My participation has been approved
Most likely to be running in MTB singlespeed mode.
Thinking of pedalling in from the Haldon area


Sean - do you have a 'get home' plan? Will have space in the car if what a lift back
to the ferry?

Can I put dibs on the Cowmooflage?

Can I add my name to the list? Subject to pink ticket, fitness etc...

Price drop to £280 posted

An Absolute Black Oval chainring for the bouncy bike and an EVOC lumber bladder to trial with the bumbag.

I'd say not Ergon...aren't they ergonomically designed to be used on a low sweep (9 deg etc) bar?
Aren't your ergonomics rather different on a Jones?
Doesn't mean they won't/don't work mind.

Feeling ill, so it looks like a quiet weekend at home rather than a welsh adventure - boo

Sounds interesting, could pop over the boarder from Hampshire.

I can't believe the NO vote is running ahead of the YES!!!
Where's the commitment and encouragement for N+1??

Kona... do they make the best bikes? Superb stuff. Again. Rear wheel clearance looks a little snug! Do you mean towards the seat post? The sliding drop out is in a middle position. Given that usually CS lengths are measured from the middle position, the bike will still feel nimble in turns when sli...

New stove, was hoping it'd be a bit more compact!



......tree's have 240V outlet's right?

Rear wheel clearance looks a little snug!

Salsa El Mariachi - Medium.
1/8th Headtube, which could make a suspension fork tricky.
A few knocks and scraps but otherwise good condition, sat in the loft waiting for a new home.

This frame.......


Wheels are available too.

I’m interested.

Opened & turned on but never used.
Complete with 1:20,000 OS mapping card.
Mains and car charging bits.

£350. (Cotswold RRP £480)

Yodel have actually delivered!!! Probably as it came to work rather than home.

1 set of low budget Loop Bar's.....



Have tried OG's and currently running SQLab 16deg bars.....thought I try these, will they be good option for BB200?

Brilliant, thanks Sean.

Now to tap somebody up for some Cuben...

What size is that tarp Sean? The tarp is 2.7 long and it's 2.4 wide at the front and tapers down to 1.6 at the back. It's got a cat cut ridge as well as all the edges to help get a taught pitch. The poles I use with it are 1050mm front and 700mm rear. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48346298542...

....question is go rigid? .....stay singlespeed? No and yes :smile: I ran 34/20 last year and it was fine, apart from around the Elan valley where the headwind was so strong I nearly had to get off and push on the flat :roll: Normally, I run 32:18, 32:19 could work - not as fit and strong as you Sean

Hadn't thought of the Grangers/Nikwax coating option.....Borah maybe back on.

Tarp is a Rig3.5 so coverage is a little limited at times or I just need to learn to pitch it better.

Hmm....the Borah doesn't sound too good for a UK weather/tarp mis-pitch situation.

Current Hunka the original small size so have to use it on my sleeping mat, quite often slide off at the mo.

Something I could get a mat into and have semi decent weather proofing would be ideal.

I'll probably bring this one....



....question is go rigid? .....stay singlespeed?

Time to replace the Hunka, being a factory second from the original batch it hasn't done too badly!! But it is now starting to de-lam. Been looking at the Borah's seem pretty good price/weight Are the seams taped or do they need sealing? How waterproof are they? Will mostly be used under a tarp so p...

They definitely have bonded in socks.....has a very different effect compared to peeing in your wetsuit!!

Finally got a bivi in....now to see if I can BAM it through the winter and beyond?!? new job means some new trails to explore, so met up with a friend and headed off along to Droves, Ways, Lanes and Byways of the Test Valley. Burger and a few pints sat by the river at the Boot Inn, Houghton, before ...