Ok ace. I need to find out if the Etrex has that recharge facility or not. That may well change how it works out for me.

I will do a little more research.

Thanks for your help so far

Ian

Im quite happy to charge a powerbank as i ride for longer trips, or just a 2nd set of batteries for shorter adventures. I had heard that the Etrex will take a NiMh battery pack, or normal NiMh batteries as long as you depress a tiny switch inside 'fooling' the unit into thinking it has the Garmin re...

Ive got more and more into longer rides and events and im really enjoying myself. I have used a rigid mtb and a grevel bike for several multiday trips. I have an SP dynamo hub that fits either bike, and i also have battery packs. So far so good. I have a Garmin edge 810 that has just died. I can get...

You can get a B17 carve in that tan colour, with lovely hammered copper rivets.

im loving it! will it be for sale? or do you need a beta tester?

Beacon looks spendy and suoer neat.

Im just checking down the back of the sofa as i type...there must be some money there

ok, quite a lot to research here and decide what is best for me.

thanks for your help

Thanks guys, i will check these out. I like the velocharger but i get the impression it isnt super efficient as it doesnt charge until you are moving quite quickly.

I have an SP hub that i currently use to charge a battery pack or a rechargeable front lamp, so i can have a reserve of power for my phone and garmin etc. I use a velocharge (i think) and a 5000MAh powerpack. However id like to get a dynamo powered light for the front, and a port so i could charge a...

fab! its a great place!

Can i ask where you got your XR361s from? Was Germany the cheapest?

Ian

What is the glue used to repair these mats?

I still have the patches, but have lost the glue...doh

Ive just got an Al shim from Evans. It was 31.6 to 27.2. Its 140mm long and was £5.99.

Brilliant

Ian

How was the weekend trip? Im a local but only saw this today!

ah ok...i will take care!

...but i cant disable the auto power off function even if i select that in the software menu...

ok, after some replies it appears im talking nonsense. My 810 charges with the bespoke garmin lead and when i unplug it, it tells me it will power down in 15sec. so it seems i can deal with that!

Im trying to source a mini usb power only lead for my Garmin Edge 810, so i can supply power to it from a powerbank, without it stopping to nav and record. I cant find one on ebay, they all have some data sync function, which stops the 810 recording. Can anyone recommend one from a UK supplier? than...

@redefined_cycles...i have sent you a pm about your chainset

Regards

Ian

well our flights are 12 days after the start, but i have a nagging doubt ive bitten off a large chunk!

Me and Mrs Beener are doing it.

Im now panicing

Ref the 100g gas canisters for the jetboil et al....i bought a brass adapter from ebay that allows you to refill one of these canisters, so you can put as much gas in as you want.

Granted you still have the volume of the canister to store, but you can def go lighter weight if you want to.

Beener

im not a subscriber so i will try the above options

Ian

Im happy to nav myself around, but sometimes i want to just ride my bike and be told by my Garmin where to turn off etc so i can just follow a track.

Is it possible i can borrow routes that others have done on strava? if so, how?

thanks

Ian

oops sorry. i meant in a normal working or social day i drink just lots of tea.

If im riding, i drink water during the ride and maybe a little after.

Ian