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by Fordy
Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT Ride Buddy just baled out / car space from Herts
Replies: 1
Views: 372

Re: WRT Ride Buddy just baled out / car space from Herts

Are you okay to travel via Milton Keynes? Google maps has it on route to bearbones towers. My friend is travelling Thursday and we’re doing the 85mile/10k ft gravel route.
by Fordy
Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Warm gloves - but not too cumbersome
Replies: 14
Views: 1179

Re: Warm gloves - but not too cumbersome

I suffer from Raynaud's and my go to are Galibier.cc barrier deep winter gloves and also Ardennes light winter gloves when it’s a bit warmer.

https://www.galibier.cc/gloves-and-mitts

Crab gloves with merino liners come out when it’s super cold.
by Fordy
Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Better 20mm buckles for lomo seatpack
Replies: 12
Views: 1471

Re: Better 20mm buckles for lomo seatpack

I didn’t like the vinyl buckles on the Alpkit Koala and swapped them out for Velcro.
by Fordy
Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Blimey a bike packing event in 2021
Replies: 24
Views: 3252

Re: Blimey a bike packing event in 2021

There are events going on right now in other parts of the world https://www.dotwatcher.cc/race/tour-te-waipounamu-2021 Go Geof Blance Did anyone follow the Great Southern Brevet? 1100km in the South Island, there were daily updates on Facebook but some great photos here https://greatsouthernbrevet....
by Fordy
Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: OEX Bush Pro Bivvy bag
Replies: 6
Views: 1732

Re: OEX Bush Pro Bivvy bag

K1100T wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:30 pm Here's some images in case anyone else can't see them...
Thanks. Worked in the preview!
by Fordy
Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: OEX Bush Pro Bivvy bag
Replies: 6
Views: 1732

OEX Bush Pro Bivvy bag

While hunting through the cavernous local Go Outdoors for a new pillow I stumbled over their in-house brand bivvy bag. I was quite impressed by the size, weight and price of it and thought it looked a decent alternative to Alpkit's Hunka XL. Here's a quick comparison: Hunka XL / OEX Price £69 / £39 ...
by Fordy
Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:04 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Malta routes / Trips
Replies: 9
Views: 2918

Re: Malta routes / Trips

Had a family Christmas holiday in Malta about 12 years ago, really enjoyed it. Avoid chicken sandwiches at the outbound airport though, gave my son food poisoning. Luckily the Samurai jeep we hired was so rusty he could vomit through the floor. Not cycled Malta but found plotaroute really good for f...