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by jameso
Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:47 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Are you analogue?
Replies: 42
Views: 19876

Re: Are you analogue?

That's the quote. True. I stopped owning suspension not because of the service needs, they were generally easy to work on - I just didn't like seeing exposed stanchions covered in crap and water, just seemed like a system designed to be needy and guaranteed to deteriorate and get looser through wear...
by jameso
Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Are you analogue?
Replies: 42
Views: 19876

Re: Are you analogue?

Relatively yes, but though I think not shying away from some work/effort is a good thing, working efficiently is also good. Certainly when it comes to riding I'm fairly low tech. I've never used Strava or anything like that but I love mapping and route creation maps on the laptop. I like my GPS bit ...
by jameso
Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4901
Views: 1192170

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Hoping Restrap have a bar bag offer coming up - quite keen to try the bar pack
by jameso
Thu Nov 16, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Do you like choice?
Replies: 14
Views: 5074

Re: Do you like choice?

the core principle behind modern capitalism - "You need to persuade people that their wants are really needs". And the core principle of advertising - make people feel inadequate then offer them a solution :roll: Choice is great if you know what you want, +/- a bit. And there's 'opportuni...
by jameso
Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD 29 x 2.4 tyres
Replies: 1
Views: 2093

Re: WTD 29 x 2.4 tyres

https://www.certini.co.uk/components/tyres-tubes/specialized-purgatory-grid-2bliss-ready-tyre--black__65747? or https://www.specialized.com/gb/en/purgatory-grid-2bliss-ready-t7/p/173593? ~£20 each? Great tyres imo. OK in the mud for a big tyre, good mixed conditions all-rounders that roll pretty wel...
by jameso
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4901
Views: 1192170

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m21b0s29p49 ... arbon-Fork

£265 Spa carbon MTB bikepacking fork? Found while browsing for steel road forks. Seems pretty good for a fork like that, no idea who makes it though.
by jameso
Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115796

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

That's an e-bike? :shock:

But... ..nah forget it :grin:
by jameso
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115796

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

You dont need a cache bank as you can just plug your garmin straight into a sinewave* even if the light is on, that said everyone is carrying a battery bank** anyway so its not additional weight Maybe it's my older Garmin Edge, but if there's no cache battery it powers down when the current stops. ...
by jameso
Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115796

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

I think the power out charge cable connection is shown on a display bar, I assumed it was their OE version of the magnetic connections available on ebay. Not replacing the dropout connection. But now you mention it.. a bike with the contact dropout connectors and this system would be so good. Those ...
by jameso
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115796

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

I don't think it'll be cheap. Sinewave did look good but doesn't have the StVZO beam pattern which is the main drawback for me, I want it for long road rides at least as much as off-road. It lacks the the cache battery the SON will have also, so charging a Garmin needs an additional battery and in t...
by jameso
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115796

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

https://nabendynamo.de/en/new-edelux-headlight-with-high-beam-function-2/ New SON light with power out and a high/low bean (edit/ beam, perhaps)? Sold :-bd (when it comes out in 2024) Magnetic connection is really smart. Just need a suitable connector for the Garmin and this would tidy up my SON dyn...
by jameso
Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:13 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Riding the Gr5 (ish), Montreux to Nice
Replies: 11
Views: 4067

Re: Riding the Gr5 (ish), Montreux to Nice

I've been meaning to memory-map our GR5 ride so I'll try to get as much of that as I can down and I'll post it up here if anyone's interested. A winter rainy Sunday project, I still have the tattered IGN maps we used on the shelf here.
by jameso
Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Riding the Gr5 (ish), Montreux to Nice
Replies: 11
Views: 4067

Re: Riding the Gr5 (ish), Montreux to Nice

Sorry James, just seen this. If you pm me an email address I can send gpx or if on komoot I can share Julians original plans. Your trip looked great - forgotten how much I love the Alps. Very tempted to go back next year and ride the Tour of the Ecrins over a week. Thanks - james.olsen.remote at ho...
by jameso
Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Baselayer recommendations?
Replies: 23
Views: 4462

Re: Baselayer recommendations?

Altura Thermocool is the best I've used. Really thin but warm, doesn't hold much moisture. Works across a quite wide temps range. Very light and packable too, I have the LS version and pretty much always take it on a trip.
by jameso
Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

An event that asks all sort of questions about ethnicity, skin colour, gender, sexuality and social media status to screen people out of it or into it (and then take some nice photos of participants as poster-persons to demonstrate the brand "inclusivity") isn't in my opinion even remotel...
by jameso
Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

You mean mansplaining?
No I mean just proactively making the offer or making some effort to consider other needs beyond the your own or the usual, that kind of thing.
You're right on someone groups relate to being influential making a difference, it helps.
by jameso
Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

Yeah it would depend on what the goal was, of course. There's plenty of reasons there are groups for certain people only, may be that they're happier without average bike blokes involved or need space for themselves.
by jameso
Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

I wasn't sure what was meant by the mention of lack of inclusion in the blog tbh, read it as 'maybe it's about the bb200?' but maybe a more general thing. Hadn't intended to take it on a tangent into general inclusivity if I misunderstood.

Back to the stickers if I have..
by jameso
Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

Ooh, stickers? I feel like a banter-pooper posting this now :lol: but normally you need the under represented groups to explain why they don't feel included But you'd be more than welcoming to everyone that shows an interest. That's about all you can do. I'm quoting two comments as a lead in because...
by jameso
Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

I don't just mean liability from a legal standpoint but also from something of a moral one.
I don't disagree, equally I'm not sure if there's a moral obligation beyond telling people what to expect. As you do already. I mean, there's enough of a rep surrounding BB200 to put me right off it : )
by jameso
Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wiggle, coming to a SportsDirect near you soon...
Replies: 3
Views: 380

Re: Wiggle, coming to a SportsDirect near you soon...

Could well be something in it, yes. I don't think Wiggle/CRC's brands are SD/Evans/FG's area personally whereas SportsCheck is much closer to what they do.
by jameso
Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wiggle, coming to a SportsDirect near you soon...
Replies: 3
Views: 380

Re: Wiggle, coming to a SportsDirect near you soon...

SD/Mike Ashley is always touted as a likely buyer at times like this for a retail business - perhaps it's a PR thing. If it was up for sale they'll probably look over the books just for the info value even if not interested in it.
by jameso
Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

Liability.. I know you have good counsel on that topic and from my own exp 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing' there, anyway fwiw I was told as long as the nature of the event and the risks were reasonably explained in writing there was little chance of negligence sticking. More recently insur...
by jameso
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

suggesting they perhaps download themselves a previous years route and attempt that over 2-3 days and see how they get on. While I understand why events have entry conditions, there are folks who just turn up at 'on your head be it' open events and get it done with no previous form or record at all...
by jameso
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
Replies: 82
Views: 12854

Re: BB200 - a few thoughts.

With regard to 'here' ... 'here' is anonymous.
That's true - perhaps it's perception, or an average impression of topics and content, photos etc. idk.