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by lune ranger
Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What Suspension Bikes Are You Bikepacking On
Replies: 33
Views: 4672

Re: What Suspension Bikes Are You Bikepacking On

Escape Goat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:44 pm That sucks. Nicolai? Pretty special those. I'd like something 100 - 120 rear with 120-130 fork
It sucked alright. It was a vaguely exciting horse-drawn sledge :grin: ...
Matt black with gold detailing, kind of like an early 80’s JPS Lotus F1 car.
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What Suspension Bikes Are You Bikepacking On
Replies: 33
Views: 4672

Re: What Suspension Bikes Are You Bikepacking On

Used to ride a Nicolas Helius CC to good effect until it went AWOL :cry:
Pretty sure any XC/trail bike would work well enough on the right terrain.
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Like a Brooks C15 but not a C15
Replies: 19
Views: 2531

Re: Like a Brooks C15 but not a C15

What about a leather Brooks. Mine, like countless others are still working after an age. I use Proofride regularly top side and bottom and have no issues. After a few days in the pissing wet they get a bit saggy but all is good in the world otherwise. I may just have a black Swift titanium that coul...
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:59 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bottle cage for wider bottles
Replies: 14
Views: 1938

Re: Bottle cage for wider bottles

Nice find. If my altered Kage doesn’t hold out it looks like we have a winner!
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:54 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Sleeping mat options
Replies: 9
Views: 1334

Re: Sleeping mat options

My experience is that a deflated Prolight is warmer and more comfortable than a Numo. I bought a Numo a few years back in an effort to save weight and bulk over my Prolight. It was on eBay shortly afterwards. I’ve ended up with a second hand Exped Synmat 7 and am pleased with it. It’s comfy enough a...
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bottle cage for wider bottles
Replies: 14
Views: 1938

Re: Bottle cage for wider bottles

Thanks for the replies. In the end i’ve managed to get the bottle into a Profile Kage with some light modifications. It’s a bit of a squeeze to get it in and i’m not convinced it’s gonna hold tightly even so. I’ll just need to ride to check it out.
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bottle cage for wider bottles
Replies: 14
Views: 1938

Re: Bottle cage for wider bottles

Blackburn Tallboy will take a 24 oz can if you remove the sleeve. I believe a 24 oz can has an OD of just under 3.5", so it might be a reasonable fit. Yeah but, no, but. Dimensions look great - 82.5mm internal width - but it’s made by Blackburn. Blackburn’s parent company is a big financial su...
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bottle cage for wider bottles
Replies: 14
Views: 1938

Re: Bottle cage for wider bottles

I use a Topeak Modula XL to hold a 1 Litre Sigg bottle under my downtube. It's designed for standard 1.5 l plastic water bottles found everywhere so it needs cutting down for the rubber strap to fit around the neck of a Sigg bottle but thats an easy job. https://www.bikeinn.com/ciclismo/topeak-modu...
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bottle cage for wider bottles
Replies: 14
Views: 1938

Re: Bottle cage for wider bottles

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:27 pm Velo Orange Mojave may work
Good try. Not seen one of those. Unfortunately it’s designed around a 93mm bottle - Nalgene or Klean Kanteen 40oz.
I do have a KK40oz but it may be too wide for the space.
I wanna make the Sigg work because the spout has a decent full sized cover.
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bottle cage for wider bottles
Replies: 14
Views: 1938

Re: Bottle cage for wider bottles

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:17 pm Topeak Modula or even the Modula Java.
I thought that but the various module cages adjust smaller from 73-74mm max and I don’t think the xl version is what I need.

The bottle in question is a 1L Sigg WM
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:11 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bottle cage for wider bottles
Replies: 14
Views: 1938

Bottle cage for wider bottles

I’m interested in recommendations for a bottle cage to hold a wider than average water bottle. The bottle is metal and is approx 80mm wide. The majority of bike bottles are 70mm and cages are designed around this. None in my collection (Specialized side entry, Profile Kate, Specialized Rib and a few...
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:20 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tarp ridgeline - what's that about?
Replies: 14
Views: 1668

Re: Tarp ridgeline - what's that about?

:lol:
by lune ranger
Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tarp ridgeline - what's that about?
Replies: 14
Views: 1668

Re: Tarp ridgeline - what's that about?

What's with the folding? Down that path lies material damage and leaking tarps. Potentially. Again this is probably a big and heavy vs small and flimsy thing. My enormous DD Ultralight (product designers humour?) has been folded at least 30 times per year for 4 or 5 years. That’s No damage or leaks...
by lune ranger
Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tarp ridgeline - what's that about?
Replies: 14
Views: 1668

Re: Tarp ridgeline - what's that about?

