Many happy returns Dee, many thanks for all you do!

Cheers

Early Xmas present from myself.

Top quality, many thanks Stu and Dee

family life now means pretty much all midweek riding is now on a turbo trainer. I pass the boredom with a laptop on a stool in front of me but I was wondering if there were any "indoor bike" computers out there to help add a bit of structure, thinking maybe a heart rate monitor. From my li...

Hi Hux,

Interested in the gilet... YGM

A nice new Anker power bank thanks to the wisdom of the masses.

I normally keep all my down gear (sleeping bags, quilts and jackets) nicely lofted at home except for when I pack them on rides in stuff sacks/dry bags. Never made my ride on Saturday so I'm going next weekend instead. I could be lazy and leave everything packed on the bike or I could take the down ...

Just pm'd you...

Anyone got a spare Spot I could borrow for the November BB200 please?

Obviously happy to pay funds, just contacted Spot and don't quite fancy stumping the £70 fees just a one off event.

Cheers

Cheers all, looks like Anker is the way to go.

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone had a recommendation for a powerbank... usual moon on a stick, not too bulky/heavy, able to give a couple of charges and able to take the odd knock etc.

I'm tempted with the Alpkit ones but if other types are used by the boner masses.

Cheers

PM sent

Now the little Barneys are a bit older I just use one of their old baby changing mats from a carry bag.

It's waterproof, has a bit of padding and can easily be rolled up.

This all sounds lovely :shock: I've decided not to get any, anyone know how I ensure this*? (*genuinely interested if there's an accepted cause or if they just sometimes happen to some folk???) Oh nowt to it Gairy.... local anesthetic, fibre optic laser goes up the vein from ankle to groin and they...

My wife keeps suggesting I get some removed - are the reasons just for looks? Yeah, I'm pretty much the same, able to do light turbo training but that's about it. Nothing cosmetic about getting mine done, they were incredibly irritating and I would end up subconsciously scratching them and breaking...

Pm incoming...

So I've just had my varicose veins removed, bloody hell it's a lot more painful than I expected.

Anyone else had them removed and what was your recovery time like?

Cheers

Hi Loki, I too have been diagnosed with epilepsy, I'm now 53. I went through a phase of losing confidence over all sorts of issues including should I ride alone or is it fair to ride with others etc. I've been bike-packing for over 10 years now and reckon I have a good balance and management. I make...

Hi Dave,

The wildcat gets my vote. Fits on a number of different options/sizes of bags and and different bars types.

You can also easily get replacement straps when you lose them like a buffoon!

Wishing all my fellow swingers a happy time on this special day!

Nope, I didn't know either... is there anything they don't celebrate across the pond!

https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/ ... mmock-day/

Cheers all, plenty of food for thought.

So... I may or may not be silly enough to attempt a ~199km ride later in the year around mid-Wales but at the moment I don't have suitable lights such a long ride, what what would you recommend please? Can't afford a dynamo or owt fancy like that, any suggestions on good strategies would be extremel...

Not sure why people are going to the trouble of using a cup?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61128854

I bought a cheapo pair of "lobster" gloves from PlanetX a few weeks ago. Cheap as chips and more than did a job on the only very cold ride I've done this year.

All the best Stu, may you have years of grumpiness ahead of you!

Sorry. Should be light and versatile as the AK hunks XL but I don't want a Hunka. Should be cheap enough but not as cheap as the army issue gortex offering but just as strong :smile: Should be readily available and easily pacjable and decent for winter. I'm asking for too much right! Shaf, I've got...