Have a look through the reviews of The Lock Picking Lawyer on YouTube and see that they're all pretty crap in the hands of a competant theif.

https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer/search search " bike"

Really interesting stuff that, thanks for posting. I did a bit of walling in upper Teesdale one summer many years ago on a mates farm when the neighbouring farm had a particularly randy bull and kept knocking bits down. I seem to remember that the through stones were refered to as " thruffs&quo...

A velcro strap holding the front brake on is an easy confusion maker... stops it from being instantly wheeled away, and buys a few seconds ... would a tiny padlock through the drive chain be any good? I regularly use a length of velcro one-wrap around the brake lever to stop the bike rolling away, ...

Alpinum wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:22 pm

woodsmith wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:33 am One of these https://mobil.abus.com/uk/on-road/Locks ... x-2503-120

Can't recommend it.

That out of stock suitcase lock you linked to looks soooooo much more robust, I must send of to the US for one as soon as its available.

One of these https://mobil.abus.com/uk/on-road/Locks ... x-2503-120

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:45 pm

woodsmith wrote: ↑ I have a feeling that Blue Peter had a strong influence on the young Reg.

Well gaffer is pretty much sticky-backed-plastic on steroids!

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 1:52 pm Mangersta is on my bucket list, possibly the next time we are in Lewis to see the in-laws. Wouldn't count as a BAM of course since there's a fee

There's no fee but they do suggest giving a donation.

mikejd wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 1:39 pm Mangersta bothy (aka Eagle's Nest), Isle of Lewis
https://lindanorgrovefoundation.org/mangersta-bothy/

Is it really a bothy though if you have to book it in advance?

Yes! It's...... gaffer and cableties time again! Everyone knows they're the only things you really need in your toolkit, but we also know you can make any bikepacking gear out of them too. After 4 years or so I've lost the top to my 500ml bottle so I've had to invest in a new one (bottle and top, n...

Nope. Getting slightly queezy even looking at the pics.

Ah yeah sorry, I just linked the page I happened to be on. This is what I actually like the look of... https://muckynutz.com/skinz/frame_skinz_contours_matt That's rather nice but seems expensive to me. I use clear gorilla tape. Lasts forever but makes a hell of a mess when you do want to remove it.

I have shat into a green ( biodegradable but not very robust) co-op carrier bag inside the tent on numerous occasions ( dreading the day this goes horribly wrong) and dangled it off the bars until I find the nearest dog crap bin as I regularly have only a few moments notice in the mornings. Thankful...

North Notts / north Lincs / south Yorks isn't the off road void that this would seem to imply. Like any user submitted database its going to be massively inconsistant and potentially lead people astray. For example there is no legal (bike) access from Great Dun Fell to Cross Fell/Gregs Hut. Its not ...

Turn your backpack into a pannier......https://www.pannierhooks.com/typeB.html

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:30 pm

Just a shame its only in grey

Outdry jackets look weird regardless, so the colour doesn't matter much.

Maybe not on some moorland track but on the road I'd rather have something bright over something that blended into the general mirk.

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Cheers woodsmith. Do you have a gpx of your route please. I am guessing you went from lochan sgeireach, North West ish. It certainly looks like a hefty push (adventure) heading south eastwards in the opposite direction I guess if its been dry then it could be a yeah, if it's wet then vote no. I don...

If its the Triad I can highly recommend it. Whether its any better or worse than any of Stu's stoves I've no idea.

It was me. See this thread.

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17570&p=232034&hil ... rd#p232034

It'd be quite a push from the loch uo to the top but probably no worse than the bit of pushing coming up Glen Golly the other way.

Is there a way to input a GR into Bing Maps or other in order to plot a route without having a physical paper map or the OS app? https://gridreferencefinder.com/ is your friend. Once you've exported as a GPX (waypoints), you can then load that into https://gpx.studio/, Ride with GPS, or some other ...

Is there a way to input a GR into Bing Maps or other in order to plot a route without having a physical paper map or the OS app?

Wow, they take you right through the middle of Luton... 😳 - yes, on good quality bike paths that I know well (lea valley and the Sustrans at the side of the busway), because diverting around the outside takes longer and is dull suburban riding, traffic etc. He's done the right thing. The Chiltern h...

Boab wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:17 pm Ah so it's basically The Peddar's Way, The Icknield Way, The Ridgeway, then presumably bits of the King Alfred's Way, then the other ridgeway...?

Yep.Its basiclly sopmeone ripping off the Great Chalk Way and barely even changing the name.

http://greatchalkway.org.uk/

Very enjoyable write up that. I was particularly interested in your experience on the Maiden Way. I'd planned to do that myself following the recent lakes meet-up weekender but missed out due to illness.. How would you say it compared to the other two routes over the top there? ( Gregs Hut and Great...

...and dropped off a really nice Endura long sleeve singletrack jersey