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- Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:47 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Drop bar bar bags
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4271
Re: Drop bar bar bags
I've located a couple of candidate bags - just awaiting some dimensions, to confirm suitability - will keep you posted.
- Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:33 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Drop bar bar bags
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4271
Re: Drop bar bar bags
That's a bit pricey, and maybe a bit bigger than I had in mind. Will look into it, though - if only to work out what's going on with those straps...Bearlegged wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:24 pm I've got this one, I like it.
https://www.ortlieb.com/uk_en/handlebar-pack-qr
- Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:19 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Drop bar bar bags
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4271
Re: Drop bar bar bags
Topeak Barloader? I use mine on the front of a bar roll but also as a separate bag for day rides. I also have an Ortleib one which is smaller but the metal buckle is a bit more faffy. That Topeka barloader falls squarely into the "strap round headtube" category, so doesn't fit the bill, I...
- Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:06 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Drop bar bar bags
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4271
Re: Drop bar bar bags
If you have the stack height, try one of these:- https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories/thorn-accessory-bar-t-shaped-55-mm-extension-222-mm-0-deg/ longer ones also. Keeps a bar roll of the head tube and should allow a lioness harness to be strapped to it, rather than the fork crown for a solid fit...
- Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:49 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Drop bar bar bags
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4271
Drop bar bar bags
Pretty much all of the bar bags that I've seen have two straps for the bars and one for the headtube. Apart from issues with rubbing on the headtube, I feel that some headtubes just don't have any vertical room at the rear, for the straps, anyway. I'm toying with an idea that something like a cross ...
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anyone tried a bivvy here?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1429
Re: Anyone tried a bivvy here?
I'm sure one of those will turn on Grand Designs, sooner or later
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Seat Pack advice please
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2204
Re: Seat Pack advice please
Thanks all for the feedback! I have been informed in clear terms that a classic rack is not an option :wink: I did wonder about putting a small seat pack on top of the Alpkit rail thing or even bending the rail down to form a mini rack so a small seat pack could go on top of it and still be mostly ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you drinking now?
- Replies: 708
- Views: 77896
Re: What are you drinking now?
Nice glass of Malbec, thanks.
- Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: I'd laugh but sometimes it also makes me wanna cry
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1150
Re: I'd laugh but sometimes it also makes me wanna cry
It's been touted before, and heartily rejected - but the gutter press either don't know this, or choose to ignore it, for the sake of the headline
- Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Between now and January?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2831
Re: Between now and January?
Doing part of the KAW with a friend ( can't seem to find space in the calendar to do the whole lot, until next year) Getting on with expanding my Veloviewer square from 34 to 40 (been a bit slack on this, but a self imposed deadline of the end of the year is beconing) Actually going on some bivi rid...
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Garmin Edges
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2283
Re: Garmin Edges
That's one good reason, I suppose.
I don't tend to encounter terrain like that, where I live, so haven't encountered that problem (yet?)
Might be worth letting Martin at talkytoaster know, in case he can amend the maps (via OSM)
I don't tend to encounter terrain like that, where I live, so haven't encountered that problem (yet?)
Might be worth letting Martin at talkytoaster know, in case he can amend the maps (via OSM)
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Garmin Edges
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2283
Re: Garmin Edges
As an aside, how many boners use the talkytoaster maps?
I find them pretty good, and it's nice to support the little guy
I find them pretty good, and it's nice to support the little guy
- Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:52 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which side of the track are you?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1737
Re: Which side of the track are you?
Right foot forward, and left side of the track (assuming there's no ruts/puddles etc.) On a rough track, the right side is always smoothest. Always. I don't know why. The left side might look better but it never is. Even when travelling in the opposite direction. I have this with one section of road...
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: iPhone (the did you know this…)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 882
Re: iPhone (the did you know this…)
Ok, for the sake of balance, here's an Android tip... Can't be sure if it's peculiar to Motorola phones or not but, if you need to turn on the torch, you can either go through the menus/UI to do this, or - wait for it - just shake the phone, to turn the torch on or off. I accidentally discovered thi...
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What's your current dream bike?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 5017
Re: What's your current dream bike?
I still have the OEM fork from my Trek Marlin, which got replaced by a Manitou fork.
It weighs several tons, but has only been ridden once, and is up for grabs.
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 7:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What's your current dream bike?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 5017
Re: What's your current dream bike?
Ti Sonder Camino, at the moment
But, TBH, the aluminium one would be just fine - I'm not greedy
Ok, I have 5 bikes (and a unicycle) so that's probably not exactly true
But, TBH, the aluminium one would be just fine - I'm not greedy
Ok, I have 5 bikes (and a unicycle) so that's probably not exactly true
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 6:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Spacer between headtube and bar bag?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2441
Re: Spacer between headtube and bar bag?
On another thread I mentioned I'd been using one of the SJS accessory thingies for about 10 years. It's been on every bike I've used for bikepacking and it isn't just a bumper. I hang my harness from it. All my bikes are XL chunky monsters and not everyone will have the space to do this, but it's a...
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:37 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Local Trig Tool
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1091
Re: Local Trig Tool
Move over Veloviewer tiles, there's a new game in town...
Trigger's zoom
Trigger's zoom
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1035
Re: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
Thanks for the extra info @alpinum - I'm probably never going to need a tracker, so I only have a very passing interest.
You never know, though, so any info is a good starting point
You never know, though, so any info is a good starting point
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 7:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1035
Re: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
I've never seen/used/owned a tracker, but wondered if the built in battery would be an issue, for those without a dynamo (or the cheap and lightweight 😉 solar panels) Just curious Same as the Inreach. It just means having to recharge from an external source. They quote 120 hours at minimal usage. Y...
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1035
Re: Hit me with your Bivy Stick
I've never seen/used/owned a tracker, but wondered if the built in battery would be an issue, for those without a dynamo (or the cheap and lightweight solar panels)
Just curious
Just curious
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 8:17 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: At last!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1840
Re: At last!
What's the protocol for a vehicle passing a cyclist when the road physically isn't wide enough to give 1.5m clearance? Genuine question, I have no idea If there's no room to pass, then don't pass. In life, in general, if it's not possible to do something safely, then wait until it is possible. * Lo...
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My last night out was ...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1076
Re: My last night out was ...
Following a bout of depression a couple of years ago, my mojo has ebbed and flowed. I'm trying to rediscover what it was that I loved so much about the physical act of riding a bike. I know that probably sounds a bit odd but in all honesty, I can't remember. Most riding now either feels like a chor...
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How long have you gone in the same clothes?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 939
Re: How long have you gone in the same clothes?
The mind boggles - we stank enough after a day up/day down hike of Mount Fuji
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Seat stay rear light recommendations?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1079
Re: Seat stay rear light recommendations?
I'm very pleased with my lezyne strip drive - compact, rugged, easily attached, rechargeable, bright - but they seem to have changed the appearance, so I couldn't say which one of the several models that I have...
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