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by techno
Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:42 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: bum bags
Replies: 11
Views: 1720

Re: bum bags

there was a thread on bum bags recently, done a search, can't find it. Grrr looking at the use of a bum bag for delicates (phone, camera, satellite tracker etc) and valuables (wallet, passport, tickets, keys etc) if someone can find the original thread it would be appreciated. that aside, any views...
by techno
Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Gloves
Replies: 21
Views: 3961

Re: Gloves

I vary the gloves I'm wearing according to the forecast/conditions but still end up with cold hands sometimes. My normal winter gloves are these http://www.ride100percent.com/news/the-brisker-2015-bike-radar-mbuk-product-of-the-year/ They wont keep my hands dry but they are warm down to about 5 deg...
by techno
Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:49 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Yorkshire Dales 200 route?
Replies: 7
Views: 1914

Re: Yorkshire Dales 200 route?

Is this a different Stuart that organises this event. I'm seriously considering it... any more info or write up from last years event?? Does this Stuart include lots of hike/bike and bogs :grin: (for reference I dont mind hike/bike but bogs give me a chill of fear inside!!) Yeah it's a different St...
by techno
Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:08 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Yorkshire Dales 200 route?
Replies: 7
Views: 1914

Re: Yorkshire Dales 200 route?

YD300 is up first, details here http://riderscyclecentre.com/yorkshiredales300/

Last year I rang Stuart about the route to find out which OS maps I'd need and he pointed me towards the provisional (and as it turned out, final) route on gpsites. It'd be Worth giving him a bell :-bd
by techno
Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: very small frying pan?
Replies: 11
Views: 3886

Re: very small frying pan?

restlessnative wrote:not sure this is appropriate for a vegan :lol:
Hoped that wouldn't happen!
They do them with flowers and such as an appropriate alernative :wink:
by techno
Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: very small frying pan?
Replies: 11
Views: 3886

Re: very small frying pan?

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Seriously though, this is a single egg frying pan with a 650ml pot inside. You could hack the original handle off and use with a trangia type handle as shown.
Never actually tried this, it just occurred to me as an option.
by techno
Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: very small frying pan?
Replies: 11
Views: 3886

Re: very small frying pan?

How about a single egg frying pan?
Or one of these for your bacon:
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by techno
Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tarp recommendations
Replies: 10
Views: 2689

Re: Tarp recommendations

I’m not against the alpkit one, in fact I like to bright colours rather than everything being dull green. I was just wondering what alternatives there are before I end up looking like an alpkit model This guy does custom jobbies, and has a ultralight one on sale at the min: https://www.etsy.com/uk/...
by techno
Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:30 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tarp recommendations
Replies: 10
Views: 2689

Re: Tarp recommendations

I can confirm I am not Marcel Kittel, I am the British version - Mark Kittle. Sorry to disappoint. I’ll keep the 3x3 as I use it for Canoe expeds where the weight is less of an issue and the extra space is nice to have. Are there any alternatives of the same sort of size and weight? the DD superlig...
by techno
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1905636

Re: The post man's been ...

Bringing spokes to go with the hubs and rims that have already arrived to build up a set of 29" wheels for my longitude :-bd
by techno
Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4898
Views: 1190424

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

montane prism jacket £78 https://www.ldmountaincentre.com/walk-hike-c1/clothing-c2/down-insulated-jackets-vests-c114/montane-prism-jacket-p26635/s133512?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=montane-prism-jacket-black-size-l-colour-black-35018009004&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Ba...
by techno
Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:15 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: All terrain 700c tyre
Replies: 23
Views: 3643

Re: All terrain 700c tyre

Yep, gravel kings are a good choice. The Vittoria Adventure Trail II are cheap at planet x (have been cheaper, such is their pricing regime) and go up tubeless with no trouble. Thanks for this, been pondering a similar tyre myself, the vittorias are cheaper at decathlon right now: https://www.decat...
by techno
Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Garmin Etrex mounts
Replies: 13
Views: 2862

