Reminds me of a joke I heard whilst studying my linguistics degree:
Q: What's the difference between and etymologist and an entomologisit?
A: Ask the etymologist!
Oh we laughed.
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- Sat Jul 17, 2021 9:50 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Surly 'Corner Bar' - what do we think???
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3118
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:23 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: Jones bars.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 361
Re: WTD: Jones bars.
I've got a pair I've been meaning to list. Drop me a message!
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 7:21 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Thoughts on waist bags
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3579
Re: Thoughts on waist bags
Yea these are really goodThe Cumbrian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:52 pm If you just want it to carry clothing, snacks and miscellaneous, these are simple, lightweight, and in the sale:
https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/packs/back ... k/?c=19856
- Sun Jul 11, 2021 7:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Smart watch / Fitness tracker recommendations?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1459
Re: Smart watch / Fitness tracker recommendations?
+3 for the Instinct. I've tried Polar, Microsoft, and a dodgy Chinese GPS watch in the past. Instinct is by far the best. I'd have gone for the solar if I had the money, but the standard version holds charge for over a week with 2 or 3 activities, or much longer if you only use it for sports.
- Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:16 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: WOHO bag stabilizer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 964
- Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:00 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Montane Terra Trousers (large regular)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 497
Montane Terra Trousers (large regular)
Fantastic quality. Good for walking or cycling (as they have ankle poppers). Fit someone with a 34-36" waist and 32-34" inside leg. Cost £85 new. Used but showing only minimal signs of wear (because I've hardly worn them!). I bought to walk up mountains but I live in Surrey and apart from ...
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:51 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: WOHO bag stabilizer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 964
Re: WTD: WOHO bag stabilizer
I think the chap who posted it said that he used it with a seat pack but not the bottles (as the mounts are facing the wrong way). I wondering if some careful heating and twisting could bend the ends 90ish degrees outwards to essentially replicate the WOHO one. For £9.99 I was thinking of having a go.
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:57 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: WOHO bag stabilizer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 964
Re: WTD: WOHO bag stabilizer
Someone posted one of these the other day as a alternative:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... 2A9M&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... 2A9M&psc=1
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:07 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: Army goretex bivi
- Replies: 2
- Views: 636
Re: WTD: Army goretex bivi
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... tory_share
I can pick it up and send it on for you? Message me if I can help.
I can pick it up and send it on for you? Message me if I can help.
- Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:15 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hello and mat questions
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1879
Re: Hello and mat questions
Hello from another southerner. I'm in Farnham so on the KAW also. :-bd I have an uninsulated Moutnain Warehouse :shock: air mat for summer and a 20 year old Thermarest for the other three months. Quite fancy a Synmat but never got around to buying one. The MW mat has been better than my old Alpkit N...
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Very OT - no poo
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2341
Re: Very OT - no poo
No 'poo here. I stopped at uni 25 years ago when I had fairly long hair. Started when I had a few years doing manual work, then stopped again when i return to the office. So long as you thoroughly 'wash' it through with water everyday then you'll be fine. Also don't use styling product. I wash mine ...
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Simplifying the garage. What shall I keep?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3353
Re: Simplifying the garage. What shall I keep?
I think a cull is what I need. I'll probbably stick the gravel/tourer up for sale soonish but keep the full suss until after my yearly South Down Way trundle and then clean it up and get it sparkly for a new owner. That will leave me with a big travel full suss for days in the mountains and my lovel...
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Simplifying the garage. What shall I keep?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3353
Re: Simplifying the garage. What shall I keep?
On the subject of long covid I've been struggling since April 2020 but really thought I was fixed about 2 months ago when it felt like a pop in my chest and my back pain went Instantly while out jogging, ive recently ran 2 hardmoors events and the 3peaks only steady but I felt OK, but yesterday whi...
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Simplifying the garage. What shall I keep?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3353
Simplifying the garage. What shall I keep?
I've decided after 16 months of struggling with long-covid, that is triggered to a certain degree by stress, I need to simplify my life a little. One of the needlessly complicated things I have going on is maintaining 4 bikes when in reality I only need two (or possibly three....). But I really don'...
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pillow recommendation please
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4215
Re: Pillow recommendation please
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
I'm on my second one of tehm. I lost the first.
They are very good and I'm quite fussy about my pillows.
I'm on my second one of tehm. I lost the first.
They are very good and I'm quite fussy about my pillows.
- Mon May 31, 2021 6:33 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1935
Re: Wanted - flared drop bars
Yup I've got a pair. Message me!
- Sat May 15, 2021 11:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Two bikes into one dilemma?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1554
Re: Two bikes into one dilemma?
I turned a Ramin 3+ and a Planet X XLS into Decathlon Riverside Touring 920 Adventure drop bar bike. No regrets yet.
- Thu May 13, 2021 4:30 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1935
Re: Wanted - flared drop bars
Also got some Alpkit Bombers should anyone else require!
- Tue May 11, 2021 6:30 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Spare ticket to 'The Saxon Way' ride (June 5/6th Surrey/Hants)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 507
- Mon May 10, 2021 2:37 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Spare ticket to 'The Saxon Way' ride (June 5/6th Surrey/Hants)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 507
Spare ticket to 'The Saxon Way' ride (June 5/6th Surrey/Hants)
A group of us signed up using the 5 for 4 discount but we've had a drop out and now have a ticket spare. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/gorrickmbc/496217/?fbclid=IwAR1PiMIYaSPvuM3NsdZ0_Oh7eOvtEBvdT1s69-fmCr1aIrGhwrNUVAZyn14# facebook.com/heathtrailbikecamp/ No names on the tickets so all easily...
- Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 3LW - problems?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 9094
Re: 3LW - problems?
Interestingly I had to call an ambulance yesterday. Speaking to the operator I immediately said 'I have the What3Words ref.', she said no thanks and asked me the what road I was in, which I then looked at the map on teh What3Words app to give her. I was in central London though, so maybe things are ...
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: That there Decathlon Riverside.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2156
Re: That there Decathlon Riverside.
Still enjoying mine. I think the review is fair. The head angle can make it a bit twitchy. I've never noticed an issue with the BB drop. I like the bars. I've swapped the tyres for some Hutchinson Toureg 700x45 which roll a bit better. I put a cheap under seat lever dropper on it which helps on the ...
- Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: When did tents become boring?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1487
Re: When did tents become boring?
Could it be that they aren't bothering investing in the intellectual property because it all get's copied and sold cheaper on AliExpress 9 months later?
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Clothing cockup
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2510
Re: Clothing cockup
Well if it's any consolation I can barely keep my eyes open today after a very chilly night. I seriously underestimated how cold the ground was. I took an uninsulated sleeping matt to save space/weight over my Thermarest and spent the night feeling all my heat draining into mother earth. Eventually ...
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:58 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Montane Hat For Swapsies?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 920
Re: Montane Hat For Swapsies?
Thought of something else...
- Love Mud (Sonder) Bomber flared drop bars.
- Love Mud (Sonder) Bomber flared drop bars.