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- Sun Oct 22, 2023 6:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Waterproof jacket recommendations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1017
Re: Waterproof jacket recommendations
I have packable Galibier Tempest 2, while it's waterproof, it's about as breathable as a bin bag. I also have an Endura MT500 waterproof jacket, and while it's not particularly packable, in so far as it wont fit in your back pocket, it's packable enough that I can strap it to the front harness; whic...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 1554
- Views: 278137
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Had a couple of spare hours this morning, so decided to get the gravel bike wheels setup for winter. Took off the Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M and found bucket loads of thorns and what looks like a couple of nails. Got to love the combination of these tyres and the Orange Seal Endurance that I didn't ...
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Are you a hoarder?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2689
Re: Are you a hoarder?
The cycling charity were over the moon with the parts and will certainly make better use of them than I ever would. Its something I'm going to try and do more regularly, rather than holding onto things 'just in case'. That's a great idea John, might try and find a similar charity near Cambridge and...
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 3:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4022
- Views: 539077
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Any deck is better than no deck!Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:42 pm I'm a bit skint so looking at a Denon DP29F. My amp does not have the phono module and the Denon has a built in pre-amp.
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4022
- Views: 539077
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Oooooo, what are you looking at demoing...? Very happy with my recent Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary purchase.Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:06 pm Cheery Friday here as my Cambridge Audio A1 amp has arrived and I can go turntable shopping at the w/e
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4022
- Views: 539077
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
My son is coming home from University for the weekend. That's pretty cheery, especially for his Mum...
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14419
Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.
This is obviously a gross over generalisation, but whatevhas. If you look at the photos from the other Welsh based event that was posted about recently, the number of lycra clad gravel bikers far out weights those on MTBs; plus, there are a number of those gravel bikes sporting tri-bars. I've ridden...
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:43 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: Shimano 11 Speed 165mm Cranks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1125
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wiggle, coming to a SportsDirect near you soon...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 389
Wiggle, coming to a SportsDirect near you soon...
Wiggle reportedly heading towards administration due to parent company funding woes
Meanwhile, Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group identified as prime candidate to swoop for e-commerce business
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:53 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: Shimano 11 Speed 165mm Cranks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1125
Re: WTD: Shimano 11 Speed 165mm Cranks
Will settle for 170mm cranks if anyone's got anything going spare...?
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: First attempt...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 666
Re: First attempt...
Can't really see a way to compact things or reduce weight, but open to any advice on packing etc! There is! Spend a lot of money... 🤣 To be slightly less facetious... I couldn't fit a shelter of any sort onto my bike when I started, as my RAB Atlas 800 was so bulky it took up the entire saddle bag,...
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 78109
Re: BB200 2023
A few photos and videos. Sadly none in the dark which is when the real fun times were had: https://photos.app.goo.gl/pB4wcG9HB2ay7k6G6 Ah, those five Landies... They were not hanging around; came across them a bit further down. I had three behind me at the start of the trail, let them passed while ...
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Thank you.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1238
Re: Thank you.
Thanks Dee and Stu! Still catching myself staring blankly into space for fifteen minutes wondering what the hell...
I'll call it early, sign me up for the BB300 next year.
I'll call it early, sign me up for the BB300 next year.
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 3:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
- Views: 137161
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Ooooo, if we're doing bikes from Bespoked... Allygn: Beast from the East https://bikepacking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Allygn-All-Terrain-Rando-Bespoked-2023-1.jpg Quirk Cycles: Durmitor ULTRA Road Bike 😍 https://media.theradavist.com/uploads/2023/10/Quirk-ULTRA-Road.jpg?w=2000&quality=75
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you drinking now?
- Replies: 714
- Views: 82297
Re: What are you drinking now?
Conway APA, picked up in Newtown Tesco on the way home...
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:32 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 78109
Re: BB200 2023
That was probably the hardest thing I've ever done on a bike. 20 hours 20 minutes (ish). I just hope everyone got through the bollock deep river crossings of doom. Had to go back in and help slarge who was literally being swept away. 🫣 I'll do a proper update when I get home, but [insert diety here]...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 78109
Re: BB200 2023
If anyone stayed in Room 1 of The Wynnstay last weekend and left a white plug and black USB-C cable behind. Let me know and I'll post it on...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:32 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4022
- Views: 539077
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
I hope so... Kaking it.
Currently sat in the lounge side of the Wynnstay, I think everyone else is in the public bar...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If the Streets Were on Fire
- Replies: 1
- Views: 326
If the Streets Were on Fire
Pretty sure someone posted about this, but canny find it. Anyhoo, worth sharing again... If the Streets Were on Fire This is London from an exhilarating, rarely seen perspective. With knife violence rising, social activist Mac creates BikeStormz, a movement for kids across the city to express themse...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 1989799
Re: The post man's been ...
... and dropped off some waterproof socks and a bottom headset bearing. Anyone know what I've done with the old bearing so I can check they're the same...? FFS! https://media.bobarnott.com/gravel/2023-10-12-socks.jpeg Bollocks, thought I'd bought the socks with the Hydrostop barrier. Best try and fi...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 78109
Re: BB200 2023
Grahame Madge, a Met Office spokesperson, said: “On Wednesday night there may potentially be some frosts and much colder than average conditions, which might be a shock for northern parts of Britain because we’ve had this relatively warm air across most of the UK. “There will be an increasing tende...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 78109
Re: BB200 2023
I hope those still to ride the route aren’t too worried after reading comments on here, it’s definitely a case of any forward progress being good and keeping a positive attitude. I expect it to be hard and challenging, plus I expect to have a sense of humour failure at some point too. I hate pushin...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 1989799
Re: The post man's been ...
... and dropped off the rest of the stuff I need to rebuild the gravel bike with; new tyres, tubeless values, bar tape and pedals. Plus some more High5 Zero tablets, and some waxed thread with a 🤬 off big needle for this weekend. https://media.bobarnott.com/gravel/2023-10-10-moar-stuff.jpeg Still wa...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What do you recall from your 2 days (BB200s)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3422
Re: What do you recall from your 2 days (BB200s)
The thing that's always stuck with me, from my failed 2021 attempt , happened at The Glyndwr's Way Cafe , Bwlch-y-sarnau. As we came charging over the cattle grid shortly before the Hafren bunkhouse, there was a chap sorting out a puncture. He appeared at the cafe just as we were about to leave and ...
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 5:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 78109
Re: BB200 2023
I'm booked in for the Friday night. Considering asking if I can book the Saturday night too, however I feel that's just asking for major trouble...