Certainly don't drop chains now but had one bike, forget which one, that needed a chain guide with narrow wide
They do work well though
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- Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Narrow-wide chainrings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 518
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3628
Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Mid Wales was never worth savingdo sometimes wonder how long it'll be until there's nothing left worth saving.
Realistically we all need to reduce usage( plane flights, car drives, new shiny bike bits etc) and hardly anyone is prepared to do it at the level required to save things.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 32901
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Got out last night. Sneaked out late ish ( after 10j to the only hide I know near here.. Was up early to avoid the dog walkers and won't repeat as the birds were noisy ( it's barely a lake.) Fell asleep listening to pod casts to drown out noise and flattened the phone so no pics. Would have been les...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3628
Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
not all proposed locations are ideal true but they have to go somewhere and every area will have objectors. They tried to frack locally to me* I get both sides of the argument but reneqbles are a bit more essential than more fossil fuels ( but I was an objector) * they did till they had earthquakes...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3628
Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
[SARCASM] WELL YOU ARE WRONG AREN'T YOU [/SARCASM] Problem is we can preserve(save) a planet or that view Energy reduction is also part of the issue but the townies won't do that as no one wants the changes we need to do to save the planet not you not the dishwasher using twomy with an 8 ft TV. Two ...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3628
Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
there's generally absolutely no benefit to the local community. And this is the greatest issue with capitalism, selfishness and me first( Thatcher really changed peoples mindset from collective to self) . People think how do I benefit not does the country / planet/ society benefit. We base our deci...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
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Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
massive wind turbine farms are about making money for shareholders and sending electric to big cities Welcome to capitalism but it is also about producing less CO2 than the alternatives. Its more energy efficient to not use gas for electricity and to use renewable despite some local objections to p...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
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Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
We did I raised pumping water from turbines ( as "batteries" and you explained how impractical it was. Forget which thread it was thoughDidn't we talk about this quite recently, I've just had a feeling of deja vu???
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3628
Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
exceptionally peaceful dark and wild area. Well it won't stop it being peaceful or dark or wild and if it's windy it won't be that peaceful with or without them. They have to go somewhere and the M25 is not that windy. If only CO2 and pollution ( or micron plastics etc) were as visible as some turb...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:34 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1130
Re: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition
Good effort going back to do it. mMne is sat/ Sunday need to be a oner as the neares grid to me is about 25 miles away.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 32901
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Even the people here think you are mad so normals are bound to think itI usually get a less questioning statement: "You are mad"
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 32901
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Indeed the two most common questions are surely
1. Are you mad?
2. Why?
Weds night for me in my always do it last minute ( but next month's is Saturday so 2 in a week for me and finally an early, in the month, one)
1. Are you mad?
2. Why?
Weds night for me in my always do it last minute ( but next month's is Saturday so 2 in a week for me and finally an early, in the month, one)
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Replacing wheel bearings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 242
Re: Replacing wheel bearings
Hammer use a rubber one or wood to protect the soft alloy
IME they often take a fair amount of whacking to get out ( and take the bearing with them)
IME they often take a fair amount of whacking to get out ( and take the bearing with them)
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Another one
- Replies: 5
- Views: 383
Re: Another one
Very kind of you to cut out the part where he is holding his prison number
Happy birthday and welcome to the half century club
Happy birthday and welcome to the half century club
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1130
Re: Alternative Winter Ride Event Thing - Pentlands edition
SHAF injury is OK for riding ( not broken after all just hurt) but I was not free this weekend( glorious sunshine no wind) so next weekend for me( wet) I know what you mean about boggy round here the non hardpacked trails are barely rideable on 3 " tyres ( walking and leaving the bike at home w...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 536
- Views: 32901
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
We have all done it. ... Haven't we?I then dismounted my bike in the usual style of flinging my leg over the back, forgetting I had kit back there and ended up landing on the ground.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anyone own one of these stove/pot setups!?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 472
Re: Anyone own one of these stove/pot setups!?
What they say it's basic and cheap, sooty and smelly.
Its probably lighter than gas Personally if faff is not an issue I would use a meths stove before one of those. That said its fool proof to use but a packable wood burner would do the same job
Its probably lighter than gas Personally if faff is not an issue I would use a meths stove before one of those. That said its fool proof to use but a packable wood burner would do the same job
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Flttingford bothy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 669
Re: Flttingford bothy
Water bottles with filters are good for UK as plenty of water/ east to fill *. MSR if you need to filter a puddle * I try to collect as high as possible and fast flowing / away from agriculture. Churches are a great option for road riding ( anything with a garden/ recent graves/ will have an externa...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: GB Duro Entries open
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2475
Re: GB Duro Entries open
Thankfully it's not at all bleak there so the views will make up for the struggle.Rooley Moor Road for death by cobble
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:56 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: GB Duro Entries open
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2475
Re: GB Duro Entries open
With you on that point FB can ..best stop I will go all Malcolm Tucker . nothing about personal liability - insuring myself against loss or damage?? Briitish cycling membership covers this ( check level) if its a " race" or lower levels if a " commute/ leisure cycle and surely it's th...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: GB Duro Entries open
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2475
Re: GB Duro Entries open
It's an expensive gpx.
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: GB Duro Entries open
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2475
Re: GB Duro Entries open
what exactly are you getting, in a self supported ITT, that warrants that?And its £125 plus tracker hire and registration
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: High mount bottle cage?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 481
Re: High mount bottle cage?
well played
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: An interesting bikerafting route up in the Highlands
- Replies: 11
- Views: 353
Re: An interesting bikerafting route up in the Highlands
especially 6" is 15cm Looks like I am today's pendant it's not it's quite close hence 30cm is known as a "metric foot" when it isn't quite a foot. Km. I need to convert to metric ( it's the only one) to understand and I believe cyclists use them to pretend they went further :wink: .....
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: An interesting bikerafting route up in the Highlands
- Replies: 11
- Views: 353
Re: An interesting bikerafting route up in the Highlands
Agreed but oddly a football pitch is not an actual standard SIZE and can technically be square (90-120 long and 45 - 90 wide)