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by Bearbonesnorm
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: GB Duro Entries open
Replies: 39
Views: 1085

Re: GB Duro Entries open

On this years BB200, all riders will be required to send in a postcard from the furthest point on route. Nice scenic ones will be encouraged. :-bd
by Bearbonesnorm
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5507

Re: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE

An extra 3 hours drive if I want to do some rallying now. :roll:
I'll let you drive your car up our track - it's a similar experience :wink:
by Bearbonesnorm
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3946
Views: 483839

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

After 10 months of tests, scans and biopsies looks like everything is more benign than was feared which is pretty damn cheery even if it isn't a Friday. Now I just need to get some fitness back.
Yay indeed :-bd
by Bearbonesnorm
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: One for Reg - The Slate of Tintergel
Replies: 11
Views: 311

Re: One for Reg - The Slate of Tintergel

We all know that he was from Wales and no doubt a cheery story told by the Britons to cheer themselves up as the Romans advanced ever westward. Anyway, slate. I was told by a roofer recently that they expect Welsh slate to last around 100 years, Italian slates around 25 years and those imported from...
by Bearbonesnorm
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Ultrasonic Cleaner Suggestions
Replies: 4
Views: 383

Re: Ultrasonic Cleaner Suggestions

Size will largely be dictated by what you want to put in it. Something around 6l will give you more scope. As an example, if you wanted to clean a bank of 4 carbs as a single unit, you'd need something around 10l. These are worth a look. Perhaps not the cheapest but in my experience, cheap cleaners ...
by Bearbonesnorm
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dave's Bikepack Maps
Replies: 34
Views: 1007

Re: Dave's Bikepack Maps

Good work there Dave. A well deserved :-bd
by Bearbonesnorm
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1762

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

I think all long distance travel has the potential be be both costly and stressful if the stars don't align. In truth, we perhaps need to be encouraging more of this ... https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxPsgIWd0VMqRD-MaVxYNd5JKmMmR1icsJ-3bW1_EeMTQzxwFhB7KXG4TJaX4j9vbm8Moj...
by Bearbonesnorm
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5507

Re: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE

Thanks all. Those of you who have visited will know how quiet the place is which makes it something of a sanctuary and not just for us but the local population and obviously the wildlife - as testified by the Martens moving into the barn last spring. I'm certainly not anti-motorsport but there's a t...
by Bearbonesnorm
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5507

Re: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE

Dumfries and Galloway is all I know Phil.
by Bearbonesnorm
Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5507

Re: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE

The rally school have now relocated to Scotland. Ceulan will remain Bear Bones Towers.
by Bearbonesnorm
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Pat Adams RIP
Replies: 6
Views: 352

Re: Pat Adams RIP

There was always a great buzz around the 24 hour races and that was down to Pat and crew. I felt the UK mtb scene really lost something when that light went out. RIP.
by Bearbonesnorm
Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1762

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

Recently, I read "you won't change the world by saving one dog but you'll change the world for that one dog".

Same attitude can be liberally applied elsewhere.
by Bearbonesnorm
Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Replies: 33
Views: 810

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

I think that might melt as I doubt it'll be flame proof. Ideally, silicone tubing.
by Bearbonesnorm
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Replies: 33
Views: 810

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

I've given this some thought and now believe the way forward is ... to use someone else's hat :-bd
by Bearbonesnorm
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1762

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

There's no reason why one can't try to reduce output and produce green energy at the same time. Absolutely ... but my point is that we don't often do that. Very little is talked about reducing consumption when it could actually make a large and real difference. Huge amounts of energy to build, huge...
by Bearbonesnorm
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1762

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

why we did it. Money, greed. power, entitlement, stupidity ... am I close? Trouble is, even when under the guise of green, we continue to play the same games ... there's a new proposal to erect a windfarm (they now call them energy parks) on the hills opposite the Star Inn (a place many of you will...
by Bearbonesnorm
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1762

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

if you're thinking about this stuff then that's good. Perhaps it is to some degree but thinking doesn't really achieve anything unless it's a precursor to action ... I think about Carol Vorderman a lot, but ... In truth, any leisure activity that requires the manufacture and purchase of 'goods' isn...
by Bearbonesnorm
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Replies: 33
Views: 810

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

How do you get the tube onto the handles?
Depends on the mug / pot but often they can be compressed just enough so they can be sprung free from the retainers they locate in.
by Bearbonesnorm
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Replies: 33
Views: 810

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

Silicone tubing added to handles works well. Making sure the handles aren't touching each other when on the stove keeps them cooler too ... honestly it does. Me, I have a little square of silicone mat that I pick hot things up with, I also have a silicone band around the top of my mug, which I will ...
by Bearbonesnorm
Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1762

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

I often think there's a lot of confusion between 'saving the planet' and 'saving ourselves'. If we'd like to save ourselves or at least extend our potential time here, then yes, behaviour needs to change. Yet, if we'd like to save the planet, then eradicating the human race as quickly as possible wo...
by Bearbonesnorm
Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Replies: 65
Views: 1762

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

No one can enter this years BB200 unless they arrive in something sporting a supercharged V8 of at least 500ci. :-bd :-bd
by Bearbonesnorm
Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: Frame bag number 2
Replies: 9
Views: 384

Re: Frame bag number 2

Very nice work Dave. Making stuff is ace :-bd
by Bearbonesnorm
Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What to do about this tubeless sealant
Replies: 7
Views: 289

Re: What to do about this tubeless sealant

You'd say the sidewalls are porous Lu and the sealant is simply doing its job. Is the tyre still going down?
by Bearbonesnorm
Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3946
Views: 483839

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

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by Bearbonesnorm
Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 8g meths stove help
Replies: 33
Views: 2630

Re: 8g meths stove help

You can also drill the windshield at the sides and push cut spokes through it, and the cup rests on them.
No you can't. To work properly both the 8g and 22g stoves need to be 'sealed' by the base of your pot / mug ... I'm not saying it still won't work but it'll be much less efficient. :wink: