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 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...
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 ...
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
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...
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...