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by Dave Barter
Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3969
Views: 498629

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Happy Saturday for me tomorrow as I will be in Shona and Rich’s picking a little something up VERY envious, I absolutely love my Fargo and the cutty appears to be very similar in concept but lighter and generally just ultra swanky, they are both very much mountain bikes which just happen to have dr...
by Dave Barter
Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3969
Views: 498629

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Happy Saturday for me tomorrow as I will be in Shona and Rich’s picking a little something up
by Dave Barter
Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:43 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Rovaniemi 2019
Replies: 66
Views: 8729

Re: Rovaniemi 2019

Really enjoyable write up Bob but definitely not my cup of tea
by Dave Barter
Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: New frame - coming along nicely.
Replies: 50
Views: 10974

Re: New frame - coming along nicely.

Yes we arboring him now
by Dave Barter
Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:12 pm
Forum: MYOG
Topic: New frame - coming along nicely.
Replies: 50
Views: 10974

Re: New frame - coming along nicely.

Is this so you can easily start a fire at the end of a ride ?

<runs>
by Dave Barter
Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3969
Views: 498629

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:
Took the axe down off the wall for the first time in ages
Disappointed ... expected a story about cutting wood.
I got wood briefly
by Dave Barter
Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3969
Views: 498629

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Took the axe down off the wall for the first time in ages

Played "Bleed it Out" by Linkin Park really badly. Then made up my own blues thrash riff.

Put it back on the wall.

Anyway, made me happy, maybe not the neighbours though.
by Dave Barter
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Rovaniemi 2019
Replies: 66
Views: 8729

Re: Rovaniemi 2019

Can we track you mad buggers anywhere?
by Dave Barter
Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:23 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The money no object thread
Replies: 79
Views: 11329

Re: The money no object thread

benp1 wrote:Plus a triple garage with space for a fun car, some motorbikes, some bicycles and a workshop

Oh and a house big enough to comfortably have a full size snooker table
This makes me so happy. As a kid all I ever wanted was a snooker table. I genuinely watched Hurricane Higgins in black and white.
by Dave Barter
Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:25 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The money no object thread
Replies: 79
Views: 11329

Re: The money no object thread

All you time hippys can get off my capitalist money grabbing thread right now. I’d also like multiple Gore Shakedry jackets so I could ride them near thorns and not care about holes. And maybe a full set of Revelate bags.
by Dave Barter
Tue Feb 12, 2019 8:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Have we slowed down?
Replies: 39
Views: 5914

Re: Have we slowed down?

Yes. Where you moved to?
by Dave Barter
Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The money no object thread
Replies: 79
Views: 11329

Re: The money no object thread

Zippy wrote:
Dave Barter wrote: if money really was growing on trees
I think there's a chance this may happen with your latest endeavour :ugeek: :wink:
Hahhahhahahhahhahhahhahhahhahahahahahahaha!

I'd earn more on a milk round currently
by Dave Barter
Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:09 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The money no object thread
Replies: 79
Views: 11329

Re: The money no object thread

pistonbroke wrote:Ooh, so what have you gone for Dave? Bombtrack?Cutthroat? FargoTi with Rohloff? When are you treating it to a Spanish holiday?
I went for the Cutthroat Duncan. There are life complications preventing a Spain trip presently but it will happen one day!
by Dave Barter
Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The money no object thread
Replies: 79
Views: 11329

Re: The money no object thread

I want a bike butler as well. On arrival home Jeeves will take my stead round the back for a jolly good cleanup. And then bring me a tray of beer, crumpets and Texan bars.
by Dave Barter
Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The money no object thread
Replies: 79
Views: 11329

The money no object thread

A few months back I was dithering around buying a new bike. I had some spare cash after we downsized and thought I should save it for a rainy day. Luckily I have the best wife in the world and she told me to just buy the bloody thing. So I have done and am looking forward to picking it up from Shona...
by Dave Barter
Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:17 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Sothhampton to Exeter
Replies: 6
Views: 1877

Re: Sothhampton to Exeter

I bivied next to the huts on Studland bay. A really quiet and sheltered spot as long as you get up before the dog walkers...and nudists.
by Dave Barter
Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:56 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Would you buy a PX Packraft?
Replies: 34
Views: 6068

Re: Would you buy a PX Packraft?

I’m the keyboard warrior around here thank you very much, if I started making some of those bars they’d not get finished
by Dave Barter
Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Super light gravel bike
Replies: 41
Views: 8150

Re: Super light gravel bike

Holy thread resurrection! What do you all think of the Salsa Cutthroat? Could this be an answer and can you actually get them in the UK? I`ve got a Cutthroat in Medium that you are welcome to try Dave, I dont think you are a million miles from me? It came from Ghyllside cycles, Ambleside, They post...
by Dave Barter
Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Super light gravel bike
Replies: 41
Views: 8150

Re: Super light gravel bike

Holy thread resurrection!

What do you all think of the Salsa Cutthroat? Could this be an answer and can you actually get them in the UK?
by Dave Barter
Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Looks like another loop bar coming
Replies: 75
Views: 14410

Re: Looks like another loop bar coming

I seem to recall that Jeff Jones ended up contacting Alpkit and saying - "Don't sell these or else my lawyers will be in touch" whereupon Alpkit withdrew them (and then sold the container load they had received on the QT) Maybe on -one are a bit more thick skinned..... A little bird told ...
by Dave Barter
Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: best GPS for road touring?
Replies: 11
Views: 1733

Re: best GPS for road touring?

<gives Jase a big love in kiss>
by Dave Barter
Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:31 am
Forum: Routes
Topic: Wessex Ridgeway
Replies: 5
Views: 2101

Re: Wessex Ridgeway

I think it may be grim in places currently. I rode it a few years back in better conditions

http://phased.co.uk/the-wessex-ridgeway/
by Dave Barter
Sat Jan 26, 2019 1:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: best GPS for road touring?
Replies: 11
Views: 1733

Re: best GPS for road touring?

Garmin Oregon 700 with a rechargeable battery pack is the perfect all options GPS for me. I’ve had most of the Garmin models and now settled on this.
by Dave Barter
Fri Jan 25, 2019 3:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: We now have actual bikepacking tents.
Replies: 24
Views: 3088

Re: We now have actual bikepacking tents.

Nothing beats Stu’s super short poles which really do make the difference for me when packing my sleeping stuff.