Trob6. Sounds like you. How long did it take to get to qecp? I had a wild day getting from Reading to Marlborough then it improved from there. Wales as ever was sublime. Well we didn't get there that night! Rode until it was nearly dark that day and camped in some woods, up early and was there in a...

I used the Farnham to Reading section to link the NDW with the Kennet and Avon canal last week. Didn't enjoy the route much. It was really just a road ride with short sections of boggy off road to clag up the drivetrain and slow you to a crawl. Granted it was a horrendous wet weekend but the NDW wa...

Hello

My wife is 5 foot 3 and has a small frame and a friend of ours is 5 foot 6 and the small was much too small so she got a medium frame and it fits her really well, its got 29er wheels but not full mudguards and toe overlap doesn't seem to be a problem on either bike.

Tim.

I received one today also for my wife, we put it up in the garden for a test, clipped the inner to the outer so can pitch as one, the poles at the end were a real sod to fit, proper tight. Took a few minutes to blow up but realized you can unscrew the release valve and blow it up with your mouth in ...

Pleased you've warmed up :-bd It looked properly horrible in the pictures. How was the Outdry jacket? Did it keep the water out? Looking at your pictures reminded me I need a better jacket. I can honestly say that jacket saved me. I've just checked I was rained, sleeted and snowed on for over 9 hou...

Thanks I will have a look.

Pleased you've warmed up :-bd It looked properly horrible in the pictures. How was the Outdry jacket? Did it keep the water out? Looking at your pictures reminded me I need a better jacket. I can honestly say that jacket saved me. I've just checked I was rained, sleeted and snowed on for over 9 hou...

Anyone know any deals on the Columbia Outdry?

I need a new jacket as mine current one is like a sieve and I also need to get one for more my wife so double spendy.

Columbia website have them at £250 so If I could save a bit that would help.

Thanks

Tim

I've had a cheapo version for 4 years, it still works perfectly, my fiend had one too but he is a slightly fuller figure than me and his broke, I'm 75kg.

I've done it twice and took a stove both times, good for coffee when its late/early and I took porridge for the mornings.

I took food for the first day and a bit by which time I was at York to resupply and just winged it from there.

Tim.

Well I got the adaptor, cooled one warmed one and it works! I only went to 200 grams with the small canister though but I think that's plenty so thanks John and a few less canisters from now on to recycle.
Tim

Well I'm sorry to say that the stem mount is not currently up to the job, works fine if your on the road but it broke off road, you can see the weave inside the break and its a bit like an Aero chocolate bar. I will speak to my mate that made it and see what he says and maybe he can make it differen...

I have thought about this before but always worried I will blow myself up anyway I have just bought the little widget so if you see on the news a garage in the midlands exploding you will know its me

I have thought about this before but always worried I will blow myself up anyway I have just bought the little widget so if you see on the news a garage in the midlands exploding you will know its me

I had a text from the doctors about a Covid jab yesterday and I had it within the hour

Feel dreadful today though

Hello Stu

Could I have a windshield if you have any left?
How do I pay you if you have any as well?
Thanks
Tim.

They have gone up in price a pound since last week!

Evening chaps we will test this one first and then with the new plastic to make sure they last and I will ask Rob at the bike shop how much he wants for them and how you can pay him, he said it took 2 hours to make on the printer. I will put a link on for the stem cap i got from ebay. I imagine its ...

I needed an Etrex mount for my wife's bike and there is not room on the bars for the usual slidey ebay ones so that left the stem. I know Garmin do quarter turn mounts on some of there gps units but not the Etrex but found a file on the interwebs for a 3d printed one and all you have to do is buy th...

Hello Bridget

I'm about half hour or so from Broadway if its the Cotswolds one anyway and would happily pick up a bike.

Tim

My friend is a sail maker and has just started up Spokeduk , they make all sorts of bikepacking bags and the website has just gone live.

We have been testing all the bags for the last couple of years they are pretty bombproof.

I really like the Jivvy bag, I bet your daughter cant wait!

Nice one Tim. I'm impressed you got the roof on straight with your choice of on the job refreshment :wink: https://i.imgur.com/ZZXzzCY.jpg Thanks Dave I always think safety wine is very important working at height :lol: I wondered if anyone would spot that so 10 points to you, it was in fact water!

It was quite cheap to insulate with 50mm polystyrene and warms up pretty quick with the electric oil fired radiator, it will make an excellent additional bike workshop if he ever moves out
Tim