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- Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Find yourself a Fogou.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 865
Re: Find yourself a Fogou.
The word isn't too dissimilar to the Welsh for cave (ogofâu) is it? Both Celtic/Brythonic whatever languages. I was just reading about the rapid decline in the Cornish language, after the Prayer Book Rebellion in 16th century. Bloomin religious zealots..... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_Boo...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:19 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Veneto Trail 2023 anyone else!
- Replies: 21
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Re: Veneto Trail 2023 anyone else!
How did you travel there Rich - flight to Venice? And how many days riding?
Valerio - have you started looking at logistics? Looks like flight or train to Venice Treviso is then rideable to start/finish would work?
Valerio - have you started looking at logistics? Looks like flight or train to Venice Treviso is then rideable to start/finish would work?
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:08 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Cancelled,: South West Lakes Spring Break, 23-24 March 2024
- Replies: 7
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- Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:50 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Cancelled,: South West Lakes Spring Break, 23-24 March 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1950
Cancelled,: South West Lakes Spring Break, 23-24 March 2024
Now working that weekend
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All day comfortable, do-it-all waterproof trousers?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1094
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pilgrimage for a Pint
- Replies: 10
- Views: 822
Re: Pilgrimage for a Pint
I like to follow https://www.facebook.com/minchadventures and hope, one day, to get a boat in for a while hill bagging and riding. And Old Forge patronising......
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 6:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
- Replies: 1461
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- Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:34 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)
- Replies: 50
- Views: 10220
Re: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)
I'm up for a go Shaf, though broken ribs just now mean it'll be a few weeks yet. Cockermouth, Cumbria. Nice1 Boxelder. I always think the more issues we have to tackle (broken ribs, ice, being soft etc etc), then the less we have to ride to get the same 'comeuppance' (I think it fits). I'm just so ...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)
- Replies: 50
- Views: 10220
Re: Not Another Winter Event (approx Feb, 2024)
I'm up for a go Shaf, though broken ribs just now mean it'll be a few weeks yet.
Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Cockermouth, Cumbria.
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
- Replies: 1461
- Views: 399687
Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53299835435_e70592ad99_h.jpg received_827574765780386 by Verena Zimmer , on Flickr meant to post this a while ago, taken at the start of October. Those purple blooms are the 'opening notes of Autumn in the Alps' - or so an old French fella told me in September.
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 37
- Views: 11103
Re: HT550 - 2024
..........but maybe some mild ferry anxiety? Cycleway to the start from Glasgow rail station
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4004
- Views: 530383
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
@whitestone - Yikes.....but just think of the improvements this will bring to the air quality of S Dales and Westmoreland
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:02 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 37
- Views: 11103
Re: HT550 - 2024
160 male entrants for 35 places I hadn't heard that. Not great odds at all in that case, either from the off or via any reserve list. That also makes for 120 latent ITT attempts, assuming the group start wasn't the be-all and end-all. If I'm not the only one now thinking of going down that route ne...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:54 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 37
- Views: 11103
Re: HT550 - 2024
50:50 gender split - that's a great effort and hopefully a little bit of pay back for all the 'under the radar' efforts Alan puts in.
Good luck with the prep folks.
Good luck with the prep folks.
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4936
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Re: Bargain Alert Thread
My old Bontrager dropper gave up recently, so ordered a Fox Transfer job from Wiggle, as it was about the cheapest option around. £109 and came with a trigger!
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:07 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy 9th/10th December
- Replies: 39
- Views: 30179
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy 9th/10th December
Sat here looking at the weather, I'm selfishly feeling less gutted about not being able to join you
Have fun chaps. I'll join you in spirit, with a dram or two by our stove (and if I need the loo, I'll be sure to go outside and hover over the compost heap)
Have fun chaps. I'll join you in spirit, with a dram or two by our stove (and if I need the loo, I'll be sure to go outside and hover over the compost heap)
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:13 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bikepacking / ITT specific coaching.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12837
Re: Bikepacking / ITT specific coaching.
Some people gain a lot from being tutored for stuff. Paying someone to impart knowledge is a big part of their preparation and building the 'mental strength' to achieve/overcome. Knowing you can do it is a world away from hoping you can do it, and having someone assure you of that, alongside all the...
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:17 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 699
- Views: 152175
Re: Wildlife
Yep, everyone's favourite nocturnal flying mammal. It was obviously dark at the time, so we didn't notice.
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: For the cyclist who has everything else?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11533
Re: For the cyclist who has everything else?
I think it just points to the fact that you're a cyclist, who has it all
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 699
- Views: 152175
Re: Wildlife
About this time last year, myself and a mate had an overnighter at Kershopehead. Pedalling in from Newcastleton, we had a poke around an old outdoor ed centre. The pic below was me posing in the kitchen and my mate sent it to me today to point out the wildlife we'd not seen at the time. Can you spot...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: For the cyclist who has everything else?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11533
Re: For the cyclist who has everything else?
Just rest your bars on your gloves, which you've taken off to work on the bike. Stops your gloves blowing away too
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: For the cyclist who has everything else?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11533
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 37
- Views: 11103
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:43 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy 9th/10th December
- Replies: 39
- Views: 30179
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy 9th/10th December
I've busted some ribs today on black ice, so won't be joining in 🤕. Walking through town to post a parcel 😥 Shall I visit you as well on my way to Carlisle?😉 Heal quick fella. Ha - I'd walked across the road to check an old fella who'd fallen over, with a couple of others stood about not sure what ...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Winter bikepacking trousers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6772
Re: Winter bikepacking trousers
RAB Cinder, but they ain't cheap.