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- Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bike Advice (Switch from CX to MTB?)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1925
Re: Bike Advice (Switch from CX to MTB?)
The Boardman bikes appear good value for money - I know a few (club riders rather than someone who just "fancied a bike") who have Boardman road bikes and are happy with them.
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Waterproof gilet?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2683
Re: Waterproof gilet?
never quite understood Gilets or sleeveless jackets as they call them in Ireland how ever i do like the work one i´ve got but i wonder why its waterproof? They make lots of sense for road biking but not so much off-road mainly due to the higher speeds on the road. A couple of scenarios: 1. Very lig...
- Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:18 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: r values, togs and sleep mats
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1487
Re: r values, togs and sleep mats
+1 to thatAlpinum wrote:Working in science reveals nicely what a pain in the arse imperial units are. ...
SI for president!
I'm no spring chicken so it's not an age thing
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Best front ring for 1x10 set up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4576
Re: Best front ring for 1x10 set up
I've a RaceFace 30T on my 1x10 set up, not had chain drop yet even when blasting down technical trails in pursuit of my mates on full suss bikes.
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hardcore or lightweight?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 8194
Re: Hardcore or lightweight?
Not all of us in the north have gravy on our chips, mainly the Manchester area I believe. Certainly in Cumbria we are more refined
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hardcore or lightweight?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 8194
Re: Hardcore or lightweight?
21pts
Though the answers to "How long have you continually worn the same clothes for?" Should be
• A month or so - 1
• a week - 2
• Till mummy says I have to change - 3
Though to be really hardcore it should be: until the stitching falls apart
Though the answers to "How long have you continually worn the same clothes for?" Should be
• A month or so - 1
• a week - 2
• Till mummy says I have to change - 3
Though to be really hardcore it should be: until the stitching falls apart
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:12 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rovaniemi 150
- Replies: 399
- Views: 68651
Re: Rovaniemi 150
A check on Strava (yes I know) doesn't show many segments in that area though it looks like there are one or two hills. With some (several?) people chosing singlespeed I suspected it might be relatively gentle terrain, well apart from the snow and the cold (though it's currently -2C).
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:59 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rovaniemi 150
- Replies: 399
- Views: 68651
Re: Rovaniemi 150
What are the gradients on the route? Obviously the lakes are flat - I hope.
- Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: how much???!!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2769
Re: how much???!!!
Many years ago when I was starting out alpine climbing (with a mate who had over a dozen seasons and several good 'ticks' to his name) I wondered why anyone would hire a guide to be dragged up what to me looked to be pretty plain, technically easy routes*. My mate countered with the argument that, s...
- Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: bit OT... connecting a RIG7 to a campervan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1156
Re: bit OT... connecting a RIG7 to a campervan
Tip number five might be what you are after - https://www.alpkit.com/alpdocs/tarp_tips.pdf
- Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rovaniemi 150
- Replies: 399
- Views: 68651
Re: Rovaniemi 150
That's the pilot!johnnystorm wrote:This plane stinks of Vodka!Zippy wrote:Keep the updates coming
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Heads Up.... Dam Land Rovers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1994
Re: Heads Up.... Dam Land Rovers
From the scheduling info on the BBC site it looks like this is going out in tonight's episode
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 2015
- Replies: 738
- Views: 131270
Re: Highland Trail 2015
Yes, looks like it's the only show in town - did a search this afternoon and couldn't find anything saying there was a village store or similar in either Kylesku or Kylestrome.
The Drumbeg store has a rather spiffy website - http://www.drumbegstores.co.uk/
The Drumbeg store has a rather spiffy website - http://www.drumbegstores.co.uk/
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which headset?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1077
Re: Which headset?
On-One? I've one on my commuter and not touched it in three years
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lightweight sleeping mats
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2426
Re: Lightweight sleeping mats
Thanks for the replies.
Like I said, I've used pieces of karrimat taped together. Used it for events like the OMM as well as bothy trips but it does require that I'm using a rucksack, or at least that's how I've always done it. Old bones are leading me to a "softer" solution
Like I said, I've used pieces of karrimat taped together. Used it for events like the OMM as well as bothy trips but it does require that I'm using a rucksack, or at least that's how I've always done it. Old bones are leading me to a "softer" solution
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lightweight sleeping mats
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2426
Re: Lightweight sleeping mats
For £19 it looks worth a shot
So long as I'm not in direct contact with the ground pretty well anything will do for me.
So long as I'm not in direct contact with the ground pretty well anything will do for me.
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lightweight sleeping mats
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2426
Lightweight sleeping mats
What do folk on here recommend for a lightweight sleeping mat? Probably looking at an inflatable mat as these will (should) compress down to be fairly compact when not in use. I've a full length Thermarest which will do for late autumn - winter - early spring, but I'm after something for the warmer ...
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: PSA - Pugsley Ops on sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 737
PSA - Pugsley Ops on sale
Was in All Terrain Cycles in Saltaire this lunchtime and they had the Surley Pugsley Ops on sale at £1399 - http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/Surly ... s-Fat-Bike
SWMBO won't let me have a fat bike
SWMBO won't let me have a fat bike
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Could I die?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6610
Re: Could I die?
Despite being "uncomfortable" (to put it mildly) many times when out on the hill or working outside I've only ever once felt that I was approaching the first stages of hypothermia. I just started to feel "different" in a way I hadn't experienced before. Fortunately I was able to ...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alpkit 650B+ bikepacking bike.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19829
Re: Alpkit 650B+ bikepacking bike.
Oh god a new genre - the bike packing bike. I thought the whole point of bikepacking (and all the weird shaped bags) was that you could use any mountainbike, even a full bouncer. People may choose to use rigids for simplicity's sake but you don't need to tag them as 'bikepacking' its just a fecking...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Battery pack
- Replies: 1
- Views: 694
Battery pack
Has anyone any recommendations for a battery pack to be used for extending the use time of my GPS (Garmin 510)? At the moment it would just need to supply power but in the future I'll be looking at having a dynamo setup so being able to charge it from such (through a regulator) would be an advantage...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stabilising the Alpkit Fuel Pod (or other top tube bag)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5626
Re: Stabilising the Alpkit Fuel Pod (or other top tube bag)
Somewhat bizarrely I was having this problem with my fuel pod and was thinking along the same lines. You need something on the other side of the top tube to attach to so that it doesn't twist about. A couple of velcro patches on either side of the frame bag should be enough.
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Sick as a dog......Show me your current set up...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6733
Re: Sick as a dog......Show me your current set up...
Is it just me or do steel hardtails look lovely with a 1x setup? (they look lovely anyway of course )
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yorkshire 300
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1830
Re: Yorkshire 300
I'm in.
I'm pretty sure that Stuart (Rider) started a thread about it some time back, maybe September or a little bit later
I'm pretty sure that Stuart (Rider) started a thread about it some time back, maybe September or a little bit later
- Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where do you WANT to live and why?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3010
Re: Where do you WANT to live and why?
Within the UK: The Lakes (grew up there); NW Scotland
Outside the UK: maybe Alaska
NW Scotland and Alaska both have that wilderness appeal.
Outside the UK: maybe Alaska
NW Scotland and Alaska both have that wilderness appeal.