G ones have been good for me on anything solid; gravel, tarmac, hardpack etc. Roll very nicely.
Not happy in anything gloopy (mud, snow etc.) but it doesn't sound like you're after gloop tyres.

Used my 400 for the first time last night. Landlord at the pub I stopped at before my bivvy reckoned the temperature was 1°C and it stayed clear all night. I didn't die of hypothermia. YMMV.

My hopes of BAM were dashed early on, with a respiratory infection that left me coughing up blood for a week in January. Since then, I've spent far too much time thinking about getting outside, and not enough time doing it. There's always an excuse: the weather, lack of time, lack of company... So l...

Struggling to see how you'd get a Sonder through Halfords though.

Asposium wrote:

Dagonny wrote:....half decent AND Halfords....

Is there such a thing?

Voodoo, Boardman, (some of the) Carreras...
How well they're put together seems to be the variable factor...

Rasta wrote:... I have to stuff snow into my gloves.

Wouldn't it be easier to carry the snow in your backpack?

I really like the Midge bars. Restlessnative sums it up very nicely.

I found this article very helpful when setting them up:
http://www.63xc.com/mattc/midge.htm

Assume torrential rain then be utterly shocked when it doesn't.

Is this to make up for the lack of pictures of a rabbit skin hat?

I've always been led to believe that the key thing with bearings (other than the seals) is how round they are. The finer the tolerances, the better, and generally the more expensive. Ceramic bearings cost more to manufacture than steel ones. Chances are that at a given price point, you'll get rounde...

Thanks for all the replies folks. I think I'll probably file it under "what's the worst that can happen?", "buy some fatter tyres" and "start saving for a monstercross frame".

Can any of you lovely folk advise on decent routes for a cross/gravel bike with ~40c tyres? I know there's the Wild About Argyll Trail, and folk have survived the Capital Trail and Trans Cambrian on cross bikes, but what else is there that wouldn't be utterly miserable on anything less than 2" ...

That Mark Twain quote about frogs springs to mind...

I did a bit of thinking about this, and I'm not certain that the science holds, but how about...? We have a two duvets, 4.5 and 9 TOG rated. These can be poppered together to give a duvet with a rating of 13.5. If this is a valid way of working such things out, then if we can work out some way to co...

whitestone wrote:This is for quilts but the general principles hold https://support.enlightenedequipment.co ... t-Layering

I love the comments: Really helpful! Utterly wrong!

If this thread was a cunningly disguised ploy to drive up sales of Tyvek and Permavent, then it's working! Mine arrived today, with an unexpected bonus in the parcel... Cheers Stu!

Ha!
A bit late to this, but that's a great account!

Bottles with a cap e.g. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/sport-bottl ... 91756.html

Thanks Stu, very helpful.

gairym wrote:I cut down a Thermarest 'Ridgerest' to torso length and I use that under my Numo in the colder months.

Does it make any difference if one puts the foam under or over the air mat?

Warmer might be stretching things a bit... So, I have an Alpkit Numo mat, which whilst light and small when packed, probably isn't the most insulating mat ever. I'm thinking about making an all over 'pillowcase' for it, using a space blanket, in an (desperate) effort to make my nights a bit warmer. ...

Zipp service course tape is fantastic, but very spendy.
LifeLine Professional Bar Tape With Perforation is a decent budget alternative to Lizard Skins.
I also use PRO (Shimano) gel pads under the tape.

I've (foolishly) proclaimed my intentions to my wife and riding buddies to do BAM this year, I may as well 'fess up to you lovely folk too...

11 speed chain should work. The spacing between the inner plates is the same as regular 3/32" chain, it's the outer plates that are slimmed down to give the chain a narrower overall width. Downside to that chainring is it's not narrow/wide, so you'll probably want to give some thought to other ...

BigdummySteve wrote:https://youtu.be/kZTBDnj0Cgc

Not what I was expecting at all, but I liked that.