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- Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:03 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Talk about trying it on? This was on a signposted bridleway. Ignored, of course https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7847/46133645024_c3eff35749.jpg We've got loads of signs like that locally, but bicycles aren't vehicles so it's not meant to discourage us from using the bridleway but to stop car drivers...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stop being soft!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5767
Re: Stop being soft!
It is an amazing achievement and she knocked 12 hours off the previous record :o I think I read that she only had 3 hours sleep for the whole race! All of this and working full time, being a new mum and her studying, it just shows what can be achieved with the right attitude and determination to suc...
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Talk to me about Rohloff
- Replies: 64
- Views: 11026
Re: Talk to me about Rohloff
Thanks for the offer but I'm trying not to get side-tracked and start messing about with that bike, much as I'd like to.lune ranger wrote:If you wanted to consider a used one I may have one in the shed.
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:41 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Talk to me about Rohloff
- Replies: 64
- Views: 11026
Re: Talk to me about Rohloff
Rohloff chain tensioner is like a modified rear mech. It's quiet in use, sturdy and wears well. The wheels are replaceable. How does it cope with mud? I like the look of that to ss my commuter/gravel bike. When I was having issues with the tensioners I tried before I discounted it as I didn't want ...
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:04 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Talk to me about Rohloff
- Replies: 64
- Views: 11026
Re: Talk to me about Rohloff
I've no experience of geared hubs but I would say that you definitely need a frame with either track ends, sliding/alternator drop-outs or an EBB. My experience of chain tensioners is that they were just as susceptible to water/mud as a rear mech. When I got my Genesis frame I was going through a 'g...
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Down bag for the wide not long...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1605
Re: Down bag for the wide not long...
Cumulus have a custom bag creator on their website so you can adjust the dimensions.
http://sleepingbags-cumulus.eu/uk/categ ... gs/creator
The price updates as you change the spec so you can see how much the changes will cost.
http://sleepingbags-cumulus.eu/uk/categ ... gs/creator
The price updates as you change the spec so you can see how much the changes will cost.
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bothy tales free on Kindle for the next few days.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2839
Re: Bothy tales free on Kindle for the next few days.
Why not just buy it - its only a tenner and at least John, the author, would gets something for his efforts On the strength of the first few pages I've just ordered a copy of his first book, "The Last Hillwalker" so giving the bothy one away free has gained a sale he wouldn't have got oth...
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The Cordillera - Volume 10
- Replies: 2
- Views: 928
Re: The Cordillera - Volume 10
:-bd I was wondering if it would come out as there were some comments online about lack of submissions. I'm just finishing Volume 9, I had some spare time for reading last week having come off the bike on the commute and having been told to have 2 days off by the surgeon to let the wound heal a bit....
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:58 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: WE 2019
- Replies: 47
- Views: 8333
Re: WE 2019
Are you travelling there in the tardis? sorry, couldn't resist.whitestone wrote:Should be at The Star for about 1959 (sorry Reg, not a prime number )
Loving the panda bell Reg
Have fun all.
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bothy tales free on Kindle for the next few days.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2839
Re: Bothy tales free on Kindle for the next few days.
Thanks, didn't think it would be of much use to me as I don't have a Kindle had a look anyway and turns out there's a Kindle app for Android* so now I have it on my phone
* I assume that everyone but me already knew this
* I assume that everyone but me already knew this
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which Exposure bar light for multi-days?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3515
Re: Which Exposure bar light for multi-days?
None of them have a setting for over 36 hrs so the models with bigger batteries will just be brighter. A MaxD will be 200 lumens at 36 hrs A Toro will be 111 lumens at 36 hrs I've got a lezyne with a 100 and 200 lumen setting so I compared these settings before I bought my Toro. There wasn't enough ...
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which Exposure bar light for multi-days?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3515
Re: Which Exposure bar light for multi-days?
That is the only issue with the remote yes. I've got a TraceR on the rear. You could just use the button on the Toro to change output levels it just means taking a hand off the bars to do it. If I'm just doing a road ride I'll leave it on the 36 hour setting and plug my red eye in as I leave it on t...
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which Exposure bar light for multi-days?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3515
Re: Which Exposure bar light for multi-days?
