I wear clear cycling glasses pretty all year round for eye protection from grit, slop, bugs and cold wind. Sadly its very rare I've needed sunglasses on the bike :cry: And a pair of Bollé safety glasses like these are as good as any "proper" clear-lens cycling glasses I've ever owned —  h...

Nice one, Stu + Dee + Team

Back from Wales and missing you already :sad: To cheer myself up, I just stripped my packs down and made a note of everything I took and everything I didn't use, and it's interesting to see how far away from TLS Nirvana I was, I think. By the end, it seems I was carrying 2.8kg of stuff that I did no...

Following my three-day jaunt on WRT, I have a data point that may (or may not) be interesting. I rode around using a Garmin 1000, which was fully charged before I left. I had it on map-view most of the time. I took an IKEA (!) 5Ah (5000) cache battery (plus a 3200 "spare", in case I had go...

When Wilkyboy showed up about 1030pm I thought it was going to be a get orf my land moment. Hope you found a suitable spot. Yep, right up on the top, clear view of the skies, amazing "dark sky" panorama, absolutely free from all motor noise all night — exactly what I had hoped for :grin: ...

Thanks Stuart and Dee! :-bd I enjoyed that, although a feeling a bit burnt today — I'd rather that than trench foot, so I'm not complaining :wink: As always, a Welsh mile's about three times as long as an English one, particularly a Fenland one, so my planned route was over-ambitious. Again :roll: N...

Had a look online and not all the wings are the same it turns out. Mine is like the one below You can just make out the square sided opening on the back, there's one each end to fit the different sized nipples. I guess the one on the front might fit a mulitspline nipple? I've never had to use the s...

BigdummySteve wrote:Are you implying there’s room to spare? You rascal

I ordered a lightweight head net and a micro Smidge today, which should (fingers crossed) arrive tomorrow

The wing bit is also 2 sizes of spoke key and a valve core removal tool on mine :-bd I can't see how this wing can be used to adjust spokes — I carry a Fiber Spoke anyway, which includes its own spoke key. The larger opening on the wing is exactly right for removing a valve core — thanks for the in...

... half the bits to make a cheap, lightweight emergency chain-splitter: https://www.tredz.co.uk/prodimg/78079-251020_1_Large.jpg plus https://www.tredz.co.uk/prodimg/78081-251022_1_Large.jpg Except that they sent the wrong breaker pin (hooman error). Anyways, should eventually be a workable splitt...

JohnClimber wrote:

TheBrownDog wrote:Just packed the bug net. Just in case.

But what about the weigh in?

It'll fit down his shorts — Taylor will never notice

Note: in my previous post I said I was using Li-On batteries, they are actually NiMH. Yep, the technology for charging NiMH compared to the more common Li-ion batteries buried in devices is different. I have no specific knowledge or experience with regard to that, nor of any switching/protection ci...

... half the bits to make a cheap, lightweight emergency chain-splitter: https://www.tredz.co.uk/prodimg/78079-251020_1_Large.jpg plus https://www.tredz.co.uk/prodimg/78081-251022_1_Large.jpg Except that they sent the wrong breaker pin (hooman error). Anyways, should eventually be a workable splitte...

Since writing the article — and discovering the huge inefficiency of the saturation-charge phase — I have become a lot less fastidious about aiming for 100% charge in my devices, unless I'm charging direct from dynamo and don't have anything else to use the power for. 80-90% is good enough. Unfortun...

Slightly OT. For those who use a dynamo and converter to run lights or charge batteries is it advisable to disconnect the converter if you aren't actually running anything from it? I'm sure I've seen posts where people have burnt out the circuitry. If you leave it connected is it OK to have a fully...

Great info - many thanks. So could I reasonably expect to get 5 x 20% to 80% charges over a weekend out of a 10000mAh battery do you think? If you started with both fully charged then I think so, but if you're using a plus-size phone then it will be very close, because of the mahoosive battery (com...

I did a fairly broad-brush write-up a while ago for audaxers here: http://www.16inchwheels.uk/2016/04/11/powering-devices-on-long-rides/ . It's long overdue a rewrite to be more informed on what the numbers actually mean, and to include more empirical evidence. However, the interesting points for yo...

Re Garmin crash, common problem, turn off at 200k, turn on again, hit start, will continue the recording as one but not hit the memory hole. That's an interesting data point, different to the usual "stop + save + new recording". I'll have to give it a go — I usually switch the devices off...

Re Garmin crash, common problem, turn off at 200k, turn on again, hit start, will continue the recording as one but not hit the memory hole. which Garmin is that??? Many of the Edge series suffer from this — somewhere between 300 and 330km the unit will lock up. It's to do with the number of points...

psling wrote:

If I ever see one this side of the Pond, I think I'll get me one.

They're available in UK from Sigma Sports https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Wolf-T ... liers/HY96

Some may think a bit extravagant but they are beautifully tactile...

Thanks

Out of interest have you seen/got the 1:50k or 1:25k ? 1:50, I don't think I'd want all the detail of 1:25 on a gps screen. I use the 1:50k OS maps on my Garmin 1000 and there's plenty enough detail to navigate by off-road, even too much at that scale at times. I'll be bringing 1:50k both digital a...

Do you think the pliers are small enough to help split quick chain links? Steve, saw this and thought of you: https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/tools/products/pack-pliers https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0230/9291/products/WT-MasterLinkCombo-Red-02_1024x1024.jpg?v=1517628843 If I eve...

... and I can now make up adjustable, elasticated webbing to sit on the front of my bar bag, which is an 8L Alpkit Airlok Xtra, so I can hang stuff there to dry, or just keep my 'proofs to hand

I'm aiming for Sunday massive organic burger at the Rhug Farm Shop https://rhug.co.uk/ before the return leg.... Middle North (ish) :grin: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.981725,-3.4121181,3a,51.2y,182.04h,97.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sj6q52bFc-cKiC03NueOK9Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en After you posted...

Good luck, Dee — and thank you!

(I would offer to help, but I'm more of a brick-maker than a baker )