Not quite "lost", but I once stashed some beers in a place that I knew I'd be riding past, with friends, about 2 weeks later.
They were still there, when required, and the looks on their faces when I disappeared into the under growth, and emerged with 4 chilled beers, was priceless
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- Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lost and found
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1338
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proper bothy
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2059
Re: Proper bothy
Imagine getting there, and finding that it's full...
"I'll just pitch my tent outside, then..."
"I'll just pitch my tent outside, then..."
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 7:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Etrex alternatives?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1266
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Etrex alternatives?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1266
Re: Etrex alternatives?
But that's a Route, you only really need one way-point for a route, the destination. The gps is deciding the way between them, like a sat-nav does in a car. If you've planned a route for a veloviewer tile bagging session, then that tends to be more specific than "start here and go to there&quo...
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dipped Bike Lights
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2674
Re: Dipped Bike Lights
I use a Lezyne Macro Drive, which has a 'race mode' feature. When you put the light on this setting, pressing the button cycles between full power and a medium output. It's not perfect but it's a pretty easy way to dip the beam, and useful off road too - full power for descents, dipped for everywhe...
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Etrex alternatives?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1266
Re: Etrex alternatives?
Hmm - my eTrex (35 touch) has a limit of 40 waypoints per route, if you want to get turn by turn notifications - not the 250 stated above. I find this a bit puzzling, TBH, as it only needs the route you to the next point, then the point after that - not calculate the whole route at once. It's only m...
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
- Views: 122393
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Airpanniers - for your air guitar, apparently...techno wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:25 am Massive tiny panniers:
https://www.mundomusicgear.co.uk/products/airpannier
- Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dipped Bike Lights
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2674
Re: Dipped Bike Lights
Whilst that helps to avoid dazzling, it doesn't make best use of the available light, with too much of it being close to the bike. At speed, you want the beam further ahead of your front wheel
- Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dipped Bike Lights
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2674
Re: Dipped Bike Lights
Any of these, depending on your battery preference. There's no auto-dip, because they have a beam pattern that doesn't dazzle. (Very effective, it is, too) https://www.bumm.de/en/products/akku-scheinwerfer.html As the dip effect comes from the shape of the reflector, it's surprising that few (if any...
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1929541
Re: The post man's been ...
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3975
- Views: 502950
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Nowt worse than squeaky kitchen worktops
Have decided against cleaning the conservatory roof, tomorrow, and will wait until it's a bit warmer.
Might end up back-flushing the pond filter, instead.
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:20 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1929541
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1929541
Re: The post man's been ...
Last as in "final one before retirement"? If so, I'm somewhat jealous I have jokingly referred to myself as currently "retired", but I'm only 33 so sadly it's a temporary situation :wink: This won't make you feel better, but - "it makes me feel better" (59 3/4)
- Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1929541
Re: The post man's been ...
He should have brought my new Alpkit windproof but a stock error means they don't actual have the size I wanted :| Of course, they're being helpful in sorting it out as best they can, so this isn't a complaint. He did bring my last payslip and P45 though :cool: Last as in "final one before ret...
- Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:33 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
- Replies: 794
- Views: 140305
Re: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
I've resumed my tile bagging activities, after a very slack winter (for many reasons)
Crept up from 32 x 32, to 33 x 33, but the scene is set for maybe 36 x 36 soon.
I'm getting dangerously close to having to ride in London
Crept up from 32 x 32, to 33 x 33, but the scene is set for maybe 36 x 36 soon.
I'm getting dangerously close to having to ride in London
- Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tell me about swimming!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1446
Re: Tell me about swimming!
Thanks for the trip back in time, NormBearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:49 pm All you need to know right here* Shaf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9FsEi2us88
*it'll being back memories for some I'm sure.
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Favourite quotes
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3394
Re: Favourite quotes
"Somebody, somewhere, is breeding idiots - and giving them my address..."
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1929541
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:17 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Apidura frame bag bladder - quick review
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1841
Re: Apidura frame bag bladder - quick review
Much of a faff to top up? Did you have to remove the bladder or half empty the frame bag to do so? Yes....... I emptied the kit out above it (so load up with this in mind) and took it out to fill it up. But I was in no ITT so time wasn't an issue How feasible would it be, to remove the bite valve, ...
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Spring is here
- Replies: 7
- Views: 846
Re: Spring is here
It sure is and, as I started work at 05:45, today, I didn't feel the slightest bit guilty about sloping off early for a sunny dog walk in the forest.
It was surprisingly dry, too.
It was surprisingly dry, too.
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:07 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Train travel pricing mystery
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1194
Re: Train travel pricing mystery
This website lists every fare for every journey on the UK rail network. Useful to work out what the basic parameters are, and helps to time your travel to get the cheapest fares. https://www.brfares.com The various ticket spitter sites can sometimes be helpful. Thanks for that link. However, its me...
- Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Train travel pricing mystery
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1194
Re: Train travel pricing mystery
I get the impression that you're not supposed to understand the pricing 'logic' A while back my brother-in-law wanted to visit his brother, in Glasgow, and there was a TV advert along the lines of 'Glasgow, from £10 return' (or some other ridiculously low price, that escapes me, right now) He tried...
- Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Train travel pricing mystery
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1194
Re: Train travel pricing mystery
I get the impression that you're not supposed to understand the pricing 'logic' A while back my brother-in-law wanted to visit his brother, in Glasgow, and there was a TV advert along the lines of 'Glasgow, from £10 return' (or some other ridiculously low price, that escapes me, right now) He tried ...
- Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:43 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 696
- Views: 137970
Re: Wildlife
I went out after dark last night to get the work week out of my head. I was just doing my irregular 1hr-10mile route and about halfway round a bloody great barn owl decided to fly along beside my for nearly 50m. I am not quick. It was about 3 seconds which felt like forever. Simply lovely. I had th...
- Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Disposable BBQ
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1390
Re: Disposable BBQ
The thing that surprises me with disposable BBQ is the lack of understanding regarding how long these things remain hot for. Me, I'd have thought it'd be quite obvious. :roll: I came across one, still smouldering, that somebody had left leaning against a plastic rubbish bin. Luckily I was only s fe...