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by Mpolo
Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Warm winter riding
Replies: 5
Views: 1540

Re: Warm winter riding

Morocco is great friendly cheap interesting have been over christmas a few times and are doing 5 weeks this christmas. fly into marakesh with BA then go south
have a look at farawayvisions.com for some of our previous trips
we can give you some more tips if you're interested
by Mpolo
Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hand and wrist pain on very long rides - what grips?
Replies: 15
Views: 2389

Re: Hand and wrist pain on very long rides - what grips?

+2 for a coaching sesh Meraid was thinking of asking
by Mpolo
Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bearstock - Thanks
Replies: 61
Views: 12829

Re: Bearstock - Thanks

there was already 3 on the train from Barmouth and the 4 of us and they let us on
by Mpolo
Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bearstock - Thanks
Replies: 61
Views: 12829

Re: Bearstock - Thanks

it was a great weekend many thanks Stuart and Dee. Food was superb, great company, great location, it was a good short route to Mach with new friends Mike and Graham. when we turned up at the station it was touch and go if any of us would be allowed on the train but all was good i hope to see everyo...
by Mpolo
Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bearstock tickets CLOSED
Replies: 23
Views: 4896

Re: Bearstock tickets close on Sunday.

so whats the final total?
by Mpolo
Wed May 11, 2016 10:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: A particular type of strap.
Replies: 14
Views: 1430

Re: A particular type of strap.

be careful putting a strap around above the cage you can pull the bottle towards the frame and then the bottom of the bottle out of the monkey clip then the bottle is gone
by Mpolo
Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Winchester to new forest
Replies: 11
Views: 2960

Re: Winchester to new forest

if you are heading south down the rsilway line then after wickham it passes through wickham golf course and there is a path on the right through a vinyard which brings you out on titchfield lane then left down funtley rd and back on the railwayline take a right just after going under the M27, go str...
by Mpolo
Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Belgian/Dutch Approved Bivi Sites
Replies: 6
Views: 1369

Re: Belgian/Dutch Approved Bivi Sites

i remember reading aboug the dutch ones there are about 10 sites marked with a post and you can camp within 100m of it. notjing stvthem except space
by Mpolo
Sat Mar 19, 2016 10:13 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: advice on upgrading the underwear drawer!
Replies: 21
Views: 3205

Re: advice on upgrading the underwear drawer!

+1 for the planet x thin merino socks wore them all round cuba
i have found 100% merino boxers go baggy and wear out quick and the better ones have some lycra in, my favourite ones are icebreaker from sportpursuit
by Mpolo
Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: LOST: Enormous Pair Shimano Mountain Bike Shoes
Replies: 4
Views: 1080

Re: LOST: Enormous Pair Shimano Mountain Bike Shoes

so it was a good excuse to order a new pair, they had a split in anyway. ordered a pair of shimano XM7s
by Mpolo
Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: to carry a backpack or not
Replies: 24
Views: 2961

Re: to carry a backpack or not

Review of backpacks on bikepacking.com
by Mpolo
Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bearstock the party - what do you want?
Replies: 208
Views: 29055

Re: Bearstock the party - what do you want?

Faraway and i have bought tickets
by Mpolo
Sat Jan 30, 2016 10:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Waterproof advise
Replies: 10
Views: 1319

Re: Waterproof advise

i love my rab gaiters.
by Mpolo
Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bearstock the party - what do you want?
Replies: 208
Views: 29055

Re: Bearstock the party - what do you want?

Google maps says i can cycle in 20 hours from sunny southampton
might have to do some on a train, so where to get off the train for a good days ride off road?
by Mpolo
Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bike bags. . . . for the Italian Job
Replies: 43
Views: 6929

Re: Bike bags. . . . for the Italian Job

we've used ctc bags for all our trips away Morocco, Cuba, Holland easy to store, cheap and the idea is the baggage handlers can see what it is. we've never had any problems. just remove front wheel, pedals, hanger a bit of wrapping, tape and string. and they are plenty big enough for a 29er
by Mpolo
Sun Dec 06, 2015 9:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: make your bike sound like a horse
Replies: 7
Views: 1667

make your bike sound like a horse

found this monty python esque device
http://www.trotify.com
has anyone tried one?
by Mpolo
Fri Dec 04, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Photo comp' 2015 edition - Winner
Replies: 50
Views: 10118

Re: Photo comp' 2015 edition - ENTER HERE

Image

Morning Tea
by Mpolo
Fri Nov 27, 2015 8:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: phone mounting
Replies: 1
Views: 586

phone mounting

so work gave me a new iphone 6 the other week and the camera on it is so much better than my actual camera i will take it on our christmas trip to Cuba, so i want a tripod adapter for vids. so the screen and gps is much better than my garmin, so i want to put it on the handle bars. has anyone used a...
by Mpolo
Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:06 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Winter Trip
Replies: 2
Views: 1476

Re: Winter Trip

southern morocco is a great place in January
we've done christmas trips there the last few years
cheap flights, cheap accommodation, cheap food, friendly people, wildcamping good
have a look athttp://www.farawayvisions.com/bikepacki ... n-morocco/
by Mpolo
Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What dry bags for Gorilla/Anything cages?
Replies: 12
Views: 2067

Re: What dry bags for Gorilla/Anything cages?

i'm just waiting for some gorrila cages from a bloke in a barn in wales and i was wondering the same thing, apart from alpkit (who don't have any 5litre extras in stock) which dry bags?
bikepacking.com has a review of dry bags for anything cages but mainly american products
by Mpolo
Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Do you smell of bush?
Replies: 42
Views: 4216

Re: Do you smell of bush?

Ray Young wrote:Maybe she means bush as in grass or marijuana, that stuff stinks and smelling of that wouldn't go down well in the office. Lots of that in NZ, :wink: .
maybe she smokes pot when she sleeps in the garden
by Mpolo
Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dynamo Hub options
Replies: 14
Views: 2510

Re: Dynamo Hub options

i see you can get schmidt son 28 in boost now have a look at sjs cycles
by Mpolo
Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New for Loop bar users.
Replies: 24
Views: 2496

Re: New for Loop bar users.

presumably named after this guy not sure what the G is about though
presumably named after this guy not sure what the G is about though
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by Mpolo
Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Spare tyre on longer trips?
Replies: 21
Views: 2357

Re: Spare tyre on longer trips?

so when repairing a cut in the tyre wall do you sew the patch to the tyre or sew the cut together then patch over ?