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- Sat Sep 07, 2024 12:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4177
- Views: 630078
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Maybe it's Saturday but still cheery. Currently on the third train of the day, heading to Amsterdam from Huddersfield via Eurostar. No bikes and no camping gear but we've got 2x Interrail passes for 15 days continuous travel. Also first class which seems to include a reasonable amount of food and wi...
- Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:26 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: Surly 54cm LHT or Straggler or equivalent steel bike
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1315
Re: Wanted: Surly 54cm LHT or Straggler or equivalent steel bike
54cm spa elan frameset in a box in my garage. Brand new frame, lightly used full CF fork. Black
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m11b0s143p4 ... alipers%29
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m11b0s143p4 ... alipers%29
- Sat Aug 10, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: BCM / Bryan Chapman route
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4371
Re: BCM / Bryan Chapman route
I rode the Audax event last year and don't recall any issues with traffic on the route. One of my favourite events
- Fri Aug 09, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Bike Box Wanted - hire or buy?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1084
Re: Bike Box Wanted - hire or buy?
Thanks for the friendly offer Bill!
I've managed to borrow one locally so no longer required but I really do appreciate the kindness!
Cheers!
I've managed to borrow one locally so no longer required but I really do appreciate the kindness!
Cheers!
- Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Bike Box Wanted - hire or buy?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1084
Bike Box Wanted - hire or buy?
I've never flown with a bike before but I've a trip planned to Lithuania in a couple of weeks and I'd like to use a hard case for piece of mind. Does anyone have one available for sale (cheap) or to borrow for a week (happy to pay for the privilege)? It would need to have a bit of extra space for a ...
- Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:09 am
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: DIY Frames and fixtures - Aluminium section joins and sliders
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3820
Re: DIY Frames and fixtures - Aluminium section joins and sliders
RS component's stock lots of structural systems including their own RS Pro stuff. I've used it and it was plenty good enough for my needs.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/engineer ... l-systems/
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/engineer ... l-systems/
- Thu Jun 13, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Byways/Road friendly bridleways of West Yorkshire and surrounding?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1764
Re: Byways/Road friendly bridleways of West Yorkshire and surrounding?
There are enough roads around here unsuitable for road tyres, never mind the bridleways
- Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Could a beard puncture a inflatable pillow.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1228
Re: Could a beard puncture a inflateable pillow.
I've been using a trekology pillow for a few years without issue. I also don't have much of a beard. It doesn't answer your question but does provide another data point.
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Calder Divide
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8473
Re: Calder Divide
You could do worse than camping in Crossleys Plantation above Holme, although it will involve lifting the bikes over a wall. If you carry on a bit further though, the Fleece serves good food and good beer
It's a belting route, enjoy yourselves
It's a belting route, enjoy yourselves
- Thu Jun 06, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 215
- Views: 31304
Re: HT550 - 2024
Fair play for getting the wheel sorted and cracking on (so to speak) Not a great advert for Hunt wheels.... Good luck for the rest! A reasonable sized group had formed in the Wynstay ahead of last years BB200/300. Every person present had owned Hunt wheels with cracked rims around the spoke holes. ...
- Fri May 31, 2024 8:14 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail write up
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2760
Re: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail write up
I really enjoyed it thanks mate. I rode the first 100 miles, got a pub meal at around 7pm at the Thwaite Arms, then shortcut across to Askrigg, missing Hawes and arriving at the Dent Houses shelter by nightfall. Took a solid nights sleep after chilling in front of the fire for a while with a cider a...
- Thu May 30, 2024 9:18 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail write up
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2760
Re: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail write up
Nice one Pete! Great photos too
- Tue May 28, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail 909km
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8337
Re: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail 909km
I took enough shortcuts to turn my ride into a great 3 day, 341 mile tour - Enjoyed it and don't regret the shortcuts one bit :grin: However, Hyppy of this parish is taking things a bit more seriously. He's at the end of day 4, not far from the finish (although the next bit will be tough) and curren...
- Fri May 24, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail 909km
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8337
Re: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail 909km
I cancelled my entry for this to take a bit of time off the bike and help a long term injury recover. Not cycling didn't seem to help and just meant I added a few Kg's and lost even more fitness. Anyway... fat, injured and slow, I've decided to have a go regardless It's still barely stopped raining ...
- Thu May 23, 2024 9:58 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7447
Re: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
On the Audax 600's do people tend to sleep or ride through as 200 is the max I've rode in a oner, doubt I'd get anywhere near 3,4 or 600 tbh in one go :lol: could be out there all week I rode straight through the Bryan Chapman 600 last year. A few weeks later I rode the Pendle 600 with sleep at aro...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11466
- Views: 2116672
Re: The post man's been ...
Not really the postie, but my mate Dave. Delivered a beautiful 2010 Triumph Speed Triple. Wanted one for years
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: It burns !!! It burns!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2522
Re: It burns !!! It burns!!!
Mostly grey and windy in the Pennines but my MTB commute was happily extended to 50 lumpy miles. Shorts and tee throughout, although it's raining again now
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail 909km
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8337
Re: Yorkshire Divide - Source to Sea Trail 909km
Nice one! I'm really, really hoping its stopped raining by then
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11466
- Views: 2116672
Re: The post man's been ...
I loved my old Simpson. For reasons I can't recall, I was wearing a different one and had the Simpson in a helmet bag over my shoulder when riding home one night. The string snapped at speed and the lid bounced down the road
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 1072
- Views: 172511
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
I really like the look of these but feel like I shouldn'tvoodoo_simon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:26 pm New redshift bars
https://bikepacking.com/news/redshift-t ... bar-intro/
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 770
- Views: 113381
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
… caught the sunrise in the Forest of Bowland and arrived in Morecambe at 7am. Top effort, John! Coincidentlly, I was taking in the sunrise in the Forest of Bowland too, en route to family for Easter. That looks marvellous :grin: Oh WOW John Allen, amazing riding and stunning pictures!!! Cheers V! ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 770
- Views: 113381
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Original plan was Dales Divide (for the fourth time). However, I really didn't fancy all the mud! I had a backup plan though. Home-2-coast-2-coast 2 home. Almost completely on minor roads, cycleways and NCN routes, whilst crisscrossing the Dales Divide route in places so I could marvel at the mud an...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Barkley Marathons chitchat
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7754
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7447
Re: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
Sounds ace but I doubt I'll get 6 nights out in a row without taking early retirement. A Super Randonneur seems easy compared to Supertramp, with a 600km fitting comfortably inside 2 days.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3355
- Views: 711053
Re: Todays ride
Delightful Dales 200km Audax today. Hilly, intermittently wet and with an unhelpful headwind for much of the ride. Good to get out though, and it's a belting route if you like a pissing about on roadbikes. Warm enough to just let the castelli perfetto do it's thing and not bother with a proper water...