Also enjoyed that I often feel like I wake a lot during the night, but often wake up in the morning feeling well rested, so I'm not quite sure what's going on there. Yes i get this as well i either sleep straight through if ridden all day or wake up tons if a local BAM This thread make all areas of ...

I thought insulated mats were not like sleeping bags in that they were not really warming more they stopped you cooling v the earths mass - basically a high r value is not really warmer than a low one [ well a bit not noticeably like a winter sleeping bag would be in summer] - is this not correct ? ...

Yes I expect sandy disappointment

Are , by any miracle, any of them accessible on a road bike ?
I guess I can ride on gravel tyres for 25 road miles there but it's quite sub optimal

alcohol gel wipe stuff

basically anything wet that will evaporate, we are all just listing this anyway.

Depends on date but should be able to do something to or from Manchester leg or the whole route [ depending on dates]

I would be huge if I lived near a cake shop,

How did you resist those massive cookies ?

Looks to me like a pedestrian pushes/knocks a person into the road who ends up dead- which is also what the court case and appeal thought

All very unfortunate and no winners.

there is definitely a very clear loser here and its the one no longer alive

If it was winter i would be able to help[ but its not on the bike at the minute] sinewave beacon Exposure Dynamo [ rebranded SP] Think mine did 10% per hour to the phone 3500mah battery iirc @ 12mph average - its a shared use path so large parts were quite slow due to walkers and their dogs.

Working on the logistics of this and plan to make it.

You try to do this all off road ? You dont want to end up on Haslingden Grane - the Grane road is awful , there are few BW and its pretty muddy [ unless someone knows better than me- as not massively familiar due to the above] Try to get to ramsbottom and i can route you from there[ legal will be lo...

hadfield for me and it will depend on date as to whether i can do it [ not planned that far ahead tbh ]

Many of us will no doubt end up with them as we age- way better than not riding.

Round my way I increasingly see people half my age on them as humans ,even when exercising, are incredibly lazy.

At some point ebikes will be the norm.

Don't use mudguards on the FS but these generally only see summer use
Should have worn them today for this reason.
32 just cinch enough for my 30 ish " waist

I never understood the point of waterproof shorts, how to you stop your socks/shoes getting soaked More for when splashing through puddles and when it's wet on the ground but not raining.as my arse stays dry. Waterproof socks or just get wet feet if proper wet but cold is the enemy not water so dep...

Simple test is put your front wheel on a block 75 mm big and see what you think stationary ...imho it's too big a difference and will change head and seat angle + BB height and stand over .

Save you reading they are 15 mm disc not QR ( saw after typing ) New and unused full length steerer Olsen gravel forks with bosses on fork leg Idiot bought them waited a year then discovered his frame is 1 1/4 not 1 1/2 On the plus side they were half price so only cost £150 not £300 https://olsenbi...

I just got a pair as well SULKS I ordered mine before putting it on here and yet to get them Are they compact/packable as an emergency layer? Personally i just wear waterproofs shorts as my default for multi day rides as a wet arse is not pleasant* and they tend to be no more or no less weighty /sw...

The phone appears in more pics than a bike ...marketting types really are strange bunch.

Thank you for that ! Should have said its synthetic [ as all my bags are but even when i tired it the house at over 10 it was still not very warm Should also say I weigh 62 kg so there is not much personal insulation on me ; no idea if that makes a difference.[ no idea of your weight here to be cle...

https://www.altura.co.uk/search/ridge-tier
black, navy and dark orange
Waterproof shorts reduced from £80 to £32

Size 32.5 waist and over

My 10 degree rated bag is only good for the warmest of warm days and almost always needs supplementing with an escape bivvy as a liner .


YMMV

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQQwU0UafsXjUltpBZV0DwrbbuC3YxRxFW1sg&usqp=CAU Exposure user but also got a sinewave beacon dynamo and trout light . The fenix look good.for the price as well but do love the joystick. Nice weight for the helmet and as bright or as long runni...

Do some local loops at night and experiment.

Personally I can ride local lower lower than unfamiliar as I know what's coming. I would advise riding unfamiliar terrain to see what works.