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by pistonbroke
Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:29 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: Bar Bag Lower Restraint
Replies: 7
Views: 3912

Re: Bar Bag Lower Restraint

I'm flattered :wink:
by pistonbroke
Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:08 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Garmin Edge 1030
Replies: 6
Views: 521

Re: WTD: Garmin Edge 1030

Assuming you want to have OS mapping, isn't the 32 GB internal memory enough?
by pistonbroke
Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: Garmin Edge 1030
Replies: 6
Views: 521

Re: WTD: Garmin Edge 1030

However that is the "plus" version.
Apart from the external SD card slot, what's the 1030 got that the plus hasn't?
by pistonbroke
Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:01 am
Forum: MYOG
Topic: Bar Bag Lower Restraint
Replies: 7
Views: 3912

Re: Bar Bag Lower Restraint

I had a similar idea a couple of years ago, making it out of fairly thin aluminium plate meant that it needed to be mounted above and below the headtube to avoid bending when a bar bag was fitted. I also mounted my dynamo rectifier box behind it giving easy access to the switch for charging and ligh...
by pistonbroke
Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Satelite Images for route plotting.
Replies: 4
Views: 284

Re: Satelite Images for route plotting.

Have you looked at wikiloc? I've done a quick search for Bikepacking routes out of Marrakech and it came up with 6. The standard mapping looks ok with the option to download better, the satellite images seem clear enough too. Lots of riders that make up the core users of wikiloc ie Spanish and Frenc...
by pistonbroke
Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4931
Views: 1208924

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Altura.co.uk have pretty well everything half price and a 10% discount code for newsletter sign up, just bought a 5 litre Klickfix compatible bar bag for £31 plus postage. Down from £70
by pistonbroke
Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:01 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hope bottom bracket worth it?
Replies: 32
Views: 1476

Re: Hope bottom bracket worth it?

Hambini might be of some help...
As said by no-one ever.
by pistonbroke
Thu Nov 24, 2022 2:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Know anyone who has done this ??
Replies: 6
Views: 614

Re: Know anyone who has done this ??

Based on the very rough route map that appears on Tony's link on the original post, the route goes nowhere near Hungary anyway. You'd have to be pretty bad at navigating to end up there between Oslo and Paris!
by pistonbroke
Fri Nov 11, 2022 5:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4931
Views: 1208924

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

No, order from Bikester.co.uk, they have a UK distribution hub so no taxes to pay.
by pistonbroke
Fri Nov 11, 2022 4:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4931
Views: 1208924

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

For Cutthroat and Mukluk owners, Bikester.co.uk have Revelate full frame bags on sale 60% off already discounted prices making them about £60, large frame sizes only. For everyone else, Revelate gas tank top tube bags in blue, £25. Seems a good deal
by pistonbroke
Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: light extension?
Replies: 19
Views: 968

Re: light extension?

Google "bicycle accessory mounting bracket " there's loads available, I'd send you a link to the ones on amazon but it's in Spanish. The plastic ones are a bit fragile, I'd pay a bit more and get an aluminium one with a proper hinge.
by pistonbroke
Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:36 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: light extension?
Replies: 19
Views: 968

Re: light extension?

short piece of tube held in 2 clamps above the main bar.. It's a 20g Co2 cannister for inflating a tubeless tyre if all else fails. I've made an adapter with a short length of rubber hose so once the wheel is removed from the bike, it can be re-inflated without dismantling the garmin mount. I love ...
by pistonbroke
Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: light extension?
Replies: 19
Views: 968

Re: light extension?

Image
Bit clearer on this pic.
by pistonbroke
Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: light extension?
Replies: 19
Views: 968

Re: light extension?

