A nice read for a Friday afternoon, all about the joys of GPS*

*Graphical Pathfinding Scrawls

sean_iow wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:12 amSo a bit of bad news to counter the good luck.

Surely bad news would have been an alert to say you'd just made a payment of £12.5k for a watch?

Anyhoo, looks like a nice night out that.

Mrs Polisherman wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:45 pm I did go on my e-bike which I feel might be slightly cheating

E bikes are not cheating, end of.

I see your Bikemonger quote, on my walk back California Farm on the 2nd day, I walked passed the old Bikemonger Shop…. Is it still a thing? Looked a bit sorry for itself. I know Charlie sold up but you’d think you’d keep it as a fairly well known brand. He sold the business, I think the guys who ru...

But! I hear you cry, "What about Rule 4???" Well, as has already been well documented, bivvying provides all manner of opportunities to engage the locals in conversation. Sometimes these natters may be precursors to kipping behind the pub, sometimes they may draw on local knowledge for the...

Given the warm weather, I took it as an opportunity to see how little kit I could go with, left the bike at home, and ran out to the Peak District. Happy to report I could get all the essentials (beer, cheese, Smidge), plus a few luxury items (sleeping kit, toothbrush) into a 15L backpack. The extra...

Aye, I like that, Ben.

Lots of Conti, plus some Maxxis and gravelly tyres on there too.

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 12:08 pm... some fabrics are coated and some are impregnated.

I'd always wondered where baby fabrics came from, thanks for clearing that up.

I've got a small Milkit bottle, I've managed to reset 42c tyres with it, but not necessarily at the first attempt. Re: Lezyne, I don't find the reversible connector to be a problem, and the little pressure release button does seem to help with preventing valve cores unscrewing. I've got the one Dave...

Tried my local Lidl today for some spray lube and bike cleaner, but the gannets had already swooped through.

Very nice write up that, and lovely pics (esp. the flora).

The frame reach is listed here if that helps?
https://geometrygeeks.bike/bike/olsen-eight-bells-2022/

<Whistles in nonchalantly spending other folks' money>

To continue the theme of people offering alternatives to the question being asked, I use a Flextail electric pump!

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 10:57 pmI always thought they're slower for some reason.

They can fair shift when they want to!

I could be interested in the stem, what colour is it?

I had a chat with Harry from Wizard Works recently, their take on zips is to use big chunky ones, and that lace up attachment along the top tube can provide a bit of 'give' that can relieve the strain on zips. Their bags aren't waterproof though. If you want something with welded seams, the Alpkit s...

Gravel tyres I've ridden: Conti Speed Ride - now seem to be discontinued, and I only ever used them with tubes, but they worked pretty well Schwalbe G-One all-round - great on hardpack, squirrelly on anything muddy/loose (but noticeably more surefooted than slicks). Durability - pretty good, right u...

Nice one, Judith! I saw plenty of pics on the socials from the Bristol Rally, it looked like a good time had by all.

Ooh 'eck, that sounds a bit much! Well done the NHS though for taking proper care of you, and hope you heal up quickly and fully!

I my Brommy too, thanks FLV!

I was there on Friday too, but I don't think we've met IRL, so little chance of recognition. Some cool and interesting stuff, with Sour Bikes clearly aiming for the bikepacking market:

I'm back to it, went out last night :-bd As I've broken my 2024 BAM run, shall I still post it here, or somewhere else please, Mr Scores-on-the-doors? Pop it in here, I reckon, then you've got some continuity into next year and can do 12 in a row (if not in the same calendar year). Or do summat els...