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by Lazarus
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1758

Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?

read a criticism of cycling once, saying it wasn't green because we all eat more food so we have more impact
FFS we all exhale CO2 so no animal is neutral BUT a bike is clearly way better than a car ( even at just a single production cost analysis never mind per mile used once made
by Lazarus
Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1758

Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?

We only have one planet, and it's definetly finite, and everyone can create an excuse/ reason/ justification for their choices. Basically we have to change how we live* or we seriously damage our home, all of us can justify why we don't do anything/ enough/ go all in.( Even this non flying vegan who...
by Lazarus
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 407
Views: 19461

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

Amen to that (. I get there a whole 6 weeks earlier than you)
by Lazarus
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 407
Views: 19461

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

Happy birthday Phil.
by Lazarus
Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)
Replies: 50
Views: 7142

Re: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)

I am glad he was kinder to me than you were to him ( hate water crossings in summer never mind winter)
Next week for me ( just swapped out the commuting wheels for my proper road ones) weather looks like standard winter bit damp but not horrible.
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lowest useable gear
Replies: 38
Views: 1013

Re: Lowest useable gear

I forget the stage but I have seen pro road riders doing it to get up steep stuff.
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What to do about this tubeless sealant
Replies: 7
Views: 289

Re: What to do about this tubeless sealant

Ride and top up till it stops weeping/ going down and seals ( and be grateful its not tan sidewall so won't show mould where it seeped)
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:07 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: Frame bag number 2
Replies: 9
Views: 379

Re: Frame bag number 2

Nice effort and looks perfect: wish I had the skills ( or eyesight) to be able to make my own.
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115520

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

Absolutely love my Ti one and the steel is very cheap ( about same price as frame alone) .
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lowest useable gear
Replies: 38
Views: 1013

Re: Lowest useable gear

32 x 51 mtb ( 29+) 34 x 46 cross ( loaded) Also depends if multiday or one day. If one day 'happy' to red line at walking pace multi day I am off and walking to conserve energy. Its all personal if you want lower get them as we are not all equally strong or indeed enjoy low cadence torque spinning (...
by Lazarus
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: QR bolt through axle?
Replies: 1
Views: 131

Re: QR bolt through axle?

Make sure you know the actual length required and thread pitch or it won't work. The dt Swiss are good but their only real advantage over another is the Allen key is attached ( which comes at a weight and price cost) but is very convenient and easy to use. ( end " handle" can be pulled up ...
by Lazarus
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester
Replies: 8
Views: 403

Re: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester

Close enough for me to get there as well.
by Lazarus
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What you done t' your bike today
Replies: 1521
Views: 247081

Re: What you done t' your bike today

I think tubeless are just rubberised to be air tight and tubeless are not. I don't think the tyre is structurally significantly different ( though that assumptions a total guess so happy to be corrected) Did about 3000 miles on my commuter ( non tubeless used tubeless ) without issue. I forget how l...
by Lazarus
Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What you done t' your bike today
Replies: 1521
Views: 247081

Re: What you done t' your bike today

I have used plenty of tubeless tyres without issue. sealant will eventually make them tubeless

Bargain bike though, would have had one but the sizes were all too big for me
by Lazarus
Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 407
Views: 19461

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

My somewhat belated write up for the 30/01/24 Finally got the weather window between storm and freezing and just got freezing and after all the talk about bivvies i dragged mine out -its ok if its not wet [and it was not ] as I dont have a tarp Headed out to local spot at about 6 miles away and not ...
by Lazarus
Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 8g meths stove help
Replies: 33
Views: 2628

Re: 8g meths stove help

by Lazarus
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 8g meths stove help
Replies: 33
Views: 2628

Re: 8g meths stove help

You can also drill the windshield at the sides and push cut spokes through it, and the cup rests on them.
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd, flat bars, and disc cable flat bar levers.
Replies: 3
Views: 173

Re: Wtd, flat bars, and disc cable flat bar levers.

Got some flat bars generic alloy something or other. Free to you if needed
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1906429

Re: The post man's been ...

Some 5.10s that I didn’t need but think of the money I saved… :roll:

Oh well, great PSA
Did the same, prices were too good to resist and you are welcome for the PSA
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 407
Views: 19461

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

:lol:
I've found it's the disturbed sleep that does it. Like having a mid-week night shift
I find that despite the fact I wake 4 or 5 times a night and sometimes cannot get back to sleep I am never tired the day after.. No idea why the disturbed sleep does not affect me
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 407
Views: 19461

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

Exactly what I do but managed 13 miles total ( and kipped at top of lead mines clogh). Will do a proper rude report tonight
by Lazarus
Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Have tarps lost their popularity?
Replies: 36
Views: 1714

Re: Have tarps lost their popularity?

much less susceptible to condensation but best of all a huge space under which you can get out of your wet kit,
Phil you are literally describing a tent :cool:
by Lazarus
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 407
Views: 19461

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

great tip, forever thanking Jon/Lazarus for it)
Stolen from Phil or someone else on here ( not minenoriginally but it really works)

My Garmin said zero at about 930 pm but it did not seem that cold to me.
by Lazarus
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 407
Views: 19461

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

Shaf was out as well last night but must not be home yet to report. Not quite a Johnallan but a fair distance done.