sean_iow wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:42 pm you do know this is the intent

Are tarps not bikepacking then?

I knew exactly what this was going to be about before I opened it :lol: I read the same article and thought "that's not what I would call bikepacking", shrugged inwardly and carried on with my life. My wife, who isn't a bikepacker, but has a vague understanding of what I do, happened to re...

jameso wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:49 pm BB7S MTB.. yes please?

Sure, will pm you.

benconnolli wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:23 pm I'm interested in the Polaris top. Will message

All prices are collected from Newcastle, please add £3.50 for Royal Mail Tracked 48 postage, unless otherwise stated. Will obviously combine for multiple items. More pictures of some stuff here: https://ibb.co/album/d4Rspx Avid BB7 MTN, pair Well used but fully functional, everything free and moving...

For me it's the ability to access snacks without getting my hands covered in muck. Particularly symptomatic of the winter we've had I think!

Very simple one, but made a cover for my Evoc Hip Pack Pro to keep the crap off, particularly the zip, from some leftover lightweight ripstop nylon and a bit of elastic. Oh and some onewrap to secure it through the holes in the belt (not entirely necessary but makes sure it covers it properly and st...

Nearly new SQ lab inner bar ends on eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186367915069

That looks cracking Jeff!

Well, that's my BAM over before it really got started... My mate had suggested a couple of local days on the Sandstone Way but I quickly talked us into the Lakeland 200 over three days on the basis that at least the rockier trails wouldn't be a slopfest. That turned out to be a good call, but alas, ...

Always good to keep these artifacts as a reminder! I think I've posted this on here before, but this https://i.ibb.co/vYkysMT/20221231-092957.jpg Is the sump plug out of my old Volvo 240. I stupidly tried to wind it out clockwise doing an oil change due to being in a hurry, and upside down, and inst...

Glad there was a happy resolution to this, well done. Definitely character-building this stuff. I've been in that pit of despair where you've dug yourself a hole (not that I'm suggesting you did anything wrong to start with) that's going to sap time/money/energy getting out of, if you even can. In m...

the problem with having multiple bikes True. About 6 miles for me, including the 4 home from the station, though some of it I was able to coast. I was chatting to the guy cleaning the platform while waiting for my train home (my bike attracted quite a lot of attention, not for the mangled derailleu...

Well, I'd gone about 12 miles when my mech hanger spontaneously snapped, threw the mech into my spokes and exploded. Fortunately I carry all the tools I need to shorten a chain, cable ties to fix stuff out of the way, and even an emergency mech hanger, in my tool bag. Unfortunately, today was also t...

Forecast is for a sunny day but a strong westerly: a north east classic. So bagged a ticket on the 7.40 to Hexham, upwind for a couple of hours easy ride home, for the princely sum of £3.70 A couple of days late, but since the day in question was miserable, today feels like a good day to celebrate t...

Sucks, doesn't it. It's always the stupid, innocuous-seeming situations too. Damaging kit is annoying too, but at least it can be replaced. Shame it doesn't grow back like skin though!

Shaff - get a dremel (cheapo ebay copy in any case) and try to grind out as much of the bolt as you can before have a go with a tap. In fact if you are careful and very patient, you might be able to get enough out to pick the threads of the bolt out without tapping - even if you can get the first b...

Funnily enough Dave, I was thinking earlier that I tend to only sleep out for three maybe four nights at a time on a trip You're already doing better than me then! Good idea :-bd So to clarify, can we use paid for accommodation during the trip? Rules as per BAM, except any accommodation is acceptab...

BAM seems to be a great motivator for getting people out the door, and often people do it as part of a bigger trip, but I've been thinking recently how much more rewarding it is to get out for at least two nights in a row. Waking up outside (or, more often, coming round from the final nap of the nig...

PS for those that haven't come across him before, he has previous for this sort of deviant behaviour... A couple of years ago (?) he raced the Enduro World Series as a privateer, bikepacking between races out of necessity. It got quite a lot of coverage, and he seems to have got quite a few sponsors...

That seems a jolly sporting thing to do - fair play. Who carried his bike on the kayak crossing though? :lol: Nobody - he strapped it onto the deck of his sea kayak... That was his plan, but because of the bad weather someone took it for him. What a cheat! :wink: How must the other riders be feelin...

Congratulations Reg :-bd Sounds like the celebration distilled all the elements of your inimitable style down into one trip :grin: the middle of Stoke… I believe from The Influencers that that's what we're all aiming for, so congrats on that :wink: This influencer? "Tunstall TikTok influencer ...

I thought this feat was deserving of attention on here: https://m.pinkbike.com/news/photo-story ... orted.html

Congratulations Reg
Sounds like the celebration distilled all the elements of your inimitable style down into one trip

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:41 pm the middle of Stoke…

I believe from The Influencers that that's what we're all aiming for, so congrats on that

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:46 am

Top marks for trying though.

I genuinely considered taking it out to the garage and doing just that, since it seems destined for the bin anyway.

Christ, that's hung around for long enough :shock: Not sure about May, got quite a few other things in the calendar, inc. Tor Divide the weekend before. Also, possibly NYM300 (haven't ruled out an extended ride either - will probably look at starting from Thirsk if that's the case though. The logist...