Cheers.

Cwmcarn today. Only 1 trail open but it was nice and dry.

I'm off to Wales for a bit of a hike/bike holiday.
Got my passport and dragon money.

Sounds familiar.

I read somewhere that these were commissioned by the military to boil 1 litre ( or 1 pint? ) per gel packet. They failed dismally and the company said they had to be used with their new improved stove to get the required results.

If you store them upside down and they are on the bike - then some hydraulic brakes may have issues. Air bubbles in the lever/reservoir can rise up into the hose. I am not sure if this is still relevant on more modern brakes.

These gels are more like jelly, not liquid. They are supposed to replace the hexamine tablets for the military. Strangely enough, they can be used as a hand sanitizer. The hexamines were the opposite. You could crumble a trail around your bed and no insects would pass over it.

I have just finished a 2 night trip on the South Downs. For cooking, on 1 to 2 night trips, I usually use hexamine tablets from the army surplus shop. A trangia for long trips and gaz in winter. I enjoy slow relaxed boiling times. (I won't mention my fires, just in case management is reading). This ...

Which pipe?

Anyone bought this?

Recommended?

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1955/45679728501_c418c5cd22_c.jpg 20181101_225446 by Hola Siesta , on Flickr Cute baby spiders on mother's back! I saw hundreds of these spiders whilst cycling at night through 'Sierra de Grazalema' in Spain last year. I was supposed to camp there in the oaky cork for...

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1947/45621471942_6053f64a4d_z.jpg 20181101_223539 by Hola Siesta , on Flickr Whilst out riding last month (France), I actually fell in love with - a spider. A stunner! I have only just checked online to see what it was - velvet/ladybird. Eresidae? Wiki says that it ac...

Thank you Robert.

It looks like I was nearby last week. I did a ride from Isola to Vinadio and back. Just down the road.

And thanks for the map/pic links.

From memory -

At Alfriston, many pubs, you have 2 choices.
1. Continue along the Downs. Eastwards. (North east first).
2. Turn south parallel to the Cuckmere River to the coast.

Both routes are sign posted as the SDW.

Death Road n Little Peru.

Could someone please tell me where this is, in regards to a paper road map?

Thanks.

I haven't been but the Gurkha museum is in Winchester.

Wind is mostly from the west. There are two ways to finish. Inland, along the downs. Or along the coast. Cyclists are advised not to go the coastal way. But it is a nice ride if the weather is good. There is a good website 'South Downs Way Double'? or similar. Copy and save the pages to your phone a...

Last time someone ate here was probably pre-Facebook days.

What a fantastic way to hide a drinking problem.

Just wanted to ask if any of the Torino to Nice riders tried out the new restaurant at the fort on Col de Tende? I was there a couple of weeks ago. Staff were a bit scruffy. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1854/43730366955_a6a7b808fd_c.jpg 20180820_143551 by Hola Siesta , on Flickr https://farm2.stat...

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1857/44589210732_a76da1fdae_c.jpg 20180910_164646 by Hola Siesta , on Flickr Just spent a couple of stunning days fly fishing in the Verdon Gorge. I caught a couple of wild trout but they were too small to eat. I had my firebox just in case. I think I must have scared...

I don't have my OS maps with me but will check out the spots later. I have stopped at the official bivi spot a few times, only for a break. It is nice, but I prefer to sleep where I won't get disturbed. It's handy with Amberley cafe, station and pub only a mile away. But Houghton Wood is also close,...

Anyone got any good bivi locations to share?

I usually use the yew tree forest on top of Old Winchester Hill Fort.
Houghton Wood near Amberley.
Chanctonbury Ring is my favourite, great views, but it can get windy up there.
And a few small patches of woodland, but they are too small to have names.

Interesting. A larger rotor will allow for a greater torque to be applied. Force x distance. Nearly all modern & quality disc brakes will "lock" a rotor very easily. Almost instantly. This means that the kinetic energy being transferred into heat no longer goes through the rotor but th...

I was under the impression that rotor size was irrelevant when it came to stopping. The brake pad and the rotor surface that it touches are the same regardless of diameter. A larger brake pad surface will stop you better. A larger rotor dissipates heat better due to its larger surface area. So it is...