Postie delivered a SRAM XO1 crankset for my Transmitter after discovering a crack in the original left crank arm while washing the WRT off the bike. Also new bearings for the Hope BB, I can feel it going faster already

Not having riding buddies is what is stopping me doing a proper trip more often... Nahhh...that's not it ; ) Get out solo...even if overnight. You're missing a trick here. Solo = go at your own pace...so when you get to the top of that climb for a killer view...or you find that sweet bivvy spot, yo...

My Camino came with WTB Resolutes on and I had 5 punctures in the first week of riding it. 3 possibly 4 were Blackthorns and one looked like a flint cut. Eventually got the rear set up tubeless and 4 tubeless plugs later and another 2 X 100ml bottles of sealant I binned the tyre and put a Gravel Kin...

Another endorsement for the Stans Darts. Had WTB Resolutes on my Cyclogravel bike and they were a nightmare for thorn punctures. OK success with the "anchovie" style repair but had 2 start to leak again. Pulled the thing out and put a Stans in and job done. I'd rather pay a bit more and ge...

Some say that the whole ultra light weight movement was started by an American fellow by the name of Ray Jardine. He wrote a number of books on how he does things and is also supposedly one of the first people to use a "quilt" rather than a full sleeping bag. He also almost never uses a te...

Had a very cool encounter on Friday evening while riding along a bridleway. A bird dropped out of a tree just ahead of me and flew fast and low away down the bridleway before shooting up into a tree. As I got close it did the same again. Did that 3 times until the bridleway ended at a lane where it ...

Landslide wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:14 pm Widowers were mentioned too, definitely equal ops abandonment going on.

Hi All, new on here! Used one of these for few years now and works well

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Sorry I'll get my coat!

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:07 am Sometimes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PfrmCGFnk

Current ringtone on my phone!

I agree that Bikepacking is a state of mind rather than a physical thing.
There is a famous quote by G K Chesterton that sums this up for me; The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he came to see.

Parcels arrived safely, very nice jerseys and I got the size right!