I made an extender for my Revo light, it should work on all Exposure mounts I guess. Basically it's a countersunk head screw up the middle of a piece of tube, in my case for added bling an offcut of carbon fibre tri bar extension, screwed into the light housing and loctited. https://i.imgur.com/MccW...
by pistonbroke
Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Montanas Vacias in winter
Replies: 2
Views: 283

Re: Montanas Vacias in winter

Padonbike +1 of this parish rode the MV last week, contrary to my predictions of cold and wet, we're having an autumn heat wave here with temperatures in the mid-late 20's. Looking forward to reading about their experiences. I'm so lucky to live less than 100km from bits of this route but actually t...
by pistonbroke
Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Aggression from others spoil your ride?
Replies: 31
Views: 2332

Re: Aggression from others spoil your ride?

Strangely exactly the same thing happened to me in a pub in Dolgellau. Only difference is the incident happened 40+ years ago when I was a student in South Wales, I ran the outdoor activities society and we were on a hiking, climbing &drinking weekend around Cadair Idris. We walked into a pub an...
by pistonbroke
Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tubeless - your ritual
Replies: 39
Views: 1695

Re: Tubeless - your ritual

To be fair to PX which is a phase I thought I'd never say having worked there for 21/2 years, the wheels are made by Fulcrum and when I did my identical wheels that were OEM on a bargain Freeranger I bought at Christmas, the 25mm tape I used was absolutely fine and the 47mm Specialized tyres I bough...
by pistonbroke
Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tubeless - your ritual
Replies: 39
Views: 1695

Re: Tubeless - your ritual

That sort of makes sense and may cause the lifting of the tape as the escaping air gets between the rim outer and inner causing the back pressure you described to me. I'd still be inclined to use proper wide tape given the upcoming trip.
by pistonbroke
Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tubeless - your ritual
Replies: 39
Views: 1695

Re: Tubeless - your ritual

The £100 deal from Planet X? I've got these on my Freeranger gravel bike and they do have drain holes. I used 25mm wide tubeless tape which extends up the side of the rim a bit and they went up and more importantly stayed up 1st time. I'm using 47mm Specialized gravel tyres. If I'm right, it wouldn'...
by pistonbroke
Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tubeless - your ritual
Replies: 39
Views: 1695

Re: Tubeless - your ritual

Given it's road rims, it's not something daft like them being deep section with tiny drain holes in the section that are leaking air from the rim bed?
by pistonbroke
Wed Oct 12, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Influencer parody - or is it?
Replies: 7
Views: 488

Re: Influencer parody - or is it?

Having worked for/with Germans for 25 years the humour is very different to British, they think irony is something you do to shirts and self deprecation makes you go blind. The humour is quite slapstick, the more telegraphed the better, hence the popularity of Benny Hill and Mr Bean. Wordplay and su...
by pistonbroke
Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tubeless - your ritual
Replies: 39
Views: 1695

Re: Tubeless - your ritual

Step 1, remove tyre from folded up state and leave for a bit to form into it's proper shape to straighten any sharp folds in the bead. Step2, rub IPA (not Indian Pale Ale) on the inner surface with something abrasive like wire wool or pan scourer to remove silicone release agent used my manufacturer...
by pistonbroke
Sat Oct 08, 2022 5:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Rectangular top tube bag?
Replies: 9
Views: 665

Re: Rectangular top tube bag?

Seconded for Acepac I've got both the large and medium and strangely the medium holds my phone better as it doesn't taper so much. It's this one https://www.bergfreunde.es/acepac-fuel-bag-alforja-para-bicicleta/?aid=7fc8ffc6db398848fd46ce9c750dfeb6&pid=10004&dsc=false&gclid=CjwKCAjwv4SaB...
by pistonbroke
Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone tried a bivvy here?
Replies: 16
Views: 1383

Re: Anyone tried a bivvy here?

This disused monastery is 8km from home, next to a mineral water bottling plant, also disused. Lots of lurid tales locally about it's history Image
by pistonbroke
Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11445
Views: 1921397

Re: The post man's been ...

The Via de la Plata is definitely on my list for next year, we were due to do it about now but my ongoing shoulder injury from falling off in June have scuppered multi day trips for now. I reckon 9 days riding should be about the right pace.