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- Wed Oct 04, 2023 2:11 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
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Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
DAY 5 – CALDICOT TO HAY BLUF We woke to an overcast morning but the forecast rain had been early and only light. Last night’s issue with finding a bivi spot, and having to ride on later to find one, had actually resulted in a first class location. We were in agreement that this was the best spot yet...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:12 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
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Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
Chapeau Boab
You know the 200 in BB200 stands for 200 km? You rode 55 km more on Saturday and only 20 km less on the Sunday, so no need for BB200 anxiety
You know the 200 in BB200 stands for 200 km? You rode 55 km more on Saturday and only 20 km less on the Sunday, so no need for BB200 anxiety
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The BB200 Tyre Anxiety Thread
- Replies: 14
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Re: The BB200 Tyre Anxiety Thread
I ran Barzo front and Mezcal rear for both of my BB300s, seemed to be ok.
There's not really the mud we get down south. As long as they're durable with some tread you'll be fine.
There's not really the mud we get down south. As long as they're durable with some tread you'll be fine.
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
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Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
Mine was on my big trip with Mike (see report) but there's 6 nights to choose from and the one I'm counting* is in the next installment which I'll not get round to posting until Monday.
* Chosen out of the 6 as it was the highest
* Chosen out of the 6 as it was the highest
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dub bottom.brackets are they rubbish?
- Replies: 17
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Re: Dub bottom.brackets are they rubbish?
I think (by my friend's experience of them) that Dub are just rubbish, sorry. You'll need new cranks to get away from them. The longest lasting BB I've ever had came on my Planet X London Road, it's done 3500 road miles and 1500 mixed miles when I put gravel tyres on it, that's over 7 years and stil...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:36 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
We went a bit freestyle and off-piste at times as the signage was tricky to follow. I'm sure we went under a car park at one point, all concrete columns and graffiti. The closed section was somewhere out of town in the run down to the bridge, cutting through industrial estates. Looked like they were...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
In the prison when Jane worked there they had to remove the hand sanitiser as the inmates were drinking it. Assuming yours is alcohol based as well then I'd recommenced that, plus you'll have fresh breath afterwards
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
DAY 4 – HONEY STREET TO CALDICOT Having had pizza for breakfast 1 there would be no rush to look for food this morning. The campsite was right next to the canal so once packed away we were straight back on route. We were now going to follow the Kennet and Avon canal through to Bath some 30 miles awa...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:12 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:14 amIsle of Wight prison service promises tighter security
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
I was worried I'd get a barrage of PM's from the lady's if they saw me in them but if you insist I'll chance it
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:29 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
DAY 3 – RIDGEWAY TO HONEY STREET (WEST OF DEVIZES) After a relatively incident second day, day three would provide much more content for the trip report! Away early but a slow coffee and slow packing up gave time for the first of the other trail users to pass. It was Sunday morning and we were right...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:09 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
DAY 2 – SIDE OF A FIELD TO SOMEWHERE ON THE RIDGEWAY We were up early and after a quick coffee packed and away. Back on the canal which by now I had seen enough of. The vegetation and lack of width were particularly bad here. Unless some works are undertaken to these sections, they’ll be lost in the...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:30 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Last Night's Bivvy
- Replies: 2
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Re: Last Night's Bivvy
Nowt wrong with a non-BaM bivvy thread, good idea in fact. Although "Last Night's" rather imposes a fairly brisk time limit on the report :wink: . Getting the reports in within that time limit might be an issue, but when have we worried about rules :wink: https://live.staticflickr.com/655...
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 1:31 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
Shaf, we were heading south, and I'm back home now, but that's for the offer. As for the injectors, the AA have a special van that does this, but it's not just VW's, it appears all makes of modern high pressure electronically controlled direct injection diesel engine are blessed with injector proble...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Re: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
If I'm honest I've not much of an idea which canals we were on, they are quite 'samey' :lol: I'm relying on Strava to work it out. When I get to the final installment I'll put a map up but I'll save that to keep the excitement for now :wink: although the list of extras should give away some of the p...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:57 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9884
Sept with Sean (and Andy, and also Reg, Verena, Hux and Ralph)
During lockdown Mike had planned this route but not had a chance to ride it. As he had a block of leave in September he asked me if I’d like to ride it with him, the title is the name of the GPX he sent me, not including the list of extras :grin: Andy (Chickenlegs) was also available to join us for ...
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rechargable Lithium Batteries?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 801
Re: Rechargable Lithium Batteries?
I've got a Youshiko YC4000 which was recommended, maybe even on here all those years ago.
As well as charge it will do clever stuff like discharge before charging, variable charging current and test them. Charges 4 x AA or 4 x AAA or a mix as each battery has separate charging control.
As well as charge it will do clever stuff like discharge before charging, variable charging current and test them. Charges 4 x AA or 4 x AAA or a mix as each battery has separate charging control.
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rechargable Lithium Batteries?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 801
Re: Rechargable Lithium Batteries?
Make sure it's the Pro which are 2500 mAh, the normal are only 2000 as far as I can see.
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rechargable Lithium Batteries?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 801
Re: Rechargable Lithium Batteries?
Does it have to be lithium? I use Panasonic Eneloop Pro AA 2500mAh Ni-MH. They are technically only 1.2V but this has bever caused an issue. I bought mine in 2017 and they gave 30 hrs use in an eTrex. On a trip earlier this month I changed the second set out at 60 hrs total time so they haven't degr...
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 76199
Re: BB200 2023
The question on everyone's lips is.... do you have a fully assembled and functioning bike?
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:58 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: "Wye?". No, no.The question is of course "Wye not?"
- Replies: 26
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Re: "Wye?". No, no.The question is of course "Wye not?"
Excellent levels of lunacy by all
I wonder if when the time comes they'll let you have adjacent rooms at the asylum or if they'll keep you separated so as not to be a bad influence on each other
I wonder if when the time comes they'll let you have adjacent rooms at the asylum or if they'll keep you separated so as not to be a bad influence on each other
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4932
- Views: 1221227
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
I've used the 'glueless' lezyne patches on a pillow and still going strong some years later.
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:32 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The Dullest Square
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1389
Re: The Dullest Square
Here's mine
There were quite a few to choose from on my OS sheet, perhaps we should say it needs to include some land? In which case, this one
There were quite a few to choose from on my OS sheet, perhaps we should say it needs to include some land? In which case, this one
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:52 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
- Views: 198098
Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
But I feel somewhat guilty, even ashamed. Is this bikepacking? Have I ripped the very soul from this noble and wondrous art. I often feel the same, mine are also often predicable. But it's BIVI a month and that's the important bit. There are over 2000 members here but only a handful committed to th...
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:22 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lachlan Morton on the great divide
- Replies: 69
- Views: 4445
Re: Lachlan Morton on the great divide
Can't break the record if there's a film crew following him? Isn't there a rule specifically about this? I seem to recall he did the same on the Colorado Trail. I see he mentions he doesn't think it helps if you have a crew, and it night not make a difference when all is gong well, but they are a sa...