drain wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:32 am Is the fundraising still open now that the kit has been bought? Slow to the party

Same here - adding in for another one now!

The folk in the next three cars all stopped and helped me, called the police and generally stayed with me until they arrived, kept traffic away from me and generally kept me safe. They were unreservedly brilliant. At least you can focus on this - the ratio of knobhead is still low but WTF.... Karma...

That looks like it's the beach to the north of An Cladach bothy. What's the track/path like over the headland in the distance that eventually ends up at Ardbeg? Yep - exactly... a thin strip of raised beach that was hard to resolve on google earth/sat images.... rideable on low pressures on the cob...

Loads of great shots and memories above :-bd WRT 2 years ago https://live.staticflickr.com/952/40305657160_f16ce60750_z.jpg WRT10-18 by 99percentchimp , on Flickr A wander in the quarries https://live.staticflickr.com/4476/37611695231_a44628f39f_z.jpg Llanberis_Quarries-4 by 99percentchimp , on Flic...

Same here - love to study the online mapping and Sat Images... used to do this all the time when on a drilling unit to save my sanity and carry me to a 'better' place.... that's how I spotted and planned the distillery tour around the coast of Islay :-) https://live.staticflickr.com/5079/14206973488...

Nice post....thanks Truckers hitch is now in my arsenal for a packraft load tie down... https://www.animatedknots.com/truckers-hitch-knot I used to climb with a guy who'd tied a figure of 8 one handed... was always a neat trick but needed a bit of adjustment before back threading to get enough of a ...

Out of interest, who is actually and actively working from home and who's just at home? Me and we have been for 10 days - implemented our business continuity plan more an a week ago and have all staff that can at home now to maintain essential lab support, with increased social distancing, as we ca...

"The World's Fastest Indian", nice film with an against the odds feelgood factor, just what you need to cheer yourself up in these dark times (and it has motorbikes in it which has to be a good thing, right?) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Fastest-Indian-Anthony-Hopkins/dp/B07MX22MX3 Tha...

rando nomad wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:58 pm Explorers web has a list of free Banff Mtn Film Festival films that can be viewed for free

https://explorersweb.com/2020/03/23/100 ... -for-free/

Thanks for that. Seen some really good films at Banff over the years on some surprising outdoor themes. Will hunt through. Ta.

Driveside is green, caliper side is blue. Cheers - very helpful CM :-bd Shouldn't need the chain keeper with a swift. The EBB does a good job in terms of chain tension I never had one and never dropped a chain This will come off with the RD but it did a good job of keeping the chain in place, when ...

I've got someone off here's old Swift running an Alf11 (it used to be orange but was repainted by the intermediate owner a natty blue). Its quite nice. A bit short in the TT for me but I think it's exacerbated by the inline dropper post. Hi CM - what colour non-turn nuts are you running in there pl...

I've got someone off here's old Swift running an Alf11 (it used to be orange but was repainted by the intermediate owner a natty blue). Its quite nice. A bit short in the TT for me but I think it's exacerbated by the inline dropper post. Runs pretty smooth. Gear range is nicer / better than the Alf...

Cheers Duncan.... low cost experimentation at present. Will offer what I have up to the drop outs and see what’s needed. I know it’s been serviced to date.... let’s hope I don’t mash it too much. It has been robust to date. I got the bit about the marks lining up in a gear. I’ll double check that to...

composite wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:21 am

99percentchimp wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:04 pm Fingers crossed we are all able to travel for it Stu... as hot as a couple of years ago

I did a 200 last August bank holiday that averaged 28degrees! I drunk 6 litres that day and only managed half a piss.

Kidneys like two raisins

Time in the shed coming up.... trying to turn self isolation into productive time. I have a Swift that I currently run 1x with a Paul chain keeper. I also have a 29er Alfine 11 wheel and shifter off a mate that I plan on sticking in the back end of the Swift, and adding some Jones bars from off here...

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:05 pm

99percentchimp wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:53 pm
New One Up Components remote came in

Got a link...

'Ere you go.... Ships from the UK from this link Shaf.. was well recommended and one of the cheaper ones I could find.
https://uk.oneupcomponents.com/collecti ... ost-remote

Fingers crossed we are all able to travel for it Stu... as hot as a couple of years ago

The old dropper remote on the Jones was a bit crap to start with (but did fit snuggly between the brake and front mech controls). However the cable was retained by a tiny grub screw that quickly rounded out after one adjustment. I’d been meaning to trim the grips a little too to get my hands a bit n...

Yes please. PM in bound.

Transatlantic flights are the issue - your shipper will be doing what they can but the border issues and reductions in travel will be affecting all flights including freight I suspect... but no contact is not good

Nice bars - like the name!

Do you feel better now Mike?

Undecided but feeling sub standard and am working from home for the foreseeable... can't buy a thermometer for love nor money.... there's someone with all the loo paper and all the thermometers!!

Trying to support local businesses like our veg delivery boxes as best we can.

Mariner wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:15 pm

I can’t believe any Bearbones tramps have bidets.....

Following a thread over on the Guardian it turns out they are also known as bum guns.

Biffin Shower?

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:50 pm I'm told tinned tomatoes are the new gold dust.

Fight/spat seen in Tesco over the last 4 pack the other day

benp1 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:36 am Maybe we should move to percentage of life, or percentage of adult life?

Yet to enter this phase... is it any good?