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by BigdummySteve
Wed Jan 08, 2020 5:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dam Buster = cable ties.
Replies: 9
Views: 1981

Re: Dam Buster = cable ties.

Intriguing.....ill have several hundred on the van if anyone needs some :-bd

ooh are we going to attach two joysticks angled down to provide accurate altitude information?
by BigdummySteve
Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What's in your hip flask?
Replies: 67
Views: 12026

Re: What's in your hip flask?

Jurassic wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:35 pm What happened to TLS guys? :lol:
Back together and touring again unfortunately.
by BigdummySteve
Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Cane Creek Thudbuster ST or Titanium Seatpost?
Replies: 14
Views: 2365

Re: Cane Creek Thudbuster ST or Titanium Seatpost?

Had it just under a year, it’s been great. No real change in seat height it just takes the edge off ( it’s only 20mm max travel)
by BigdummySteve
Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What you done t' your bike today
Replies: 1543
Views: 257781

Re: What you done t' your bike today

Big list of jobs completed on the Fargo this weekend :-bd First job was fit the Curve Walmer bars, at 55cm on the drops they are considerably wider than the woodchipers they have replaced, While it was off i took the opportunity to fit some SON coax connectors to my sinewave beacon light/charger, I'...
by BigdummySteve
Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Newbie - Exeter, Devon
Replies: 8
Views: 1502

Re: Newbie - Exeter, Devon

I do apologise, I invented a coma in between the 38 & yo. I read it as 38,YO! :lol:
by BigdummySteve
Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Beta Blockers
Replies: 16
Views: 3140

Re: Beta Blockers

Pickers wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:10 pmI was a bit of a diesel before so that's not changed too much either, it's not so big a deal for me.
Diesel? More like the terminator, chunk, chunk,chunk, no change in cadence or perceived effort despite gradient, only got worse with the beta blockers and Ebike, glad that nonsense is over :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Newbie - Exeter, Devon
Replies: 8
Views: 1502

Re: Newbie - Exeter, Devon

......but not if you say ‘yo’ again :wink:
by BigdummySteve
Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:08 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Newbie - Exeter, Devon
Replies: 8
Views: 1502

Re: Newbie - Exeter, Devon

Your future could lie here
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by BigdummySteve
Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:31 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Cane Creek Thudbuster ST or Titanium Seatpost?
Replies: 14
Views: 2365

Re: Cane Creek Thudbuster ST or Titanium Seatpost?

I’ve an eesilk mini thudbuster on the Fargo, 295g and 20mm if travel which makes a surprising difference to comfort.
by BigdummySteve
Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Stats for the year (that was)
Replies: 28
Views: 5451

Re: Stats for the year (that was)

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The numbers don’t tell the real story however, lots of fun and some great rides with friends. Another year of bivvy a month, riding across Spain, trips with my lad.....thanks to everyone who has shared miles with me :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:32 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: New water bottles
Replies: 12
Views: 2280

Re: New water bottles

A recycled mineral water bottle is a good choice, sports cap keeps crud out and weighs sod all :-bd Crap for boiling water though. You'd be surprised :wink: https://bearbonesbikepacking.blogspot.com/2014/09/plastic-fantastic-lighter-than-ti.html I am indeed, if you wanted to take the ultralight dir...
by BigdummySteve
Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:58 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Devon bikepacking/wild camp
Replies: 28
Views: 8108

Re: Devon bikepacking/wild camp

Hi Keith, I might be up for a ride. I’m currently sat in kings nympton ( nr South Molton) but normal residence is Oxfordshire. Not really ridden much in south Devon, hopefully it’s slightly less brutal than the north. Realistically I’d be looking at late February/ early March but I’m always keen for...
by BigdummySteve
Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New water bottles
Replies: 12
Views: 2280

Re: New water bottles

A recycled mineral water bottle is a good choice, sports cap keeps crud out and weighs sod all :-bd Crap for boiling water though. I use a 400ml ti mug for that which lives in the same stem cell which the bottle occupies, the added bonus is that it makes bottle extraction easier, the mug lid is at t...
by BigdummySteve
Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Ethical and Environmental Options
Replies: 32
Views: 5848

