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by Farawayvisions
Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:48 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Bike luggage and pretty much everything else.
Replies: 10
Views: 2458

Re: WTD: Bike luggage and pretty much everything else.

I have a Wildcat frame bag for sale if you do a search in the posts that are already here.
by Farawayvisions
Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: How good are Gorilla Clips?
Replies: 8
Views: 2102

Re: How good are Gorilla Clips?

Only allowed one image per post so here's a pic of my bike too.
Meraids fully loaded bike Morocco 2016.jpg
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by Farawayvisions
Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: How good are Gorilla Clips?
Replies: 8
Views: 2102

Re: How good are Gorilla Clips?

I have a set on my suspension forks. Had their first big outing on a recent 5 week long trip over rough terrain. Didn't budge a millimeter.
Dan has them as well but he has the forks with the braze ons. Can hold 1.5 l bottle of water in each.
small pic of dans fully loaded bike Morocco 2016.jpg
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by Farawayvisions
Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Farewell Ferdinand.
Replies: 30
Views: 5073

Re: Farewell Ferdinand.

Truly sorry to hear about your family's loss. Ferdinand was a wonderful creature.
by Farawayvisions
Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: small tent on jones bars?
Replies: 6
Views: 1972

Re: small tent on jones bars?

My partner has Jones bars and can get a 2 man tent and a pot and 2 mattresses under them. Works well.
http://www.farawayvisions.com/whats-ins ... king-bags/
by Farawayvisions
Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: what do you cook...?
Replies: 33
Views: 6610

Re: what do you cook...?

Couscous with home grown and dehydrated vegetables.
And I've put the recipe together if you care to read. Takes 5 minutes to prepare and no dirty pots.
http://www.farawayvisions.com/bikepacke ... egetables/
by Farawayvisions
Sat Nov 12, 2016 11:04 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: SOLD - Wildcat Frame bag REDUCED
Replies: 6
Views: 2201

Re: FS - Wildcat Frame bag -Reduced

Now £70 but closing date is Monday 21st November if you want it before the New Year.
by Farawayvisions
Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hipster Insight
Replies: 4
Views: 1526

Re: Hipster Insight

The bearded guy, Mr Lumbosexual didn't look to me as he'd had anything done during his beard management experience. Pretty good documentary and explained a lot.
by Farawayvisions
Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:22 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: So.... Morocco....
Replies: 28
Views: 6764

Re: So.... Morocco....

If you can manage a little bit of Arabic too, that goes a really long way. We're getting better at that, but it's not classic Arabic. Haven't learnt any Berber though.
by Farawayvisions
Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: "career breaks" or as I'd prefer to call it- buggering off.
Replies: 44
Views: 9299

Re: "career breaks" or as I'd prefer to call it- buggering o

I didn't do it to go off on a bike, but I did it back in 2009. Quit good job, gave (very nice) car away and cleared off sailing for 13 months. Only had a few grand to do it and when I finally arrived in England I was jobless, homeless and penniless and happier than I'd been in years. Since then I ch...
by Farawayvisions
Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:04 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Todays ride
Replies: 3323
Views: 642595

Re: Todays ride

Sunday actually. Only 10 miles along the route where Dan took me on our first ride along the Hamble to Manor Farm. The first time, I thought it was a killer; too far, too many hills, too bumpy and on Sunday it was perfect for a wee stretch of the legs. Oh how time changes one's outlook.
by Farawayvisions
Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:49 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: SOLD - Wildcat Frame bag REDUCED
Replies: 6
Views: 2201

SOLD - Wildcat Frame bag REDUCED

Wildcat gear frame bag - £80 posted (UK). Dual side entry Dual compartment Map pocket Hose port Size (of bag not the frame) Top tube 52cm Seat tube 33cm Down tube 60cm The frame bag is for sale because a new custom Wildcat frame bag one has been bought to fit a bike with a bigger frame. The bag has ...
by Farawayvisions
Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:27 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: SOLD - Tigra Bike mount for iPhone 6
Replies: 0
Views: 561

SOLD - Tigra Bike mount for iPhone 6

I have one of these for sale, never used. I still have the box. http://www.wiggle.co.uk/tigra-sport-bik ... -iphone-6/

£15 posted.

Bought because it's waterproof, then left on a shelf gathering dust, needs a loving home.
by Farawayvisions
Sat Oct 29, 2016 8:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Used framebag
Replies: 8
Views: 1675

Re: Used framebag

I think I'll clean the bag. Thanks guys. :grin:
by Farawayvisions
Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2017 Winter Event - Entries Open.
Replies: 78
Views: 13223

Re: 2017 Winter Event - Entries Open.

Thanks Stuart, I understand now. Shivering at the thought, but I suppose the promise of tea and cake is the motivation I need to hit the enter button. :oops:
by Farawayvisions
Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2017 Winter Event - Entries Open.
Replies: 78
Views: 13223

Re: 2017 Winter Event - Entries Open.

From the post, "Just like the WRT, the winter event doesn't have a fixed route but unlike the WRT it does have a fixed destination(s) which gives each event its unique name … how you reach it is down to you. We'll give you a few grid references to point you in the right direction." This is...
by Farawayvisions
Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2017 Winter Event - Entries Open.
Replies: 78
Views: 13223

Re: 2017 Winter Event - Entries Open.

I'm thinking about this and wonder what 'destination' means. Is it a place where everyone meets up at night or something else?
by Farawayvisions
Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Used framebag
Replies: 8
Views: 1675

Used framebag

Say you were going to buy a used framebag, would you want it to look as clean and shiny as a new one or would you prefer to have a bag that looks like you've been bikepacking for yonks?

P.S. Dan just got a new one.
by Farawayvisions
Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:53 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Torino Nice Rally Part 1
Replies: 10
Views: 3455

Re: Torino Nice Rally Part 1

Great read, Dave. Really enjoyed it.
by Farawayvisions
Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikepacking problem
Replies: 29
Views: 5579

Re: Bikepacking problem

I'm happy mixing things up - a bit of sleeping outdoors a bit of indoors. I usually sleep well when I'm outside, but there are occasions I don't and it can sap the morale and enthusiasm for doing it immediately thereafter. Gairy, it's my belief that whatever works for you is fine as long as you enjo...
by Farawayvisions
Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The 1st Torino-Nice Rally, anyone?
Replies: 636
Views: 147263

Re: The 1st Torino-Nice Rally, anyone?

Purely an observation and not directed toward anyone ... It's funny, at times you can almost sense the disbelief when people realise that when you say, you don't take much, that you actually don't take much :wink: Sometimes it feels like people are looking for excuses and reasons to take more, rath...
by Farawayvisions
Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:44 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Flats or spd's?
Replies: 36
Views: 7104

Re: Flats or spd's?

Flats.
by Farawayvisions
Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.
Replies: 74
Views: 19075

Re: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.

I was 42 when I realised that 'stuff' was unfulfilling. I moved to a two-roomed (not two bedrooms) cottage in the country and gave away or sold anything that didn't fit in my house Just over a year later, I quit my job and got rid of everything else and set off on a sailing trip which lasted 13 mont...
by Farawayvisions
Sun Aug 07, 2016 12:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: That'll keep the legal team happy....
Replies: 46
Views: 9299

Re: That'll keep the legal team happy....

Confucius says: "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it."
Yuck.
by Farawayvisions
Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:24 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Please own up
Replies: 1
Views: 801

Please own up

Are you the Grant in this article?

"I was desperate to take my girlfriend on a cycling tour of the Outer Hebrides..."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... of-my-life