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- Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:24 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays walk
- Replies: 29
- Views: 755
Re: Todays walk
More VeloViewer squares today. I was planning the walk last night and it came to 22km which I thought was a bit much given I've not done high/long for a while. Got it down to 17km but it was nice today I actually went further than planned and ended up with 24km. Crampons & ice axe wielded for the f...
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:15 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Mull and Ardnamurchan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 284
Re: Mull and Ardnamurchan
More pondering on this. Is there a route suitable from Glenfinnan to kinglochhourn without going up the canal then cutting accross from Invergarry so more up the west side? I see a couple of options but not clear on terrain? The Cape Wrath Trail is the most direct route but is quite damp/not a well...
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:04 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays walk
- Replies: 29
- Views: 755
Re: Todays walk
More VeloViewer squares today. I was planning the walk last night and it came to 22km which I thought was a bit much given I've not done high/long for a while. Got it down to 17km but it was nice today I actually went further than planned and ended up with 24km. Crampons & ice axe wielded for the f...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:33 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 2439
- Views: 321366
Re: Todays ride
My crank fell off! Went out for my evening exercise, got about 5km into a 40km ride and at the bottom of a steep hill my left foot moved slightly on one pedal stroke and on the next it was on the ground still clipped in... Luckily there was a flatish forestry road almost all the way home so I dabbed...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:44 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Future plans.....??
- Replies: 112
- Views: 2533
Re: Future plans.....??
When thinking of the WHW, I was going to have an overnight in Fort William, instead I'll have an extra night out. It's also cyclable to/from My Folks too, so no need for trains. Is there a map/route I can see for this? Googling seemed to only lead to Facebook which wouldn't let me go further until ...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPX software
- Replies: 5
- Views: 171
Re: GPX software
Garmin Basecamp (which I think is still a free download) works fine, you can move, add or remove individual points. When you join them it tells you which order they will be joined, then makes a new GPX file.
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:22 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Future plans.....??
- Replies: 112
- Views: 2533
Re: Future plans.....??
I am considering South Downs Way in a day during the summer, it is local-ish and definitely an achieveable task. I have done it twice with an overnight stop but this time I should have the difficulty of homeward travel sorted. Gives me something to do some riding and get out of the door for, will de...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:29 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Mull and Ardnamurchan
- Replies: 8
- Views: 284
Re: Mull and Ardnamurchan
Strontian to Polloch and the LRT on to Glenfinnan along the side of Loch Shiel is noteworthy (your legs and brakes may not agree with the first section)
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BOA vs Northwave SLW2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 107
Re: BOA vs Northwave SLW2
I have used Boa in summer and SLW in winter with no issues for three years. I do find that the Northwave is quicker to undo and to get off, the Boas tend to draw grit into the mechanism which might require some light encouragement.
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:58 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 2439
- Views: 321366
Re: Todays ride
THE END I have never understood how you can cycle so far to do such a demanding job, If you do continue to use the Ortlieb bag I always mention this strap which will help the bouncing sag, I have successfully used it to take assorted food shopping home: https://www.ortlieb.com/uk_en/seat-pack-suppo...
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:32 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Lock-down projects
- Replies: 160
- Views: 7346
Re: Lock-down projects
The jackets-bivvy-bag is ace! I hereby declare it to be called the Jivvy bag. I can remember seeing a bivi bag similar to it before, but can't remember where. I don't think it had pockets to keep all the essential items that my daughter will bring though :grin: Hilleberg Bivanorak? https://images.h...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:20 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 2439
- Views: 321366
Re: Todays ride
Rode for just an hour today in the cold and dark, don't know how far (not really concerned by distance). Just trying to get out of the house and on the bike is a challenge at the moment. Riding so little now that I am not commuting.
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 808
- Views: 65579
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Finally got time to fit the sks velo mudguards to my Arkose. That was an interesting experience, lots of frustration trying to squeeze metal nuts into plastic fittings until I discovered that a 10 mm Alan key makes a good press. They’re made from a really stiff plastic so they’d probably be ok with...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:01 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 2439
- Views: 321366
Re: Todays ride
Did the red tape make that much of a difference? I have had this problem myself leaving my Exposure on the brightest setting by mistake on long night rides. I went out yesterday at dusk testing my new frame and there were so many people out and about in the forest that I came back early, I will need...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 808
- Views: 65579
Re: What you done t' your bike today
I transplanted some SKS mudguards from one gravel bike to a new version of the same bike (outside in the rain), which as everyone who has put SKS mudguards onto a bike knows took two hours and eliminated any motivation to ride the thing.
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 9:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: West Highland Way record
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1065
Re: West Highland Way record
I did it with camping equipment in a little over 26 hours (plus six hours sleeping on top of Devil's Staircase). The first section is old railway busy with dog walkers and gates. The section around Loch Lomond was a 6km push/pull/heave which took me two hours. And you share it with big groups of wal...
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Similar to Exposure, but not... is there such a thing?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 2451
Re: Similar to Exposure, but not... is there such a thing?
Get the Toro. I don't have one but want one, just as a step up from my Diabolo. Wouldn't running the two together be a bit of overkill?? Or would you need sunglasses at night :cool: There was a day where I had misplaced my regular glasses so had to ride home at night with prescription sunnies on us...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Any Exposure deals spotted?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 346
Re: Any Exposure deals spotted?
Sent you a PM.
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
- Replies: 721
- Views: 73379
Re: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
my question is, can i record gpx files (via osmand/garmin) and then upload them to strava on the computer? and then veloviewer them that way? is that a thing? can i do that? thanks I take my GPX files direct from the memory of the Garmin Map64S (or from Basecamp) and upload individual files to Stra...
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My Arcteryx experience
- Replies: 34
- Views: 907
Re: My Arcteryx experience
All of my working/moving around shoes break at this point after a year because my toes are excessively wide and just stress the material to failure, even in wide fitting shoes. I really like the quality of Arcteryx shoes (fully resoleable) but they are narrower than average. The only other person I ...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Merino tee shirt base layers
- Replies: 18
- Views: 411
Re: Merino tee shirt base layers
Not merino & deeply unfashionable but far and away the best base layer I’ve Used. https://www.nordiclife.co.uk/products/brynje-wool-thermo-t-shirt :shock: Seconded, I have worn lycra jersey/armwarmers and this vest for winter road riding and remained comfortable down to freezing, also worn with lon...
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Know of a tool to visualise my ride & kit list?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 593
Re: Know of a tool to visualise my ride & kit list?
Sorta: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9okM6vu4PuQ/V6ZKfaBQTOI/AAAAAAAAOpc/zjmUotdoujoMneDVlrjQ8dZ2I_QXkE5UQCLcB/s1600/Coasts-and-Cols-Kit-Layout%2B-%2B8.jpg But maybe if you did one per "bag"? Can I ask who's kit that is? I'm going to guess Tim Wiggins*, who's local to me. He's got a Kona, wears lots o...
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:06 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 808
- Views: 65579
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 9538
- Views: 1084562
Re: The post man's been ...
Yes it is gorgeous, so where did you buy that wallpaper from?redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:33 pmReg I know your talking bout MaMs shiny new Broekn Road... but I'll show tou my pouch from Stu anyways as it uploaded
Edit: aint it gorgeous (thabks Stu).
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT
- Replies: 103
- Views: 4960
Re: WRT
Oh dear that van clip was not something I needed before going to sleep... 
