Insulated trousers/pants?

Verena wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:55 am Nice reports there

What's an Idahoan potato bag please, sounds intriguing?

Modern Smash

Gotcha. Yes, that'll make a difference. Thing is, I rarely ride terrain where I need a dropper if the bike is that fully loaded.

Qu for the tarp users, (sorry Shaf, hope you don't mind?) Are tarps open enough to never get condensation, or is it dependant on how you pitch them? What about the Trailstar, if you pitch it down low because of bad weather, is condensation a problem? I've had "condensation" under an open ...

The last couple of nights have been fantastic. Riding through when it's like this is one of the best ever feelings.

Ride where you want to ride. Film it if you want. But if you want to "compete" then you have to abide by the same rules as the other competitors.

In this case the film crew includes her wife. That's a further complication around the moral support issue.

I have first hand info that one of the ultra-ers from this very constabulary (did I get it right :grin: - might definitely pass my citizenship test now :smile: ) is going into specialist bikepacking gear for us picky folks. He has a dripper specific post on the make as well as some sort of bar harn...

The Lunar Solo isn't bad. Though it is way more finicky to pitch than my Elixir, practice makes perfect here. I'm 6ft and it's just ok for me as long as there is no condensation. Trouble is, the only time I don't get condensation is when I leave the door open. So on a rainy night I'm getting some w...

Rich. Not light and fast (I conceded that I'm never gonna be that) but light enough to manage without getting bogged down too much. Main thing for me is always the winters - what shelter did you take to try the HT550 (or was it Cairgnorms) last year please? 1.2kg for the Helium sounds really good a...

ton wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:25 pm i love a good shelter thread.
i would love a good shelter too. one that will fit a not too mobile 6ft 4'' large framed gent.
i have tried a few, but no success as yet.

Speak to Marc at TrekkerTent and ask him to make you one.

LOL - just accept that one shelter is never enough. Think of it like bikes

due wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 7:21 pm It's only controversial if you choose to care in the slighest about FKTs. Discuss

It's only worth posting on a thread if you care in the slightest about the topic. Discuss.

She just can't help herself eh? https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/lael-wilcox-bikepacking-fkt-controversy-arizona-trail/ If you've read the rules before the trip and are reminded of them by the organiser then it seems it's just a sense of self-importance that means you ignore th...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 7:06 am

However, I'm pragmatic enough to think that perhaps some folk actually care less about the bike they've bought and more about the image they've bought into?

Or maybe they're just not you.

If I am reading the HT 550 results correctly it was 'won' by a Frenchman riding a FS Chinese carbon framed bike. They appear to do hard tail versions and a reasonably priced seat post in the correct size for me. Look on the Ali-Express website as the European one seems to have sold out of most thin...

Height data used by mapping systems like Strava is not very granular and often incorrect. That also affects the use of Lat/Lon to determine altitude. Given stable weather conditions a GPS will tend to be more accurate than derivation from height data. However, we live in the UK where the conditions ...

As regards the Ascent figure, have a close look at the line drawn on the Trackleaders site. You'll see that it doesn't actually follow the track very closely. Every corner cut will likely add a chunk of ascent that doesn't exist.in real life. If that's the same as the gpx file that Alan issues then ...

What's the big green pipe - a periscope?

Hee hee. I was just thinking about this thread again yesterday, pondering where a good "hub" would be. Ideally, somewhere with a decent train link and on a line that has the new carriages. That puts it in the West at the moment where there are fewer route options (geology is a bastard). I'...

boxelder wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:09 am Wrapping the post loses drop though. I get full drop with the DP mount.
If it's just to save scratching the post though - inner tube wrap.

Yeah, it becomes an issue of leg length Vs tyre size. I lose drop anyway

FLV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:01 am Apidura. But it's not very good. At least mine wasn't.

I now use a revelate terrapin. But add a piece of inner tube taped round the post. I lose about 70 to 75mm of drop.

Yeah. Choose any bag you want and wrap the post. Ortlieb do a 4.1L version.

Yup. The very same.

I wasn't sure Mays BAM was going to happen. I've been generally down and depressed recently. Possibly related to this bloody miserable weather we've had. Looking options towards the weekend I was less than enthusiastic, feeling it had reached the box-ticking stage. However, I was browsing a map, cam...

I've just replaced the bearings in the Hope BB in my Amazon with a couple of the Enduro bearings from Wych. Took about 5 minutes to do.

FWIW, never assume a mech hanger is straight, even if it's brand new.