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- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Happy 'International Beaver Day'
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1591
Re: Happy 'International Beaver Day'
Once fish were introduced the beavers came by themselves and now there's a family. Aren't beavers vegetarian? Have you got otters? Yes, I believe so. The end of renaturation was marked by putting fish in. No more digging etc. Once some kind of ecosystem level was established, the beaver came (natur...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Happy 'International Beaver Day'
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1591
Re: Happy 'International Beaver Day'
There's a industry canal behind our house (more like a small stream) which went through a renaturation project. Once fish were introduced the beavers came by themselves and now there's a family. Quite amazing what they do. If you ever hear a clapping sound near the water, take a good look - it may w...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1430
Re: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
All the best for you Stu
Keep it up
Keep it up
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1380
Re: packable fleece?
suspect sewing pandas Reg, please tell me you didn't... (I'm not at all tearing any quotes out of context.) This talk about functional clothing reminded me of my wool jumpers, especially the one made of lettlopi (an Icelandic wool), which are, for specific weather, incredibly functional. Best is, m...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Feats of endurance (hardest geezer content)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 905
Re: Feats of endurance (hardest geezer content)
Just discussed with a friend if this one was a form of nihilism:
Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1380
Re: packable fleece?
A layer should be removable if the conditions don't need it. My cheapo base and fleece(s) are warm and I add a U/L rain top if it rains or is very windy. Just the way I use the Core stuff. Exactly the same way. The Core stuff is just warmer for the weight and volume. very windy In real world, how m...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1380
Re: packable fleece?
I'm not quite sure of the point Very obvious; modular insulation. You might have heard on the layering principle :wink: The Core stuff in size L (tight fit for me) is more like 135 g. I've a tee made of Core+ stuff, weighs 90 g and is bloody amazing. Like putting on a thin puffy. Half the weight an...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1380
Re: packable fleece?
OMM Core stuff packs down really well and is functional as midlayer, not so much as outer layer like a more regular grid type, powerstretch fleece, Polartec Windpro etc. My Core Hoodies are half the weight and volume of classic fleeces offering comparable warmth. Tears easier than regular Polartec s...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10997
Re: HT550 - 2024
Ive done bugger all in the way of long training rides - the most ive done/ doing is about 3hrs on a sunday, but im managing to get 1-1.5hours daily, allbeit on the turbo using Trainer Road as a guide. My first HT (inaugural with ~430 miles) was done after about 1000 km of mostly 2 - 3 hrs rides, on...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Massive top tube bag
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1829
Re: Massive top tube bag
Nice job
Oh yes. A rotary cutter makes a huge difference. I use it with a tailor ruler (about 15 x 60 cm) and cutting mat (60 x 60 cm or so).thenorthwind wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:59 pm Looks great!
I've not got a rotary cutter, but may well try one - the cutting out bit takes a lot more time than you think.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:02 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Frame bag number 2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1567
Re: Frame bag number 2
Framebags are superb to get into making soft goods yourself.thenorthwind wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:01 pm Cheers! It's a satisfying project, and might be easier than you think.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cleaning tyre sealant off a frame
- Replies: 2
- Views: 605
Re: Cleaning tyre sealant off a frame
Usually I get mine (OKO HighFibre, probably same as Milk It stuff) off the carbon frames quite easily with isopropyl alcohol and/or WD40 and a cloth. I have some sealant spots on my bead blasted titanium fatbike frame I can't get off with above solutions and a cloth. Didn't clean it when it happened...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Monks trod - wtf
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3214
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1362
Re: This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
Cheers folks
I'm sure there's some info in your answers Google or Chatbots don't know about.
Well now it kind of should know since it's on here, but that wasn't my intention.
I'm sure there's some info in your answers Google or Chatbots don't know about.
Well now it kind of should know since it's on here, but that wasn't my intention.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1362
Re: This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
Sean Yates ? I know Simon Yates - the rope cutter :lol: (Touching the Void made him "famous"). But Sean Yates? Before I look him up myself, ask a chatbot search engine, I'd prefer a Bearboner explain him to me... please? Thanks :YMHUG: I'm not surprised the Marin hoody threw you, it's &qu...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Crashing....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 654
Re: Crashing....
[...]Lying on the floor my head felt wet, felt it and thought my brain had leaked out but it was only a large amount of rabbit inards.. [...] Had to read it thrice. Really wasn't sure if you were trying to describe to us the inside of your head or the parts of the buzzard's prey. Now I realise it's...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New (carbon?) wheels
- Replies: 24
- Views: 776
Re: New (carbon?) wheels
I'm looking to upgrade my monstergravel bike and I'm looking at wheels first. I'm a clumsy 90kg(14+stones) rider and use my bike on a bit of everything from tarmac to singletrack, including some gnarly Peak District trails. Tyre widths I use go from 45mm to 2.3". I have 2 cheap 29" alloy ...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
- Replies: 18
- Views: 882
Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Thanks very much for the further detailed replies and your experiences, all really valuable to know. :-bd Thanks for reading it all :lol: I need to think how i'm going to process pictures, so any insight into how others use their camera photos would also be useful. I only have a work laptop now, wh...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Narrow-wide chainrings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 536
Re: Narrow-wide chainrings
I had so much wear in the chain of an all new set-up in under 150 miles that the chain was so slack I had a dropped chain sprinting for a traffic light, less than ideal in the morning traffic :o In my case the issues came after about 500 km. On my ssp bikes I run RaceFace/Easton and Absolute Black ...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Narrow-wide chainrings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 536
Re: Narrow-wide chainrings
Hot tip for ssp mtb riders: If you use a n/w ring, I suggest to use a 11 spd chain and a n/w cog. I'm writing this 'cause I had issues with dropping chains and surprisingly lots of wear running n/w rings, wide ssp cogs (in my case Surly) and any 8 or 9 spd chain I could find (whichever would work wi...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
- Replies: 18
- Views: 882
Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera
As stated fuji has the retro user interface of an old film camera. Fuji is not full frame, just in case the FF “look” matters to you. What Fuji? Are you meaning the compacts? Not long ago I used a GFX 50S II. Biggest digital sensor I ever took photos with. Basically the first ever camera that's med...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Recommend me a decent stills camera
- Replies: 18
- Views: 882
Re: Recommend me a decent stills camera
Long time (11 or 12 yrs) Oly MFT user here. Coming from mostly Nikon's burly APS-C (DX) and full frame (FX) DSLRs (and never quite quit using them for certain stuff) I was waiting for compact mirrorless camera with bomb proof weather sealing and interchangeable lenses. Oly OM-D E-M5 (I) came out as ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which chain lube?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 721
Re: Which chain lube?
Ah, good. Not just me then (the MucOff experience).
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3998
- Views: 524995
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
[...] Aren't bikes brilliant. Indeed! :-bd Was on a nice long ride with loads of new off and on road bits. Crispy cold up top (with fresh snow), warm lover down. Sunny, but not the boring - all blue - kind of sunny. Lovely clouds out and body felt fantastic :-bd After 10 months of tests, scans and ...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which chain lube?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 721
Re: Which chain lube?
After nearly 30 years with different lubes, starting off as a teenager with the "universal chain lube" from the hardware shop, I went full circle and have been using it again for the last couple of years. I don't find the bike specific stuff to be any better, just much more expensive. Wors...