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- Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:28 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: selling all and getting a cheating bike.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3208
Re: selling all and getting a cheating bike.
Oh, I think that day might come but then I'll also have to weigh up the not insubstantial cost of an Ebike against my perception of "value" and, at the moment, that's something I just can't do. If
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:47 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lightweight (semi?) geodesic tents
- Replies: 16
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Re: Lightweight (semi?) geodesic tents
Yeah. So is the Scarp (without cross poles) but there are degrees of stability - I might be able to compromise. :| (back to Google...) Ha, Google brought me here… Did you ever get an answer? I’m wandering between the Robens Arrowhead and a Trekkerteent Phreeranger and loads in between. Something, s...
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: selling all and getting a cheating bike.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3208
Re: selling all and getting a cheating bike.
For me, cycling has one physical and two mental rewards. The physical one is obvious - it keeps me fit. The first mental reward is just enjoying being outdoors. I've remarked previously that I'm really a hillwalker with foot problems. The second mental reward is something to do with accomplishment. ...
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: iPhone (the did you know this…)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 886
Re: iPhone (the did you know this…)
Isn't that the same as a Google Lens reverse image search or is this something particular to flowers?
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: RWGPS fill in the map challange.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1306
Re: RWGPS fill in the map challange.
I'll happily share routes (I'm currently writing for a magazine) but also to let folk find their own nice bivvy spots. We don't all like the same things anyway. I love a riverside pitch but one of my mates can't sleep that close to running water or he loses bladder control. I have shared pitches pri...
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:03 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: RWGPS fill in the map challange.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1306
Re: RWGPS fill in the map challange.
You are not alone.
(well, not as much as you'd like to be)
(well, not as much as you'd like to be)
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What's your current dream bike?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 5060
Re: What's your current dream bike?
Not exactly "dream" stuff, just things I'd like to try for a while;
Cannondale Fat CAAD
Cannondale Topstone Lefty
Salsa Bucksaw
Maybe an Albannach Toraggar as an "upgrade" to my Amazon but now it's just getting picky.
Cannondale Fat CAAD
Cannondale Topstone Lefty
Salsa Bucksaw
Maybe an Albannach Toraggar as an "upgrade" to my Amazon but now it's just getting picky.
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Crosstalk.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1052
Re: Crosstalk.
Billhooks?
- Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
- Views: 133953
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
I was just looking at the locations and thinking (1) East Lothian and (2) The Pentlands, but couldn't quite pin them down.
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 10:48 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3323
- Views: 659530
Re: Todays ride
Yesterdays ride... ..was actually part 2 of a triathlon. I had a very, very scary moment on the water though. It was very choppy, with close-set waves and I couldn't get any breath. I think I inhaled water three times. I did all the usual stuff, like trying to calm down and roll over onto my back bu...
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:11 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
- Replies: 828
- Views: 222980
Re: Bivvy a month 2022
Oh hell yes. That looks brilliant.
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:40 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
- Replies: 828
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Re: Bivvy a month 2022
Cock Bridge would be a possibility too.
If coming from the South, via Loch Builg, then there's an option either side of Culardoch.
If coming from the South, via Loch Builg, then there's an option either side of Culardoch.
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 9:07 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
- Replies: 828
- Views: 222980
Re: Bivvy a month 2022
Nice series of pics. Looks like a decent weather window too. Unlucky with the midge. I've not seen one yet this year! The Cairngorms Loop route now uses the old crossing of the Allt Garbhlach in Feshie. The estate have said they're not planning to fix the washout so I just avoid it now. I found FoA ...
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Local Trig Tool
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1092
Re: Local Trig Tool
Only two too. It's a bit weird as the nearest TPs are mostly north of me, not in the bigger mountains at all.
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 7:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Local Trig Tool
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1092
Re: Local Trig Tool
Yeah, it really looks like a spider crawling when you scroll around.
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:12 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1038
Re: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
Or carry an external battery pack to recharge from.
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 7:07 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1038
Re: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
I've never seen/used/owned a tracker, but wondered if the built in battery would be an issue, for those without a dynamo (or the cheap and lightweight 😉 solar panels) Just curious Same as the Inreach. It just means having to recharge from an external source. They quote 120 hours at minimal usage.
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 8:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tiso Overland 500
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2837
Re: Tiso Overland 500
It would hardly be a decent ITT route if it didn't have any contrived detours*
(* Fealar Lodge, I'm looking at you).
(* Fealar Lodge, I'm looking at you).
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 5:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1038
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: At last!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1848
Re: At last!
Absolutely
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:15 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My last night out was ...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1077
Re: My last night out was ...
Yeah, we're all coming at this from different angles. I like camping out overnight and am happy to do so on foot, from the car or with the bike. I've a couple of run/walk type routes I'm keen to try too, going ultra-lightweight.To be fair, I don’t really like camping out
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 7:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
- Replies: 449
- Views: 29426
Re: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
You'd also want to look at any previous finishes as we know some folk will only carry in if they can beat their own previous time. And I guess some folk will have a window of time available for work, family, logistical reasons.
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 7:17 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
- Replies: 449
- Views: 29426
Re: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
Because, for a certain subset of participants, if it can't be done fast then it's not worth doing.whitestone wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 7:07 amFor the sake of an extra kilo for the first week why ruin the rest of your ride?
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My last night out was ...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1077
Re: My last night out was ...
I'll not deny I've had a few ups and downs with motivation. BAM has helped of course. It might be meaningless to most folk but keeping the streak going has often been just enough to tip me out of the door. I also try to reflect upon/recall some of the great nights out I've had, whether that's a spec...
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Popping pill - TD related (or not)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1772
Re: Popping pill - TD related (or not)
Assuming the clean race was slower, folk would still cheat and lie.