Indeed! It was the most glutinous, tacky, foul-smelling farmyard slurry I've ever encountered and we pushed through it for an hour :shock: . I had to undress in the garden as my clothes stink of fetid canal :YMSICK: . And how can fields be so waterlogged? :o I'm so traumatised, it's driven me to cho...

Happy Birthday Reg

It's perfectly reasonable to be a bit afraid if you're still using 26" wheels. That will attract all sorts of weird looks :lol: :roll: Welcome. Depending on your bivi site (e.g. local woodland) arriving really late and departing early can be a good option. Usually the only ones in "the wo...

...a selection of soggy, moth-eaten, grubby toys going free to a "good" home .

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLjKS1xlXGT ... atkny9tw42

boxelder wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:31 pm The Trail Destroyer is the worst name yet for a mountain bike. What sort of message is it giving, quite apart from being merely sub bagof5h1te standard

Yep, it's a dreadful name.
But the bike is actually quite good .

Good points Jameso re modularity / replaceability in ebike kits. I suspect people buying into Bosch or Shimano ebike systems will be ok for spares etc for the foreseeable. Less certain for niche systems with proprietary parts. I noticed that the Nano kits for Bromptons and other small wheelers allo...

Springwatch...once more my life has purpose

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLgpXKiFpTp ... db3p8566uz

Anyone spot the weird bit of electric wire, randomly wrapped around the gate with no purpose? Had exposed wires and looked somehow menacing, which I guess might have been the purpose... Was it connected to anything? Or was it perhaps just an offcut that held a sign stating "Free cake this way....

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:21 pm

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:56 pm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ironing

. Hmm.. thinks... ironing... bikepacking....

<sigh>

Perfect ingredients for a perfect ride, Verena .

That seems to be an ad-hoc DIY modification that went too far :-O X_X :lol:. What on earth possessed him to: 1) fit a critical component (the motor) in such a vulnerable position on an MTB; 2) fit the battery in one of the main luggage areas (front triangle); 3) then completely redesign the frame to...

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:33 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:54 pm

Not quite . Project still under the wraps for the moment .

Oooohh, suspense!

Don't encourage him .

I love the beach pics and patriotic pillbox .
100km is a pretty decent distance for so close to home .
Great stuff.

I haven't commented on this or part 1 yet, but that's not because I haven't thoroughly enjoyed this, but more because I just don't know what to say. It sums up everything that's great about this place. It's almost enough to make one proud to be British, which is quite an achievement. Shucks. Thanks...

Found this today https://www.deadendsandcake.ch/en/ Looks gorgeous. Obviously it's mostly the cake which attracts me That does look like fun but I really can't see much overseas travel by June sadly. Not this year anywway, it sold out after 4 minutes :shock: That's an inspiring idea for a home-bake...

And we're only halfway through :lol: . The photos show the abundance of fleece; but they miss the relentless, frigorific headwind that seemed to be with us for most of the ride (except for a 10-minute tailwind as we departed Marsworth). It was hard work. This was definitely the more affluent side of...

summittoppler wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:24 pm This made my day, on Jura.
20180529_080806 by Jeff Price, on Flickr

Organic handlebar: would suit bamboo bike .

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:36 pm Why not just buy a hot waterbottle cosy and use that?

Like this one?

https://www.heat-treats.co.uk/sparkly-s ... gLmQvD_BwE

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50933676997_17d679ca8b_h.jpg 243831af4082b4e61c08acf2fcb73a6b.0 by Verena Zimmer , on Flickr Taken this morning on a spontaneous early morning outing The ice wouldn't support me when I tried that yesterday and this morning :oops:. You know the call our charge is ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50933676997_17d679ca8b_h.jpg 243831af4082b4e61c08acf2fcb73a6b.0 by Verena Zimmer , on Flickr Taken this morning on a spontaneous early morning outing The ice wouldn't support me when I tried that yesterday and this morning :oops:. You know the call our charge is ...

I don't know what this is, but it's FABULOUS!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLPZE6pFieI ... us5jsglnra

A thread for the amusing, interesting, unusual or just downright odd discoveries made whilst out-n-about.

C2WFH - Yup, basically it's just going for a ride before work (from home) :lol: . Before "Lockdown 1" the main reason for going into the office was for the C2W :wink: . A week-or-so into lockdown 1 the evening rides were interfering with family time, so I started going out before work and ...