sean_iow wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:35 am

Be prepared to change the direction of travel if the wind is strong and from the west,

If the wind is blowing strongly from the west I think I will be strongly regretting the fact I have to get back to Devon, let alone Ventnor

Thanks

I can look at options for the best route round, the official one cuts inland and misses the climb between Shanklin and Ventnor (if going clockwise) but it's worth doing in my opinion and not that big a climb. Is clockwise the proper caulkhead direction for a circuit of The Island? Do you have any r...

I’m calling my route the Wetleg 400

Thanks Sean. I was hoping you’d see this. Not looked at things too deeply but I reckon I could set off early enough to get to, and round, the Island before the last sailing to the mainland. I don’t want an MTB route for The Island but will be riding a gravel capable bike so a bit of easy/fast off-ro...

What is it the like if you just turn up to the WightLink ferry from Lymington to The Island as a bike passenger? Is it usual to be able to board the next sailing or do I really need to be booked. Also if one was to do a road (+/- a bit of gravel) circuit of The Island is the official cycle route the...

I did actually take a hacksaw to an out front mount so I could fit a 530 with the batt pack within the loop of some Jones bars. It took a couple of attempts to stick it back together so it didn’t rattle apart but now it’s solid and I’m pleased with the result, despite the fact it’s ever so slightly ...

I’ve left a box at the campsite in Reykjavik when I’ve been to Iceland. The bus from the airport drops you off right outside.

Maybe the thru axle could be stored in a cigar case? Can anyone recommend a cigar case? Otterbox used to the most vaguely exciting humidor’s. If you need your cigars to stay in perfect condition at the end of days you need one of these. Would probably be good for a maxle too. https://www.cigarafici...

6'2", 56 yrs (height and age for context, cos why not?) 01/01 89Kg 15/03 86.6Kg 21/03 85.6kg 11/04 84.8kg Slowly slowly. Not sure I'm gonna reach that 82kg target tho, as I'm slowly building muscle which weighs more than the chub. Might have to reassess once the weight starts creeping up or I ...

Hi Mariner. I can’t help you really because the architect that designed our system and managed the installation has moved back to Germany post- Brexit.
I could try to look up the names of the contractors if you thought that’s be helpful. I seem to remember Sungift did the solar PV/thermal.

He looked into heat pumps but was told that they didn’t work so well in old stone built buildings so didn’t fit one. That was my understanding too Bob. A modern build with high efficiency insulation = good. A rubble filled stone house build directly onto the ground with open eves = not so much. Tru...

If you go for it do your research. Aim for a company that can fit an integrated system or you risk different parts of the system not playing together.
It’s less of a problem theses days due to much reduced feed-in tariffs but there are a lot of cowboys involved in renewables.

We have 36m2 of solar PV, a solar thermal system for hot water and a ground source heat pump. In order to get the best from the system we had a considerable retrofit to our house - underfloor heating, whole house ventilation and almost Pasivhause levels of air tightness and insulation. The whole thi...

Target = 75kg 02/01/22 = 89.9kg 07/01/22 = 90.5kg 14/01/22 = 88.8kg 21/01/22 = 88.3kg 28/01/22 = 88.0kg 04/02/22 = 87.5kg 11/02/22 = 87.3kg 18/02/22 = 86.6kg 25/02/22 = 86.3kg 04/03/22 = 85.8kg 11/03/22 = 84.7kg 18/03/22 = 85.1kg 25/03/22 = 85.5kg 01/04/22 = 85.3kg 08/04/22 = 84.8kg Seem to be gett...

01.01.22 - 86.7kg

18.03.22 - 78.5kg
25.03.22 - 78.4kg
01.04.22 - 77.0kg
08.04.22 - 76.2kg

Getting there.

A good idea to be sure but the track selection in Devon is random to say the least. Both sealed NCN routes and up to your armpits mud bridleway are included.

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 5:09 pm Anyone had any success running a Joystick from a powerbank?

Yes. It works fine.
I did that for the 2018 BB200 with no issues.

I don’t see any that dip - ie. Change the beam pattern, just ones that alter intensity/brightness.
I’m clearly wrong but would have thought it easy enough to achieve.

Thanks everyone. Some things to consider there.

Do bike lights that dip like a car, either automatically or using a switch exist? I find road beam lights to be inadequate on the country lanes I ride most but don’t want to dazzle drivers with 1000 lumens directly into their retinas. I can see loads of lights with adjustable brightness but not adju...

You could do the Ravers Route as well, to get you back to the start of Adrian’s Wall.

jameso wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:18 am
You guys might be getting too cynical of good presentation I'm riding this over the summer, will report back.

+1. I live virtually at the start and have thought about following the old existing routes the new route apes a few times. Looks good to me.

01.01.22 - 86.7kg


04.03.22 - 77.9kg
11.03.22 - 78.2kg
18.03.22 - 78.5kg
25.03.22 - 78.4kg
01.04.22 - 77.0kg

Back on track this week.

On the other end of the scale the ‘management’ of grouse moorland is also responsible for large scale flooding such as that seen in Hebden Bridge. Run off on those catchments affected is way faster than the rivers scan cope with.

It’s about time the whole grouse shooting industry was put to bed.