Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:22 pm Taylor reckons standard silicone sealer is by far the very best thing.

This is what I did recently and it works great. I bought this stuff. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0036GEK9W/ ... 11_TE_item

In Reverse wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:14 pm Get a Manchester Terrier and plus its bed in the shed. A great ratter.

Our cat made a surprisingly good ratter. Cleared out our shed. We were pretty shocked honestly.

12 Monkeys
Contagion
Outbreak

Write up from my trip last week.
Grit, Mac and Cheese - 800km in 4 days (4x200km DIYs)
https://www.composite-projects.co.uk/20 ... 00km-diys/

99percentchimp wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:04 pm Fingers crossed we are all able to travel for it Stu... as hot as a couple of years ago

I did a 200 last August bank holiday that averaged 28degrees! I drunk 6 litres that day and only managed half a piss.

My bike trip last week meant I was pretty much out of touch for 4 days. It felt odd when I got back and things had been ramping up. The last day was particularly strange as a lot of places I rode through were ghost town like and even main roads very quiet.

Just a heads up for anyone who might be heading in that area and hoping to resupply at the SPAR in Llanwrtyd Wells. I got there about 6pm Saturday evening hoping to buy dinner and breakfast to cook at Tycornel, to find it surrounded by fences and closed up. The petrol station was closed as well and ...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:02 pm even you Mike.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rllB3Hs53 ... rlo93u2ork

The wind has been soul-crushing at times. Doing a 200 you can normally bank on 50-80km of headwind, and then the front wheel grabbing crosswinds.

The rain has often been heavy and not so pleasant but I can put up with that when I'm enjoying the ride. That wind tho...

I've gone with a half gravel setup for a 4 day trip planned for next week. New chain, massive cassette and some 35mm touring tyres for some extra comfort.

Thanks for the kind words guys, it's nice to know they're landing. :smile: Here's the next one already. :) DIARY OF A RANDONNEUR – EPISODE 9 – THE GRASSY KNOLL 300 A 314km DIY that I did last Monday. https://www.composite-projects.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/episode9_video_thumbnail.jpg https:/...

I'm looking for some new riding gloves. Full finger, spring/autumn weight I guess. Needs some padding in the palm and not too high a cuff either.

What do you recommend?

K1100T wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 3:03 pm ... and delivered some rather natty Galibier jackets and gloves.

Which of their gloves did you go for?

Quick video of a 100 that I did the other day in character building conditions.


https://www.composite-projects.co.uk/20 ... tooth-100/

I haven't been to this event specifically, but I did volunteer for the Banff Mountain Film Festival a few years ago when it came through Birmingham. I suspect it would be quite similar and I enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting honestly. I seem to remember thinking that I would have been happy...

I had never even heard of cleggs before. I'm wondering now if I have mistaken the cleg fly for a horse fly in the past.

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:03 pm There's been a lot of chat about Vitamin B helping as a repellent. I think it was maybe started by the makers of Marmite.

Covering yourself in a veneer of Marmite should lead to 50% fewer bites right?

That Energy rating chart tho!

"It's all about the potential!"

Is this scenario and precautuon specific to the west coast and being off road... Me and Composite will be riding to East side (Lejog arriving at JoG at last days of June I think). Do we need to carry repellant/precaution/midge jackets!! Its all road I was going to put some repellant and my head net...

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:45 am (you do mean cm of course....)

Yeah, that too.

The 15mm one turned up and I can confirm that it technically works. I just plugged it inline from the dynamo to the Revo and the light came on as expected. Honestly, 15mm is sort of shorter than I expected... LOL :grin: which is a stupid statement to write but here we are. I'm not sure it's actually...

No video this time cause I'm an idiot, so its a written ride report instead. :) https://www.composite-projects.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yoyo2020_brevetcard.jpg This was the recent Up and Down Like a Yo-Yo 200km AAA event in Devon. https://www.composite-projects.co.uk/2020/02/up-and-down-like...

Just silicone seal one of these over the end.

I have just ordered one of the 15mm right angle extensions from Ebay. I'll report back with how it goes.