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by techno
Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: On Bikepacking.com
Replies: 32
Views: 6115

Re: On Bikepacking.com

possibly due to autocomplete culminating in Aberdare being written as Adaware. Bugger, it's finally happened, as I've passed my age milestone of 3 score years, not only have I become physically invisible, my forum posts have followed suit. :roll: Apropos of nothing. Heard a tale told recently by Bo...
by techno
Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: On Bikepacking.com
Replies: 32
Views: 6115

Re: On Bikepacking.com

Aye 'twas in the original article :wink: . Although curiously most refs were the correct Aberdare so maybe it is indeed somewhere else entirely :wink: . Hahaha, ace. Could've been a small Welsh town sponsored by a software company, unlikely, but possible. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish,_Texas
by techno
Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: On Bikepacking.com
Replies: 32
Views: 6115

Re: On Bikepacking.com

RIP wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:41 pm That Adaware route area has been on me list for ages, I must move it higher up. Some lovely remote spots. In fact not too far from the 'officially most remote Welsh hill top' which has got to be worth a BaM visit.
I'm guessing that is a bit of autocorrect magic :lol:
by techno
Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

htrider wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:00 pm Seems to be working again - the previous google error message comes up but if you press OK it disappears and you've got the OSM map up. :-bd
Ace!
by techno
Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Veloviewer preferences
Replies: 4
Views: 1031

Re: Veloviewer preferences

composite wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:08 pm Thanks techno, I had googled a bunch of things that just kept coming up with links to segments that were named with some of the search terms or blog posts about updates. :-bd
Yeah I had to deploy an amount of google-fu to find it.
by techno
Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:44 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Veloviewer preferences
Replies: 4
Views: 1031

Re: Veloviewer preferences

Update tab, Drop-down arrow. Unit Settings ate in there, just found out myself. Thanks Google :-bd :lol:
by techno
Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Seat Stay Rear Lights
Replies: 11
Views: 3301

Re: Seat Stay Rear Lights

ScotRoutes wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:10 pm Cateye do a range of mounts that will fit to a seat stay and allow the light to be rotated so it is vertical.

I fit a taillight on my seatpack.
aye, I use one of these on my stooge seatstays: https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/cateye-rea ... 3/124659/p
by techno
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:30 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: I’ll just leave this here
Replies: 7
Views: 2051

Re: I’ll just leave this here

I'll just leave this here too:
https://youtu.be/YamiV2DR_r8
by techno
Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:50 pm
Forum: Routes
Topic: Yorkshire500
Replies: 8
Views: 2533

Re: Yorkshire500

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-yorkshire-500-tickets-75856864925 Just came across this. A similar thing as the nc500 it seems but around Yorkahire. Hoping to complete it next year God-Willing and fundraise for 10 orphans... Only slight glitch is that the event creator doesn't appear to be wanting...
by techno
Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: So sad ...
Replies: 52
Views: 9033

Re: So sad ...

Missed the asterisk. Hey ho.
by techno
Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fiberfix kevlar emergency spokes
Replies: 15
Views: 3841

Re: Fiberfix kevlar emergency spokes

pistonbroke wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:05 pm Now if there was a similar gizmo for repairing cracked Ti frames, where do I sign?
It's called a TIG welder bud :lol:
Bit bulky to fit in the frame bag though.
by techno
Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Spares/Tools - noob question
Replies: 17
Views: 3462

Re: Spares/Tools - noob question

Personally I carry this lot on longer and remove a few bits when local or on a shorter ride: Mountain morph Pump with gaffer tape wrapped round. Crank bros Multitool Inc chain tool Allen key to fit rear disk mount (awkward Multitool won't reach) CO2 inflator (to re-seal tubeless incase of serious pu...
by techno
Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Another noobie saying hi
Replies: 27
Views: 4520

Re: Another noobie saying hi

RIP wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:57 pm On a beach? Good effort. Maybe they were some sort of salt-water slug? A sea-slug in fact! Which aren't really slugs though. They can't be 'cos salt kills land slugs. Or maybe the water prevents dehydration. Hmm, this needs further investigation.
sea snails?
by techno
Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

In Reverse wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:51 pm I'm not getting that in the app or in a browser.
i don't in the app either.
by techno
Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

I thought Bikehike had switched to OSM, but it looks like its still trying to connect to google, hence the message - hopefully just a case of the owner doing some coding tweaks? It worked really well (unlike viewranger which is rubbish at plotting routes and shows every single waypoint as a flag wh...
by techno
Thu Oct 17, 2019 10:08 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Single speed commuter....
Replies: 8
Views: 1986

Re: Single speed commuter....

New job starting Monday means that I can cycle to and from work almost every day. So this means a new SS bike (fixie optional) to save wearing out the bling bikes. So is this colour combo cool or is Gregs gnome needed? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48914882408_ba62670f81_h.jpg Pretty cool Joh...
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:22 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

htrider wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:54 pm Could well be (operator error!) but I'm damned if I can work out how to change it....
I'll have a look when I can.
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

I thought Bikehike had switched to OSM, but it looks like its still trying to connect to google, hence the message - hopefully just a case of the owner doing some coding tweaks? It worked really well (unlike viewranger which is rubbish at plotting routes and shows every single waypoint as a flag wh...
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 7:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Padded shorts: yay, or nay?
Replies: 37
Views: 7493

Re: Padded shorts: yay, or nay?

htrider wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:39 pm On a related note recommendations for a pair of long baggy shorts that have minimal chaffage welcome!
I've always got on really well with my endura humvee shorts and some royal racing ones which I don't know the model of.
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

Have you tried using Garmin Basecamp for route editing (assuming you have a compatible computer)? yeah, but i prefer having OS maps on hand. will try it again some time. If you have Is maps on a Garmin and that is plugged in, then Basecamp can use them. i think my version of basecamp is too old for...
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

In Reverse wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:56 am Viewranger and bikemap.net will both let you edit gpx files for free and convert routes to tracks/vice versa.
just tried bikemap, seems sub standard :lol:
But i'd forgotten about viewranger, that's really good andy, Thanks! :-bd
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

ScotRoutes wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:46 am Have you tried using Garmin Basecamp for route editing (assuming you have a compatible computer)?
yeah, but i prefer having OS maps on hand. will try it again some time.
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

The key (sic) error is this. You must enable Billing on the Google Cloud Project at https://console.cloud.google.com/project/_/billing/enable Learn more at https://developers.google.com/maps/gmp-get-started js?key=AIzaSyCCknyFdztGhNfKql7veIIZjNi4YNKB_Zk&sensor=false:59 In the past to use Google...
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:53 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Re: Bikehike alternative?

The Google Maps message is due to a change in terms of service that Google introduced a year ago: Sept 2018: Google Usage Changes As you may be aware, Google has changed its usage model and is now charging for its services (with a free USD200 credit per month). This site generates enough traffic th...
by techno
Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:26 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikehike alternative?
Replies: 34
Views: 6551

Bikehike alternative?

bikehike.co.uk has gone belly up. what alternatives are there for editing GPX files?
It was great being able to drag edit the middle of the route and to see the file laid over an OS map!