It's now a cheery Friday...as I've just clocked off at 23:20. Time for a dram...some Jura kindly sent by a customer for fixing their networks. Gotta love free whisky eh? : )

Greetz

S.

My work is 100% digital. At play it's a mashup.
I'll read maps at home but use GPS in the field.
No eeb...just a bunch of analogue bikes...and I'll take XTR cabled gears over electric all day, every day.
My oscillator modules are analogue...but I sequence in digital realm.

Greetz

S. : )

...some of the best experiences of my life on past Winter Bivvies - the various Long Mynd ones springing to mind, especially the notorious 'ice skating' one..... R'amen to that! Winter Bivvy is the best of the year. This one was particularly memorable. https://vimeo.com/148850259 Greetz S : )

Have you tried switching it off and back on again? ; ) Too much Guinness, Sir? *grins* In all honesty...it's more likely your device and its updates munging things than the website code. Reboot it. Browser caches also suck - as per PaulB2's comment, dump your caches; I say dump them often. Oh yeah -...

Cardiacs - A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke7dmA0qOLI

Greetz

S : )

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:10 am ...Then hammer out the Basin in a long shift.

This. I think we left AC at 2am...got to Rawlins at 5pm and ate like animals.
The Basin is a beautiful ride...when it's dry and the wind is in your favour.
The Basin with mud would be testing.

Greetz

S : )

Plenty of good cycling in that area. I lived in the Corvedale for a while. Many nights spent up on Brown Clee as well as Long Mynd...both within easy reach of Ludlow.

Greetz

S : )

@ fatbikephil - +1 for ND. Short 'n sweet.

They can play what they want when I go...I won't be around to hear it. I wouldn't subject them to Pulse Demon or Space Metalizer...they'd want to die too. ; )

Greetz

S : )

Another happy Joystick owner....Mk7, Mk10 and Mk12. One on the bars, one on the helmet and if out for a few days, one as backup. Mk7 on the helmet usually due to less focused beam pattern than the later models. Cheaper than the bigger ones from Exposure...great run time...lightweight...decent enough...

Being naughty....having a finger of Glen Keith 21 y/o.

Greetz

S.

My brother was trawling for first press Cardiacs a few weeks ago and I spotted this wee beastie. Turns out the seller used to play guitar for the band and this is the copy given to him on joining. The first punk album I heard as a kid in Oz. I shall enjoy this with a strong coffee shortly as I've th...

We don't pull this one out often but it would be rude not to today.


Greetz

S. : )

The Chats - Pub Feed. Not as good as The Saints, but some solid 'shed rock' from some lads on the Sunny Coast just north of here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGM82uPuvA

Greetz

S.

Cable ties are a faff if you don't have cutters at the other end...and folks question pulling out a knife to cut them. Go with a roll of 1/2" velcro and cut long strips. Useful outbound, during the trip and on the return....for multiple trips. Forks/cranks stay on fitted. I try to stop things f...

Have flown bikes around the world a few times. Mostly in boxes acquired from local bike shops. I got brazen at one point and did the heavy plastic wrap between UK and Spain/UK and Italy. Small form factor/lots of tape is your friend. Unwrap and rebuild at destination. Carry the wrap (fits in a harne...

...and dropped off a spanky green BB tee. Ta Stu...'tis a good 'un.

Greetz

S : )

That looks ace Stu...reminds me of the first Twixmas ride.

Greetz

S : )

RaceKing 2.2s with Shield Wall all year round here. Swore by Nanos, NineLines and Wolverines for years...all in the 2.0-2.25 range.

Greetz

S.

Woke up to Lizzie passing....Never Mind The Bollox went straight on. Good innings girl.

Greetz

S.

"Think both Galton and Red Meadow passes are hike-a-bike" - shades of 2014. We had a short hike over Galton, long hike over Whitefish Divide resplendent with its broken trees/avalanche deposits and a long hike over Red Meadow. Next snow we hit was Richmond Peak (very interesting when you c...

@ phil - about the size of my hand....body ~ 1". https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisban ... den_OW.htm

Not the bird spider you may be thinking of.

Greetz

S.

@ Reg - yup...it couldn't be any worse than winter bivvy 2018 eh? Well maybe BB200 that year...or Braunton a few years before that...or the infamous 2015 winter bivvy. https://vimeo.com/148850259

Greetz

S.

It's been far too long since I got out. Maybe this will be the kick I need to seek another 4SL badge. A bad case of the CBF's blew out Friday and a slow start meant leaving home after midday on Saturday. The big tarmac rollers started just outside Petrie and kept putting up 60-120' climbs all the wa...

Thanks for the nudge, Stu. Need to get my game back on.

Greetz

S.

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:59 am ... Like a particularly bad late night takeaway after ten pints of Guinness ...

Have you been peeking, Reg? : )

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:59 am PS just spotted "partners in rime" - good one

Should there ever be a winter bivvy badge competition, there's my entry. Reg-approved no less.

Greetz

S.