I find the title of this thread quite off-putting. It reminds me to much of 80’s box office hit ‘Pretty Woman’….

It’s a shameful waste of money and resources. Quite frankly I think space tourism should be banned before it starts. It’s bad enough that people feel entitled to fly wherever and whenever they like, now the 1% want to piss about in low earth orbit. The whole thing is f’ing awful

Perhaps you will get balance but you might not- at least alcohol is not 100% addictive like nicotine is. I think you’re mistaking chemical dependency for addiction. Anything can be addictive. Addiction is a state of being, not a physical thing. Anyone addicted to nicotine is past the physical,chemi...

Ouch!
That’s gotta hurt. Bet that’s not a bridleway though

Can I ask the folk who have given up because they were drinking too much 'why not treat beer like a normal daily drink like coffee or tea or water. Try to drink for the taste and not for the affects. You don't have to get hammered every time you have some beer. Some people can’t, it’s as simple as ...

I’m probably coming at this from a different angle than you. I gave up drinking because my drinking had become destructive. I was down to the level of necking 1/2 bottles of corner shop vodka in one swig and my life was crumbling around me. If your drinking is at all problematic - only you and those...

Ha.. I googled the phrase, was kinda interested. I mean, rather interested :) A Reddit entomology thread came up. I hope I’m not falling into a well baited pedant trap here but….. Entomology is the scientific study of insects. Etymology is the study of the history and origin of words. Sorry, I coul...

Had a CX with a disk front and rear v-brake for years. No bother

it catches on the saddle Ah yes that was another problem I had with these things. Oh, AND it pulled on one's tum like a Victorian corset - if I wanted to enjoy the pleasures of wearing a Victorian corset I'd wear a Victorian corset. And indeed have done of course. You could use that one as a (flatt...

The best non-alcoholic beers are tea and water. Since getting sober 7 years ago that’s pretty much all the liquid I consume with the exception of hot chocolate on bikepacking trips. If you drink because you ‘like the taste’ and are concerned about how much you are drinking just drink the stuff you l...

FWIW my most comfy saddles are/have been. Brooks B17 - upright touring bike Brooks Swift - MTB Selle Italia Flite 1990 - Fargo Selle Italia SLR - proper road bike. I recently switched to a Brooks C17 on my upright bikepacking MTB and find the comfort way less than that of either of the two Brooks le...

I'm keen to try one of these, primarily to carry water on my fatbike in the winter and thus avoid taking a backpack. As far as I can see, they're just not available (other than the Brooks version). Maybe someone has one and no longer uses it? I have one I don’t use that I could get in the post next...

Scud wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:22 am Got to agree with Middleburn Cranks, have mine with a Royce bottom bracket, done over 20,000 miles on them in 6 years and haven't had to touch the BB, just gone through 7 chain rings, this on a Singular Peregrine.

GregMay wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:19 pm eBay.... find a nice pair of Middlburn cranks and use them until the end of time.

This.
I’m using Middleburn cranks that have seen almost daily use for more than 20years. I only recently needed a bearing change on the Royce BB I got with them.

Jurassic wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:21 am . I love having the loop section on both though, I'm waiting for some Redshift Kitchen Sink loop bars to come for my gravel bike as well.

I’ve a set of those on my Fargo. 50cm with the fancy grips as well. Very happy with them.

I’ve always fancied one of these.

https://rockgeist.com/product/jones-bag/

I have a lot of Rockgeist bags and rate them highly.
With how I run my GPS and lights this type of bag wouldn’t suit me but I find them intriguing nonetheless.

I’m in.
Plenty of cursing at 12 when nothing would load. Was pretty sure it was the virtually non-existent internet connection we have until I was able to see other sites loading.
Here we go again.
Now to decide if orange is the new black?

It’s sloooow but works. Press the buttons once and breathe deeply.
I got as far as food choice twice but third third time worked.
I’m in.

Hi Shona.
I’ll take the Kloke if it’s still available.
YGM

Thanks Stu

Keep the Ramin - which is a whole and rideable bike (at least it was when you came to Dartmoor) and sell the Santa Cruz frame. As it’s brand new and unused and in short supply you will almost certainly be able to get all of your money back.

Stu, can you give a rough idea of the general location - south or north wales? Just trying to decide if I can drive down there in an evening before I commit (or try to commit....) Direction won't matter Phil as start / finish (and obviously parking) is mid-Wales. Our postcode will give you a idea -...

I think most of us are to some extent hypocrites in that we may bang the ethical purchasing drum but still end up buying stuff that may have some connection to unethical practices at times (possibly unknowingly) There was an excellent programme about hypocrisy on R4 yesterday. The conclusion was th...

I do see the irony in debating purchasing ethics on the internet. How many data centres spewing out carbon did your message traverse? Which carrier did you use? What are their values and ethics? Where were the electronics sourced from etc etc etc. Really you should be making your feelings known on ...