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by Lazarus
Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3962
Views: 497613

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Bob Vylan
Seen them live as well and an interview here

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/ ... -hypocrisy
by Lazarus
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:40 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Replies: 83
Views: 1892

Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?

No camping is just not bike packing.its litterally a portmanteau of bike and camping. 1. Yes , just 2.no just a long bike ride 3.correct its not 4.still bikepacking you are allowed a shower at domenpoint and every 10 days seems reasonable to still be a tramp :wink: 5. Still bikepacking ( even the re...
by Lazarus
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Replies: 83
Views: 1892

Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?

Nothing living is self supported it all needs to take in energy or oxygen or water or food or it dies.
by Lazarus
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Replies: 83
Views: 1892

Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?

I think if you travel by bike from place to place carrying all the stuff you need for that journey then it's bikepacking. It's not what most of us do but why not? I think you need to carry your camping equipment. With your definition i could carry tools and an inner tube and turn up at hotels and s...
by Lazarus
Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Trans cambrian way improvements.
Replies: 11
Views: 322

Re: Trans cambrian way improvements.

So bears really can poo in the woods no
by Lazarus
Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Washing a tent inner?
Replies: 6
Views: 191

Re: Washing a tent inner?

IME it does not remove mould /stains but it does not smell/get worse
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4931
Views: 1207494

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

(I don’t read the Telegraph..)
Daily Mail man? :wink:
by Lazarus
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: So this is who lights fires ...
Replies: 150
Views: 14729

Re: So this is who lights fires ...

They thought the fire, in a fire pit, had gone out but it reignited and spread
by Lazarus
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tarmacs Route Planner?
Replies: 13
Views: 374

Re: Tarmacs Route Planner?

I've just added a blog post to collate these:
Looks like one decided up and over garburn was the best way... Its not the way i would go
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Monks trod - wtf
Replies: 30
Views: 1032

Re: Monks trod - wtf

you could say what you wanted as a fast walking pace would outrun it :lol:
Genuinely laughed at this and agree with what you said. Ebikers with their choices are making everything unrideable even when it dries out its ruttted terribly.
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Monks trod - wtf
Replies: 30
Views: 1032

Re: Monks trod - wtf

The BOAT (byways open to all traffic) There is a walkers website somewhere explaimg why bridleways dont apply to bikes as bikes did not exist whem the routes were created etc. I support everyone having access to the countryside. Access law re not just rubbish for cyclist's I don't think you can rea...
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Monks trod - wtf
Replies: 30
Views: 1032

Re: Monks trod - wtf

Seems a weird thing to do, and the article /councillor was unclear about whether its for 4x4 or a bike route. I also fear we (cyclists) are in danger of beimgn ike walker forums about cycling routes with 4x4 its like there is a pecking order of coutryside users /groups to despise Every group should ...
by Lazarus
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 109
Views: 2312

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

takes his boring vehicle to a proper garage and tries not to wince when they present the bill Despite being an ex mechanic, with access to a ramp and full tools at weekends, I often do the same as sometimes an easy job ends up like what Shaf experienced Well done for seeing it through Shaf to a goo...
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3962
Views: 497613

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

No, it's my midwinter bike? My mate (not on here) has 160, 140, 120 and a 100 mm rear travel suspension bike( and 3 hardtails) but even he wod not have a mid winter bike I just bought an earlt 80s drop bar as its almoat the same as my fir st proper road bike. Handles terribly so glass houses. My ex...
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3962
Views: 497613

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Unfortunately, today was also the day I left that bag in the garage
Think of all the charachter you just built. :-bd

I had to walk 4 mikes receny due to no multitool..... Beginers mistake and the problem with having multiple bikes ( and disliking camelbaks)
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 109
Views: 2312

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

internet flaming and stating things are a rip off is all too common when we haven't used a service.
Reasonable point and i am certainly getting close to it (IMHO others may think i have passed it allready) so will shut up now and bow out the thread
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 109
Views: 2312

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

This is true. Its a rate for a service. Splitting hairs as his service will take about 20 mins and is an extortionate hourly rate. ( evenn+ if you include travel) Amazed anyone would pay £150 for a two second weld. It could be a total nightmare. Its about the easiest weld you could ever do apart fr...
by Lazarus
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: 27.5 boost rear wheel SORTED
Replies: 13
Views: 251

Re: WTD: 27.5 boost rear wheel

It can indeed as i have done it
I used 142. mm end caps and an ebay boost kit. Done thousands of miles without issue

I have an alpkit set its 148 rear boost and boost front and dont want to split.
£100 + post for set up with tyres ( probably ramblers) set up tubeless
by Lazarus
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Crashing....
Replies: 7
Views: 298

Re: Crashing....

Weirdest crash was rounding a corner, in rural single lane Devon, at the bottom of a hill so shifting when i encountered a buzzard with a kill.. It took off straight towards me and flew straight at my face (they are massive in this perspective with talons out) so i ditched to avoid it. Lying on the ...
by Lazarus
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: Routes
Topic: Capital trail... but which version?
Replies: 5
Views: 229

Re: Capital trail... but which version?

Glad i got my message across :wink: :lol:
by Lazarus
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 109
Views: 2312

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

£100 an hour for skilled labour
We live in very different worlds if you think £100 an hour is a reasonable hourly wage for any human beimg to earn. ( shaf is a nurse and is nowhere near that for example nor is a teacher etc or indeed almost anyone working.
by Lazarus
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 109
Views: 2312

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

The guy is not there for 20 mins or 10 if he rushes and 8 of those are setting up and putting away :wink:
Buying a second hand welder would be cheaper .