A couple of nights out to report for July. Trip 1: Headed out with a vague “somewhere” in mind. Found that somewhere to be full of people. Rode around in the dark, not wanting to put a light on and draw attention to myself. Went somewhere else, pitched camp by the light of the moon, then rolled down...

All except for one did what they were meant to do to not crash - jump.

All except for two. MVDP crashed, pretty much all the rest of the field jumped it, but Schurter absolutely sent that drop, every lap.

1b. Moisture can lead to degradation of the materials, leading to a lack of airtightness.

Ooohhh... That looks lovely. No midge nets either?

Really liked that James, thanks for sharing.

...rode out of Brecon on roads that are a series of small 15% climbs and descents feeling physically deflated.

This brought back some memories!

On the Gatewood and its slippery front doors, I find one or two of the magic clips from Joe's shop help.

A little stove here too.
Which was a nice surprise, as I'd already forgotten I'd ordered it.

Now sat in the garden, making a brew on it, just because...

Sent you some money...

whitestone wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:27 pm We sauntered around in three days and that was with several long pub stops plus searching out ice cream shops and cafés when we could.

You monsters.

For anyone else who's interested, the etymology of entomology is from the Greek entomon (denoting an insect) + -logia (denoting a subject of study or interest).

Orange is fine, it'll match the hubs on the gradventourer...

I'm stuck between "sounds ideal, but can I justify it when I already have the 8g version?" and "one can never have too many stoves".
I'm similarly torn by the copper-coloured mug (though am cautious of burnt lips, having previously been scalded by an aluminium mug).

It certainly horrified me.

Will it look like a parts bin bike?

Is this a trick question?

My really old Stumpjumper is my singlespeed...

Also

But fruited cheese? Absolutely not. It's an abomination. Fruit in cheese is .... I can't even speak ... just gagging at the thought of it. It ruins the cheese. These are my people. Fruit in cheese is still better than fruit on pizza! But it's a distant second to a Stilton topped field mushroom on t...

Aye, Pannier - they did an equally tongue-in-cheek version:
https://www.pannier.cc/journal/the-grav ... ing-rules/

If Shaf comes up trumps with the shifter, I've got a 9 speed XT mech. £postage + enough to buy myself a beer.

Borderer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:59 pm Free Damm

I can see how that would go down well in your neck of the woods!

Nanogram from Atom is nice if you want summat pale and hoppy.

Avoid Big Drop like the plague.

I had a really nice Radler made with St Mars Of The Desert's fruit stingo the other day. Maybe try making shandies with sours?

Loved the cellos!

Should that be 1⅛" you're after? That's what my Escapade takes.

Wowsers. That Barra pic looks fantastic.