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by Cheddar Man
Sat Feb 26, 2022 11:59 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 398
Views: 42356

Re: What are you reading now?

I have just re-read 'To Kill a Mocking Bird', I love that book, I read it for O level English Lit when I was 15, and have read it at least once or twice a decade since then. So that will be several re-reads :???:
by Cheddar Man
Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:56 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: So this is who lights fires ...
Replies: 150
Views: 14463

Re: So this is who lights fires ...

... outside bothies. Peregrine clothing doing a fashion shoot for Travel & Leisure magazine ... w@nkers. https://scontent.fbhx4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/274702617_10159780343924233_7536901008146006045_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=a26aad&_nc_ohc=j0WiVvwRXEAAX8egHuf&_nc_...
by Cheddar Man
Sat Feb 26, 2022 1:02 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: So this is who lights fires ...
Replies: 150
Views: 14463

Re: So this is who lights fires ...

... outside bothies. Peregrine clothing doing a fashion shoot for Travel & Leisure magazine ... w@nkers. https://scontent.fbhx4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/274702617_10159780343924233_7536901008146006045_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=a26aad&_nc_ohc=j0WiVvwRXEAAX8egHuf&_nc_...
by Cheddar Man
Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:22 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4900
Views: 1191449

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

I don't know if this will work for everyone, as it isn't an advertised offer, but...... I went into Evans to buy a new light, and had my eye on the Exposure Strada SB. So in I went and was ready for the shock of the price, but £300 made me almost faint. Anyway, the chap scanned it and it came up as ...
by Cheddar Man
Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:06 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tyres, what you using ?
Replies: 10
Views: 1033

Re: Tyres, what you using ?

Vittoria Terreno Mix. They are coping well on the slippy tow path, the tracks on the Quantocks and not too bad on the road. I got them really cheap last summer when the winter tyres were clearly all being discounted and shifted, my plan is to get some summer tyres any day now when they are cheaper a...
by Cheddar Man
Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:34 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Exposure Strada and Diablo - PRICE DROP
Replies: 6
Views: 1024

Re: Exposure Strada and Diablo - PRICE DROP

No problem, thanks for letting me know.
by Cheddar Man
Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:34 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Exposure Strada and Diablo - PRICE DROP
Replies: 6
Views: 1024

Re: Exposure Strada and Diablo - PRICE DROP

Can I just ask, does the Strada have the remote control with it?
by Cheddar Man
Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What became of the Decathlon Adventure bike?
Replies: 9
Views: 1305

Re: What became of the Decathlon Adventure bike?

Two Sundays ago there was at least one large one on display in Wednesbury. I had a look at it on the way back down from dropping off my daughter at Uni.
by Cheddar Man
Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: OT Kelly Kettles
Replies: 16
Views: 1306

Re: OT Kelly Kettles

To be honest, why clean it? Mine has had a couple of years use now, maybe a quick wipe to get rid of some soot, otherwise all good. I really enjoy using mine, mostly on the beach after a paddle board, and I just to tend to leave it in the boot under the board with some coffee and milk powder in case...
by Cheddar Man
Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:51 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Help my wife to sleep
Replies: 24
Views: 2097

Re: Help my wife to sleep

My wife and I are taking our kids bikepacking/touring this summer. I've got plenty of lightweight sleeping gear for myself and the kids, but my wife is adamant that, although she is looking forward to the trip, she wants what she describes as a "very very comfy" mat to sleep on. I've look...
by Cheddar Man
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Post workout sensation
Replies: 28
Views: 2091

Re: Post workout sensation

It could be a stomach acid, reflux issue. Do you get acid indigestion at other times?
by Cheddar Man
Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:46 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What colour should I paint my bike?
Replies: 29
Views: 1692

Re: What colour should I paint my bike?

I have a fixie that I converted from an old Raleigh. Argos framebuilders resprayed the frame #2, blue metallic and it looks amazing! They have a colour chart here.....

https://argoscycles.com/colour-chart/
by Cheddar Man
Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikepacking. A sport?
Replies: 54
Views: 3210

Re: Bikepacking. A sport?