Re: Ethical and Environmental Options

I’ve always had in interest in environmental issues, I read ‘Hot House Earth’ way back in 1990 and completed 2 years of an environmental science degree. My take on it is buy the best quality item you can and research it well, for instance a carridice saddle bag will still be around after you are gon...
by BigdummySteve
Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:01 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: SRAM Eagle derailleur and RED calipers + cassette
Replies: 10
Views: 2375

Re: Quality drive train parts+Carbon woodchippers

Woodchippers possibility gone, will let you know after the winter event :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:27 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Todays ride
Replies: 3323
Views: 628469

Re: Todays ride

Nice one! It’s a special moment that first century :-bd Mine was on my Jogle, Fort Augustus and over Ranoch moor, rolled into Tarbet with 99.2 on the clock and had to cycle up and down a side road :lol: I recently read Dave Barter’s ‘The Year’ and it inspired me to clock another century, these guys ...
by BigdummySteve
Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Extreme road rage
Replies: 6
Views: 1429

Extreme road rage

Today I had one of the worst example of cyclist hate I’ve experience to date. Cycling out from Morton-in-marsh on the A429 I suddenly had a car leaning on the horn behind me, at the time I was roughly two feet from the curb and very well lit. The driver then executed a ‘punishment pass’ at a distanc...
by BigdummySteve
Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:05 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: That film is available
Replies: 35
Views: 7472

Re: That film is available

wriggles wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:24 pm Oh.... :wink:

https://bikepacking.com/plog/the-length-time-film/
Cracking watch :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:50 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: SRAM Eagle derailleur and RED calipers + cassette
Replies: 10
Views: 2375

Re: Quality drive train parts+Carbon woodchippers

Well stu, some are old parts from my pre 12 speed days. And to be fair I do have something up my sleeve R:E the Fargo. A Christmas bonus has aligned with a shift in my marital circumstances so I’ve thought “F**K IT” , got to see a positive :-bd
by BigdummySteve
Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Go on then, what did you get?
Replies: 29
Views: 5520

Re: Go on then, what did you get?

Well... a set of curve Walmer bars at 550 width, a pair of paramo trousers which are typically paramo, ie during today’s 5 hour ride in the pissing rain, were comfortable yet not completely dry. It’s a paramo thing :-bd Of course these gifts were from myself, I also got......socks, smelly stuff and ...
by BigdummySteve
Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy Xmas and Silly Season To You All
Replies: 9
Views: 1818

Re: Happy Xmas and Silly Season To You All

Happy Christmas fella, I’m standing up looking at my feet while waving at ya.

PS Don’t look up :wink:
by BigdummySteve
Wed Dec 25, 2019 2:17 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The end of year 'photo comp'.
Replies: 60
Views: 10785

Re: The end of year 'photo comp'.

Landslide wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:32 pm Did somebody say something?
Pardon?
by BigdummySteve
Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The end of year 'photo comp'.
Replies: 60
Views: 10785

Re: The end of year 'photo comp'.

Escape Goat wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:43 pm no problems :)
Sorry Mr Goat, ‘‘twas only joking. I’m quite sure stu would allow you to change. People usually just ignore me....
by BigdummySteve
Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The end of year 'photo comp'.
Replies: 60
Views: 10785

Re: The end of year 'photo comp'.

Escape Goat wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:03 pm Is there a chance I can change a picture I submitted? I forgot about one I took and entered a different one.
Sorry we can only accept your first answer :wink:
by BigdummySteve
Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
Replies: 1458
Views: 389404

Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.

I pressed a button on my phone with stuff in front of it... I liked the stuff. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49218393996_b20a39cf48_z.jpg IMG_20191214_161013_617 by Escape Goat , on Flickr At the risk of erasing any slight chance I had, you really should enter that for the photo comp :-bd