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by jameso
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1758

Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?

Getting entrants to commit to reducing their driving miles throughout the year in some way would be much better and they might keep it up which is a long term benefit. It'd be good, and we could do a bit of both. Flying is 150-250g per km per person Vs driving at about 100-150g. So if I fly to the ...
by jameso
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:24 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2.5kg too heavy for bar harness ?
Replies: 5
Views: 258

Re: 2.5kg too heavy for bar harness ?

I don't think that's too much, no. I think the bar height and the bag's distance from the steering axis is more important than the difference between for ex. 1.5 and 2.5kg bag weight. Some bike layouts handle weight here better than others. Bar harnesses like the Salsa Cradle punts the bag further o...
by jameso
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What is the ultimate shelter
Replies: 10
Views: 509

Re: What is the ultimate shelter

Another vote for the found shelter option. If bikepacking is about lightweight minimalism (a big if, but for the sake of the point) then a bivi bag only approach and hoping to find shelter when you need cover is the lightest and most minimal. Also I like the wing-it attitude, it guarantees the eleme...
by jameso
Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Have tarps lost their popularity?
Replies: 36
Views: 1714

Re: Have tarps lost their popularity?

Is it that there was a group of people who 'endured' tarps for the weight saving and now that tents have closed the gap they have switched? Raises hand... ....though the triangular tarp tent layout gets on my wick for low fabric at the edges and that darn pole in the middle being in the way (I have...
by jameso
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The magic roundabout ...
Replies: 32
Views: 1524

Re: The magic roundabout ...

I now have 1x11 LWB Plus
Spaceframe with Truss fork.
Nice! Enjoy. I got a demo ride on a LWB a while back and loved it. An itch I'll need to scratch at some point.
by jameso
Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Ultralightweight saddlebag harness - dropper post compatible
Replies: 12
Views: 571

Re: Ultralightweight saddlebag harness - dropper post compatible

Thanks James! I'm really liking the plastic especially compared to the fabric of my previous saddlebag, which was impossible to clean after a muddy ride. Not attracting much mud is a plus I hadn't thought about esp given the location of the bag. I did make a polypropylene saddle roll for my road bi...
by jameso
Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Ultralightweight saddlebag harness - dropper post compatible
Replies: 12
Views: 571

Re: Ultralightweight saddlebag harness - dropper post compatible

Great work, it looks really good.. I made a similar but more basic superlight saddle holster with rubberised tarp fabric (Ortlieb type) and webbing a few years ago, it worked ok but I did think at the time that plastic would be better/easier to use than the tarpaulin. And I like the seat post attach...
by jameso
Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The magic roundabout ...
Replies: 32
Views: 1524

Re: The magic roundabout ...

The hubs's not the problem on the 135 mm version. It's them snappy, bendy, wiggle-loosy M5 QR skewers.
Ha... Just a matter of time eh.
by jameso
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you drinking now?
Replies: 704
Views: 69675

Re: What are you drinking now?

Not now, but for later tonight I have a bit of Compass Box Peat Monster left from many years ago and the whisky thread reminded me. Apparently it can oxidise if a few drams are left in the bottle for too long so it's the right thing to do.. Especially with a Laphroaig 10 yo to compare it to.
by jameso
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
Replies: 38
Views: 1570

Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.

I thought they mixed the barrels from different years to get a consistent taste, age being the minimum age? That's how I understood it for something like Jonnie Walker Black which is a blend with the minimum age being 12 years old. Some of the content may be older but not up to scratch for e.g. a 1...
by jameso
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
Replies: 38
Views: 1570

Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.

I have a masters degree in whisky distillation and maturation. Feel free to ask anything you like Why was this option not mentioned to me by careers guidance? : ) Chemically, almost all of the maturation flavouring happens in the first 18 months. What is it that makes a 15 year old often taste smoo...
by jameso
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 760

Re: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?

