What you're going to read next is perhaps something that may only apply to a small % of people but I know it does apply to others besides me and can really help to reduce what you're carrying .... there are some people who take a certain pleasure in the act of 'enduring'. I'm not talking about suff...

Ive used it on and offline (and road) and has been good. I like it!

Has been for short ish rides though. Battery life always an issue with smart phone nav.

Something often overlooked on this subject is tyre weight. I run Nanos or Nine Lines at max 2.1" around the time of WRT, so I'm easily going to save 100-500g or more just in rubber alone over say a 2.3" or wider, or even a more robust 2.1 or 2.2". The trade off with less rubber being...

whitestone wrote:The end of an era

Some double ended and tapered dry bags, a Lion harness and an Ocelot from Beth and Ian.

Thanks guys.

Same here.

A cheetah to round off my collection.

I’ll take those two larger alpkit bags.

Could you pm me some payment details.

Not sure I can add much to the above comments. The design, quality, and service you provided was top-of-the-tree and will be missed. I’ve ordered a cheetah too as it’s the only item missing from my collection and I always meant to try one. Two out of my three frame bags are Beth-made and have been t...

When the light is off press and hold the ‘on’ button until the main light flashes rapidly several times. At that point the ‘status’ led on the back will being to flash slowly. The number of flashes is the mode it will end up in. Release the button when it’s in the right mode. The status light will r...

Some good recommendations here but I’d be happy with any of Alpkit’s offerings.

Decent performance, good price and they stand by their products for after sales or warranty issues.

I’ve done some sessions with experience cic in holmfirth. They specialise in hand bikes but are likely to know about other options for differently abled folks.

Worth a google, or I can dig out an email address. Craig is the guy to speak to. Or Laura.

Nice find bob! I think we have an inherited msr of similar vintage somewhere in the kit room.

Pretty ferocious things under power

I’ve just swapped to a Garmin inreach mini.

Mainly due to restarting to sail and planning coastal and sea trips with the kids. It’s a very well put together item, very impressive. It does a lot of things too. Monthly subs too which was the clincher

I was the postie.

A recent trip to southern Cumbria to buy a boat a 16 sailing dinghy, a Wayfarer.

Keen to relearn to sail and do a bit of exploring/cruising/dinghy camping

Looks like a great trip

It’s also on my list of places to find and stay at. I’ve got some ideas about the location but no clear directions as yet.

Looking forwards to a wee search at some point.

Ti frying pans aren't very good. Their heat conduction is poor so you get hotspots. It's fine for certain things, but Ti is really best at boiling water and low heat cooking. My Ti frying pan is part of a Snowpeak 1400 set (also had the big evernew one) and it's rarely used as anything other than a...

Recycled plastic??

https://www.tauntonleisure.com/gsi-cath ... 3iEALw_wcB

I’ve used the older version of these - https://www.evanscycles.com/elite-vip-b ... s-EV242878 to mount a bottle cage lower than my bosses would allow.

They have coped with ~20,000km+ of off-road riding without any drama.

I’ve heard it’s possible to download blank versions of these from the interweb and complete then yourself.

I’m sure this isn’t a good idea though and obviously wouldn’t recommend it

Mine seems to be all entirely different colours. Bright yellow, green, red, black. I’m not bothered about matchy-matchy but understand that some people are.

The last frame bag I had made is silver grey but the others are black.

I’ve got a 28hole dt Swiss 350 in the spares box?

For the spare-parts-bike-build-for-a-friend.

Does anyone have any wide range Shimano fit cassette in 11 speed variety?

Anything from new to well used is good. I’ve got chains to fit all options there.

Thanks for the info I've got a 3x3 DD tarp but my little boy is mildly autistic loves camping etc but just needs the familiarity/routine of the zips or closing of doors for him to settle we have tried with a tarp and he was a bit anxious etc. Don't want his hangups to stop him enjoying the outdoors...

I’ve used a metal out front which replaces the stem face plate. Pretty sure there is one with a Gopro Mount under too. I’ll see if I can find a link. Edit: it was like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KYJB94C/ref=asc_df_B07KYJB94C58548619/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22146&creativeASIN=B07...

Thanks for the info I've got a 3x3 DD tarp but my little boy is mildly autistic loves camping etc but just needs the familiarity/routine of the zips or closing of doors for him to settle we have tried with a tarp and he was a bit anxious etc. Don't want his hangups to stop him enjoying the outdoors...

middleagedmadness wrote:Another calender and plenty of soft stickers

Same here cheers Stu

This is rapidly heading towards a Pikolax thread. An all time classic on STW. Is that a trail park then? I’m usually loathe to link to ‘that place’ but this thread is an exception worth making. https://singletrackworld.com/2009/02/the-picolax-thread-returns/ In terms of the OP what is consistency l...