I've got a Toro Mk 10. I've also got the remote switch for it. Most of the time I'll just be riding along with it on the 36 hour (prg 6 low) setting but the remote means I can turn it up to medium or high as required. As I don't need to move my hand from the grip to change settings I can keep it on ...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:18 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: SPOT Harness
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2466
Re: SPOT Harness
Bloody good job you were wearing it :wink: The irony of the situation wasn't lost on me, the one time I'm wearing my SPOT I end up on the floor :lol: I think it's the first time I've crashed on tarmac and I'm surprised how much more it hurts than off road and how much damage I did. Luckily I wasn't...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:46 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: SPOT Harness
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2466
Re: SPOT Harness
I tested it on my commute this morning. It actually sits higher up the strap than it looks like it would in the picture, it's very nearly on the top of my shoulder. Three tracking points were received although it looks like one may have been missed out between them, but I've been having issues with ...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:28 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: SPOT Harness
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2466
Re: SPOT Harness
The next thing to do is to give it a good test to make sure it transmits ok. I might as well have it on during my commute as I pay enough for the subscription :roll: I did think about mounting it on the back but I like to have it somewhere I can see it so I know it's still there and can see it's wor...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:17 am
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: SPOT Harness
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2466
SPOT Harness
My SPOT is usually mounted on my top tube but I'm now using a rucksack for some rides and thought I'd like to mount it on the shoulder strap. I've been trying to think up the best way to do this for months but had a sudden flash of inspiration at the weekend. https://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q56...
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:21 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: (A bit of ) the Southern Way
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3959
Re: (A bit of ) the Southern Way
Good read that Dave. I knew Chickenlegs had done the route earlier in the year and I've added it to my list.
When you do the section that includes my little Island let me know and I'll ride it with you if you like, I also know the locations of all the good cafes on that part of the route
When you do the section that includes my little Island let me know and I'll ride it with you if you like, I also know the locations of all the good cafes on that part of the route
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 2019
- Replies: 514
- Views: 98777
Re: Highland Trail 2019
My last night was in one of the new buildings associated with the hydro scheme just below The Teahouse bothy but that's probably full of machinery and locked now. It was finished when I rode by this year, the lights were on and I could hear the hum of machinery so you'd not get much sleep there now...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alternatives to glitter as a sealant additive?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2533
Re: Alternatives to glitter as a sealant additive?
I just use ordinary Stans fluid and judging by the number off bits of hawthorn I pull of the tyres and the number of thorns sticking through to the inside when I switch tyres it works well. On the rare occasion the hole is too big for the Stans to seal - 3 times in about 10 years - I just plug the h...
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Carbon rims for bikepacking
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1758
Re: Carbon rims for bikepacking
I think Stu Taylor had carbon rims on the Orbea he used on the HT550 and I'm not aware he had any issues. That might be down to talent (no offence to anyone who has damaged a carbon rim) or luck? I did think about carbon rims for my bike but apart from being stiffer and way more expensive the other ...
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2019 - what you got planned?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 14812
Re: 2019 - what you got planned?
I've seen your enthusiastic replies on the HT550, Hungary, Bigbear and Dales Divide threads. Surely you'll be in another fight to the death with slarge in next year's mileage contest?Mike wrote:Chilling
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Non 'bikey' biking shirts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1898
Re: Non 'bikey' biking shirts
I've got similar shirts made by Colombia and Mountain Hardwear. I've also got one I bought in Mountain Warehouse which was much cheaper. Some of them are short sleeved but can't remember which. I've worn them on the bike but only on social rides to the pub but they are sold as 'technical' shirts so ...
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bar ends on loops? How wrong is it?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6321
Re: Bar ends on loops? How wrong is it?
I was browsing instagram and spotted this, apologies for it being a screenshot but only way I could think to post it from my phone. http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/Sean_iow/Screenshot_20181228-100303_zpsqj3a1yhu.png I thought of this thread as soon as I saw the picture. Perhaps a less brigh...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dales Divide.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3235
Re: Dales Divide.
Just to be clear, I didn't mean to sound negative and I'd love to ride the Dales Divide, but fear it will clash with other events next year. I also welcome new events but without some kind of coordination I fear that events will only last a few years if they clash with others and only get single fig...