"...bivvy bag for Pete..." Actually a Buffalo bag and down jacket/trouser/socks combo'. Lovely and warm. Epiphany of the week: wellies (yes, Wellington boots) are perfect for winter MTBing. It was a joy to wake with warm, dry feet and put them into warm, dry footwear :grin: . The recent mo...
Leaving the cardboard and masking tape stage and entering the aluminium and duct tape phase is cheery. I know it'll likely not mean much to anyone but trust me on this :wink: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LNghH5OpcZbjKAB9ww0bg0le_MR0T6VyyjnqHRnaC3rmNTJuL8JylotTqwi70QY...
Not sure I'll be riding this weekend, but taking my scout group on their mini-expedition tonight... couple of hours walk by headtorch tonight followed by pizza and a film or 2 in the scout hut we're sleeping in. Tomorrow's plan is a scenic walk home via houndkirk hill and stanage edge which should ...
Aldi "adventure trousers", on sale a few months ago. Black, stretchy, windproof, quick-drying and cheap enough (£13) not to worry about trashing them. And they fit .
Or if the weather's really gopping: waterproof shorts, Gore-Tex gaiters and walking boots.
I'm also a bit fed up of the increasing rise in sprocket numbers with a need to go to electronic shifting to make 12 speed work. Hence use of one sprocket! 3x7 (22/32/42 & 11-32 on 26" wheels) gives me all the range I need. Any lower and I'd be too slow to stay upright :grin: . Just gone b...
Perfection comes from removing complexity, etc. "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away" - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Going *slightly* off-tangent - the recommended service interval of many suspension forks and shocks wouldn...
I am also on the look out for a Series III Land Rover to embrace a more simple way of motoring (simple means sh1t and unreliable, but with soul) Analogue Land Rovers are currently very overpriced and, as you say, corroded and unreliable :sad: . If you're looking for some minimalist, classic British...
Given my age (32) and my job (web development) I would say I am unusually ‘analogue’. He says, typing this on his phone and wearing a smartwatch. I think peak analogue/manual was intentionally buying a second hand push mower and having to take it apart and sharpen the blade, instead of an electric ...
Well, this weekend's really. My stepson's first cycle/camp/bivi/motorsport trip and most definitely not the sort of things he learned on DofE Gold :grin: . Friday : train to Penrith; cycle to Keswick for lunch, then ride to Borrowdale YHA to camp. £10 per person camping: £12 for 2 pints of beer (wha...
Managed to survive my night with "Hurricane Reg" :-bd . It was indeed a stellar bivi spot (but could so easily have been a "Stella" bivi spot :???: ). Good job we packed the Halloween costumes :YMDEVIL: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53306991779_87ae4705a9_z.jpg ... yes she ...
Still, Stu's probably laughing his head off 'cos it's probably nowt to do with our power grid :smile: . Indeed...my money's on politics, landed gentry, the disenfranchised underclass, a distinct lack of energy supply, or quite simply tussocks so huge you wish you had more power to overcome them :wi...
Same route as yesterday, but with more sunshine .
Riding along Bulbarrow ridge gave me a lovely view of several small cloud inversions across Blackmore Vale .
Back to Beds today to prepare for "Storm Reg" on Thursday