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- Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Adventure cycle festival - Shillies 'undred
- Replies: 5
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Adventure cycle festival - Shillies 'undred
Did anyone at the Adventure cycle festival ride the 100km gravel route? If so, do you have any feedback?
- Thu May 18, 2017 10:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Jenn Ride - Bearboners...
- Replies: 98
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Re: Jenn Ride - Bearboners...
Just back from a short ride around Green Quarter. It's lovely & dry up there, apart from the few boggy bits which seem never to dry out. A lovely day here with cirrus, cirrostratus & cumulus and 20C.
- Wed May 10, 2017 1:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Jennride fatbloke at the back group.....anyone?
- Replies: 14
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Re: Jennride fatbloke at the back group.....anyone?
Great. I'll see you there. I'm familiar with quite a bit of the route but it'll be my first time bikepacking so please be gentle.
- Wed May 10, 2017 12:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Jennride fatbloke at the back group.....anyone?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3553
Re: Jennride fatbloke at the back group.....anyone?
Hi Tony, which of the two distances were you thinking of?
- Wed May 10, 2017 12:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
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Re: The post man's been ...
Just in: Mount Skidmore bottle cage adapter in black. How much more black could this be? None. Sterling service once again from Wildcat Gear.
- Sun May 07, 2017 7:37 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: Black Mount Skidmore Bottle Cage Adapter
- Replies: 1
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Wanted: Black Mount Skidmore Bottle Cage Adapter
Does anyone have a *black* Mount Skidmore Bottle Cage Adapter they want to sell? I'd normally buy from Wildcat but they don't have any in stock.
- Thu May 04, 2017 9:43 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Adventure Cycle Festival - Rail & Trails
- Replies: 21
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Re: Adventure Cycle Festival - Rail & Trails
Do double-check the ferry is running at the time you expect to arrive. As I discovered a couple of days ago, it's a long way round if it isn't. http://www.fba.org.uk/ferry-cam
- Thu May 04, 2017 9:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: running out of idea's. handlebars/arthritis.
- Replies: 32
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Re: running out of idea's. handlebars/arthritis.
I've very recently been through the same process, for similar reasons. Had a long chat with Graham Theobald of thebodyrehab.co.uk. Ended up moving the saddle back to take weight off the arms, and rotated the brakes & shifters down so the wrist has to flex less to brake/shift.
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 3:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tandems
- Replies: 12
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Re: Tandems
You can get semi-recumbent tandems which give the stoker a much better view. Saw one in Newcastle recently, well sorted for touring.
- Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:42 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Lakes weekend - Fri 17 to Sun 19 March
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12840
Re: Lakes weekend - Fri 17 to Sun 19 March
Had a quick trip over to Rydal Cave today. There's always some water in it - you have to cross the stepping stones to get in, but there's plenty of flat, dry space inside. The best of it looked to be close to the entrance. There's a bigger area deeper into the cave, but it's interspersed with puddle...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:18 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Lakes weekend - Fri 17 to Sun 19 March
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12840
Re: Lakes weekend - Fri 17 to Sun 19 March
Ben The Priest Hole is well worth a visit, but not by bike. It's a way off the proposed route, and there's a lot of climbing up some narrow footpaths, culminating in a scree chute then a simple scramble. I'll try & get over to Rydal Cave before Friday & check out the floor. There's usually p...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:49 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Lakes weekend - Fri 17 to Sun 19 March
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12840
Re: Lakes weekend - Fri 17 to Sun 19 March
Getting up Sadgill to Gatescarth Pass is horrible. What about Rydal Cave?
https://www.walklakes.co.uk/opus41907.html
https://www.walklakes.co.uk/opus41907.html
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is there such a thing?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1114
Re: Is there such a thing?
You can still get battery powered backup devices, but they're not cheap. See NEXTODI & HyperDrivere here: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Stand-Alone-Data-Storage/ci/3369/N/4000227848 Also, see the review & comparisons here: https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/nextodi-nd2901-rev...
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What's the attraction of bivvy bags
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9710
Re: What's the attraction of bivvy bags
How do the quilt users amongst us fare with bivi bags?
And could someone please translate the girths used in Borah and Ti Goat descriptions into widths? It would make a comparison much easier.
And could someone please translate the girths used in Borah and Ti Goat descriptions into widths? It would make a comparison much easier.
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:32 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: wtd - 2 man tent
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1249
Re: wtd - 2 man tent
Barney
I've got an old Quasar you can have. It's not light but that shouldn't be a problem for car camping. Hugely spacious. In its time it had plenty of use, and the fly sheet is getting very fragile.
Chris
I've got an old Quasar you can have. It's not light but that shouldn't be a problem for car camping. Hugely spacious. In its time it had plenty of use, and the fly sheet is getting very fragile.
Chris
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:54 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Soft stuff: Klymit X Frame, Endura Strike gloves
- Replies: 11
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Re: Soft stuff: Klymit X Frame, Endura Strike gloves
I'll take the Klymit please. PM on its way.
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Shouldn't laugh
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1236
Shouldn't laugh
There but for the grace of God... https://youtu.be/eUL56vrK75I
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:15 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Solid things! Straggler, Whisky, Conti 27.5", Thomson, misc
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1992
Re: Solid things! Frameset, tyres, assorted components
And I'll take the Shimano pedals, please. PM on its way.
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bearbones Fatfighters Club...
- Replies: 165
- Views: 44965
Re: Bearbones Fatfighters Club...
What do those on keto-type diets eat when out on long rides?
- Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BareBones Fatfighters - The weigh in
- Replies: 594
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Re: BareBones Fatfighters - The weigh in
01/01/2017: 237.2 lb 08/01/2017: 233.4 lb (-3.8 lb) 14/01/2017: 232.4 lb (-1.0 lb) 22/01/2017: 230.6 lb (-1.8 lb) 04/02/2017: 229.6 lb (-1.0 lb) 18/02/2017: 228.4 lb (-1.2 lb) 19/02/2017: 227.2 lb (-1.2 lb) 11/03/2017: 227.0 lb (-0.2 lb) 18/03/2017: 228.2 lb (+1.2 lb) 25/03/2017: 228.4 lb (+0.2 lb) ...
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:08 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: USE Exposure Revo dynamo light - SOLD
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2764
Re: SPOT Gen3 Tracker & USE Exposure Revo/Redeye dynamo ligh
I'll take the spot please. PM on its way.
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Nice gear you don't use?
- Replies: 35
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- Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:05 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Oxenholme station to Ambleside ideas.
- Replies: 13
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Re: Oxenholme station to Ambleside ideas.
You could take the Windermere branch line to Staveley and then look at what the Lakeland 200 and JennRide routes have to offer.
- Thu Dec 01, 2016 1:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Kendal - Anyone live there
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3683
Re: Kendal - Anyone live there
Plenty of places to live in the environs. Kendal gets snarled up in the rush hours, but that's relative and nothing like more populous areas. Most of the bridges have now been fixed but do avoid low-lying properties. Bank holidays are busy; in fact, the whole district is much busier than it used to ...
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 10:11 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Speechless
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1225