ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:41 pm

K1100T wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:52 pm I do most of my riding on the tops,

Careful. Some folk on here will be suggesting you only have curly bars for fashion reasons

Drops are essential for riding in the fens, block headwind no matter which direction you go in...

I'd also try packing all your sleeping kit (not shelter) together in one bundle, that way, you needn't touch it until you stop, so less chance of it getting wet. I initially thought about trying to get everything sleep related into the handlebar harness dry bag. It became obvious that this wasn't g...

Strapped all the luggage to the bike and went for a test ride this morning. Bivvy bag and Thermarest in the handlebr harness, sleeping bag and waterproof jacket in the saddle bag, tools in the frame bag (mostly empty) and some grub in the top tube bag. http://media.bobarnott.com/gravel/2020-01-21-te...

I'm sure I read something recently that stated 700cx40mm was the ideal wheel and tyre combo for things like The Dirty Kanza and those other US gravel grinder type races. I bought Conti Terra Trail 700cx40mm tyres for my RAG+, they were useless in the December slop on the local byways and bridleways....

It made me chuckle and wonder what others are there lurking to be discovered.

Is that an in-joke...?

108km on very icy roads this morning . Serious type two fun for a few hours till it thawed enough. Rear wheel was all over the place, even while coasting on flat roads it was snapping loose, hideous. http://media.bobarnott.com/gravel/2020-01-19-flooded-road.jpeg Some of the back roads round here ar...

That's quite cool. Thought it might be an entertaining project to do with the kids...

What size of can would you normally use? One of those small 200g sweet corn cans, or one of the small 160ml Coconut Milk cans?

A quick jaunt before work this morning to get some more miles in the legs. The sunrise seemed to take ages... http://media.bobarnott.com/gravel/2020-01-16-early-doors.jpeg First ride for the replacement Wahoo Elemnt, which worked nicely, apart from me still failing to select a route to test the tur...

Fitted the cheapo Clement tyres that arrived yesterday. I also discovered that I've dented my rear rim, most likely for clattering that pothole on Sunday morning.

Galibier kindly added a pair of their Fire Feet 3 Socks to my recent order, which was nice. Except they weren't to know that I have size 7½ feet, so they are waaaaaay too big. I though I would spread the love, so first to reply will get these totally free of charge (P&P to a UK address). http://...

... and delivered a pair of cheap tyres and inner tubes, so I can get through to The Dirty Reiver, without having to wreck my Conti Terra Trails.

... and delivered a BRS-3000T, it's really quite small.

Planned a 100 km ride this morning , but road closures, and failure to read road signs, saw me out for an hour longer than planned . My one ride old Wahoo Elemnt turned on, started warming-up , then did a fantastic impersonation of a brick; so it’s going back tomorrow. My weather app told me that t...

metalheart wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:51 pm I do have a look for one of the snow peak Ti ones every now and again but being an aberdonian I freak out at the cost...

Had to look it up...

ootini wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 3:30 pm Under the skin is an exceptional film. Utterly brilliant! Neon Demon I didn't rate. Try Mandy.

I still have Primer and Upstream Color to watch, I'll add Mandy to the list...

Book: tough to pick only one. A toss up between The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks , Gnomon by Nick Harkaway or Ammonite by Nicola Griffith Film: Star Wars, natch. Although I finally got round to watching both The Neon Demon (2016) and Under the Skin (2013) at home and I'm still not sure what passed m...

My Raleigh Super Tuff Burner, which I bought second hand as a student in Aberdeen. Shattered the rear mag wheel trying to bunny hop onto a kerb at slow speed. Went everywhere on this bike, including cycling 6 miles home from a beer festival at 02:00, knees round my chin. I also cycled it from Dalwhi...

... and delivered some rather natty Galibier jackets and gloves.

I've been got like that couple of times on my old fattie. It ended up with the wood sticking out of the rear tyre, rather than with me on the ground though...

If you find yourself more in East Cambridgeshire and fancy a dip in Adventurer's Fen, or The Cam, then let me know. Might be a bit parky in Spring though...

... and delivered a box with the Restrap logo on the side.

Andy Peers wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:12 pm Port & Brandy

Is that like a cheeky Vimto on steroids...?

Loads of the videos on the Restrap website show their bags getting fitted to a Brother frame. Didn't realise they were a British brand...