Arguably offset by the many people who've got lost with his assistance But hopefully they're grateful for that too in the end. Thanks Stu
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- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1198
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 34126
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Sounds painful Jimmy Well done on getting back out anyway!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1260
Re: packable fleece?
If you always have to wear the shell to make sure you don't lose all the heat kept in by the mid layer, then that doesn't sound like a very flexible system. A layer should be removable if the conditions don't need it. My cheapo base and fleece(s) are warm and I add a U/L rain top if it rains or is ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11453
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Re: The post man's been ...
...and brought a new GRX mech to replace the 105 one that exploded spectacularly the other day. Thought while I was replacing it, I might as well get something that will cope with a larger cassette without swapping the goat link in and out, shift better, and... be more clutchy. But I can't escape th...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 5978
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Of course, Cycling UK were formerly CTC, the Cyclists Touring Club, and if I remember rightly there was a bit of disquiet amongst more traditional members when the Club both embraced MTBs and then changed their name. It's perhaps a little ironic that bikepacking possibly reflects a shift back to th...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Spring clean: BB7s, arm warmers, climbing shoes, messenger bag, bladder, grips, tyres, softshell
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1465
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 5978
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 5978
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
I knew exactly what this was going to be about before I opened it :lol: I read the same article and thought "that's not what I would call bikepacking", shrugged inwardly and carried on with my life. My wife, who isn't a bikepacker, but has a vague understanding of what I do, happened to re...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:11 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Spring clean: BB7s, arm warmers, climbing shoes, messenger bag, bladder, grips, tyres, softshell
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1465
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Spring clean: BB7s, arm warmers, climbing shoes, messenger bag, bladder, grips, tyres, softshell
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1465
Spring clean: BB7s, arm warmers, climbing shoes, messenger bag, bladder, grips, tyres, softshell
All prices are collected from Newcastle, please add £3.50 for Royal Mail Tracked 48 postage, unless otherwise stated. Will obviously combine for multiple items. More pictures of some stuff here: https://ibb.co/album/d4Rspx Avid BB7 MTN, pair Well used but fully functional, everything free and moving...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Bum bag cover
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1797
Re: Bum bag cover
For me it's the ability to access snacks without getting my hands covered in muck. Particularly symptomatic of the winter we've had I think!
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Bum bag cover
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1797
Bum bag cover
Very simple one, but made a cover for my Evoc Hip Pack Pro to keep the crap off, particularly the zip, from some leftover lightweight ripstop nylon and a bit of elastic. Oh and some onewrap to secure it through the holes in the belt (not entirely necessary but makes sure it covers it properly and st...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4933
- Views: 1240585
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Nearly new SQ lab inner bar ends on eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186367915069
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186367915069
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 34126
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
That looks cracking Jeff!
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 34126
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Well, that's my BAM over before it really got started... My mate had suggested a couple of local days on the Sandstone Way but I quickly talked us into the Lakeland 200 over three days on the basis that at least the rockier trails wouldn't be a slopfest. That turned out to be a good call, but alas, ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stress Art
- Replies: 3
- Views: 707
Re: Stress Art
Always good to keep these artifacts as a reminder! I think I've posted this on here before, but this https://i.ibb.co/vYkysMT/20221231-092957.jpg Is the sump plug out of my old Volvo 240. I stupidly tried to wind it out clockwise doing an oil change due to being in a hurry, and upside down, and inst...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:22 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 5603
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Glad there was a happy resolution to this, well done. Definitely character-building this stuff. I've been in that pit of despair where you've dug yourself a hole (not that I'm suggesting you did anything wrong to start with) that's going to sap time/money/energy getting out of, if you even can. In m...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3992
- Views: 520646
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
the problem with having multiple bikes True. About 6 miles for me, including the 4 home from the station, though some of it I was able to coast. I was chatting to the guy cleaning the platform while waiting for my train home (my bike attracted quite a lot of attention, not for the mangled derailleu...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3992
- Views: 520646
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Well, I'd gone about 12 miles when my mech hanger spontaneously snapped, threw the mech into my spokes and exploded. Fortunately I carry all the tools I need to shorten a chain, cable ties to fix stuff out of the way, and even an emergency mech hanger, in my tool bag. Unfortunately, today was also t...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3992
- Views: 520646
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Forecast is for a sunny day but a strong westerly: a north east classic. So bagged a ticket on the 7.40 to Hexham, upwind for a couple of hours easy ride home, for the princely sum of £3.70 A couple of days late, but since the day in question was miserable, today feels like a good day to celebrate t...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Crashing....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 624
Re: Crashing....
Sucks, doesn't it. It's always the stupid, innocuous-seeming situations too. Damaging kit is annoying too, but at least it can be replaced. Shame it doesn't grow back like skin though!
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 5603
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Shaff - get a dremel (cheapo ebay copy in any case) and try to grind out as much of the bolt as you can before have a go with a tap. In fact if you are careful and very patient, you might be able to get enough out to pick the threads of the bolt out without tapping - even if you can get the first b...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1971
Re: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
Funnily enough Dave, I was thinking earlier that I tend to only sleep out for three maybe four nights at a time on a trip You're already doing better than me then! Good idea :-bd So to clarify, can we use paid for accommodation during the trip? Rules as per BAM, except any accommodation is acceptab...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1971
Supertramp 2024: A Challenge
BAM seems to be a great motivator for getting people out the door, and often people do it as part of a bigger trip, but I've been thinking recently how much more rewarding it is to get out for at least two nights in a row. Waking up outside (or, more often, coming round from the final nap of the nig...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Matthew Fairbrother
- Replies: 6
- Views: 503
Re: Matthew Fairbrother
PS for those that haven't come across him before, he has previous for this sort of deviant behaviour... A couple of years ago (?) he raced the Enduro World Series as a privateer, bikepacking between races out of necessity. It got quite a lot of coverage, and he seems to have got quite a few sponsors...