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by Loki
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: The Quarries Thread
Replies: 95
Views: 14862

Re: The Quarries Thread

A couple of great locations to check out for quarry watching, Dartmoor is littered with both operational and historic quarries, I have bivvied in a couple of them when I lived down that way, mostly outside Princeton, also worth a trip is Bodmin moor, some nice places to see there too, starting aroun...
by Loki
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Replies: 18
Views: 698

Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera

riderdown wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:39 pm Olympus XZ-1?
I had the XZ-2, brilliant camera, sadly lacking a viewfinder or I would have kept it.
by Loki
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5311

Re: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE

Today, is a good day :D
by Loki
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
Replies: 86
Views: 2945

Re: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!

:-bd My weight varies wildly doing weight training as I suffer with a fair bit of inflammation, but it should be still going down overall though, as I've plenty of fat to lose. The good thing is I must be losing it/recompositioning as clothes fit better, weights are going up, and my wife has commen...
by Loki
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
Replies: 86
Views: 2945

Re: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!

26/01/24 - 157kg
04/02/24 - 155.3kg
12/02/24 - 155kg

Not a great week for me, I was not able to keep good food habits, plus I worked in some strength training., loss is a loss though.
by Loki
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
Replies: 86
Views: 2945

Re: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!

Checking in.

26/01/24 - 157kg
04/02/24 - 155.3kg


A tough week, my brain and energy levels were not in a great place, my diet apart from a few bad days was much improved.
by Loki
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
Replies: 86
Views: 2945

Re: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!

Apologies for the late start here, not had the easiest of starts to the year, just started with a personal trainer who specializes in helping people with TBI's and similar recover, think I might actually do well this time.

26/01/24 - 157kg
by Loki
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
Replies: 38
Views: 1536

Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.

I have been becoming a real fan of Old Poultney, distilled in the village my father in law was from, wish I could enjoy a dram or two, sadly while I am on my meds I cannot drink, almost willing to risk a seizure for a dram lol
by Loki
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
Replies: 86
Views: 2945

Re: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!

Finally through all the bad food in the house, weighing in tomorrow, dreading it!
by Loki
Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!
Replies: 86
Views: 2945

Re: Fat Fighters '24. The year for deflation!

Desperately in need to loosing weight here, I am still nibbling though the Christmas chocolate, almost done!, I am huge right now are 338lbs, but on the upside thanks to my medication I have dry January (and 2024) nailed! I am looking at starting at the end of the month, give me time to clear the ho...
by Loki
Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Spare a thought for the EA...
Replies: 4
Views: 454

Re: Spare a thought for the EA...

I have the image of a little Rishi Sunak with his finger in the wall of a flood defence, still saying climate change is a myth......
by Loki
Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024
Replies: 52
Views: 2353

Re: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024

Sorry to read that Loki. Could you get out on foot with bivi kit? I've been thinking of doing a hiker bivi recently, should have added it to the list here. I wish that was the case, walking is the problem I have, being on a bike is actually easier for me, I have learned that you don't recover from ...
by Loki
Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024
Replies: 52
Views: 2353

Re: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024

Going to be a tough one for me, this last 18/24 months have been incredibly tough, this year is learning to work with the new me, I am fighting a limited mobility, no fitness, a brain that does not always want to work and depression. I am essentially working from absolute zero fitness wise, with the...
by Loki
Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted - 27.5+ or 29+
Replies: 15
Views: 1227

Re: Wanted - 27.5+ or 29+

Also look out for Sonder Frontiers, mine rode well on 27.5 x 3.0
by Loki
Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:46 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What was the problem with 29+
Replies: 20
Views: 1190

Re: What was the problem with 29+

I think the consensus settled on wide trail or 2.4 / 2.6" tyres provided similar levels of float but without the downsides of a 2.9 to 3.0 tyre, as there was a decline in use tyre manufacture's reduced their range and in some cases stopped making the larger tyre, the same happened with many fat...
by Loki
Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:33 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Global Bike Day (As I dont have a fat bike) Short Video
Replies: 11
Views: 685

Re: Global Bike Day (As I dont have a fat bike) Short Video

Cracking video, thoroughly enjoyed it, I recommend getting a cuppa to watch it as I felt cold while viewing lol.
by Loki
Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Pls keep an eye on your carbon forks/frames/bars!
Replies: 8
Views: 3626

Re: Pls keep an eye on your carbon forks/frames/bars!

my favourite thing to see when I was working as a mechanic was the effects of running your headset loose on a fork with a carbon steerer or the occasion when internal cables wore through the frame walls, then again I have also seen internal cables wear through a Campag crank axle being cut in two by...
by Loki
Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The man who cycled the Americans
Replies: 4
Views: 1899

Re: The man who cycled the Americans

Aye, that's him, look on YouTube, they also have his other films on there including the around the world record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kBMGbHanLU
by Loki
Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Fat Bike riders next Saturday 2nd December
Replies: 1
Views: 3642

Re: Fat Bike riders next Saturday 2nd December

I will be getting mine our for a spin on the beach at Burnham on Sea, only a short ride, making a brew and heading back.
by Loki
Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:36 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The man who cycled the Americans
Replies: 4
Views: 1899

Re: The man who cycled the Americans

Is that the old Mark Beaumont documentary? The books are well worth a read from all of his trips.
by Loki
Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Dumfries & Galloway - A Weekend Of Fun
Replies: 5
Views: 2811

Re: Dumfries & Galloway - A Weekend Of Fun

I watched it yesterday, a lovely film that has added yet another location to my bucket list, going to need a bigger bucket at this rate.
by Loki
Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: New bike day (2 years in the waiting) Alhamdulillah!
Replies: 15
Views: 3062

Re: New bike day (2 years in the waiting) Alhamdulillah!

Looking quite lush, I cannot wait to see the finished bike :D
by Loki
Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Sleeping on it
Replies: 19
Views: 2191

Re: Sleeping on it

Thanks for all the feedback, I have actually settled on a set up, running a Nemo Tensor normal wide sleep mat with a Big Agnes Lost ranger 0 deg, initial front room testing napping on my side is quite comfortable, I will be trying it outside the first weekend in November. I did try to get hold of th...
by Loki
Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Which freeze dry meals would you recommend?
Replies: 27
Views: 1812

Re: Which freeze dry meals would you recommend?

I have used expedition foods in the past, not too bad, I recall that Torq ventured into the meals market while at a race a few years back, they recently updated their range too I think.
by Loki
Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dub bottom.brackets are they rubbish?
Replies: 17
Views: 1319

Re: Dub bottom.brackets are they rubbish?

I have DUB on my Surly Wednesday, to be honest, I was not fussed and I am whipping them out to fit a set of Hope cranks in instead, it is another format that could be hit and or miss to find part for if needed. Friends who have used them have not noticed anything wonderful from the unit's