I have one of those Phoenix Goretex bivvy bags as well which is still functional for the most part (it has one seam on the hood which is taped externally for some reason and the tape on that has peeled off, the internal taping on the other seams is still fine). Mine is screaming red not the more po...

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:00 pm Can feel a Phoenix Phan Club BBB meeting building up here

The porch on my Phreak was home to my old labrador on many a backpacking trip.
I also have a Phoenix Goretex bivvy bag still in regular use (I was in it on our FoD trip Reg). Must be coming on 30 years old now!

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:00 pm Phreerunner

Phreak ! Still have it, last used at a snowy BB Winter Event a few years ago

Has anyone seen the new Vango F10 Project Hydrogen yet?
700g, 1L pack size, double skin, airbeam inflate with bike pump. Sounds interesting (if you have that kind of spend).

I used to own a Volvo P1800S many years ago, it wasn't white though. Very obtuse way of not emailing the answer

If you can be certain that you are not carrying the virus then you represent no threat at all, so all is good. Except... what happens if you pick up the virus on your travels; maybe off a gate that someone passed through minutes earlier, or a stile, indeed anything that may have been touched by some...

Oooh, I enjoy a good battle...

Self-entitled selfish gets on one side
vs
Judgemental vigilantes policing what we do on the other

Just what I needed on my 24" monitor at work as a colleague walks up behind me

I think it can depend on the ride and how you want to ride it. If you're wanting to ride at pace on mostly gravel tracks then weighting the front wheel could be a good thing. If like me you're somewhat heavier than Reg and you like to sit up and enjoy the view then balancing the weight between the w...

Mmmm. I also have a Trek ss. A nice root beer 69er. Fantastic bike

I bought a brand new Il Pompino (no sniggering at the back now) some years ago for about £300 - that's full ss specific dropped bar steel framed bike. A not dissimilar bike. I have also spent considerably more than that Salsa costs on a custom ss bike back in 2003 which I still ride regularly (indee...

Running 3/32" on SS I've always used KMC X9 over the years without problem; never broken one yet!
(Also use them on my regular 9-speed bike as well, like to keep things simple )

Then my most treasured book which I started reading in 2012 and am past halfway Mandy Odell (and others) Rapid Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient. Am on page 104 of 200ish :smile: must crack on and read it... There's a certain irony in that which made me smile... "Rapid Assessment" , 8...

apparently this is a recognised "thing" and has a medical name Old age? :lol: What freaks me out is when people start talking to you as they obviously know you and I just go WTF are you ? This happened in a car en route to a meeting (in Tongue). I had to wait for the other person in the c...

I'm a bit like gairym but the other way round! P=Peter, Sling=greatly shortened version of my very long surname. I too have great difficulty putting names to faces, even recognising faces (apparently this is a recognised "thing" and has a medical name). The idea of printing names on BB kit...

Hi John <waves>
I can vaguely remember when you had that frame new Shame to be getting rid of such a beauty; if I wasn't still regularly running my 26" ti delux I'd be taking a look at it!

My Dad has a 26" Ridgeback in his garage, hasn't been used in years. Has all the wrong angles, three front chainrings, flat tyres, duff brakes, the works. I think that would be pretty unsuitable... Sounds very similar to my most regularly used bikepacking bike - except for the flat tyres and d...

Was looking to see initials RIP on the briefcase there; assuming the umbrella is in the lost-and-found at Norbiton?

What a great way to spend your birthday

atk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:57 pm Where do singlespeeds count on the spectrum of suitability?

As a drive system ss can be perfectly suitable and sometimes preferable. It would be the bike rather than the gears that might be unsuitable e.g. a track bike, a jump bike, or a bmx may be considered unsuitable

:-bd . What an interesting family we have here :smile: . Indeed. And isn't it fantastic the clarity of mind a good bike ride and a couple of nights bivvying can induce. BTW, personally, I don't give a damn about anyone's sexuality or how they identify; that does not mean that they cannot express th...

I would say my road bike. Skinny-tyred, high-geared, what we used to call racing bikes.
My personal definition of bikepacking involves some or indeed mostly off-road riding which makes that bike totally unsuitable.

Panda time...? A panda will make an appearance from time to time as a reminder for everyone to play nice. But please do not let the appearance of the panda kill the debate. Robust discussion putting forward various viewpoints can be had without personalising responses to those offering a differing ...

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How exactly do you define " the best "? If a definition is 'remote, quiet and uncrowded with spectacular views' (which appears to be an aspirational requirement) then it's pretty counter-productive to list that place as a destination in a 'best of...' list. The above list does seem to cons...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:48 am I'm slightly gutted that I didn't think to put an event on.

Yep, great opportunity missed there! And a choice of two weekends too - could even have been a split figure-of-eight ride over both weekends
Would make bog-snorkelling look like the sport of amateurs