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- Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:10 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3322
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Re: Todays ride
Our "beloved" 14 year old Jack Russell woke me up at 4.30am this morning... Couldn't get back to sleep after sorting him out, so decided to ride to work via the scenic route. Set off at 5.45am. Torquay - Teignmouth - Newton Abbott - Totnes - Paignton - Torquay. 30 miles all in. Considering...
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which bike are you using for the WRT?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3198
Re: Which bike are you using for the WRT?
Fortitude Race...
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hardcore or lightweight?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 8017
Re: Hardcore or lightweight?
25... Pretty accurate
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If you were planning on going to Iceland this year
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3819
Re: If you were planning on going to Iceland this year
Excellent news. I am glad you have had a rethink. Far too good a trip to abandon. Really pleased you are you adjusting your plans. After all, there is plenty of Iceland to explore. And of course, if you don't get to do your preferred route this time, it gives you the perfect excuse to go again when ...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11421
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Re: The post man's been ...
Genesis Alt handlebar, as supplied with the Longitude and 2015 Caribou. Have fitted them to my Fortitude to try out a more swept handlebar. I have to say my initial whizz down the road and back was very pleasing... http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/dSIco/IMAG0612.jpg http://i247.photobucket.c...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:50 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2015
- Replies: 281
- Views: 64058
Re: Bivvy a month 2015
3/2. Valentine night bivvy near Beardown Tors on Dartmoor.
They say romance is dead!
Si
They say romance is dead!
Si
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If you were planning on going to Iceland this year
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3819
Re: If you were planning on going to Iceland this year
As they say, that area has been affected for months... All significant routes (relative term) have been closed in the area highlighted for ages. I can't imagine it would clear any time soon. The major off road route in that area is the F26, which is a fantastic route to travel, but you could also us...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Ford Fiesta Thank You Stu and Dee.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5370
Re: Ford Fiesta Thank You Stu and Dee.
Officially last man back at just after 6pm(?)... Never have I seen such a wonderful plateful of cake and tasted such a gorgeous cup of tea... Another fab BB event. Thank you Stu and Dee, as ever. You have managed to propagate a brilliant, friendly, diverse group of people with a (slightly) unusual i...
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2017 Big Trip to where?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7046
Re: 2017 Big Trip to where?
Icelandic interior
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:00 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3322
- Views: 608412
Re: Todays ride
Nice ride out from Torquay to Sharkham Point past Brixham via as many off road routes through various woods on the way. Had a quick brew up on my new little solid fuel stove and than rode back home. Very nice.
Back to the humdrum of commuting tomorrow...
Si
Back to the humdrum of commuting tomorrow...
Si
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:42 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2015
- Replies: 281
- Views: 64058
Re: Bivvy a month 2015
Both of course!
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:35 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2015
- Replies: 281
- Views: 64058
Re: Bivvy a month 2015
Thought we would start early this year. Bought my wife a Hunka bivvy bag for Chrimbo so we saw the New Year in sleeping out on Dartmoor, near Bell Tor. Bit misty/drizzly and windy, but quite warm...
Next stop, Ford Fiesta...
Si
Next stop, Ford Fiesta...
Si
- Thu Dec 25, 2014 10:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: C'mon what did 'he' bring you?
- Replies: 40
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Re: C'mon what did 'he' bring you?
My third pair of SealSkinz socks.
Outdoor Pocket Micro Stove from Bushcraft Essentials
Dayglo buff
bread making course
feet/hand warmers
beer
socks
happy family
All good
Outdoor Pocket Micro Stove from Bushcraft Essentials
Dayglo buff
bread making course
feet/hand warmers
beer
socks
happy family
All good
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Happy Christmas
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5953
Re: Happy Christmas
Thank you Stu...
Looking forward to it all kicking off again at the Ford Fiesta...
Happy Christmas to you both.
Si
(Stuck at work still)
Looking forward to it all kicking off again at the Ford Fiesta...
Happy Christmas to you both.
Si
(Stuck at work still)
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:12 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Ford Fiesta GR sent.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8596
Re: Ford Fiesta GR sent.
Package received Big Bear...
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:15 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cycling highlight of the year
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5521
Re: Cycling highlight of the year
Riding in the Austrian Alps in the Summer. Rode in the Hinter Tux valley and around Ischgl. Very nice. Bike hire is plentiful and I tried my first "uplift" via cable car and also rode a full suspension bike for the first time. They are not called mountains for nothing! Some serious climbin...
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bear Bones Bikepacking T shirts - you missed 'em.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11208
Re: New Bear Bones Bikepacking T shirts - you missed 'em.
Splendid... Thanks.
Si
Si
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bear Bones Bikepacking T shirts - you missed 'em.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11208
Re: New Bear Bones Bikepacking T shirts - you missed 'em.
Any news on a delivery date for these bad boys Stu?
Want to look smart for Christmas dinner!
Cheers,
Si
Want to look smart for Christmas dinner!
Cheers,
Si
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: ITT / Bike packing bike, material?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4609
Re: ITT / Bike packing bike, material?
Genesis Fortitude Race. 12.24Kg. Stock build apart from ESI grips and 2.4 Conti X King on the front.
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Ford Fiesta entries now CLOSED.
- Replies: 104
- Views: 20513
Re: Ford Fiesta entries now open.
I measured -7c last time.... Frozen sleeping bag, socks and gears... All good fun!
Si
Si
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Ford Fiesta entries now CLOSED.
- Replies: 104
- Views: 20513
Re: Ford Fiesta entries now open.
Well I'm out. Seems like what happened to my left knee earlier in the year has now happened in my right knee. It's not any where near as bad, I can walk without limping, but I'm going to give it 6 weeks at least off the bike so it can heal before it gets as bad as my left knee was. I'm annoyed as I...
- Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How do you chose your carry system?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1834
Re: How do you chose your carry system?
Just strap a dry bag to your bars to begin with. I used that system for a year, and then only bought a bar harness second hand from someone on here. It's easy to get caught up in buying lots of new gear when you take up a new hobby/sport, but you really don't have to. The bar harness I got is an ear...
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:23 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: South West Winter Bivi
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5879
Re: South West Winter Bivi
Living in Torbay, I have thought about this route a few times, but never got around to it yet. Won't be able to make it before Christmas, but earlyish next year maybe?
Si
Si
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How many miles have you ridden in a day?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6828
Re: How many miles have you ridden in a day?
138 miles in 23.5hrs on the BB200 2013.
120 miles in 13.5 hrs on-road around Dartmoor practicing for BB200 1014. (Still woefully unprepared for the full horror though)!
Si
120 miles in 13.5 hrs on-road around Dartmoor practicing for BB200 1014. (Still woefully unprepared for the full horror though)!
Si
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Narrow bars = headache?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1316
Re: Narrow bars = headache?
I have swapped between my 44cm wide drop bars on the Croix de Fer and the 690mm wide flat bars on the Fortitude in the last few weeks. I have to say that at first the drops felt really narrow and weird, but now the flat bars feel too wide. The only discomfort I have had is lower back grumbles when r...