Bearlegged wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:44 pm

Spotted on my way to lunch.*

*The pub.

Good spot!

"Weight restrictions" - isn't that a bit personal, or are they taking a hard-line approach to TLS principles?

Is it April 1st already?

26x2.4 inches of rubbery loveliness was just forced through my letterbox .

This Maxxis Ardent will make an excellent front tyre for the rejuvenated skip-bike, in preparation for an entertaining Winter Event .

Aldi "adventure trousers", on sale a few months ago. Black, stretchy, windproof, quick-drying and cheap enough (£13) not to worry about trashing them. And they fit .

Or if the weather's really gopping: waterproof shorts, Gore-Tex gaiters and walking boots.

I'm in.
Extra-knobbly tyre ordered, too.
Now then: room or floor?

May I suggest the reader draws inspiration from the monthly RegRides, documented herewithin?

It provides plenty of suggestions for riders of a more civilised persuasion

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:05 pm

MuddyPete wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:02 pm 3x7 (22/32/42 & 11-32 on 26" wheels) gives me all the range I need.

I hereby relinquish my coveted position as "most old-fashioned old fart on BB"

Cheers!
Do I get extra points for using a Karrimat and Buffalo bag for winter bivis, too?

I'm also a bit fed up of the increasing rise in sprocket numbers with a need to go to electronic shifting to make 12 speed work. Hence use of one sprocket! 3x7 (22/32/42 & 11-32 on 26" wheels) gives me all the range I need. Any lower and I'd be too slow to stay upright :grin: . Just gone b...

Perfection comes from removing complexity, etc. "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away" - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Going *slightly* off-tangent - the recommended service interval of many suspension forks and shocks wouldn...

I am also on the look out for a Series III Land Rover to embrace a more simple way of motoring (simple means sh1t and unreliable, but with soul) Analogue Land Rovers are currently very overpriced and, as you say, corroded and unreliable :sad: . If you're looking for some minimalist, classic British...

Given my age (32) and my job (web development) I would say I am unusually ‘analogue’. He says, typing this on his phone and wearing a smartwatch. I think peak analogue/manual was intentionally buying a second hand push mower and having to take it apart and sharpen the blade, instead of an electric ...

Well, this weekend's really. My stepson's first cycle/camp/bivi/motorsport trip and most definitely not the sort of things he learned on DofE Gold :grin: . Friday : train to Penrith; cycle to Keswick for lunch, then ride to Borrowdale YHA to camp. £10 per person camping: £12 for 2 pints of beer (wha...

ledburner wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:15 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 10:51 pm Wild Stallion

Having floppy issues & erection problems getting your pole up?
Wild Camping woes

[Edit:] Only available by mail order*?
*We strive to ship in plain brown paper packaging.

*Surely: "male" order?

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:22 pm

"Wyld Stallyns"...very subtle

Managed to survive my night with "Hurricane Reg" :-bd . It was indeed a stellar bivi spot (but could so easily have been a "Stella" bivi spot :???: ). Good job we packed the Halloween costumes :YMDEVIL: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53306991779_87ae4705a9_z.jpg ... yes she ...

Blackhound wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:32 pm Muddy Pete

Glad to be of service .

Still, Stu's probably laughing his head off 'cos it's probably nowt to do with our power grid :smile: . Indeed...my money's on politics, landed gentry, the disenfranchised underclass, a distinct lack of energy supply, or quite simply tussocks so huge you wish you had more power to overcome them :wi...

Same route as yesterday, but with more sunshine .
Riding along Bulbarrow ridge gave me a lovely view of several small cloud inversions across Blackmore Vale .

Back to Beds today to prepare for "Storm Reg" on Thursday

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:38 pm

MuddyPete wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:00 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:09 pm ...so am intending to go out on Thursday when there's supposed to be heavy rain and 50mph winds here.

What?!? You didn't tell me that!

"Pete, I've just found out there's going to be heavy rain and 50mph winds"

OK, thanks .

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:09 pm ...so am intending to go out on Thursday when there's supposed to be heavy rain and 50mph winds here.

What?!? You didn't tell me that!

Blackhound wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:42 am Off to a panto in Stoke on the official weekend.

Oh no you're not!

It's nights like this that remind my why bivvy bags are not for me. I Well done for making the effort :-bd . Bivis can be a bit of a chore sometimes. I've found the simple stuff like getting the stove on and a tot of Bailey's in the coffee, instead of milk, usually perks me up for the ride home in ...

Dorset. Last night's BIBLICAL :shock: rainfall on Bulbarrow created the essentials for an hour of good, splashy fun on the C2WFH this morning :-bd on the tried-and-tested "Airman's Loop". https://maps.app.goo.gl/s8pETg2kXCZMd4Pr9 Start from Okeford Hill; head for the WW2 memorial; a slithe...

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:25 am Traditionally it's the weekend before the weekend before Crimbo. In this case Dec 9/10th...

...to avoid clashing with the "Strictly..." final on the 16th .

Earlier this week discovered the cup-n-cone bearings in the skip bike were worn out :| . Friday - new wheel with sealed bearings delivered by my LBS :-bd . I look forward to wearing these ones out, too :lol: . Also: the thumbies I fitted last week to the P7 have been ace. No more faffing with precis...