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by jay91
Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:51 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?
Replies: 32
Views: 5291

Re: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?

Stop using the sat nav in the car. Whilst it's a different type of Nav, it does exercise the part of the brain required for nav. You also end up in interesting places at times and you're ability to take junctions far faster than you thought imaginable also improves ;-) I don't use a sat nav .ostly ...
by jay91
Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?
Replies: 32
Views: 5291

Re: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?

Thanks for the advice guys :-bd
by jay91
Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?
Replies: 32
Views: 5291

The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?

What's the best way to learn to navigate with a map books? And lots of practice? Thanks jay.
by jay91
Mon Jan 12, 2015 1:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Ford Fiesta Thank You Stu and Dee.
Replies: 32
Views: 5388

Re: Ford Fiesta Thank You Stu and Dee.

Thankyou stu&dee for a brillant event. My legs are strugglein at work :roll:
by jay91
Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:49 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: blackspire stinger £15
Replies: 0
Views: 736

blackspire stinger £15

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/blackspire-stinger-chain-tensioner-black/rp-prod111984?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedKingdom&gs=1&ds_e_ad_type=pla&gclid=CjwKEAiAw56lBRCs29jB9uOvkygSJADnD3-6ybtC9lMboAbt9Ay6ZR2NkFn-YBg-JwkYDVWT8ec8HhoCP9vw_wcB&g...
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: tight tyers help!
Replies: 4
Views: 849

Re: tight tyers help!

RobMac wrote:Make sure both beeds on the opposite side from the last 5" your trying to get on are right in the hollow bit of the rim, a wee bit of washing up liquid applied to the last 5" might help. (I hate explaining stuff in text) :|
.thanks mate its take 2 in the morning
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Water, Water every where an not a drop to drink
Replies: 31
Views: 7128

Re: Water, Water every where an not a drop to drink

Richpips wrote:
Is it possible to run the filter on a camlebak pipe to fill/drink from it?
Came across this a while back - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnSdvxQgfB0
Good video is there any need for the carbon filter really? Looks bulky
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: tight tyers help!
Replies: 4
Views: 849

tight tyers help!

I've got a set of stans iron cross wheels I'm trying to fit on one gravle tyers with no luck at all theres about 5inches of tyers I cannot get on the rim. I'm heading its something stupi on my behalf. Wheels http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/s ... dition.htm
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Water, Water every where an not a drop to drink
Replies: 31
Views: 7128

Re: Water, Water every where an not a drop to drink

Is it possible to run the filter on a camlebak pipe to fill/drink from it?
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: FF indecision
Replies: 4
Views: 1073

Re: FF indecision

I just use my Sumner spds and waterproof socks .
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Budget Jacket Recomendation
Replies: 8
Views: 1381

Re: Budget Jacket Recomendation

Aldi,tk maxx,go outdoors always have cheap ones in.
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 5:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Next year, I will ....
Replies: 60
Views: 12909

Re: Next year, I will ....

pistonbroke wrote:Emigrate to Cataluña, can't wait.
This is the view from the place we're buying.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer ... er=3543799
That looks ace
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 5:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Just starting into bikepacking and testing kit
Replies: 12
Views: 2008

Re: Just starting into bikepacking and testing kit

Welcome there's a few of us local to the chase if your ever about :cool:. Sign up to the bearbones news email lots of good info on there or the blog thanks jay
by jay91
Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:57 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Scores on the Doors: 2014 Totals
Replies: 26
Views: 4836

Re: Scores on the Doors: 2014 Totals

s8tannorm wrote:I have no idea how many rides I undertook, how far I rode, what height I climbed or what the average speed of it all was, I doubt I can actually recall all the places I went or quite where I spent the nights ... but I do know that I enjoyed every single mile :grin:
I'm with you on that stu :lol:
by jay91
Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New alpkit stuff!
Replies: 1
Views: 620

Re: New alpkit stuff!

Being waiting for sleeping bags for ages
by jay91
Mon Dec 29, 2014 4:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: FF route idea
Replies: 8
Views: 795

Re: FF route idea

I've been unsure what to do re: planning a route for the Ford Fiesta and have hit upon a low effort solution..... I'm thinking that I'll plot all of the points on the GPS and then head to one by aiming roughly towards it and seeing which trails on the ground seem to head roughly that way. Then, onc...
by jay91
Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: C'mon what did 'he' bring you?
Replies: 40
Views: 8881

Re: C'mon what did 'he' bring you?

Wildcat mountain lion,sleeping bag liner and a head torch oh and new helmet :cool:
by jay91
Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Next year, I will ....
Replies: 60
Views: 12909

Re: Next year, I will ....

Ford fiesta and some solo trips :cool:
by jay91
Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:23 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Our Winter Solstice trip.
Replies: 5
Views: 1864

Re: Our Winter Solstice trip.

Cool bviv spot. As a dad hopefully I can do this one day?
by jay91
Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11445
Views: 1922136

Re: The post man's been ...

On one midge bars after ordering 3weeks ago :roll:
by jay91
Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Banff Film Festival
Replies: 6
Views: 1011

Re: Banff Film Festival

burty wrote:me and other half have tickets for Stafford , it was good last year :-bd
I was at Stafford to it was good :cool:
by jay91
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Ford Fiesta entries now CLOSED.
Replies: 104
Views: 20567

Re: Ford Fiesta entries now open.

paramart wrote:well in jay, :-bd sorting your gear out, or grinding,
18t on the back I think!
by jay91
Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Ford Fiesta entries now CLOSED.
Replies: 104
Views: 20567

Re: Ford Fiesta entries now open.

I'm in as the wrt is off the cards.
by jay91
Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: CX/gravle tyers
Replies: 9
Views: 1874

Re: CX/gravle tyers

Sorry I'm after 700c-29r
Thanks Scott