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- Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 502
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Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Aye, looks very deluxe. Do you carry all the kit up every time, Jeff? Or does the hut now have some permanent fixtures (e.g. the grill)?
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3971
- Views: 499708
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3971
- Views: 499708
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Visions of Dave heading down to his allotment for a quiet morning indulging his new pipe smoking routine, only to be confronted by Reg and a merry band of BAMmers nestled in the potting shed.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: Ritchey Kyote bars or similar
- Replies: 2
- Views: 149
Re: WTD: Ritchey Kyote bars or similar
I've got some Kyotes going spare, say £15?. If you PM me your address I can look into postage costs.
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester
- Replies: 10
- Views: 532
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11447
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Re: The post man's been ...
Or maybe an alloy-gator?
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 502
- Views: 22619
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Good points: • A beautifully clear night, with stars and a gorgeous sunrise • Nice beer* • The bakery on the way home Less good points: • Forgetting my cheese • Sleeping mat has a slow puncture • It being frickin' freezing • Rime blowing off the tarp and onto me, my kit, my hot chocolate… Pics: http...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 502
- Views: 22619
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4932
- Views: 1210182
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
The EPS turn into buckets as soon as any water gets in via the big hole at the top. I've got both Goretex and regular Trailcross. I use the regular ones with waterproof socks. The socks keep my feet dry, the shoes don't get waterlogged and dry out much quicker than the more freeridey 5.10s. Downside...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:05 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4932
- Views: 1210182
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
I find them true to size, but went up a half size for winter boots.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3971
- Views: 499708
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
That's brilliant. Took kid 1 for a falconry experience just before Christmas, they had a great time.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3971
- Views: 499708
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Have you taken up falconry Stu? Or just made friends with the local fauna?
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you drinking now?
- Replies: 704
- Views: 71243
Re: What are you drinking now?
I think I might need to call in some professional help from, appropriately, Bearlegged or somebody. I'd love to help, I really would, but I'm currently dealing with this matter from Belgium. Apparently the bar only serves it by the half, but my companion found some sort of workaround. https://files...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Coed y brenin and Nant yr Arian to close?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 450
Re: Coed y brenin and Nant yr Arian to close?
Dibs.the secondhand bike market will be flooded with lightly used 170mm travel ebikes
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Have tarps lost their popularity?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1727
Re: Have tarps lost their popularity?
I think there's something about being open to the world that I prefer over being completely enclosed in a tent. Quite happy with a mesh panelled bivvy to keep the teeth away. I should maybe look into a bigger, more versatile tarp ( a la Reg), but I've got a consistent set-up for now, that I find ver...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Have tarps lost their popularity?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1727
Re: Have tarps lost their popularity?
Of my last 15 bivvies, I've not taken a tarp for 3 of them.
For those 3 bivvies, I've been snowed on, and rained on twice. And yes, I did check (and triple-check) the forecasts. FFS.
For those 3 bivvies, I've been snowed on, and rained on twice. And yes, I did check (and triple-check) the forecasts. FFS.
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1618
Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
Please may I have some free whisky?
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you drinking now?
- Replies: 704
- Views: 71243
Re: What are you drinking now?
A couple of pints of "I don't want spaghetti again", from Shiny brewery this evening, accompanying a good chin wag with a load of folk from Peak District MTB and DMBinS.
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1618
Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
150ml is good for sharing on an overnighter or does a 3-4 day trip.. ymmv etc.. Reminds me of a little trip I did with a friend, some notes from my journal: Day 1 ...Nearly half-way now, and we paused for a dram. Day 2 We were both feeling surprisingly chipper, despite the casualties of last night ...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3323
- Views: 620608
Re: Todays ride
What a way to start the day. A couple of hours showing some MTB advocacy folk around some of Sheffield's finest trails. A light dusting of snow out there, just enough to be grippy. Pogies are ace.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1618
Re: A wee whisky appreciation thread.
My brother now living in Dublin means I've received Irish whiskeys for the last couple of birthdays, Redbreast last year and Green Spot this. My faves are generally... - Big peaty feckers: Lagavullin, Laphroaig, Springbank (Campbeltown), Bunnahabhain - "Pudding" whiskies (sweeter, more rou...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 896
- Views: 107642
Re: Today's Run
Yesterday morning's run was in the woods. I'd originally planned to head up onto the moors, but snow flurries suggested that mightn't be the best plan for a short outing before my first meeting of the day. Instead, I headed for milder conditions amongst the trees, where in addition to numerous Squir...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:27 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Dales Divide whilst fasting!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 797
Re: Dales Divide whilst fasting!!
The route's always there, you could do it as an ITT once Ramadan is over? Could be good prep for a year when you can make a mass start.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All new Flextail Zero air pump
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2017
Re: All new Flextail Zero air pump
I really like my Flextail pump. Weight difference is pretty negligible either way, lack of faff is soooooooo much better.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Near death experience - > what road/gravel gearing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 648
Re: Near death experience - > what road/gravel gearing
I reckon any of the bikes mentioned so far will suit your needs fine. In true "recommend what you already ride" fashion, I'd add a Cotic Escapade to that list. For gearing, especially if you want it for bikepacking/laden riding, I'd suggest avoiding "road" gearing. Either 1x with...