And swimming isn't The right shoes are flippers I think you’ll find the right shoes are fins :roll: Flippers or fins, you're not allowed to wear them in competive olympic type swimming. So does that mean swimming isn't a sport now? :lol: No, in that case the right shoes are no shoes. You still have...
by Cheddar Man
Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bikepacking. A sport?
Replies: 54
Views: 3210

Re: Bikepacking. A sport?

I read a very well written piece suggesting that a sport is a sport if you can do it better if you wear the correct shoes. So from that perspective, Bikepacking probably is a sport!
by Cheddar Man
Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: OT question for the over 50's.
Replies: 59
Views: 5538

Re: OT question for the over 50's.

I did some work with an older gentleman once, and he was riven with thoughts of 'what if'? So, I did some digging and some background research. There is a great piece of research (I will find the link) and it asked questions about regret. The topline up shot is that we regret those things we don't d...
by Cheddar Man
Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:19 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Long rides opening up: when?
Replies: 26
Views: 2665

Re: Long rides opening up: when?

I need to ride to Bristol (its complex, work based as its a recce for a charity ride and I need to clean up the route). Ramadhan (month of fasting) starts at about 11th of April and I need to get it done before then. For me personally it's an excuse to take on the challenge. It's not work related r...
by Cheddar Man
Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:06 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Have a Heart...
Replies: 23
Views: 2082

Re: Have a Heart...

Certainly doesn't sound like you're over-doing the caffeine fella but worth considering when you have a BP reading taken, as caffeine before could spike it. Also mate when your going for your check try and get the first appointment, and go fasted , as your pressure rises and falls throughout the da...
by Cheddar Man
Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:53 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Another busy summer of BBQ, campfires and litter?
Replies: 58
Views: 5491

Re: Another busy summer of BBQ, campfires and litter?

Dave Barter wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:08 pm we are thinking of moving back to Swindon 😕
I managed a psychiatric ward in Swindon, stay where you are!
by Cheddar Man
Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:51 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Man Down!
Replies: 32
Views: 3587

Re: Man Down!

Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives
by Cheddar Man
Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:44 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Folding bowls
Replies: 14
Views: 1476

Re: Folding bowls

Like this? :O3 https://doglab.com/collapsible-dog-bowl/ Blimey, that review is crazy. They tested 32 bowls and took over 80 hours doing it! If we say they took 83 hours, that is a staggering 151 minutes per bowl! What could they possibly spend 2 1/2 hours doing per small plastic collapsible bowl :-O
by Cheddar Man
Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: anyone suffer from a very bad back ? advice needed.
Replies: 15
Views: 1634

Re: anyone suffer from a very bad back ? advice needed.

She could probably do with a scan, which currently are like hens teeth. While in this acute phase just keep on with the pain meds and gently mobilise within the pain threshold. The good news is that it will almost undoubtedly settle down, the bad news is that it may take up to 6-8 weeks, at which po...
by Cheddar Man
Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:04 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Help me think this through...
Replies: 30
Views: 2789

Re: Help me think this through...

Thanks all. Yeah I have been looking a lot on eBay and there are a couple there that I really like but the sellers won't post. :cry: Anyone near Frome or Broadway fancy picking up a bike for me? :wink: Dave and Phil - I will message you the ebay links for some that I have been looking at to see wha...
by Cheddar Man
Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1906516

Re: The post man's been ...

Not quite the postman, but the FedEx man has just been. My new, working from home job, means I get to order a home office. So I have just been delivered a 28" NEC touch screen monitor, mouse, keyboard and proper office chair. This means I can be more productive, efficient and also spend several...
by Cheddar Man
Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Hate to bring it up again but ...
Replies: 108
Views: 8435

Re: Hate to bring it up again but ...

B earbones Norm I nstigated this site K eeping bikepackers out of E very normal persons sight P eddlers, pushers A nd hammock sleepers C ampers, dampers, fire out stampers K oran quoters, Bible bashers I nclusive? Maybe, sometimes N ot always I fear, but it's G ood to know that you lot are here