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by Scud
Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Alternative hunka-xl?
Replies: 47
Views: 7516

Re: Alternative hunka-xl?

I was just about to post same thing!

Got a standard Hunka but having broad shoulders I have to sleep with arms outside of bag. Does seem to be discontinued.

Is the RAB storm wide at the mouth?
by Scud
Fri Dec 16, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Revo Full Power Speed
Replies: 23
Views: 3384

Re: Revo Full Power Speed

Love the "Mythbusters" level of experimentation and geekery. So would you recommend the K-Lite over the Revo? I've just had my old Fargo powdercoated and in process of being re-built, always just used a Maxx-D but no have a dynamo wheel built up, and was waiting a while to see if the much ...
by Scud
Thu Dec 15, 2016 2:05 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Tour du Mont Blanc in 2017 anyone?
Replies: 4
Views: 2046

Re: Tour du Mont Blanc in 2017 anyone?

Just the pictures on that article are stunning and make you want to do it. I'm pre-registered for the French Divide race, but if i'm not selected, then i'd maybe up for this.
by Scud
Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2017 French Divide pre-registration open
Replies: 8
Views: 1730

Re: 2017 French Divide pre-registration open

I must admit that's why i have put myself through 8000 miles of commuting this year, i knew that after a point, i would get no fitter and i would just become good at trotting out same route and same miles, but it is the mental side of getting out at 5am in all weathers day in day out to build that s...
by Scud
Mon Dec 12, 2016 2:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2017 French Divide pre-registration open
Replies: 8
Views: 1730

Re: 2017 French Divide pre-registration open

I see 123 have signed up so far, including Stu Rider and Jason Miles. I've done a number of distance road events up to 310 miles in a day and a couple of longer distance MTB events like Charlie's 100 mile Gravel Dash, plus 8000 miles in the legs this year mostly commuting, but any tips will always b...
by Scud
Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2017 French Divide pre-registration open
Replies: 8
Views: 1730

Re: 2017 French Divide pre-registration open

I've pre-registered for this, looking at the cost, are the four checkpoints not manned? wondered if that is where some of the cost goes?

Wanted something that wouldn't cost the earth and had planned to ride the 1000 miles St Malo to Nice road route, but this ticks all the boxes if i get a place.
by Scud
Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:55 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Alpkit Hunka XL***SOLD***
Replies: 1
Views: 710

Re: Alpkit Hunka XL SOLD

SOLD
by Scud
Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:36 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Alpkit Hunka XL***SOLD***
Replies: 1
Views: 710

Alpkit Hunka XL***SOLD***

Alpkit Hunka XL for sale (the red colour).

Only used twice before buying something with hoop at front.

£33 posted please. paypal to pauljwhitlock@gmail.com
by Scud
Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Salsa Cowchipper??
Replies: 25
Views: 5049

Re: Salsa Cowchipper??

thanks gents.
by Scud
Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Salsa Cowchipper??
Replies: 25
Views: 5049

Re: Salsa Cowchipper??

What are the Ginetic/ Woodchippers like riding on the hoods. I do a fair chunk of my 200 mile a week on Fargo as roads are so bad where i live so it has standard road bars at present, and would still spend a lot of time on hoods? Worried that i may find being in drops better, but lose comfort on hoo...
by Scud
Sat Jan 09, 2016 9:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Salsa Cowchipper??
Replies: 25
Views: 5049

Re: Salsa Cowchipper??

Anyone seen the new Alpkit bike components including these?

https://www.alpkit.com/products/love-mud-bomber

A lot more reasonably priced. I've just bought a second Fargo and the price of trying Salsa bars at £75 a pop puts me off and not found any 2nd hand on ebay.
by Scud
Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Would this be taking my bikepacking bicycle too far??
Replies: 5
Views: 1593

Re: Would this be taking my bikepacking bicycle too far??

Then again though, what every bike packer needs is the right bag for the job, thinking of this one for light snacks on the trail??

Image
by Scud
Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bloody saddles again - really, really sorry.
Replies: 44
Views: 8672

Re: Bloody saddles again - really, really sorry.

For me, always have SDG Bel Air on the MTB's, on cross or road bike, always Fizik Aliante, both just seem to work for me.
by Scud
Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:06 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Winter Bivvy - date?
Replies: 114
Views: 46895

Re: Winter Bivvy - date?

New kid to the forum, and Norfolk based so big hills scare me..but would be up for the Wales weekend and would prefer the earlier in December the better due to family and the chaos of yule time.
by Scud
Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:30 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Balloon bed - was it just me then??
Replies: 7
Views: 2107

Re: Balloon bed - was it just me then??

Balloon bed - coming to a classifieds near you........
by Scud
Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Balloon bed - was it just me then??
Replies: 7
Views: 2107

Balloon bed - was it just me then??

I decided to purchase one of the balloon beds, mostly out of curiousity and also to see if it was a practical (and cheap) alternative to a "real" air mattress. Tested it with a bivvy out on the sand dunes overlooking Wells on the Norfolk Coast, so on top of sand and where i had checked for...
by Scud
Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:58 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone recommend a good bothy route?
Replies: 0
Views: 601

Anyone recommend a good bothy route?

Looking for a good route in a picturesque part of Southern Scotland linking a couple of the bothies, so 3 day/ 2 night route with about 30-40 miles cycling a day, can anyone recommend anything good??
by Scud
Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:03 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: New here- any fellow East Anglians??
Replies: 4
Views: 2481

Re: New here- any fellow East Anglians??

I live in Great Dunham, about 8 miles west of Swaffham, but work in Norwich, experience so far since moving here has been a bit of Thetford, Bacton Woods and riding up Peddars Way to the coast and doing a bit of bivvying in the trees behind the sand dunes near Holkham and chilling out on the beach. ...
by Scud
Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:53 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS - MSR Dragonfly stove
Replies: 1
Views: 837

Re: FS - MSR Dragonfly stove

SOLD
by Scud
Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:27 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS - MSR Dragonfly stove
Replies: 1
Views: 837

FS - MSR Dragonfly stove

Had this for about 3 years, cost me £130 new and not used it for the last 2 years, either tend to use large gas stove when camping with family or meths/ small gas stove when bivvying/ bike packing. Stove, fuel bottle, spare seal kit (unopened) and bag - £35 posted. pauljwhitlock@gmail.com (Can you e...
by Scud
Tue Jul 02, 2013 1:42 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: New here- any fellow East Anglians??
Replies: 4
Views: 2481

New here- any fellow East Anglians??

Hi all, new to forum and having recently moved riding on North Downs and Swinlet way to Norfolk, are there any fellow riders from East Anglia on here?

Looking for people for bivvy trips locally and further a field.