benp1 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:03 pm I don't suppose anyone has gone to the trouble of putting all the GRs into a mapping tool so they can be seen in one map?

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Pretty common for winter fat bike racing where you would be sleeping on snow (which is a surprisingly good insulator) - essentially zero setup time plus you don't run the risk of puncturing your mat on hidden cut sapling stumps. The downside is that they are bulky - most either have a mat that folds...

Road and off-road beam patterns are quite different but a bar mounted light with a road pattern and a helmet mounted light to supplement it for off-road use would work. Exposure ain’t cheap but you get what you pay for. I think they still use the mini jack style socket as they are more water resista...

Two names spring to mind: Javi Singlespeed George I dabble in it and most plus/minus points are covered by the above posts. I find short sharp hills not to be too bad, it's the long low(ish) angled ones that are hard work. On road I could ride hills that had a single black arrow on the map but had t...

Thanks Dave. I always run it slightly nose down. One of Mike Hall vids explaining how he sets up and keeps nose down. It suits Pogacar as well I feel it forces more weight onto the arms. But each to their own There was an article about saddle angle in, I think, The Guardian where British Cycling ha...

We spotted some nacreous clouds from the house yesterday (along with many others around the country). Cath got a good shot but I was slightly too late- still showed the formation but not as well.

Still not spotted any noctilucent clouds, possibly the rarest formation to be seen.

I've got a mix for my job as a "boucher en bois". My main brand is Makita with sprinkling of Hikoki(Hitachi) and Dewalt. All have some outstanding tools and all have some garbage. The Makita nail guns are utter tosh, I hate the loudness of the paslode as well as the gas needed but like th...

Following up on some of the points made about larger volume tyres... I grabbed a set of the Alpkit 27.5+ wheels and did some testing on a hilly loop in the Dales comparing them to the 29" wheels I normally use. I wore a HRM with that data displayed on the Garmin so I was hopefully putting in th...

My usual recommendation/rant is that unless you are relying on the tools for your full-time job then the in-house brands from the likes of B&Q are good enough. I've a B&Q Performance Power circular saw, got it for a small project and now it might get an hour's use each year. Simply no point ...

Cath and I did most of that route going the other way around a year or two ago. The Trout Beck BW was mostly rideable going up the way so apart from the washed out bits (I recognise the bit in the picture) it shouldn’t be too bad. The first time I went up GDF it was a pea souper and sleeting and sno...

Not specific to Devon or even the East Devon Trail but generally... Arrive late and leave early. Pick somewhere that you can't see any house lights - if you can't see them then it's less likely that they can see you. Don't flash your lights around, i.e. don't draw attention to yourself. The countrys...

Current air quality of S Dales and Westmoreland = blue? Deep blue! Contact garage- they say I have to get it to them. Err how? My service agreement has breakdown cover so the garage texts me their number. Except it’s the helpline not the breakdown line. “Text me the right number or transfer me“ - “...

boxelder wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:37 pm @whitestone - Yikes.....but just think of the improvements this will bring to the air quality of S Dales and Westmoreland

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The bloomin’ thing wouldn’t start this morning

Cue Gary Larsen...

Ah, the "You will obey" look :lol: Be prepared for several months of him getting into everything as he learns about his new home. Once he's got the lay of the land he'll stop then it's just him finding the nicest, most secure places for him to sleep - tops of cupboards, that sort of thing....

Finally got my van back :-bd Jeez - you could have read a Tolstoy novel in the time it's taken! Being a Euro 6 compliant diesel vehicle it has an Ad-blue system. That went mammaries up in March and was replaced by the garage (a national dealership) under the extended warranty/service agreement that ...

Physical training is well (but not completely) understood - push your body, recover, rinse and repeat. You can do the same basic things year in year out but eventually you'll suffer the law of diminishing returns and hit a plateau. It's why you see headlines like "Tennis player X has parted wit...

Applied but didn't get an entry....and i had not even mentioned my gravel bike! :lol: probably a good thing! Not sure if there's any point applying again mext year, considering the number and CV of applicants. Always try. I think Alan welcomes new faces Indeed. Looking at the list so far https://hi...

Have you considered gaiters for the lower part so that you aren't so concerned with the length?

Everything has a finite life - technically it's called MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure). As James says, the makers of the forks will be a CF specialist who supplies a lot of bike "manufacturers" amongst other things, a bit like car component manufacturers who might make a fuel gauge that g...

What's the thoughts on the DD hammock with the pocket for a sleeping mat? Looks like less faff and will keep the hammock spread out a bit... Double skinned hammocks tend to be stronger, i.e. have a higher weight limit, than single skinned but unless you are American then it's a bit of a moot point ...

Saturday marked the tenth anniversary of having my hip replaced

Celebrated by trying to fix my mother-in-law's vacuum cleaner

The first thing I'd look at would be the cinched ends of the UQ: not an easy thing to get right especially if you are on your own. They want to be just snug enough to pull the material up against the hammock but not too snug. If there's a gap then it feels like there's a draught and you get Cold But...

rudedog wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:48 pm 1.24kg? That's the same weight as my 2 man Vango helium tent

Indeed! Our spacious 2-person Big Agnes Copper Spur is just 1.5kg including a footprint. I can sit up without hitting my head on the roof in it, no way I could do that in that bivy.

fatbikerbill wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:25 am Of no importantance at all unless you are desperate for an alibi or wanting to stalk someone on here but I have just noticed all the timestamps are in BST

Mine are in UTC/GMT. Might be your settings.