What I want to know is if he was from Cornwall, why did he leave his seat in Scotland?

Train for a marathon and you’ll get a lot of half marathons for free during training

Finally got round to starting A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge - I've been meaning to read this for years but never quite got round to it.

An ortlieb quick rack might work for you - you’d just need a set of adapters for each bike and then switching over is painless according to all the reviews

My Ti Goat Kestrel is very light but not waterproof on top, little more than a windproof layer. As I've discovered the fun way, it's dependent on a tarp in all but the driest weather.

There’s some Scandinavian spruce trees that are nearly 10000 years old - I think they’re all a bit trigger’s broom though since just like yew trees they produce a new trunk when one dies off

A tent is easy - it's heavier and less flexible but fairly idiot proof. I've tried using a flat tarp on a couple of trips and got wet both times due to pitching mistakes - I don't doubt if you use one often enough it'll become second nature but I'm only get out once or twice a year at the moment so ...

A pair of trail cross xt cycling shoes so i don’t have to use my clip less pedal shoes even when I’m using flat pedals. At least it’ll distract me from the joys of dealing with a burst pipe in the kitchen overnight.

Since you've got the budget, may be worth looking at the Fairlight Holt. Boutique prices but a very nice looking bike.

I assumed it was 20km

My plans are all contingent on the first one which I've got almost no control of: Get the health issues that derailed most of last years plans sorted. WRT - I need to plan my route and kit better this time. TBA - i've got 3 days pencilled in for June for a trip somewhere - Traws Eryri is tempting bu...

I enjoyed that, makes me want to dust off my French and go ride a bike.

I’d recommend resolutes as well, good grip in anything other than deep mud and not too draggy on the road. They’re overkill for pure road rides but I’m too lazy to switch them out.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:56 pm

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:32 pm Hello Floofy!

6 months .. sure you haven’t got a tiger?

He’s pretty stretched out and floofy in that pic. He’s going to be pretty big but nowhere near Maine Coon sized

On the subject of cats, I've got a new one after a few years without: a 6 month old ragdoll called Bluey that needed rehoming

A garmin 1040 solar might be your answer (big screen, very long battery life, lots of processing power) but it’s a big chunk of change and unless you’re a racer a lot of features are novelty value only. Personally, I’d go for the much cheaper 540 solar and get the phone out for those occasions you n...

I think both refers to both the small and the large bar bag - alas it doesn’t seem to apply to the bar pack

jameso wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:00 am Hoping Restrap have a bar bag offer coming up - quite keen to try the bar pack

Sigma sports have them for 97 in olive. I’m waiting for a black one to go on sale

Scattamah wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:12 pm Oh yeah - @ PaulB2 - Tampermonkey FTW ; ) Less pain, more gain.

ooh, that could come in handy during testing

I need to make some space in the garage so getting rid of some long disused child bits - the price reflects that it's bulky so collection only from Stafford. Bobike Exclusive Tour child seat £30 (bike not included :grin:) The seat has a built in blinky but the battery is long dead so may not work. A...

Have you tried in a different browser? Have you tried clearing your browser cache? If it’s a css issue and you’re on a windows desktop, there’s a convoluted workaround you can do to inject custom css into the control to give yourself a cursor again but it’s painful since you have to do it on the eve...

firestarter wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:59 pm It's not April is it ?

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/saddl ... est-304951

When looking for a saddle that’s good for the prostate that wasn’t quite what I had in mind.

..and dropped off a torque wrench and some haribo courtesy of wiggle.

It's reminiscent in looks of the early-mid 2000s hydroformed aluminium bikes that were all the rage for a while, not that that's a bad thing. Not cheap though. I don't use my full sus at all any more but looking at the price of new ones makes me reluctant to sell it because I'd never be able to just...

I’m curious how the bumper bar works out since I’m tempted to get myself one