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- Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:56 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cycle Computers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1075
Re: Cycle Computers
I've a collection. They are sat on a bookshelf by the stairs. That probably says it all really. They were good in their time but the GPS units have taken over due to their better integration with both on-bike sensors and with post ride social media such as Strava. Strava's the "killer app"...
- Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Double Sleeping bag or quilt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2455
Re: Double Sleeping bag or quilt
I think you'd be better off with a quilt/comforter. We've tried the two bags zipped together and it's not ideal. Cumulus do this http://sleepingbags-cumulus.eu/uk/categories/sleeping-systems/comforter-xl700?gid=54&vid=7 I don't have it but do have the lightweight quilt which I'm pleased with. PH...
- Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:28 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Winters' on it's way
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2282
Re: Winters' on it's way
Mudguards, good full length ones. They keep 90% (made up percentage) of water and crap off your shoes. Deal with the remaining 10% and low level road spray by using neoprene overshoes. Have loose fitting shoes so that you don't constrict bloodflow with whatever socks you decide to use. Riding in to ...
- Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:49 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Cowl for a Revo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3008
Re: Cowl for a Revo
I don't think a cowl or any such mask will be particularly effective. I've a B&M (German) road legal light and it achieves its beam pattern by using a fresnel lens (car headlights do something similar) so I'd look at something along those lines. Maybe the stick-on style headlight adjusters that ...
- Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Garden camping
- Replies: 2
- Views: 557
Re: Garden camping
From the first post on the "Bivy a Month 2016" thread: Here we are again, another new year and another bivvy a month. The rules are simple - you must spend one night out per calendar month, it can be in a bivvy bag, under a tarp, in a tent or bothy but not a B&B or hotel. You can go as...
- Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:24 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cairngorm loop bothies
- Replies: 10
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Re: Cairngorm loop bothies
Ruigh Aiteachean in Glen Feshie
Ryvoan
Fords of A'an refuge hut
Bob Scott's
Ryvoan
Fords of A'an refuge hut
Bob Scott's
- Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Drivetrain Replacement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1506
Re: Drivetrain Replacement
I must admit I'd not looked at the Sunrace cassettes partly because they weren't around when I went 1x so I've stuck with what I know. I might well consider the 11-42 cassette for an upcoming build. I only tend to change the chainring when I get chain suck. With the number I've got lying around at t...
- Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Drivetrain Replacement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1506
Re: Drivetrain Replacement
If you run with an extender cog (like I do) then you are limited in which cassettes you can use as you need to be able to "lose" one of the existing cogs so you can replace it with the extender. The XT cassette that I thus use is £35 as opposed to £22 for the Deore. I don't object to that ...
- Wed Sep 21, 2016 2:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Drivetrain Replacement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1506
Re: Drivetrain Replacement
Opinion seems divided on this: some do the swap/replace chain methodology; some do the let everything wear out together. Doesn't seem like there's much in it really. I'm on a 1x10 setup and do the replace chain then cassette then chainring method but the extender cog is now on its third cassette as ...
- Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:17 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2016.
- Replies: 251
- Views: 70162
Re: Bivvy a Month 2016.
Not me - missed April due to work
- Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alpkit Rumpus free-hub
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1176
Re: Alpkit Rumpus free-hub
Cheers Stu, checked the end caps and they had worked loose.
For £2.99 a pop it's worth having a set of the bearings lying around.
For £2.99 a pop it's worth having a set of the bearings lying around.
- Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alpkit Rumpus free-hub
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1176
Alpkit Rumpus free-hub
I've got a bit of lateral play (about 2 - 3mm) in my free-hub. Is this due to the bearings going? If so what bearings (and tools) do I need to service them? If not, what's the likely cause? I know from the "Tell me about B+" thread that a couple of folk have had to replace the bearings.
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB 200 - when is the route released?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4117
Re: BB 200 - when is te route released?
I think it'd just give my wife more time to worryBearbonesnorm wrote:Sometime round then. You don't want it too early, it'd spoil the surpriseand there was mention of 2nd Oct for the route being sent out.
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB 200 - when is the route released?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4117
Re: BB 200 - when is te route released?
I was looking through the various emails to check if I'd ordered a T-shirt or not and there was mention of 2nd Oct for the route being sent out.ianfitz wrote:I have looked on the event page but couldn't see when Stuart will be sending us the route...
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:23 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: best hydration solutions ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2224
Re: best hydration solutions ?
They are small bags ( similar to a climber's chalk bag) that attach to the side of your stem and behind the handlebar. https://www.alpkit.com/products/stem-cell
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which Hope Hub?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1073
Re: Which Hope Hub?
The "problem" with the aluminium free-hub is that some cassettes bite into the soft metal which can make getting them off a bit tricky. XT cassettes are fine BTW. Depending on how your single cog is done it could dig in to the free-hub in a similar manner. Weight at the hub isn't that much...
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wheel wobble
- Replies: 3
- Views: 839
Re: Wheel wobble
Is it the wheel or the tyre? Hold a pencil at right angles to the fork and just away from the rim and spin the wheel to see if it's the rim. Do the same for the tyre.
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:41 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Everesting Bwlch y Groes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2444
Re: Everesting Bwlch y Groes
You're getting the bug for this Everesting malarkey aren't you?
I take it that it's the one from the 100 climbs book - https://www.strava.com/segments/6670984 ?
I take it that it's the one from the 100 climbs book - https://www.strava.com/segments/6670984 ?
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:09 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Bear Bones Bikepacking Events Calendar.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 44038
Re: Bear Bones Bikepacking Events Calendar.
Am I right in thinking that to add an event you create one in your own calendar then invite the BB calendar? I'm unable to create an event directly in the calendar on the web page - there's no event entry screen I can get to that applies to the BB calendar as it is listed in "other calendars&qu...
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: I don't know why I do it....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1629
Re: I don't know why I do it....
That's a lovely classic looking steel framed bike, my finger would be twitching over the buy button! Not keen on the mudguards or the chainring guard but those are easy fixes.
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1927763
Re: The post man's been ...
Not when I knew herPyro wrote:She was a Major...whitestone wrote:I'll never think about Lieutenant Hoolahan the same again
That long ago since I've seen MASH that I've forgotten most of the characters names and ranks.
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
- Replies: 1458
- Views: 388855
Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you lik
Some shots from a rather cloudy Iceland. http://www.bobwightman.co.uk/pictures/bikepacking/iceland-3.jpg One of many "is this real" moments we had http://www.bobwightman.co.uk/pictures/bikepacking/iceland.jpg This is a marked track on the map, not even one of the "F-roads". After...
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1927763
Re: The post man's been ...
Not so much the postman but feel the need to share... Found these at a local outdoor shop (Taunton Leisure @ Exeter) http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85/Robbokayak/DSCF6209.jpg Could be a useful idea. Put it on the lip of the mug after it's been on the stove. Happy Hot Lips everyone! I'll never...
- Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:04 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Dales - track to Meugher
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2396
Re: Dales - track to Meugher
As A Dales local(ish) I'm currently located a bit further away waiting for a flight back from Iceland :grin: The Nidderdale side of Sandy Gate is apparently rideable. Not sure which estate has the land but it's not a BW. The estate on the Wharfedale side have put up no cycling signs on the land rove...
- Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pinnacle Ramin 3 plus - anyone got one?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 19992
Re: Pinnacle Ramin 3 plus - anyone got one?
Looks nice Tyre pressures, I've seen 1psi per stone of laden weight (you + kit) then -1 for front and +2 for rear as a starting point. Worth getting a decent low pressure gauge as well - 1psi makes a big difference at these sorts of pressures.