I don't know about all taxonomy of bikes, I just seem to amass heavy steel bikes that can ride most places... Good to know it’s not just me then :-bd Amongst my heavy steel bikes is a heavy steel CX which is my ‘gravel bike’. I don’t choose overly technical routes to ride it on but am more than hap...

My worst was a commute home - i must have had something tiny sticking though the tyre but I could not find it 7 punctures in three miles was repairing tubes as well when finally the piump came apart in my hands pumpiing up another repair - I had a full on John Cleese meltdown moment at this point :...

Downloaded that one. I’ll give it a try. Doing the programme with my kids. I’m usually on the side of only running if you’re being chased but as I’m carrying a bunch of extra weight just now it can only help.

As per title.
Don’t need music or anything fancy just something to guide me through the stages.

Also, what’s a good mud running shoe. I’ve got plenty of slop round here.

whitestone wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:54 am BTW those Topeak/Park ready patches work on Tubolitos, you don't need their expensive repair kit.

The kit is just alcohol wipes to clean the tube and off cuts of McNett repair tape.

Saw a video some years ago by an Canadian hot tent enthusiast who referred to collapsible stoves as "Gopher Stoves" According to him because you struggle to get them to seal properly when assembled and hot the damping is not very effective so they burn really hot and fast and you are cons...

Just looked at the Hex Peak tent. It’s a lot smaller than anything I’ve used with a stove but looks doable. You could retrofit a canvas panel to accommodate a stove jack and sleep ?two people in a v formation well enough. You’ll be pretty close to the stove when you’re sleeping and not too much inte...

Most manufacturers would recommend a polycotton or canvas tent for use with a stove. I’d definitely recommend a flue thermometer to keep things in check, especially if you use a silicone flashing - they do deteriorate pretty quickly when they are strongly heated. Positioning the flue so it exits the...

I’ve seen a few in action, one of which was titanium. Think it was the Winnerwell Fastfold. It collapses into a fairly flat package of maybe 2or3kg. Taken in consideration of all the other gear involved in hot tenting it’s nicely portable. The axe and saw needed to prep wood weigh more in most cases...

Lazarus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 2:08 pm

My Parents (and I got married) in Nairn

IMHO never move to a place where people marry their parents

If you get divorced do you also need to get adopted?

That’s what too much Creamola Foam as a child does to you

Lazarus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:59 pm surely a thread injector is a prolific starter of threads on the internet

A Shaf

FYI My 5m bell tent has a good size wood burner which I tend well. When it was -4degC outside last week the best I could manage was to heat it to -1! When it’s warmer, say 5degC outside I can normally hope to increase the internal temp by 4-5deg. They aren’t very warm because they have a lot of inte...

Bell tents tend to come at a premium Shaf. Personally, I'd just look for a reasonable 4 man / family tent by the likes of Vango or Decathlon. This. I’m actually still in the bell tent. March - 25th July straight. Then 10th Nov until 2nd Dec until we got lateral flow testing Since then I’ve been in ...

I’ve a Specialized Stix rear light. They come in a couple of luminosities, mine’s the highest rated. Very bright. Multiple modes. Lasts an all nighter at least on a usb charge. Durable- mine’s a few years old now. The bracket (rubber straps) it comes with works well on seatposts, seat stays and sadd...

Nice.
Shame you couldn’t do more. I saw today that Manali-Leh is now only taking 11hrs on the bus!
The road must be in lot better shape and the buses... wonder if they’re pressurised

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:03 pm

I guess it shows how many people are normally on holiday abroad at any given time.

Or perhaps how many would be wondering around shopping centres or sitting in cafes and pubs?

That as well

I suppose the luck is that you are able to choose where you live. I don’t expect many folk are choosing to live in inner city tower blocks with all the amenities and leisure facilities they have :roll: ...However, I don’t expect it’s the tower block dwellers that are doing the long distance travel t...

lune ranger, that sounds like an incredible trip. Any pics online? Nothing online. The trip was 1999-2000 which pre dates my having a digital camera of any sort by about 17 years! In fact I barely took any photos by modern standards - probably 1 roll Of film a month as was my standard. The trip was...

Pakistani mountains really are amazing. So much more raw and awe inspiring than lots of India or Nepal imo.25years ago I did a full Himalayan bike tour. Pretty much the best part was going up the KKH and over the Khunjurab. Loads of side trips around Gilgit and Hunza. Very wild in all senses of the ...

Mine is good not great. If it’s hard/tough ground the handle digs into your hand. A proper trowel is a lot better, but a deuce is a lot lighter. I tend to lob mine in my half frame bag, very little weight penalty and it’s a really handy little thing when it’s required! In hard/tough ground ground t...

Know the route. Know where you can resupply, where the hard/easy sectors are, where are you expecting sunset/sunrise. Mentally break the route into manageable sections. Only stop if you have two things to do eg. p1ss & take jacket off or open gate & eat something. Reducing your stoppage time...

I either use the GripGrab neoprene gaiters with my MW7 boots or some Rab hiking gaiters with XM9 boots. To solve the sagging common with hiking gaiters I use some of the trouser bungee twists that squadies use over the top at the ankle to pull them in. https://ukmcpro.co.uk/products/trouser-twists-s...

I was running Genetic Digest bars in 48cm width and really liked them but I swapped to Genetic Drisers in 44cm (the widest available). I like the Drisers a lot but have always thought that my perfect bar would be a combination of the two incorporating the rise of the Drisers with the extra width an...