I'd not realised you had that on your mind, but good to hear you're all clear!

Riding on rollers strikes me as sufficiently masochistic to qualify for BAM, but

If you're regularly travelling to ride in different locations, it's worth considering the benefits of cleaning your bike to reduce the risk of transferring plant/animal diseases from one area of the country to another.

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:52 pm ,b) I don't have to get touched up by a stern person in a uniform

Some folks will pay good money for this.

Aye, looks very deluxe. Do you carry all the kit up every time, Jeff? Or does the hut now have some permanent fixtures (e.g. the grill)?

Rapideye wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:33 am Like that will stop 'em

Aye. Nice and soft, source of heat? Lovely.

Visions of Dave heading down to his allotment for a quiet morning indulging his new pipe smoking routine, only to be confronted by Reg and a merry band of BAMmers nestled in the potting shed.

I've got some Kyotes going spare, say £15?. If you PM me your address I can look into postage costs.

faustus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:50 pm freebie stickers

In!

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:53 pm *I think it's possibly a crocodile ...

Or maybe an alloy-gator?

Good points: • A beautifully clear night, with stars and a gorgeous sunrise • Nice beer* • The bakery on the way home Less good points: • Forgetting my cheese • Sleeping mat has a slow puncture • It being frickin' freezing • Rime blowing off the tarp and onto me, my kit, my hot chocolate… Pics: http...

The EPS turn into buckets as soon as any water gets in via the big hole at the top. I've got both Goretex and regular Trailcross. I use the regular ones with waterproof socks. The socks keep my feet dry, the shoes don't get waterlogged and dry out much quicker than the more freeridey 5.10s. Downside...

I find them true to size, but went up a half size for winter boots.

That's brilliant. Took kid 1 for a falconry experience just before Christmas, they had a great time.

Have you taken up falconry Stu? Or just made friends with the local fauna?

I think I might need to call in some professional help from, appropriately, Bearlegged or somebody. I'd love to help, I really would, but I'm currently dealing with this matter from Belgium. Apparently the bar only serves it by the half, but my companion found some sort of workaround. https://files...

the secondhand bike market will be flooded with lightly used 170mm travel ebikes

Dibs.

I think there's something about being open to the world that I prefer over being completely enclosed in a tent. Quite happy with a mesh panelled bivvy to keep the teeth away. I should maybe look into a bigger, more versatile tarp ( a la Reg), but I've got a consistent set-up for now, that I find ver...

Of my last 15 bivvies, I've not taken a tarp for 3 of them.

For those 3 bivvies, I've been snowed on, and rained on twice. And yes, I did check (and triple-check) the forecasts. FFS.

Please may I have some free whisky?

A couple of pints of "I don't want spaghetti again", from Shiny brewery this evening, accompanying a good chin wag with a load of folk from Peak District MTB and DMBinS.

150ml is good for sharing on an overnighter or does a 3-4 day trip.. ymmv etc.. Reminds me of a little trip I did with a friend, some notes from my journal: Day 1 ...Nearly half-way now, and we paused for a dram. Day 2 We were both feeling surprisingly chipper, despite the casualties of last night ...

What a way to start the day. A couple of hours showing some MTB advocacy folk around some of Sheffield's finest trails. A light dusting of snow out there, just enough to be grippy. Pogies are ace.

My brother now living in Dublin means I've received Irish whiskeys for the last couple of birthdays, Redbreast last year and Green Spot this. My faves are generally... - Big peaty feckers: Lagavullin, Laphroaig, Springbank (Campbeltown), Bunnahabhain - "Pudding" whiskies (sweeter, more rou...