^ avoiding a night in Nice saves a few hundred £ ...
There's a good, spacious bivi spot not far past the Col Braus that's useful for this, it's only a few hours into Nice from there.
by jameso
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The magic roundabout ...
Replies: 32
Views: 1524

Re: The magic roundabout ...

The SON 150 mm hub, suitable for Jones' Truss has a wider flange than the 135 mm option. No funky spacing needed for the rotor, unless the Truss is even more funky. Mine's the older 135 spec truss so the SON is a spaced standard body (not sure whether it's F or R disc spacing). It'd work but I'm fu...
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 760

Re: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?

Ah ok, yes! Hope you're well Phil! I seem to remember sitting around in Nice having a beer in the heat before the ride to the airport, if so maybe that was something to do with the hoik it and go approach : )
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The magic roundabout ...
Replies: 32
Views: 1524

Re: The magic roundabout ...

I think my Jones (2012, original 29er geometry) is a great all-round bikepacker. These days I want a bit more from it when unloaded on trickier trails but for loaded mixed-terrain riding it's one version of perfect. I have one built as a SS and one with gears for loaded trips and summer long distanc...
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Electric Socks
Replies: 19
Views: 905

Re: Electric Socks

I do wonder if the cleat ( attached to a rather large heat sink) is the root cause. I believe so. Nothing I add to the top of my feet/shoes or increasing sock layers or insoles makes that much difference. Eventally my feet freeze and the heat loss feels like it's at the ball of my feet. Battery pow...
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 760

Re: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?

I've used the Nice airport boxes 4 times now, backed up with plenty of tape plus taping loose items to the bike I've no issues apart from the odd hole. They're flimsy but if the contents is all one item they work ok. Still.. it's a worry and not part of the journey I look forward to (to continue my ...
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
Replies: 38
Views: 1570

Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.

I had a bottle of Penderyn and just couldn't get on with it ... not sure why .... the only bottle of whisky I've ever given away :???:
I remember trying some in a bar in Wales many years ago and not liking it. There's more options now, the Madeira edition is one I've enjoyed.
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 760

Re: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?

^ that was the best TNR travel year, really enjoyed the ride up from Nice. Also when I realised how getting there is best thought of as part of the trip itself.
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 760

Re: Torino-Nice Rally logistics - tips?

Morning! and thanks Jason.. an amazing route, : ) European Bike Express is my recommendation if the timing works for you. You might need to drive to a pick up / drop off location they use but you'd be driving to an airport anyway. They don't go to Turin but they go to the eastern Alps and they retur...
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fitting tight tyres
Replies: 15
Views: 825

Re: Fitting tight tyres

It works just as well when taking a tyre off.
It does, same principle.

It's great that others are finding out how this works, one of those things I thought was so good when I was shown how to do it. 'Simple when you know how' : )
by jameso
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
Replies: 38
Views: 1570

Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.

Not sure where I picked up a taste for whisky but it's well-enough known that I got a Glen Scotia, a Talisker 10 and a Laphroaig 10 at Christmas :-bd I bought a Jonnie Walker Black Label in Tescos for £22 not long ago, that's good for the money, slightly Islay/peaty but subtle. I was having drinks i...
by jameso
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:17 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Brompton C Line Explore - Rack and Bags
Replies: 3
Views: 427

Re: Brompton C Line Explore - Rack and Bags

Hi Alex, thanks, it is - unf the 13" laptop sleeve in that one is a bit smaller than I need.
by jameso
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Brompton C Line Explore - Rack and Bags
Replies: 3
Views: 427

Re: Brompton C Line Explore - Rack and Bags

Hi Alex, is the Borough bag inc the frame that clips to a front block? What colour is it? Thanks
by jameso
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Winter Event 2024: Power Seekers - Watt did you do?
Replies: 38
Views: 2336

Re: Winter Event 2024: Power Seekers - Watt did you do?

Looks like a great weekend there! Sunshine, some excellent bivi spots and that water wheel cave is quite a thing.. brilliant stuff.