually surprised me with a shock date for surgery three weeks after seeing my MRI scan. App...
by BigdummySteve
Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:47 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you drinking now?
Replies: 704
Views: 68434

Re: What are you drinking now?

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VERY good, subtle hints of rum and the advertised oak with an espresso vanilla undercurrent. Sadly i only brought one, I’ll be back for more :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:17 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
Replies: 130
Views: 8881

Re: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?

:roll: If you have to think about the legal aspects of wild camping your not doing it right :-bd
I ‘accidentally’ camped in someone’s back garden once, they were non the wiser :lol:
by BigdummySteve
Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: A right ole knees up!
Replies: 15
Views: 1178

A right ole knees up!

Just popping my head around the corner to say thanks, to Stu, Dee and all the Boners I’ve had the pleasure of riding with, bivvy’s,laughs , beers and general madness. Thanks for all the great memories this mad corner of the cycling world has provided, you’ve enriched my life more than I can possibly...
by BigdummySteve
Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: made possible by advent of ‘fatbikes’
Replies: 46
Views: 6184

Re: made possible by advent of ‘fatbikes’

RIP wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 9:52 am Well strap me to a tree and call me Brenda.
Quite a disturbing image you conjure up there 😬
by BigdummySteve
Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:10 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Cook kit
Replies: 6
Views: 821

Re: Cook kit

Still available :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1121
Views: 168834

Re: What are you listening to now?

The KLF-White Room, on vinyl, don’t ask how much it cost :o worth every penny
by BigdummySteve
Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:15 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Cook kit
Replies: 6
Views: 821

Cook kit

Soto gas stove (built in ignition) Ti mug, MSR pot with lid and I’ll chuck in a Ti spork :-bd £40 delivered


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by BigdummySteve
Sat Oct 08, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Salsa Fargo for sale £1350!
Replies: 10
Views: 1698

Re: Salsa Fargo for sale £1350!

Sold :((
by BigdummySteve
Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:24 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Salsa Fargo for sale £1350!
Replies: 10
Views: 1698

Re: Salsa Fargo for sale £1350!

:-bd
by BigdummySteve
Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:04 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Salsa Fargo for sale £1350!
Replies: 10
Views: 1698

Re: Salsa Fargo for sale £1350!

Oxfordshire,Banbury
You’re somewhere near the new forest if I recall correctly? If so I’m quite happy to meet in the Middle, somewhere off the A34 would work, good riding up on the downs :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:48 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Salsa Fargo for sale £1350!
Replies: 10
Views: 1698

Re: Salsa Fargo for sale £1500!

Reduced to £1350 :shock:
by BigdummySteve
Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New BB jerseys - pre-order one now.
Replies: 64
Views: 3517

Re: New BB jerseys - pre-order one now.

Loving that design but if Reg, who has the BMI of a preying mantis, is thinking he needs an XL, where does that leave the normals? I am nearly twice his weight and girth (and height as it happens) so suspect an XXXXXXXXL version might do it? In long sleeve .... Just what I was thinking, in my curre...
by BigdummySteve
Sat Sep 17, 2022 12:36 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1121
Views: 168834

Re: What are you listening to now?

Thankfully I’ve redeemed myself (hopefully) with Sublime, 40 oz to Freedom :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1121
Views: 168834

Re: What are you listening to now?

Well me and my lad have had a right old mixture, Fela kuti,manu chao, followed by some Nightmares on wax, Television,violent femmes and now the very excellent Bjork-Debut This is mainly because I’ve spent my tax rebate on a large and expensive valve amp, now when I pop on a bit of the mighty led Zep...
by BigdummySteve
Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Gravel riders - Sore palms advice sought
Replies: 34
Views: 1854

Re: Gravel riders - Sore palms advice sought

I have these on the Fargo, https://redshiftsports.com/products/cru ... -bar-grips
However they are the icing on the cake, everything else has been done first :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The end of gas stoves: a genuinely new approach to boiling water?
Replies: 17
Views: 1449

Re: The end of gas stoves: a genuinely new approach to boiling water?

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:49 pm Ooh, gotta say that I've got mixed feelings. It's clever but adding a fan to a wood stove isn't new. Secondly, you're reliant on a power source and a means to charge it
Obvious solution
https://uk.bioliteenergy.com/products/campstove-2-plus
:lol:
by BigdummySteve
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Adders- Dartmoor and Exmoor
Replies: 13
Views: 1320

Re: Adders- Dartmoor and Exmoor

slarge wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:53 am I thought the werewolves killed the hairy hand
Wow, hardcore AND well dressed! :-bd