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by Rob S
Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:06 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: MTB Batteries Lumen 800
Replies: 6
Views: 1213

Re: MTB Batteries Lumen 800

techno wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:20 pm
Rob S wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:48 pm I'd be interested in this if techno doesn't take it.
Sorry Rob, I took the light. Arrived today. Can't wait to try it out
I've got the bigger one MTB Batteries do on my handlebars. Very happy with it :-bd
by Rob S
Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:48 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: MTB Batteries Lumen 800
Replies: 6
Views: 1213

Re: MTB Batteries Lumen 800

I'd be interested in this if techno doesn't take it.
by Rob S
Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:01 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1122
Views: 181714

Re: What are you listening to now?

First record I ever bought was The Pushbike Song by The Mixtures in 1970. How appropriate and prescient that turned out to be. The B-side was this very strange and contrasting number. I still find it rather unsettling for some reason. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuAM4W-_Lp4 Antmusic by Adam and...
by Rob S
Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1122
Views: 181714

Re: What are you listening to now?

Metallica - Kill 'em all First time in many years, what a great album and the perfect antidote to the unrelenting dross that was '80's pop music. First time I heard of Metallica was when I borrowed Master of Puppets from someone at school. I went and bought it that weekend (on cassette) and loved a...
by Rob S
Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Replies: 1455
Views: 385742

Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.

Looks like that thing in fairgrounds where you squirt coloured paints onto a bit of paper on a spinny-round wheel thingy. Fairground dude switches it on, wheel spins, paint spreads out into nice random pattern, bloke puts it in a little cardboard frame for you. I used to like doing those as a kid a...
by Rob S
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:59 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Things I learnt from my first ever gravel ride
Replies: 11
Views: 1243

Re: Things I learnt from my first ever gravel ride

Most of my riding is more 'gravel' than mtb. It's just the nature of the terrain in the midlands. I just enjoy seeing a bit of nature, and exploring. That's a big part of it.

Glad to hear you enjoyed it anyway :-bd
by Rob S
Sat Nov 19, 2022 11:17 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3943
Views: 483064

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

You mum sounds like she was a very wise woman Stu.
by Rob S
Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Uphill, proper uphill.
Replies: 15
Views: 1055

Re: Uphill, proper uphill.

I read/watched a bit but had to stop. It made me realise how crap I am :lol:
by Rob S
Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Weatherproof awning/canopy - ideas & suggestions!
Replies: 11
Views: 1037

Re: Weatherproof awning/canopy - ideas & suggestions!

No idea if this would work or not. I'd probably drill through the wall and bolt through the box section with M10 studding then find a way of attaching the awning.

May be worth speaking to a builder first though.
by Rob S
Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Weatherproof awning/canopy - ideas & suggestions!
Replies: 11
Views: 1037

Re: Weatherproof awning/canopy - ideas & suggestions!

Shaf, I meant 50x50x3mm box section as photo. If it's awkward for you to find steel, I imagine wood would be ok. Probably best if it was pressure treated though as it's outside. Disclaimer! I'm an electrician not a mechanical engineer. I don't know how heavy an awning is, or whether this is strong e...
by Rob S
Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Weatherproof awning/canopy - ideas & suggestions!
Replies: 11
Views: 1037

Re: Weatherproof awning/canopy - ideas & suggestions!

How about some kind of pull-out awning Shaf? Bit like those seen attached to the side of campers? Not enough room for it to retract back Stu (I think). Only one brick above that door/frame to work with. The concrete roofing over a galvanised frame is also not the best to be drilling into (I suppose...
by Rob S
Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:40 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
Replies: 828
Views: 202903

Re: Bivvy a month 2022

A mate of a mate took a header into the Grand Union while using clipless pedals/shoes. He genuinely thought his time had come :o
by Rob S
Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:46 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
Replies: 828
Views: 202903

Re: Bivvy a month 2022

We had a nice view over Totternhoe quarry from where a rare brown chalk has been mined and quarried for centuries. Its sister quarry over the hill at Kensworth has a fascinating method of transporting the chalk to the cement works. WARNING: fascinating to Reg. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&...
by Rob S
Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Sleeping bag liners
Replies: 21
Views: 1795

Re: Sleeping bag liners

Tomwoodbury wrote: Sat Nov 12, 2022 11:18 am My mat has an R value of 2.3 which is pretty decent, no?
I think that would class as a 3 season. Do you take a spare set of baselayers to sleep in?
by Rob S
Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What do you cook and what on when out bikepacking
Replies: 49
Views: 2296

Re: What do you cook and what on when out bikepacking

They must have reassessed it recently, I have a roasted vegetable one here that claims it's 328kcal. They may have changed the recipe.
by Rob S
Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What do you cook and what on when out bikepacking
Replies: 49
Views: 2296

Re: What do you cook and what on when out bikepacking

I have sardines in olive oil and chuck the lot in the rehydrated couscous to boost the calories. I decant the couscous into a soup n' save bag before leaving and add a pinch of vegetable bouillon powder as well to improve taste and add some salt.
by Rob S
Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Sleeping bag liners
Replies: 21
Views: 1795

Re: Sleeping bag liners

I asked a similar question at the start of the year. If I remember correctly the general consensus was that while some would help by a few degrees, some of the claims were pretty optimistic. Joe's shop had a budget thermal version, not tried it though.
by Rob S
Sun Nov 06, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: My BB200
Replies: 18
Views: 1593

Re: My BB200

Good job! :-bd
by Rob S
Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Shell and BC.
Replies: 39
Views: 2812

Re: Shell and BC.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:07 pm
There we go then. Toodle pip old bean.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss :wink:
And we get on our knees and pray...
by Rob S
Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Aggression from others spoil your ride?
Replies: 31
Views: 2269

Re: Aggression from others spoil your ride?

I must have had 50-60 weekends in Snowdonia over the last 20 years, I've only had one bad incident in that time. That's an acceptable ratio for me.
by Rob S
Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:46 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.
Replies: 32
Views: 2109

Re: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-ap2/chapter/energy-and-heat-balance/ According to this 60% of body heat is lost through radiation, far higher than I expected. So certainly worth looking at ways to reduce it. When stood still naked with dry skin in unmoved air with 20 °C? :wink: Ah, I see. As...
by Rob S
Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.
Replies: 32
Views: 2109

Re: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny- ... t-balance/

According to this 60% of body heat is lost through radiation, far higher than I expected. So certainly worth looking at ways to reduce it.
by Rob S
Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:07 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.
Replies: 32
Views: 2109

Re: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.

Interesting thread. Many moons ago I had a week winter mountaineering in Scotland, but we booked a cabin so we never had to consider damp sleeping bags.
by Rob S
Thu Oct 27, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.
Replies: 32
Views: 2109

Re: Heat retention from "reflective" fabrics.

Has anybody used a vapour barrier? Do you just accept you're going to be warm but wet? It must be pretty miserable,like sleeping in a poly bag. Would sleeping with a little bag of rice or some other desiccant help?
by Rob S
Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3943
Views: 483064

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

motorsickle tomorrow Ooh? Reminds me, I've a Harris Magnum arriving on Monday but alas, it's a job not a purchase. That's a bit special. As a motorbike mad teen, I remember waiting at the bus stop after 'tech one night, a bloke was tinkering on the kerb with a motorbike. I looked at the wrap-around...