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- Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What not-gravel 650B tyres...?
- Replies: 14
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Re: What not-gravel 650B tyres...?
I used Continental CrossKing 2.2" on Hunt 650B Adventure Carbon on my Kite for the Dartmoor 200 ITT at the weekend. Never gave any concerns on the rough and rolled well on the smooth :-bd https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51495667076_bcb91ed256_n.jpg Dartmoor 200 ITT by Andy Wright , on Flickr
- Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Dartmoor 200. September 18th
- Replies: 81
- Views: 13981
Re: Dartmoor 200. September 18th
A late change means that I'm now free to join the party
- Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Moors one hundred - who's going?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1539
Re: Moors one hundred - who's going?
After a highly entertaining journey, due to the A1 being shut, I'm currently sat in the hut drinking a beer. Unlike me, I hope you all remembered your Smidge... 30mph average up M1 but here in time for beers and sandwiches. After being nearly skinned live by midges last week in the peaks, have net ...
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Spar Wars
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2361
Re: Spar Wars
350km, 7200m over 4 days, with a telling off from Dee
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:37 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Scratching an Itch
- Replies: 8
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Scratching an Itch
I had a reminder today that it was three years since I rode the SDW and 2017 was probably the last year I could really get out and enjoy riding, with the the fitness required to do silly things like BB200 on a singlespeed fatbike :smile: 2018 and on has seen me away with work and hotel living and la...
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3992
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
It's a lovely Friday morning and the Topstone is ready for some weekend adventure. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50225413338_f7759be548_w.jpg Ride day by Andy Wright , on Flickr Having been restricted in Ghana to just the Badboy and no chance to call by home to collect one of my other bikes, o...
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:00 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3992
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Now that is very nice Andy, enjoy :-bd Wrote this earlier on fb https://www.facebook.com/1684442433/posts/10215919113645766/ Took the Topstone out for a proper test this morning and it didn’t disappoint. Stole the route from Strava and it turns out the ride was originally done by a local gravel leg...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3992
- Views: 522673
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Cheery day really started yesterday when I collected the Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty from a LBS between Toronto airport and Peterborough, ON. That in itself was an achievement as it took a few emails to convince Myles that a guy in Africa really did want to buy a new bike, with all the accompan...
- Sun Jul 05, 2020 11:54 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3323
- Views: 651310
Re: Todays ride
Today's ride was brought to you (me actually) by Strava suggested routes. I asked for a 120km ride, any elevation and on dirt. The first one up was 119.7km, 1,808m and 6h 6m. The actual ride turned out to be 123.2km, 1,707m and 6h 47m moving time. I've never yet been let down by this feature, even i...
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:29 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Reg 's Crazy World of Lockdown - House of The Rising Sun
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1257
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3992
- Views: 522673
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Picked up some useful upgrade parts for the Bad Boy during our maintenance trip to Germany. Went from the original 3x8 2014 groupset to a 2x10 GRX set-up, with 46/30 front and 11/34 rear. Suits the bike perfectly and with the 35mm Conti CycloXkings makes a great dirt road bike. Woke at silly o'clock...
- Fri May 29, 2020 11:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Suggest a coffee grinding machine
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3649
Re: Suggest a coffee grinding machine
I like it a lot. It's small, fits in a carry-on suitcase well and does a great job. Having a stainless steel body means its not the lightest but then is unlikely to get damaged. I've taken it on the bike a few times but find Taylors coffee bags much easier.how do you like it?
Andy
- Thu May 28, 2020 8:31 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Suggest a coffee grinding machine
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3649
Re: Suggest a coffee grinding machine
I have a Rhinowares hand grinder, purchased at the Adventure Show a few years ago. It travels with me around the world, along with a dripper. Here are the local beans about to made into my breakfast coffee fix :cool: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49944604637_61843f1a28_w.jpg Coffee setup by An...
- Fri May 15, 2020 10:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: We've got a new T shirt too.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7526
Re: We've got a new T shirt too.
On a more Serious note a good skydiving friend was ex SAS, Nish did some serious sh!t in defence of our country. I’m quite sure he’d not been offended if he was still here, unfortunately he fell victim to the ‘regiment disease’ 500+ people attended his funeral, none of them would have been offended...
- Tue May 12, 2020 5:09 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Moors One Hundred 2021
- Replies: 106
- Views: 21614
Re: Moors One Hundred Postponed to 2021
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Green Steel
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10239
Re: Green Steel
Ooohhhh those are some great photo'sdarbeze wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:01 am I like it, but then I am a bit biased....
http://www.askebikes.co.uk/bike-frame-g ... rousel-389
Si
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Green Steel
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10239
- Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: closing national parks, and imposing fines?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 9589
Re: closing national parks, and imposing fines?
Take a look overseas. Spain, France, Italy have managed it. Or come to Africa where enforcement can be a little more forceful
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Shaf's respirator appeal.
- Replies: 103
- Views: 15623
Re: Shaf's respirator appeal.
Another late donation from my lockdown location in Ghana
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:55 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3323
- Views: 651310
Re: Todays ride
Over Christmas 2018 I brought a 2nd hand Cannondale Bad Boy from FB whilst in Dallas. I used it to do a popular 500Km challenge in all weathers and then had it taken back to Ghana in Jan 2019. I've used it once last year for 35km ride but otherwise its sat in the spare crew apartment gathering dust....
- Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:52 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
- Replies: 794
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Re: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
Today saw a daring mission where I may have accidentally trespassed on some MOD land, Kineton base is the largest ammunition dump in Europe apparently so i was very careful not to upset anyone, I imagine they could get a little twitchy. That was on my list today. Though I just followed the 'Battlef...
- Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
- Replies: 1458
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- Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:54 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Daventry area Nov 9th/10th...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7301
Re: Daventry area Nov 9th/10th...
Morning,
For those driving to Long Buckby, parking at the station is £9.60 for two days, or free outside the ruby club 200m up the hill into the village. Weather for now is cool but dry
For those driving to Long Buckby, parking at the station is £9.60 for two days, or free outside the ruby club 200m up the hill into the village. Weather for now is cool but dry
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Guardian article re bikes on trains
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5552
Re: Guardian article re bikes on trains
HS2 route is about 2 miles from here. Pity we'll need to get to London or Birmingham to use it.
Of course if the Great Central line was still open
Of course if the Great Central line was still open
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:38 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Daventry area Nov 9th/10th...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7301
Re: Daventry area Nov 9th/10th...
I'm up for this :wink: Here's a few pictures from along the proposed route :lol: I rode through both these below last week and didn't get sink up to the axles. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49017774011_af3959f120_w.jpg Mud by Andy Wright , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49017997...