On a large/heavy trad bushcraft type tarp the ridgeline very much helps get a taut pitch. Either under it or over it using the hang loops. The weight of the tarp is supported on or by the line. My preference is line over as that goes some way to mitigating rain running down the line and under the ta...
by lune ranger
Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: When?????
Replies: 228
Views: 30274

Re: When?????

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:34 pm There is no equivalent clause in the Scottish regulations or associated guidance.
Very specific warnings from the First Minister last week on taking the piss by camping.

In addition: the article is Scottish police dealing with Scottish people in Scotland :roll:
by lune ranger
Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: When?????
Replies: 228
Views: 30274

Re: When?????

lune ranger wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:15 pm
sean_iow wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:06 pm I assume there must be more wording somewhere, otherwise being a nurse on night shift will be tricky :wink:
F’ing brilliant that Sean!
I’m calling my boss now.....! :-bd

....hang on a minute... ‘reasonable excuse’ ....b0ll0x....
I’ll be going to work after all :roll:
by lune ranger
Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:15 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: When?????
Replies: 228
Views: 30274

Re: When?????

sean_iow wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:06 pm I assume there must be more wording somewhere, otherwise being a nurse on night shift will be tricky :wink:
F’ing brilliant that Sean!
I’m calling my boss now.....! :-bd

....hang on a minute... ‘just cause’ ....b0ll0x....
I’ll be going to work after all :roll:
by lune ranger
Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:33 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Garmin Edge 530 External Battery Pack
Replies: 77
Views: 11455

Re: Garmin Edge 530 External Battery Pack

Thanks. Turned autopause off this morning so was able to work out the moving vs overall average question.
Not sure the 530 is capable of displaying both metrics simultaneously. More fiddling needed.
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Today’s (unusual) aircraft
Replies: 44
Views: 5546

Re: Today’s (unusual) aircraft

macinblack wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:36 pm
lune ranger wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:24 pm When I was a boy I lived at RAF Scampton. We had a Vulcan squadron....
Aye, the sodding things used to shatter the windows at our school on occasion.
When they practiced scrambling you could loose fillings. Somehow I still managed to sleep through it.
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Today’s (unusual) aircraft
Replies: 44
Views: 5546

Re: Today’s (unusual) aircraft

When I was a boy I lived at RAF Scampton. We had a Vulcan squadron....
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Garmin Edge 530 External Battery Pack
Replies: 77
Views: 11455

Re: Garmin Edge 530 External Battery Pack

Got the 530 a few days ago and have taken a ride with it. So much nicer than an etrex for using on the bike. Just waiting for the battery to turn up as well. I’m considering semi permanently attaching the charge cable to the battery with sugru to make the complete system waterproof. Will have to see...
by lune ranger
Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: When?????
Replies: 228
Views: 30274

Re: When?????

Don’t often find myself siding with Lazarus but in this I do. No one in any part of the uk should be staying away from home for leisure purposes at the moment. Therefore anyone who wants to go bivi but thinks they might get in trouble at work if they do didn’t aught to be talking about it openly onl...
by lune ranger
Fri May 29, 2020 4:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: So: why are racks & panners out of fashion?
Replies: 37
Views: 4023

Re: So: why are racks & panners out of fashion?

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 4:22 pm I had this great idea for a rack that would convert into a H-frame rucksack and could have panniers strapped to it one above the other.
Sweet.
Leather soled hobb-nail SPD’s to finish off the outfit too?
by lune ranger
Fri May 29, 2020 11:27 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: So: why are racks & panners out of fashion?
Replies: 37
Views: 4023

Re: So: why are racks & panners out of fashion?

I didn’t say panniers outperform soft bags off road but the contention that you can’t off road with panniers is a nonsense. In very tight undergrowth or deep ruts you definitely have problems but in the majority of situations that you can pedal panniers are ok. It’s hard to carry a bike with pannier...
by lune ranger
Fri May 29, 2020 10:23 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: So: why are racks & panners out of fashion?
Replies: 37
Views: 4023

Re: So: why are racks & panners out of fashion?

as noted less practical and heavier Heavier - definitely Less practical? - I beg to differ. It’s all relative to your needs and the trip you are equipping for. For a short MTB trip over rough terrain soft bags rule. For most other uses panniers would be more practical. They are easier to pack - mor...

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