Search found 917 matches

by faustus
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: On One rigid forks, circa 2011 vintage
Replies: 7
Views: 193

Re: WTD: On One rigid forks, circa 2011 vintage

There's a complete inbred 29er being sold on STW and it comes with the carbon fork as a spare pparently, so maybe they could be persuaded to part with the fork?
https://singletrackworld.com/advert/on- ... slot-drop/
by faustus
Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Similar but cheaper (rear rack content)
Replies: 6
Views: 259

Re: Similar but cheaper (rear rack content)

Think the only other option with three pack mounts is a similar price, the Tumbleweed T-rack or mini pannier rack [just seen they're out of stock anyway]...otherwise you're looking at a tailfin alloy rack with those mounts, at an extra £100+. https://www.wizard.works/product-category/accessories/bas...
by faustus
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: So this is who lights fires ...
Replies: 144
Views: 13763

Re: So this is who lights fires ...

What a strange video (the instagram one). Drag a load of expensive gear to a nice location, make a ridiculous fire, burn your socks, get cold, don't sleep, trudge back to the car vowing to buy some more stuff. Inspirational. :roll:
by faustus
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Older school gravel cx options?
Replies: 12
Views: 310

Re: Older school gravel cx options?

Was going to suggest something from spa cycles...not sure how many of their frames are qr though. This is cheap and might fit the bill https://www.customriders.com/bike-parts/frames/fairdale-weekender-frame-and-fork-kit-2023-black__23337?currency=GBP&chosenAttribute=FDFR-987-MBK&gad_source=1...
by faustus
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wildlife
Replies: 669
Views: 120217

Re: Wildlife

Frogs back in the pond and spawning, hopefully they hatch. The male has finally let go of the female and she's just chilling in the pond now. :-bd

Image
by faustus
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: They have finally arrived
Replies: 8
Views: 350

Re: They have finally arrived

Isn't an actual gimp suit cheaper, and also waterproof? :shock:
by faustus
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...
Replies: 10
Views: 417

Bikepacking race tips from a pro...

Some hilarious wisdom from Alexandera Houchin. She's so damn cool. I'd not heard the phrase 'constipation cookie' before :lol: There's lots of honest thoughts on how to deal with pee stops and periods; an extra layer of difficulty that men don't have to think about, but should remember is a thing fo...
by faustus
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3932
Views: 464651

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

sean_iow wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:47 am I heard the longing for proper controls in cars like we used to have is...

Knobstalgia :lol:
:lol: Sign me up! I want a bumper sticker too!
by faustus
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11406
Views: 1894065

Re: The post man's been ...

Also delivered the bargain Ragley fork - which seems pretty good for the money. Not used a fork with an integrated crown race before, let alone a carbon one, but will see how it goes. Also arriving are some cable guides to use on the fork mounts, as I refuse to use internal hose routing on forks. Ba...
by faustus
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3932
Views: 464651

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

I couldn't agree with you more Reg. I'll also take the easy pun you are dangling, by declaring, as far as cars go - i love knobs! :lol: I only have a basic screen in our car, but on the occasions I use it I get really annoyed by how distracting it is. On top of things being impenetrably hidden behin...
by faustus
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Replies: 18
Views: 698

Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera

Good further points on image processing, thank you. Shooting Raw+JPEG is a good point, as the RAW file is there if needed. To be honest i've only really stuck with JPEGs in any case, mainly as i've never had a decent enough PC/Laptop to do processing or use as a photo software platform. I've also no...
by faustus
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

I think what this whole discussion brings up is the wider issue that for many decades, UK energy policy/strategy has been lacking on many fronts. Politics clearly comes into it on many occasions, but the upshot is where we find ourselves; which is not enough headroom in supply, older sites being kep...
by faustus
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

The other issue with nuclear being the cost and time to build, putting it out of near-term strategy. This comes alongside old plants going offline/being decommissioned. Just look at Hinckley Point C, started 2017, commission date 2029-31 at best. The cost overrun means an increased cost per MWh, not...
by faustus
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Yeah carbon payback is a good point, and with solar too. I think with old solar panels they struggled to pay themselves back, but modern more efficient ones are 1 to 4 years apparently. And obviously with fossil fuels there is no payback, just net increase in Co2. The biomass/wood power stations are...
by faustus
Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1172421

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Got a pair of those trig forks for the triple mounts, as my V3 Camino doesn't have them. Also used EXTRA10 code for an extra ten quid off, so a decent bargain...
by faustus
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1172421

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Oooh, some interesting Salsa stuff, i'm hovering over the cutthroat fork - very tempting indeed. Can even overcome the flat mount on it quite easily...Though have just seen there is a recall issue with them, so that might need checking first! On the Sonder PSA - very surprised to see them on Sports ...
by faustus
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

I love it that the other place is like a form of blasphemy! Dare not speak it's name. Fair enough though, as i've seen plenty of how threads descend on there...oh, I mean STW :lol:
by faustus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: We live in a 'golden age' if your bike preferences aren't off the shelf
Replies: 5
Views: 388

Re: We live in a 'golden age' if your bike preferences aren't off the shelf

Looks great! Looks like old lx v brakes, they were the best parallel push ones!
by faustus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Like many i'm in two minds, as I love Wales and it's emptier places. I also know it always ends up being a net resource contributor to other areas, if not the rest of the country in some capacity. Hence Wales' vast history of mining, forestry, water, wind, etc. I'm not saying that justifies it's con...
by faustus
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd. Cheap XL 29er.
Replies: 7
Views: 396

Re: Wtd. Cheap XL 29er.

Also a XL Solaris MAX frame for £245 if it's still available...
by faustus
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Replies: 18
Views: 698

Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera

Thanks very much for the further detailed replies and your experiences, all really valuable to know. Quite a lot of reassuring experience with M43 which is good to know. I'm certainly leaning more toward an Olympus of some sort, as their range has a lot of the things I want, not least great image qu...
by faustus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Replies: 18
Views: 698

Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera

Thanks for the suggestions so far, all really useful. @JackT thanks for the insight on your kit, I love the photos in your books so your experience with the Olympus cameras is really interesting. I looked into the OMD-EM1ii or iii, and it looks a great option and would meet all my needs, as well as ...
by faustus
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: So this is who lights fires ...
Replies: 144
Views: 13763

Re: So this is who lights fires ...

Being an e-bike, is it the battery on fire? :lol:
by faustus
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Replies: 18
Views: 698

Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera

Thanks for the MPB link, not seen them before and looks really good!
I think the classic SLR layout of left hand focussing/zooming, right hand shutter and thumb button/wheel - feels right
by faustus
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Replies: 18
Views: 698

Recommend me a decent stills camera

Right. I used to be a keen-ish amateur photographer, in my own way. I had a lovely 2nd hand Olympus OM-10 SLR back in the day (2000?), and it took some lovely photos, though it was an expense when I was a student. Then went digital and got the most out of what I had, including a basic Sony a100 DSLR...