I use a Lezyne Macro Drive, which has a 'race mode' feature. When you put the light on this setting, pressing the button cycles between full power and a medium output. It's not perfect but it's a pretty easy way to dip the beam, and useful off road too - full power for descents, dipped for everywhe...

Hmm - my eTrex (35 touch) has a limit of 40 waypoints per route, if you want to get turn by turn notifications - not the 250 stated above. I find this a bit puzzling, TBH, as it only needs the route you to the next point, then the point after that - not calculate the whole route at once. It's only m...

techno wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:25 am Massive tiny panniers:
https://www.mundomusicgear.co.uk/products/airpannier

Airpanniers - for your air guitar, apparently...

rudedog wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:28 am I just have the light pointed down so it’s focused below driver eye level.

Whilst that helps to avoid dazzling, it doesn't make best use of the available light, with too much of it being close to the bike. At speed, you want the beam further ahead of your front wheel

Any of these, depending on your battery preference. There's no auto-dip, because they have a beam pattern that doesn't dazzle. (Very effective, it is, too) https://www.bumm.de/en/products/akku-scheinwerfer.html As the dip effect comes from the shape of the reflector, it's surprising that few (if any...

Wotsits wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:32 pm

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:09 pm

belugabob wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:20 am

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:46 pm A ZX80!

Ooohh!!!

Does it work?

#geek

It does

Might know someonw with a lightly used QL if your interested Dave?

Double Ooohh!!!

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:32 am
Oiling kitchen worktops now

Nowt worse than squeaky kitchen worktops

Have decided against cleaning the conservatory roof, tomorrow, and will wait until it's a bit warmer.

Might end up back-flushing the pond filter, instead.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:46 pm A ZX80!

Ooohh!!!

Does it work?

#geek

Last as in "final one before retirement"? If so, I'm somewhat jealous I have jokingly referred to myself as currently "retired", but I'm only 33 so sadly it's a temporary situation :wink: This won't make you feel better, but - "it makes me feel better" (59 3/4)

He should have brought my new Alpkit windproof but a stock error means they don't actual have the size I wanted :| Of course, they're being helpful in sorting it out as best they can, so this isn't a complaint. He did bring my last payslip and P45 though :cool: Last as in "final one before ret...

I've resumed my tile bagging activities, after a very slack winter (for many reasons)

Crept up from 32 x 32, to 33 x 33, but the scene is set for maybe 36 x 36 soon.

I'm getting dangerously close to having to ride in London

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:49 pm All you need to know right here* Shaf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9FsEi2us88


*it'll being back memories for some I'm sure.

Thanks for the trip back in time, Norm

"Somebody, somewhere, is breeding idiots - and giving them my address..."

Mart wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:38 am A wheel shaped box from those lovely people at @KeepPedaling

Really - as in 'flat, cylindrical' box

That's cool

Much of a faff to top up? Did you have to remove the bladder or half empty the frame bag to do so? Yes....... I emptied the kit out above it (so load up with this in mind) and took it out to fill it up. But I was in no ITT so time wasn't an issue How feasible would it be, to remove the bite valve, ...

It sure is and, as I started work at 05:45, today, I didn't feel the slightest bit guilty about sloping off early for a sunny dog walk in the forest.
It was surprisingly dry, too.

This website lists every fare for every journey on the UK rail network. Useful to work out what the basic parameters are, and helps to time your travel to get the cheapest fares. https://www.brfares.com The various ticket spitter sites can sometimes be helpful. Thanks for that link. However, its me...

I get the impression that you're not supposed to understand the pricing 'logic' A while back my brother-in-law wanted to visit his brother, in Glasgow, and there was a TV advert along the lines of 'Glasgow, from £10 return' (or some other ridiculously low price, that escapes me, right now) He tried...

I get the impression that you're not supposed to understand the pricing 'logic' A while back my brother-in-law wanted to visit his brother, in Glasgow, and there was a TV advert along the lines of 'Glasgow, from £10 return' (or some other ridiculously low price, that escapes me, right now) He tried ...

I went out after dark last night to get the work week out of my head. I was just doing my irregular 1hr-10mile route and about halfway round a bloody great barn owl decided to fly along beside my for nearly 50m. I am not quick. It was about 3 seconds which felt like forever. Simply lovely. I had th...

The thing that surprises me with disposable BBQ is the lack of understanding regarding how long these things remain hot for. Me, I'd have thought it'd be quite obvious. :roll: I came across one, still smouldering, that somebody had left leaning against a plastic rubbish bin. Luckily I was only s fe...

Every summer the parks round our village become pockmarked with little rectangles of burnt grass. These things are a disgrace. Total ban please. In our local park, I've seen families using disposable BBQs on the (very dry) grass - whilst sat next to vacant brick structures built specifically for th...

The newer Shimano brakes, where you can screw a bleed funnel into the lever housing, are an absolute doddle to bleed. Even the older type, where you have to take the cover off the lever housing, to expose the reservoir, are reasonably easy. Bleed up, from the caliper, and take your time, for good re...

Not condoning the farmer's actions, but I can predict that a lot of incidents lead up this, and he'd just had enough. I know how he feels, as my neighbours simply don't give a stuff about where they park, and it's doing my head in. I have to think positively, though, and just thank them for giving m...

Can't think of any situation where mudguards would be a hindrance

I have one word for you - clag.