Morning! I have a question that you guys will surely know the answer to..... I'm currently investigating various 29er/69er possibilities and was wondering if any 26" rigid fork will take a 29" wheel??? I ask as I've found that On-one have their CroMo 26er MTB Fork on clearance for £29.99 I...

didnothingfatal/Singlespeedpunk, thanks for that - i'll be honest, if i'd realised that there was a sub-tenner ready-made solution before i bought the MYOG kit then i'd most likely have taken the easy route and got one. but.....i've ordered my kit now and am really looking forward to making my own l...

Arghhhh.....now you've peaked my interest if they will fit an Inbred 29er !! stuart, i'm heading first one way and then another with this whole 29er/69er thing and at the minute am also swinging between front-bounce and fully-rigid and so if you get an offer from someone else then go ahead and sell...

ian, i was reading through that blog post and thinking that it'd be good to ask the author a few questions about the thing and then i realised that it's your blog! i had a look around the site and now i realise that you and beth and the ones kindly making me my shiny new frame bag - cool. so.....how...

How long are you going for and how long does a set of batteries last? I would most likely just take spare batteries. i'll be away for 10 days. and.....it's not the AA and AAA batteries that're the problem (as i'd happily just carry a spare set of each and then replace 'em as necessary in little tow...

having recently discovered that the manufacturers stated run-time for my new video camera was ever-so-slightly exaggerated (by a factor of about 10!) i'm now thinking that i could use some kind of portable power. so.....does anyone know of a solution (on the market as opposed to in the R&D stage...

Now this is a long story so I'll shorten it, to ... yes I still have them, the steerer is 160mm (ignore what I said up there ^^) and they're now £70 ;) ooooh.....160mm is a little shorter than would work with the components i already have but.....maybe changing the headset for something requiring l...

don't get too excited as i'm only making preliminary enquiries in order to get some prices together for a possible new bike but.....

are these forks still for sale?

let me know (and i'll let you know when this idea is shot to pieces by wifey).

gairy.

here it is (in a thread appropriately named 'POE peak elite ac'):

http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... read#p4335

if you're looking for a 2/3's POE peak elite ac then isn't someone selling one in another thread (can't remember who or where - maybe someone can post a link to said thread???)?

d45yth wrote:I've just come back from a trip to Morocco and it was a bit of a standing joke that I was fetching chameleons back in mine! Long story, don't ask. But ha, Chameleons! There's more money to be made with tortoises!

tortoises???

inside a bike frame???

i'll leave the sales-talk to those who're way more experienced in these areas than me but.....i was recently in your position and, after much deliberation and research, i ended up going for: - sleeping bag: Vango Venom 300 - bivi-bag: Alpkit Hunka (XL) - mat: POE Peak Elite AC (2/3 length found onli...

today i am feeling a little miffed! i've been really excited since receiving my new helmet/bar-mounted video camera (nothing exciting - just a Kodak Playsport Zx3) and so today (even though it was COLD ) i went for a ride to capture my first HD footage of the amazing riding/scenery around here. so.....

how about inside the 8l dry bag inside the bivi bag inside the 13l dry bag???

pedalhead wrote:I happen to have a 13L Alpkit bag (and a tape measure!) on my very messy desk. Approx length with closure folded 3 times is 40cm.

very efficient and helpful!

cheers.

if it's not a hassle - what's the (sealed/folded-up) length on that one???

I just rolled my sleeping bag up inside my bivvy bag which went in a dry bag on my bars, means quick and easy setup and pack up, would be even better if I could get my sleeping mat in too but it's just a bit wide. that's exactly what i as hoping to do but i'll need something a little bigger than th...

The Rab has 350g of 560+ EU fill down. The Vango has 300g of 600 fill (as it's not stated we'll assume its US 600) just FYI (as i was interested because i have the Vango bag) i emailed Vango to check whether they EU or US rated down - here's their response: Hi, Gairy. Thanks for your mail. Our slee...

nice transformation!

i can't wait to get mine done.

enjoy your ride.....

I've uploaded the spreadsheet as it is now to here... brilliant! once i'm not so tired that my vision is going blurred i'll take a proper look around and start whacking my kit on there! does anyone know if there's an online resource which lists the weights of common camping/backpacking/bikepacking ...

the postwoman came again today and she brought: - Garmin eTrex Legend HCx - Kodak ZX3 video camera thingy (plus loads of bits like a helmet mount, tripod, spare battery, car charger, 32gb memory stick) - Gore gloves i just need to figure out how all this technomology gadgetry malarky works now! fun,...

pedalhead wrote:I've been getting all geeky with Excel today & I'm getting close to finishing up my template. I've shamelessly stolen some of Ian's ideas, but based mine on a separate kit list sheet.

what are the chances you'd be happy to part with a copy of that excel spreadsheet???

for me it's all about priorities. for years i just threw a few bits (hammock, tarp and a mess-tin) in my bag and spent the night out on bigger than normal rides. my main priority was finding remote perfect singletrack and riding it fast with a big grin on my face. so.....i needed minimal kit (as not...

i'm in.

january - done!

february - i think i'll wait until the temperatures get up above zero (was -14 in the sun yesterday and -20 at night!) but i should manage it before the month's out.

Ray Young wrote:Hi gairym, thanks for that, have put a post up to restlessnative.

neh worries - hope it helps.