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by jam bo
Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Waterproof jacket options
Replies: 38
Views: 7789

Re: Waterproof jacket options

Followed that z-pak link.

Who new a rain kilt was a thing.

http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/cloudkilt.shtml
by jam bo
Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:51 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Thoughtful Thursday - Just what is it we're after?
Replies: 62
Views: 10585

Re: Thoughtful Thursday - Just what is it we're after?

Recently though, I've started trail running after realising on a couple of exploratory dartmoor rides I'd ruined a perfectly good run by taking a bike for a walk. So true...! Pity my knees are to creaky for KIMMs & OMMs now. As for skills training, I think the transition, many moons ago, to SPD...
by jam bo
Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:05 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Thoughtful Thursday - Just what is it we're after?
Replies: 62
Views: 10585

Re: Thoughtful Thursday - Just what is it we're after?

my trail bike(120mm FS 29r) today is way faster and more capable than my DH bike was 20yrs ago. And about half the weight. And I can ride it all day and strap luggage to it if I want to. and it cost me under a grand to build. Stay a year or two behind the 'bleeding edge' of technology and you can re...
by jam bo
Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:32 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1907291

Re: The post man's been ...

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Winter boots. Joys of buying in august, snagged them brand new on eBay for £73 instead of £150.
by jam bo
Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:27 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Making it easier for the boy
Replies: 27
Views: 5315

Re: Making it easier for the boy

Cheeky Monkey wrote:
psling wrote:What sort of bike would Joe like?
:lol: Now that is a damn good point :cool:
probably a BMX...
by jam bo
Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:15 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360
Replies: 12
Views: 4296

Re: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360

Snow/ice melt from the glaciers will have a diurnal cycle.
by jam bo
Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1907291

Re: The post man's been ...

...an Alpkit Viper headtorch came at the weekend...very impressed at only £18.00 - got an email from Alpkit yesterday - now reduced to £12.00!!...... :sad: sods law.. :sad: https://www.alpkit.com/support/stickies/returns send it back and order one at £12. or they might give you a credit note. they ...
by jam bo
Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Staying fresh
Replies: 13
Views: 4903

Re: Staying fresh

Only if you want them to stink of sulphur...
by jam bo
Sun Jun 18, 2017 3:46 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Last minute dartmoor.
Replies: 3
Views: 1848

Re: Last minute dartmoor.

It's a pretty regular ride for me. 7miles up from the door. Cracking downhill down into merrivale and took the long route home via foggintor, burrator and grenofen.
by jam bo
Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:34 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Last minute dartmoor.
Replies: 3
Views: 1848

Last minute dartmoor.

Last minute wild camp on dartmoor. Left at 8.30p, back home in time for second breakfast. http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/Jim_Gardiner/32E5E82E-158C-43DB-AD34-83E8AB470FB6_zpsbikkxzru.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/Jim_Gardiner/95D14CAD-643C-41CE-9A84-2BF002330435_zpst3k5u317.jp...
by jam bo
Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:48 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Maxxis tyres - which ones?
Replies: 27
Views: 3474

Re: Maxxis tyres - which ones?

Minion SS on the rear. Surprisingly fast but grips hard when you crank it over.
by jam bo
Fri Jun 09, 2017 9:50 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360
Replies: 12
Views: 4296

Re: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360

i think both those videos are shot around the llanmanalaguar trail. that is nowhere near the glacier 360 route.
by jam bo
Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:51 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360
Replies: 12
Views: 4296

Re: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360

yep. just need to find some funds.
by jam bo
Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:17 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360
Replies: 12
Views: 4296

Re: Iceland this September - variation on the Glacier 360

I went with tom a couple of years ago. He wrote some words...

http://icelandicfatfun.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
by jam bo
Fri May 05, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Westcountry Way
Replies: 5
Views: 2460

Re: Westcountry Way

Who were the two going the other way? Phantom bikepackers maybe?
these two?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTov74iAfnb ... adventures
by jam bo
Fri May 05, 2017 10:29 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Westcountry Way
Replies: 5
Views: 2460

Re: Westcountry Way

been meaning to do this for ages, how do you think it would ride the other way round?

I was planning to catch train from plymouth to taunton, ride to minehead via quantocks and then do N-S with a few variants on that route.
by jam bo
Tue May 02, 2017 2:35 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: All SOLD thanks
Replies: 11
Views: 3205

Re: Revelate harness and anything cages

I'll try the bent jerrycan. paypal?
by jam bo
Sat Apr 29, 2017 8:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4901
Views: 1192260

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

jetboil minimo reduced by £50 at cotswolds. down to £89
by jam bo
Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1907291

Re: The post man's been ...

Warranty replacement pair of sweet mudride shorts. The first ones started delaminating after after two winters of really hard use.
by jam bo
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:28 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4901
Views: 1192260

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

56% off montane minimus jackets at wiggle
by jam bo
Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Instagram
Replies: 26
Views: 6000

Re: Instagram

by jam bo
Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:50 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Braunton 150 2017
Replies: 58
Views: 22700

Re: Braunton 150 2017

I'm 50miles south and it's as dry here for this time of year as I can remember it.

Not sure which forecast everyone is getting morose about.

I'm racing enduro in hopcott woods by minehead, I think the route passes by, I'll wave if I see anyone loaded up.
by jam bo
Tue Mar 21, 2017 12:31 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 650b+ Experiment
Replies: 21
Views: 3544

Re: 650b+ Experiment

How common is tearing the sidewall like that anyway? I've been running 3" and 2.4" tyres on 45mm rims for a few thousand km and no problems yet. Do I need to start worrying? Apparently, B+ tyres are made of fairy dust and will fall apart at the mere mention of gravel. 2.8 nobby nics didn'...
by jam bo
Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Low(er) fronted Bibshorts... suggestions?
Replies: 27
Views: 5363

Re: Low(er) fronted Bibshorts... suggestions?

i have some endura's 3/4's with a zip...