Funnily enough I did a similar distance in my local hills and was almost given to think how spring-like it was. Quite soggy under wheel though and no Magnum!
Currently lashing down yet again...
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3323
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3971
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Just about to go and shove 1KG of coffee beans through my new grinder. I'm like a kid with a new toy... 😀 Bob. It's Friday evening, you should be drinking beer, not coffee! It was a kilo bag of the cheapest crap I could find, no way would I want to make anything with the resulting grounds. 🤮 Will b...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Similar but cheaper (rear rack content)
- Replies: 6
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Re: Similar but cheaper (rear rack content)
Is it not more metal bits to break Simon?voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:25 am Thanks for those suggestions.
Maybe the idea of three mounts on the rear isn’t as good as I’m thinking it to be
I'm not getting stuff like that - looks a right faff to unstrap those bags - I'd just use a set of Ortleib front panniers on a normal rack
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Badger Divide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 277
Re: Badger Divide
Hi Pete, yes it's still shut - location is NN 53371 54457 it's easy to avoid just stick to the road and miss the loop round Leagag. If you are heading north to south, climb up a lovely trail from the car park at Carrie - it goes up the north west side of the burn and rejoins the Gallabaich track jus...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
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Re: What you done t' your bike today
Fitted new brakes to the Jones. A bit of a U turn for me as I'm back on Hopes after finally getting fed up of Shimano variable lever / will the brake work or won't it nonsense. They've done alright on the Jones at 7 years old I suppose.... Anyway my local-ish bike shop (singletracks in Kirkcaldy) is...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
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- Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: North York Moors 300
- Replies: 23
- Views: 706
Re: North York Moors 300
The last descent was a bit lumpy.... Oh yeah, forgot about that section down the washed out Boltby Bash enduro trail. I think I swore. My brain was about half a mile behind me so I was right into the really rough (aka gnarly) bit before I realised I needed to actually think about where I was going,...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Just partaken of a pleasant luncheon. Chatted with my pal at the Council about how he's going to spend the £1m we managed to wangle for new cycleways and footpaths around the town, so that was nice. Based on the rates for HS2 I'd estimate that £1M will be enough to construct nearly 12m of new cycle...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4932
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Re: Bargain Alert Thread
DJ bar? Too narrow for me, if you are going to go for the full vintage scrambles bar , it needs to be at least 850mm wide a la Surly sunrise....voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:59 pm Interesting bar from Cannondale
https://www.merlincycles.com/cannondale ... 04238.html
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:51 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: North York Moors 300
- Replies: 23
- Views: 706
Re: North York Moors 300
The last descent was a bit lumpy....
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 249
- Views: 147299
Re: How to insert pictures
Heading out of Strath Vaich over to Deanich lodge on last years HT perchance?
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 502
- Views: 22645
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Is that the subway at the back of Edinburgh park? I vaguely recall trying to get into that years ago when I lived in South gyle but it was firmly barriered off....
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: They have finally arrived
- Replies: 8
- Views: 375
Re: They have finally arrived
I take it it's the lightweight stuff? Outdry Extreme, "external membrane combined with an inner layer of soft fabric"; sounds like the heavier version to me. That does look the same stuff as on the lightweight 'Titanium' version, currently available for £157. https://www.columbiasportswea...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3971
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Hmm, hmm and thrice hmmmm.... Plus you don't have to fanny about taking it to a dealers to service... Anyone want to buy a Triumph tiger 800? Anyway, enough of all that, off oot West this eve for another weekend of drinking beer and woodland management. In a break with tradition the weather looks be...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Hmmm. Once again I was idly contemplating spending 10 large on a new (motor)bike the other day but I've cooled again seeing something like that...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: They have finally arrived
- Replies: 8
- Views: 375
Re: They have finally arrived
Hmmm also. I see they do a hat as well. Thinking about it though, green isn't a bad colour for overtrousers and once they have got sprayed with gunge they will look OK.
I take it it's the lightweight stuff?
I take it it's the lightweight stuff?
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 445
Re: Bikepacking race tips from a pro...
:-bd Good single speed vibes too :mrgreen: I've eaten 4 energy bars in my life and that was 4 too many - they are all over priced crap. Powders and gels taste like something you use to clean the bathroom... A Pork pie on the other hand! (And with an apple and a lump of cheese makes a meal fit for an...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT entries CLOSE SATURDAY
- Replies: 21
- Views: 912
Re: WRT entries open
Epic fail on the train front. I could just about stomach the £180 fair but there isn't a bike space on any service between here and there on either the Friday or the Tuesday. Sorry Stu, your event CO2 footprint just went up....
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3971
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Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
That looks a nice thing Stu and suitably analogue. Re the touch screen stuff - it's even appearing on modern motorbikes - give me a shoogly needle on a clock any day!
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 1400 metre climb over 100km ??
- Replies: 16
- Views: 561
Re: 1400 metre climb over 100km ??
Perth to the summit of the Cairnwell? 65k and 660m of climbing, with a nice little sting in the tale?? Mostly long and steady as per Euro climbs though
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: GB Duro Entries open
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1164
Re: GB Duro Entries open
I've got a place if I pay up. Will give it some thought as in two minds now....
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:43 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: North York Moors 300
- Replies: 23
- Views: 706
Re: North York Moors 300
I think I'll stick to the 300...
I'll see. If I can get a week off then mebbes I'll do the whole lot
I'll see. If I can get a week off then mebbes I'll do the whole lot
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
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Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Ooh, tempting in that case. QR too. Let me think about it and I might make you an offer, unless someone else can use them. No rush, I did try selling them on here a wee while back but no takers. https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=310936&hilit=fork#p310936 Price very negot...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4932
- Views: 1211187
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
No probs, they do have triple bottle mounts and mudguard mounts, but tyre clearance is limited to 40mm - https://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/genesis- ... -vargn1261
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 1400 metre climb over 100km ??
- Replies: 16
- Views: 561
Re: 1400 metre climb over 100km ??
I was about to say any road ride in mid Wales or the Yorkshire Dales. 1400m climb per 100k is actually quite easy to achieve round here too.