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by voodoo_simon
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115523

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

Liking this by Panorama cycles, seeing more and more pinion equipped bikes recently
https://www.panoramacycles.com/en/produ ... -pinion-en

Not so keen on the e-salsa just released though
https://salsacycles.com/bikes/confluence-grx-600-2x
by voodoo_simon
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: So this is who lights fires ...
Replies: 150
Views: 14460

Re: So this is who lights fires ...

That’s not a mobile friendly website! Almost too clever for its own good :roll:
by voodoo_simon
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 398
Views: 42342

Re: What are you reading now?

Currently reading Columbia Es Pasion by Matt Rendell, the story of Colombian pro cyclists with a bit of a history of that country too. An interesting read, but I feel there's quite a lot of unnecessary detail (here are the names and ages of the siblings of a rider that didn't quite make it as a pro...
by voodoo_simon
Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bike Abuse, Am I bad?
Replies: 9
Views: 376

Re: Bike Abuse, Am I bad?

My ride was so bad today with mud that I swerved via the garage on the way home to use the jet wash (on the low pressure setting)… :oops:

First time I’ve had to do that :lol:
by voodoo_simon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Which chain lube?
Replies: 13
Views: 600

Re: Which chain lube?

Didn’t realise how bad muc off lube was until I recently switched over to Peatys all conditions (I think that is what it is called - it’s half clear half blue liquid). Night and day difference, impressed with Peatys stuff :-bd
by voodoo_simon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 398
Views: 42342

Re: What are you reading now?

Two on the go at the moment Alistair Humphrey’s Local Basic premise he goes in search of what is local to him in his OS map, bit like an analog veloviewer (and very similar to my OS map colouring project!). One poor chapter so far but was easily skipped but some interesting history stuff in there. W...
by voodoo_simon
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bike Abuse, Am I bad?
Replies: 9
Views: 376

Re: Bike Abuse, Am I bad?

No harm done!

I thought the same when I pulled out my summer bike shoes today to wear and they were covered in mud :oops: Would have be been to have cleaned them at some point in the last three months or so
by voodoo_simon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:54 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1758

Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?

... I live close to an oil refinery, car plant, aircraft manufacturer and a nuclear storage plant to name a few... Wow! The Holy Grail of urban bivi spots :shock:. I’m a lucky man :lol: Just saw an article about Taylor Swift, turns out an ‘expert’ claims (based on her flight patterns etc) that she ...
by voodoo_simon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4900
Views: 1191357

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

by voodoo_simon
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1758

Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?

I'll start caring about the environment as soon as big corporations, useless self -serving politicians and pontificating billionaires like Musk, Bezos and Gates actually pull their heads out of their arses and stop hypocritically lecturing normal people about how they're killing the planet! :roll: ...
by voodoo_simon
Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Replies: 33
Views: 809

Re: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?

One of these could work https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/micro-gripper/ :-bd £11 for something idiot proof is actually not too bad value Have it with this set https://gsioutdoors.com/products/halulite-minimalist-ii-cookset-for-one Really handy, pick up the boiling pit with the grips and straight...
by voodoo_simon
Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wildlife
Replies: 670
Views: 129585

Re: Wildlife

Don’t think trees come quite under wildlife but ventured out today to see an old tree… Question is (I’m either being daft or over thinking it) does it mean the tree is 3500 years old or I’m reading it as it’s a cut off from an older tree, planted there and taken well Think it's just that someone to...
by voodoo_simon
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115523

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

Broken Road ST , presumably to go up against the Mason Raw and Fairlight Holt . https://alpkit.com/cdn/shop/files/broken-road-st-ogwen-valley-93.jpg Couldn’t find this thread to post that! It looks great in that setup but the standard stock pictures are terrible. The out in the wild picture makes m...
by voodoo_simon
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester
Replies: 8
Views: 403

Re: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester

Taylor wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:38 pm I bought a bike on the back of the first Bristol show, it then went on display at the London show the following year.
Please don’t tell mrs-voodoo this or I won’t be allowed to go…!
by voodoo_simon
Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester
Replies: 8
Views: 403

BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester

Just saw BeSpoked is going to Manchester in June ‘24

Always fancied it but never fancied Bristol or London for a day out

Hopefully I’ll be able to keep one of those days free to see it :-bd

More details here
https://bespoked.cc/
by voodoo_simon
Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3946
Views: 483231

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Shout out for being Friday :-bd

Totally forgot about it being Friday :lol:
by voodoo_simon
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1906444

Re: The post man's been ...

Some 5.10s that I didn’t need but think of the money I saved… :roll:

Oh well, great PSA :-bd
by voodoo_simon
Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wildlife
Replies: 670
Views: 129585

Re: Wildlife

There’s some Scandinavian spruce trees that are nearly 10000 years old - I think they’re all a bit trigger’s broom though since just like yew trees they produce a new trunk when one dies off This I didn’t know, I’ll have to look into this trunk thing now :-bd Says parent tree is that old so presuma...
by voodoo_simon
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1906444

Re: The post man's been ...

Bearlegged wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:41 pm
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:53 pm *I think it's possibly a crocodile ...
Or maybe an alloy-gator?
Nicely done…
by voodoo_simon
Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bivvy curious
Replies: 20
Views: 876

Re: Bivvy curious

Much more comfortable than the Alpkit bag (only downside is the rab bag is missing a midge net) How is a bivvy bag more comfortable? :wink: You may find the RAB is somewhat more 'snug' than the Hunka XL, not much chance of getting a mat inside in my experience - or at least not an air mat. I have t...
by voodoo_simon
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bivvy curious
Replies: 20
Views: 876

Re: Bivvy curious

Quite a few here have used these
https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/pr ... id/2220491

Rab Ascent bag, half price in the above store

Used mine in snow, rain and survived the night :-bd Much more comfortable than the Alpkit bag (only downside is the rab bag is missing a midge net)
by voodoo_simon
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3946
Views: 483231

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Love owls, think they’re really cute

My daughters favourite teddy is based on that very type of owl you have Stu. She’s owl obsessed, like Bearlegged, she’s done falconry with owls. She also loved the picture!
by voodoo_simon
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wildlife
Replies: 670
Views: 129585

Re: Wildlife

Don’t think trees come quite under wildlife but ventured out today to see an old tree…

Question is (I’m either being daft or over thinking it) does it mean the tree is 3500 years old or I’m reading it as it’s a cut off from an older tree, planted there and taken well
by voodoo_simon
Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 398
Views: 42342

Re: What are you reading now?

Audio books for me (but I do a lot of driving…) First up Leo Houlding - Closer to the edge Actually quite interesting, especially how he got into the sport and how his parents let him try a career as a climber. Actually go to say his book was quite the motivator to get out and spend time in the moun...