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by lookrider
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flttingford bothy
Replies: 16
Views: 617

Re: Flttingford bothy

Was thinking on lines of this ...there promotion videos suggest it's all ok to drink and it will be cold as well
by lookrider
Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flttingford bothy
Replies: 16
Views: 617

Re: Flttingford bothy

I'm relatively new to this form of outdoor activity Done plenty of camping at sites I've realised how heavy water can be to lugg around I also noticed there's a water source at flittingford just by the bothy watch sign This source seems man made as there's a scaffold board restricting the run off an...
by lookrider
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flttingford bothy
Replies: 16
Views: 617

Re: Flttingford bothy

Visited last night in dark ...for info. The sign post on the fire rd / footpath has gone The footpath entrance has an obvious gap in the pine tree line In the dark we could not see the bothy from the fire rd even with decent torches in the morning depart the bothy is clearly visible from fire rd and...
by lookrider
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tubeless question
Replies: 11
Views: 359

Re: Tubeless question

I just bought a MILKIT valve kit with injector
The valves are really good with no air escape with core removed
You could likely bodged an injector with a turkey baster
The valves are expensive but very good
You will also need a form of booster pump to blast air in as well
by lookrider
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flttingford bothy
Replies: 16
Views: 617

Re: Flttingford bothy

There was a low level signpost to it off the fireroad when I was last there 3 or 4 years ago. EDIT: as shown in pic in whitestone's BAM write up. The immediate area had been clear felled, so can't see it will have changed much since. I approached very laboriously along the (increasingly non-existen...
by lookrider
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flttingford bothy
Replies: 16
Views: 617

Re: Flttingford bothy

Thanks both for that
We could handle a short push ok
We may even do kershopehead bothy and visit the downed Halifax which is nearby on glenghu hill but again is meant to be hard to access
by lookrider
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flttingford bothy
Replies: 16
Views: 617

Flttingford bothy

I seen a few good posts on here and you tube and Google earth regarding access on BIKES But as kielder topography changes now and then My qwestion is ....can this bothy be accessed by a rideable route from falstone or is it pushing ? It looks real close to a loggers rd on Google earth but that may n...
by lookrider
Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Thermos mugs
Replies: 33
Views: 3225

Re: Thermos mugs

I likely opt for the "cup" option I was not bothered about the straight from flask option and now I think it's just an extra payments for a devive that's not a huge benefit...I gave a camp cup with top on anyways that slides over the flask so it takes up no extra room ...I guess these drin...
by lookrider
Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:34 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Thermos mugs
Replies: 33
Views: 3225

Re: Thermos mugs

Thanks all for the information and recomendations Can anyone please square me off about the merits of the drink from the flask types as opposed to the cup types in that I'm expecting the contents to be really hot So hot that it is not possible to drink straight from the flask by pushing on a device/...
by lookrider
Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:49 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Thermos mugs
Replies: 33
Views: 3225

Thermos mugs

Morning people ..I am after a mug or flask to keep coffee hot as mine seems to have lost ability to keep things hot I no idea how this is as there's hardly wear and tear on a flask as such I was thinking on a stanley mug as there British made . I need it kept hot for a 4 hour ride any more and we wi...
by lookrider
Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Replacement Derailleur Hangers
Replies: 24
Views: 2846

Re: Replacement Derailleur Hangers

Gearmechhangar.com
Maybe a little too late to help you
They have 100s of them some good photo and info and full size image to lay yours on top of screen for a perfect match
Good luck anyways
by lookrider
Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Simplest/cheapest way to increase the 'cold-temp' of spd boots
Replies: 82
Views: 7163

Re: Simplest/cheapest way to increase the 'cold-temp' of spd boots

Not read all the replies do apologies if its already on

Try an empty family bag of snacks like doritos...thet are large enough to go over feet and ankles so they keep you dry
They are silver lined for freshness ?
But that equates to keeping in heat

Very cheap ..with a try ...works for me
by lookrider
Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:32 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: The Sandstone (No) Way
Replies: 13
Views: 3934

Re: The Sandstone (No) Way

2 of us did this may 2018 from berwick staying at wooler and rothbury We both thought this a fantastic route and would certainly recommend it However it is not for the faint hearted or ones who do not train much The terrain is hard going with very little respite to gain any momentum to bang some fas...