Yes glass one on a 530
Do I need to ?.dont kmow but it was about a fiver for two screens so not that expensive for another layer of protection.

So is it common for churches and graveyards to have taps to refill? good to know

Church ones are outside usually round the back. Any with tended graves/gardens will have a tap. Some really old churches with really old graves dont have them.

Steerers are designed for clamping, as is the seat post/ collar but a chainstay is not.

Its not worth the risk

Two 500 ml.bottles.one normal.ome.a.filter bottle. Geneslly inly use the later late at night. 3 litres.of water is 3 kg and the.uk is pretty wet so off road there are always rivers and on the road there are always churches / graveyards and also peoples houses. Only.a desert would make me.consider.3 ...

Its clearly.a bad idea to inflict clamping forces on a carbon tube and almost certain to end in disaster ( esp if you give it enough time )

The racks do look pretty bomproof though

Bob Vylan

Seen them live as well and an interview here

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/ ... -hypocrisy

No camping is just not bike packing.its litterally a portmanteau of bike and camping. 1. Yes , just 2.no just a long bike ride 3.correct its not 4.still bikepacking you are allowed a shower at domenpoint and every 10 days seems reasonable to still be a tramp :wink: 5. Still bikepacking ( even the re...

Nothing living is self supported it all needs to take in energy or oxygen or water or food or it dies.

I think if you travel by bike from place to place carrying all the stuff you need for that journey then it's bikepacking. It's not what most of us do but why not? I think you need to carry your camping equipment. With your definition i could carry tools and an inner tube and turn up at hotels and s...

So bears really can poo in the woods no

IME it does not remove mould /stains but it does not smell/get worse

(I don’t read the Telegraph..)

Daily Mail man?

They thought the fire, in a fire pit, had gone out but it reignited and spread

I've just added a blog post to collate these:

Looks like one decided up and over garburn was the best way... Its not the way i would go

you could say what you wanted as a fast walking pace would outrun it

Genuinely laughed at this and agree with what you said. Ebikers with their choices are making everything unrideable even when it dries out its ruttted terribly.

The BOAT (byways open to all traffic) There is a walkers website somewhere explaimg why bridleways dont apply to bikes as bikes did not exist whem the routes were created etc. I support everyone having access to the countryside. Access law re not just rubbish for cyclist's I don't think you can rea...

Seems a weird thing to do, and the article /councillor was unclear about whether its for 4x4 or a bike route. I also fear we (cyclists) are in danger of beimgn ike walker forums about cycling routes with 4x4 its like there is a pecking order of coutryside users /groups to despise Every group should ...

Weld them on.... I have just the chap

Above avarage mechanic and not just for commitment

takes his boring vehicle to a proper garage and tries not to wince when they present the bill Despite being an ex mechanic, with access to a ramp and full tools at weekends, I often do the same as sometimes an easy job ends up like what Shaf experienced Well done for seeing it through Shaf to a goo...

No, it's my midwinter bike? My mate (not on here) has 160, 140, 120 and a 100 mm rear travel suspension bike( and 3 hardtails) but even he wod not have a mid winter bike I just bought an earlt 80s drop bar as its almoat the same as my fir st proper road bike. Handles terribly so glass houses. My ex...

Unfortunately, today was also the day I left that bag in the garage

Think of all the charachter you just built.

I had to walk 4 mikes receny due to no multitool..... Beginers mistake and the problem with having multiple bikes ( and disliking camelbaks)

internet flaming and stating things are a rip off is all too common when we haven't used a service.

Reasonable point and i am certainly getting close to it (IMHO others may think i have passed it allready) so will shut up now and bow out the thread

This is true. Its a rate for a service. Splitting hairs as his service will take about 20 mins and is an extortionate hourly rate. ( evenn+ if you include travel) Amazed anyone would pay £150 for a two second weld. It could be a total nightmare. Its about the easiest weld you could ever do apart fr...