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by Lazarus
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Narrow-wide chainrings
Replies: 9
Views: 360

Re: Narrow-wide chainrings

Some of the newer mechs ( 12 speed xtr) the non clutch mode is very floppy and really exists for wheel removal. ( tend to have sram* so no on off option)

* not loyalty it just seems to be on the bikes I buy.
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Narrow-wide chainrings
Replies: 9
Views: 360

Re: Narrow-wide chainrings

Certainly don't drop chains now but had one bike, forget which one, that needed a chain guide with narrow wide

They do work well though
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2732

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

do sometimes wonder how long it'll be until there's nothing left worth saving.
Mid Wales was never worth saving :wink:

Realistically we all need to reduce usage( plane flights, car drives, new shiny bike bits etc) and hardly anyone is prepared to do it at the level required to save things.
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 405
Views: 19378

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

Got out last night. Sneaked out late ish ( after 10j to the only hide I know near here.. Was up early to avoid the dog walkers and won't repeat as the birds were noisy ( it's barely a lake.) Fell asleep listening to pod casts to drown out noise and flattened the phone so no pics. Would have been les...
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2732

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

not all proposed locations are ideal true but they have to go somewhere and every area will have objectors. They tried to frack locally to me* I get both sides of the argument but reneqbles are a bit more essential than more fossil fuels ( but I was an objector) * they did till they had earthquakes...
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2732

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

[SARCASM] WELL YOU ARE WRONG AREN'T YOU [/SARCASM] Problem is we can preserve(save) a planet or that view Energy reduction is also part of the issue but the townies won't do that as no one wants the changes we need to do to save the planet not you not the dishwasher using twomy with an 8 ft TV. Two ...
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2732

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

there's generally absolutely no benefit to the local community. And this is the greatest issue with capitalism, selfishness and me first( Thatcher really changed peoples mindset from collective to self) . People think how do I benefit not does the country / planet/ society benefit. We base our deci...
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2732

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

massive wind turbine farms are about making money for shareholders and sending electric to big cities Welcome to capitalism but it is also about producing less CO2 than the alternatives. Its more energy efficient to not use gas for electricity and to use renewable despite some local objections to p...
by Lazarus
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2732

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Didn't we talk about this quite recently, I've just had a feeling of deja vu???
We did I raised pumping water from turbines ( as "batteries" and you explained how impractical it was. Forget which thread it was though
by Lazarus
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2732

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

exceptionally peaceful dark and wild area. Well it won't stop it being peaceful or dark or wild and if it's windy it won't be that peaceful with or without them. They have to go somewhere and the M25 is not that windy. If only CO2 and pollution ( or micron plastics etc) were as visible as some turb...
by Lazarus
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition
Replies: 14
Views: 428

Re: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition

Good effort going back to do it. mMne is sat/ Sunday need to be a oner as the neares grid to me is about 25 miles away.
by Lazarus
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 405
Views: 19378

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

I usually get a less questioning statement: "You are mad"
Even the people here think you are mad so normals are bound to think it :wink:
by Lazarus
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 405
Views: 19378

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

Indeed the two most common questions are surely
1. Are you mad?
2. Why?

Weds night for me in my always do it last minute ( but next month's is Saturday so 2 in a week for me and finally an early, in the month, one)
by Lazarus
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Replacing wheel bearings
Replies: 3
Views: 191

Re: Replacing wheel bearings

Hammer use a rubber one or wood to protect the soft alloy

IME they often take a fair amount of whacking to get out ( and take the bearing with them)
by Lazarus
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Another one
Replies: 5
Views: 332

Re: Another one

Very kind of you to cut out the part where he is holding his prison number

Happy birthday and welcome to the half century club
by Lazarus
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition
Replies: 14
Views: 428

Re: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition

SHAF injury is OK for riding ( not broken after all just hurt) but I was not free this weekend( glorious sunshine no wind) so next weekend for me( wet) I know what you mean about boggy round here the non hardpacked trails are barely rideable on 3 " tyres ( walking and leaving the bike at home w...
by Lazarus
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 405
Views: 19378

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

I then dismounted my bike in the usual style of flinging my leg over the back, forgetting I had kit back there and ended up landing on the ground.
We have all done it. :oops:... Haven't we?
by Lazarus
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone own one of these stove/pot setups!?
Replies: 9
Views: 414

Re: Anyone own one of these stove/pot setups!?

What they say it's basic and cheap, sooty and smelly.
Its probably lighter than gas Personally if faff is not an issue I would use a meths stove before one of those. That said its fool proof to use but a packable wood burner would do the same job
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flttingford bothy
Replies: 16
Views: 606

Re: Flttingford bothy

Water bottles with filters are good for UK as plenty of water/ east to fill *. MSR if you need to filter a puddle * I try to collect as high as possible and fast flowing / away from agriculture. Churches are a great option for road riding ( anything with a garden/ recent graves/ will have an externa...
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 39
Views: 1076

Re: GB Duro Entries open

Rooley Moor Road for death by cobble
Thankfully it's not at all bleak there so the views will make up for the struggle.
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 39
Views: 1076

Re: GB Duro Entries open

With you on that point FB can ..best stop I will go all Malcolm Tucker . nothing about personal liability - insuring myself against loss or damage?? Briitish cycling membership covers this ( check level) if its a " race" or lower levels if a " commute/ leisure cycle and surely it's th...
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 39
Views: 1076

Re: GB Duro Entries open

It's an expensive gpx.
by Lazarus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 39
Views: 1076

Re: GB Duro Entries open

And its £125 plus tracker hire and registration
what exactly are you getting, in a self supported ITT, that warrants that?
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: High mount bottle cage?
Replies: 10
Views: 305

Re: High mount bottle cage?

:lol: well played
by Lazarus
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: An interesting bikerafting route up in the Highlands
Replies: 11
Views: 297

Re: An interesting bikerafting route up in the Highlands

especially 6" is 15cm Looks like I am today's pendant it's not it's quite close hence 30cm is known as a "metric foot" when it isn't quite a foot. Km. I need to convert to metric ( it's the only one) to understand and I believe cyclists use them to pretend they went further :wink: .....