Re: Garmin Etrex mounts

I find the etrex one ok if I mount it on the stem or the top tube so the mass centres not trying to rotate it on the long axis. If I mount it on h accessory bar I find it drops down at the nose so you can't see it over rough ground Not an alternative mount but a handy way of getting the unit off th...
by techno
Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:30 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: All terrain 700c tyre
Replies: 23
Views: 3643

Re: All terrain 700c tyre

Yep, gravel kings are a good choice. The Vittoria Adventure Trail II are cheap at planet x (have been cheaper, such is their pricing regime) and go up tubeless with no trouble. Thanks for this, been pondering a similar tyre myself, the vittorias are cheaper at decathlon right now: https://www.decat...
by techno
Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:43 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb
Replies: 18
Views: 6020

Re: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb

windjammer wrote:
techno mail wrote:
windjammer wrote:i went to the dales did a 65 miler,bivy at tan hil pub
good work, I never even touched my bike :s
i go out bike packing twice a month if anyone wants to join me :mrgreen:
Thanks, I'll get in touch when I have the opportunity to join you :-bd
by techno
Mon Feb 19, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb
Replies: 18
Views: 6020

Re: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb

windjammer wrote:i went to the dales did a 65 miler,bivy at tan hil pub
good work, I never even touched my bike :s
by techno
Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:17 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb
Replies: 18
Views: 6020

Re: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb

Never even got to the feck'n forecourt :oops:
by techno
Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:04 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb
Replies: 18
Views: 6020

Re: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb

Afraid I'm out, my plans have been changed for me, bugger.
by techno
Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: tubeless advice please
Replies: 22
Views: 5227

Re: tubeless advice please

If you don't have easy access to a compressor this is an alternative
https://youtu.be/bxNWiLQKxOs
I got mine from toolstation for about £8. Works ace.
by techno
Fri Feb 09, 2018 5:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: An interesting email - you might be interested too.
Replies: 15
Views: 2245

Re: An interesting email - you might be interested too.

I'm clearly just boring and getting too much sleep these days. Surprised a red brick uni like Durham is doing 'Ghostbusters' research. Who's funding that? From a very brief scan looks like it's a psychology study, with the aim of helping voice hearers and providing insight into speech perception in...
by techno
Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:49 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb
Replies: 18
Views: 6020

Re: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb

just been on a route finding mission this weekend found a great bivvy spot about 30 mins from a bike cafe on the moors,cafe let me fill up with water to would be a great place for tea and breakfast the following day only problem is they stop serving food at 3.30pm,fried breakfast and coffee from 9a...
by techno
Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb
Replies: 18
Views: 6020

Re: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb

Artie Fufkin wrote:Only just clocked this.
Am in Leeds so NYM would suit me. Can meet anywhere, but am a bit out of condition, so if you don’t mind plenty of stops and a more social pace, then I would be up for this!
Keep us posted!
Sociable sounds good to me Artie!
Will let you know what's happening.
by techno
Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1905636

Re: The post man's been ...

RIP wrote:Nice box indeed. Could use it as a biscuit tin. Admittedly you might not get many in though. Unless they were those "iced gems" ones.
Are iced gems a biscuit?
I've always put them in the "Sweets" category. ;)
by techno
Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:07 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb
Replies: 18
Views: 6020

Re: East Yorks / N.Y.Moors bivi 17th Feb

windjammer wrote:ill be up for a bivi sat night,i normally get the train from beverley to scarborough to venture out to the moors,or could go for a beach bivi and have a fire
Moors sounds good, But what bit of beach were you thinking?
by techno
Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:26 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Moors One Hundred
Replies: 98
Views: 22039

Re: Moors One Hundred

a blatant rip-off of the YD200 Seems a little harsh. It's the YD300 this year, and the two distances in the same time will appeal to very different riders. It's also in a different place (yeah, Yorkshire's massive). And it's free, so it's a bit difficult to see how anyone's being ripped off. Okay. ...