Well this week's turned out sh1te :sad: Got stung by by a bee on the inside of my lip on Sunday, most of the week I've had a puffed up face. Last weekend a friend had a cardiac arrest whilst out riding his bike and passed away. This morning I rang a friend to make some arrangements only for her to ...

We did once run a winter event where all the GR were Spar. I actually find the Coop more dangerous as they usually have a greater choice ... I once came out with a full cooked chicken, 4 muffins, a big block of cheese, 2 pints of milk and a box of cereal :-bd Wow! This is proper snacking. I did onc...

Username chosen by me partly for its intrinsic comedy value and a slight dig at some of the cheesier/pretentious marketing descriptions rife on the internet.
Also, I like the colour orange.

Are you building a cafe racer?

Early Autumn here in Brittany.
23C
Sunny
Trails still dusty.
Dark at 21.30.
Hopefully it will stay pleasant until late October.

Last minute just round the corner overnighter
Due to plan scuppering moderna reaction.
That's two trips to the coast thwarted now.
Grr.

July done. Had a last minute change of plans due to weather and work sucking all of the life out of me. Bivvied a few miles away in the woods instead. IMG_20210731_090017_328.jpg Was nice to get on the MTB instead of the gravelw@nkermobile for a change. Linked up a few trails and made it to the camp...

Yes
853 wavelgranker
No toe rub!
High front end
No excess frame nipples
Grx810
Chose a lovely green colour. No one else has a pale pastel green bike right?
Rides lovely
Mmm

Oh, forgot to post solstice-ish Bivvy.
Rode to Redon down the GR38 and then back to Josselin on the GR347.
Luckily, the forecast rain never actually arrived.
Some lovely memorable rocky bits of single-track above Rochefort-en-terre.

Not tried trax fatty

Have tried

Chronicle, great in dry conditions

Fat b nimble a bit fragile, not tubeless specific and narrower than stated

Nobby NICs 2.6 on arch rims. Liked these a lot.

Want to try DHF 3.0 on the Hugos.
They look a bit grr.

Buena vista social club
Pixies Doolittle
Jahtari riddim force
And bucket loads of cheesy sci-fi audio books.

Dartmoor is lovely. Did my wettest ever overnighter on Dartmoor. Had to chase after a ti 750ml pot that got caught in a gust then finish the ride in a hub deep torrent. The rain was sheeting off the hills. It was like being at the bottom of a 360° waterfall. Very memorable.

May BAM completed.
A surprisingly warm ride to the north coast. Apparently I snored, a lot.
Ho hum.

I have had a blue fixplus strap holding the air filter on my work lawnmower for the last year. Sun/rain/vibrations/heat/cold/petrol/wd40/tears of existential angst.
Still working fine.

Mmm yes
On my 2nd AliExpress one.
The 1st one became a bit creaky and clicky after 5 or 6 years so swapped it for a slightly sturdier layback one. Twin wedge expander clamp with carbon assembly paste. So far so good.

Love that shadow-Jimmy g-checking out the bird hide shot.

That unplugged album is one of the few that I go back to time and again.

Nirvana unplugged
Bjork Debut
Pixies Doolittle
Massive Attack Protection
Tom Paley Hard Luck Papa.
There are probably others that I won't remember until I press submit.

Humble opinion alert.

Gravel king SK. All the way.
Excellent value for money all rounder.

They do a gnarlier one. No idea what it's like.

Um
I'll get my coat.

4/4 done
All a bit last minute as per usual.
Quick ride to the edge of my local forest with a riding buddy.
A bit of single-track then beer glugging and ditch lurking.
Owls a go go in the middle of the night.
Woke to a light frost. Best nights sleep all week.

Just reread the player of games by Iain m banks. It's my fave.

My radio only plays 4 and 6.
I bet there's some other good stuff out there. Any suggestions?
I did enjoy a couple of between the ears episodes off of bbcr3 that were linked via w.a.y.l.t.n?
Hundreds of internet radio stations...,

Got an Aldi one that's still going strong after 5 years.

Makes you wonder about the battery/supercapacitor technology.
It's probably a bit nippy in that crater.

https://youtu.be/Zop_79wxs6M

And


https://youtu.be/w3mFO8HxKWg

And

https://youtu.be/3o_NTPtW8NU

Saw a large wild boar on last Sunday's ride. Also a Coypu and some Deer. Various birds of prey but I'm rubbish at identifying them.