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- Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Crossing Devon
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2116
Re: Crossing Devon
If your gonna do it, do it soon. The moors is bone dry and monsoon season will be here soon.
- Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:01 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New member questions - how do you pick your camping spots?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1769
Re: New member questions - how do you pick your camping spot
I thought the standard approach was to ride past all the good spots because it too early/windy/exposed etc etc and then finally end up in a midge infested ditch because going back would be stupid?
Only to ride past the perfect spot 100yds further on after packing up in the morning.
Only to ride past the perfect spot 100yds further on after packing up in the morning.
- Sat May 26, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
- Replies: 518
- Views: 101373
Re: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
Didn’t realise it was closed course racing.Yep, agreed, a pisstake. Those two will be overtaken by many of the field, especially if Ben Alder Cottage is a first night stop for one, so will be contending for the already limited resources
- Fri May 18, 2018 10:46 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4936
- Views: 1250351
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TTBS5E4/ ... .AbMEYZ1NM
5 sets of shimano pads for £20 posted (or £4 a set as an amazon add on)
5 sets of shimano pads for £20 posted (or £4 a set as an amazon add on)
- Wed May 16, 2018 7:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Footpaths
- Replies: 46
- Views: 6677
Re: Footpaths
Ride them whenever I feel like it. Rarely challenged. If I am, standard response to ‘your not allowed to ride bikes here’ is ‘I know, silly isn’t it’.
- Fri May 11, 2018 11:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A Murder of Crows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2658
Re: A Murder of Crows
a waft
- Wed May 09, 2018 7:34 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Bar roll bracket ( instead of a harness)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11484
Re: Bar roll bracket ( instead of a harness)
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/829/41956839662_0fda39225e.jpg Seem pretty solid and lifts my sweetroll up from the front wheel (which I used to buzz a lot) and away from the head tube. (Which used to buzz a lot) Salsa anything harness looks a much better solution but at 4x the price. Will test over...
- Wed May 09, 2018 3:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Sunglasses
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1531
Re: Sunglasses
never found a pair of glasses that work for me offroad.
decent front mudguard (mudhugger FR with extension) is far more effective.
decent front mudguard (mudhugger FR with extension) is far more effective.
- Wed May 09, 2018 3:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stuck bolts in rear hub Ahhhhhh
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1864
Re: Stuck bolts in rear hub Ahhhhhh
clamp a drill chuck onto what's left. (its better when there is something left....)
- Fri May 04, 2018 3:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Training for the CTR
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7748
Re: Training for the CTR
pretty sure you can click on UNKNOWN. at least last time I updated mine you could.
- Fri May 04, 2018 3:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Training for the CTR
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7748
Re: Training for the CTR
Finally taken the plunge and booked tickets to Denver for July. However, things have changed a bit since my last trip to the USA, 6 years ago, and apparently I now need to apply for an ETSA from US Customs, even a UK citizen from birth. That means I need a US POC - name and address - which is chall...
- Thu May 03, 2018 10:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Garmin inReach mini
- Replies: 3
- Views: 951
- Wed May 02, 2018 4:20 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Bar roll bracket ( instead of a harness)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11484
Re: Bar roll bracket ( instead of a harness)
I might buy some for a punt. I've never liked the way my relevate sweetroll attaches to the bars and headtube.
I guess my only concern would be whether they would rotate downwards over rough ground. I'm not using carbon bars so they can be clamped a bit harder though.
I guess my only concern would be whether they would rotate downwards over rough ground. I'm not using carbon bars so they can be clamped a bit harder though.
- Tue May 01, 2018 10:43 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Bar roll bracket ( instead of a harness)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11484
Re: Bar roll bracket ( instead of a harness)
Nice. I like that. Are they easy enough to take on/off?
- Tue May 01, 2018 8:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11456
- Views: 1978324
Re: The post man's been ...
I’ve got one of them. It’s a lovely bit of kit.
- Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:44 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Dartmoor 28/4
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2764
Re: Dartmoor 28/4
i saw les & his merry tribe at the fox tor cafe on sunday
sundown by the 4th is at 20.41. last light won't be until about 21.30 if its a clear night.
takes about 45 mins to climb the old railway from burrator to foggintor
fox tor cafe opens 7.30am on a weekend.
sundown by the 4th is at 20.41. last light won't be until about 21.30 if its a clear night.
takes about 45 mins to climb the old railway from burrator to foggintor
fox tor cafe opens 7.30am on a weekend.
- Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Helmet lights with long life
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2819
Re: Helmet lights with long life
the joystick, axis and diablo all have the same size battery in. the max power goes up and the burn time comes down. if you are happy running them on low most of the time and turning them up for the faster/trickier bits I can eek a good three hour ride out of my axis. for me the low power setting is...
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:57 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Dartmoor 28/4
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2764
Re: Dartmoor 28/4
That was way up on the north moors. It’s out now and rain forecast for tomorrow will damp things down again.
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:04 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Dartmoor 28/4
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2764
Re: Dartmoor 28/4
mile 15-18 ish, is not really a diversion worth taking. I'd stick on the main nuns-cross track. you can take quite a nice diversion just before mile 14, as you get to the end of the tarmac there is a track that takes you off to Ditsworthy warren and the abandoned farmhouse that was in warhorse. the ...
- Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:52 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pipedream sleeping bag anyone?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4458
Re: Pipedream sleeping bag anyone?
There used to be a pipedream 300. I have one.
Good bag but I don’t much like the central zip.
Good bag but I don’t much like the central zip.
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Glen Tilt conditions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2686
Re: Glen Tilt conditions
It's really hard to find on their site but the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has a page for river water levels http://apps.sepa.org.uk/waterlevels/ and the Tilt is one of those monitored. http://apps.sepa.org.uk/waterlevels/default.aspx?sd=t&lc=14959 Looks like there's a bit of ...
- Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Phone advice ;)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2391
Re: Phone advice ;)
6s should be eligible for a battery replacement for £29 from Apple. Well worth it if it has already been done. 6s isn’t waterproof, 7 onwards is. I’ve found iPhones pretty robust, I don’t treat mine carefully and they’ve been fine. I get a new one from work every two years and pass the old one on to...
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: St Ives area
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3651
Re: St Ives area
its signposted....rufus748 wrote: I've not found it but there's a 'hidden' red climb on the way around that's a real lung buster by all accounts (if you can get up it) and likewise with the subsequent descent.
climb is a bit of a bastard but the descent is fun.
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:42 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Riding in the US? New app.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 900
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: one handed pull cord tightener
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1577
Re: one handed pull cord tightener
All my jackets have them.
By making the lock on captive, pulling the cord overcomes the friction it creates. When you stop pulling it stays there.
By making the lock on captive, pulling the cord overcomes the friction it creates. When you stop pulling it stays there.