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- Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:23 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2020
- Replies: 853
- Views: 67947
Re: BB200 2020
Hope we can all still ride: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/14/welsh-minister-warns-national-lockdown-covid-cases-south-wales Maybe just trying to scare peeps into behaving properly and nowhere near our potential route but I suppose we should keep an eye on and then follow any rules. A...
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Isn`t there enough going on at the mo?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 651
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2020
- Replies: 853
- Views: 67947
Re: BB200 2020
EXCELLENT IDEA!
Necessity is the mother of invention
Necessity is the mother of invention
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Whats your DD600 kitlist look like??
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2505
Re: Whats your DD600 kitlist look like??
Last year I didn't pack a stove, deciding to ride slow and light!!
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cambrian Eagle Mystery Solved
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5048
Re: Cambrian Eagle Mystery Solved
This very topic was discussed on Radio 2 today at 1.30 pm, very sad but no mention of any poisoning or foul play but maybe that`s R2 policy if facts are unknown?
Callers told of their encounters with it her (Female Eagle).
Callers told of their encounters with it her (Female Eagle).
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: who rides Ti ?
- Replies: 125
- Views: 13840
Re: who rides Ti ?
Get a Moots or Bingham, lifetime warranty, May need a word with the Mrs First though!!
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: British Gravel Championships
- Replies: 3
- Views: 612
Re: British Gravel Championships
I can't believe it (Bearstock) was 4 years ago!
Still a mere lad then
Still a mere lad then
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:00 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Dales Divide back on 29th August... yay (but is it still accessible!)
- Replies: 59
- Views: 10333
Re: Dales Divide back on 29th August... yay
I am the short one with the red face next to the flagpole....still finished it though.......redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:29 pm https://www.cotic.co.uk/news/2020/Dales-Divide
Just found a writeup for last years Dales Divide. Sewms to have onw of our very own BBers at the bottom too...
- Fri May 15, 2020 9:27 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: We've got a new T shirt too.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7216
Re: We've got a new T shirt too.
These tee shirts proved popular on last years Tour Divide, some cheap `civvy` clothes for the racers who scratched!
- Thu May 14, 2020 9:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: We've got a new T shirt too.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7216
Re: We've got a new T shirt too.
Or want Chinook helicoptersThisisnotaspoon wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 9:15 am Walter Mitty, a character in a story that daydreams of sucess they never had.
Now used as derogatory slang for people who wear army surplus at the weekend or turn up at remmbrance services with medals they bought on ebay and were never actually in the army.
- Thu May 14, 2020 8:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: We've got a new T shirt too.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7216
Re: We've got a new T shirt too.
Alongside the new jerseys we also have a new T shirt and before someone starts banging on about elitism, just remember that anyone with a sense of humour will be able to buy one :wink: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMJ1g8prZr0/XrwuJ6hrIBI/AAAAAAAAHqI/qdjieb4lAuYfc6I0lSvofwNSz6YLWGWPACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/w...
- Thu May 14, 2020 7:11 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Films to watch while isolating
- Replies: 291
- Views: 63227
Re: Films to watch while isolating
https://vimeo.com/1241177 live before you die. not bike related but a real nice 7 minute short. always makes me feel good when im feeling sub standard. always makes me want it to be the 90s and for me to be living at the newbury bypass site or any of the other 'red wreck' like places. hardline roma...
- Wed May 13, 2020 6:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The story behind your BB name (and whats your usual form of address)
- Replies: 206
- Views: 30686
Re: The story behind your BB name (and whats your usual form of address)
I live on the Jurassic coast (Dorset) and its hilly and I ride single speed a lot hence the Pusher bit!!
Some call me Rob in real life.
Some call me Rob in real life.
- Tue May 12, 2020 6:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If we close up for a bit...
- Replies: 753
- Views: 101773
Re: If we close up for a bit...
Just trying to think of ANY occasion that I thought that an overnight bivvy was a risk to myself or anyone else??
If I was to go to Dartmoor in winter then maybe but a Dorset field in May, apart from being run over by a tractor silageing at 5am I should be OK!
If I was to go to Dartmoor in winter then maybe but a Dorset field in May, apart from being run over by a tractor silageing at 5am I should be OK!
- Sat May 09, 2020 7:33 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Not very good is it?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2902
Re: Not very good is it?
To quote myself!
- Fri May 08, 2020 6:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Not very good is it?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2902
Re: Not very good is it?
It could look a lot worse!
- Wed May 06, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Films to watch while isolating
- Replies: 291
- Views: 63227
Re: Films to watch while isolating
Bad language alert!! Dont click on link if easily offended!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGoeVLC5zU8
I thought it was funny, not in the least related to bikepacking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGoeVLC5zU8
I thought it was funny, not in the least related to bikepacking
- Tue May 05, 2020 8:08 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4898
Re: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
I`ve never tried Ti bars I would imagine they are very nice, I see Thompson ones are reasonable pricewise, not sure if Jones still sell Ti loops but last time I looked they made Carbon look a bargain!
Could be worth looking into.
- Tue May 05, 2020 7:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4898
Re: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
I work as a lead engineer in NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) for a fairly well known car manufacturer, I'm really tempted to take an objective measure of carbon versus ally handle bars for curiositys sake. Vibration comfort is basically my day job! Any particular bars people are interested in?...
- Sun May 03, 2020 1:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4898
Re: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
As a curve ball, when Spank launched their vibrocore range, a friend of mine tried mimicking the concept by spraying expanding foam into his bars. He reckoned it worked a treat. Sample size =1, YMMV etc., but could be a cheap experiment to improve your comfort? A great idea, and if it doesn`t "...
- Sat May 02, 2020 7:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4898
Re: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
Thanks for the replies, it would seem that Carbon (on the whole) is worth it, I assume the same would apply to drop bars as well as flat?
- Sat May 02, 2020 6:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4898
Re: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
Ive had a set of EC70 risers for a couple of years, as well as some EA70s. They are exactly the same width, shape and rise and the carbon bars win hands down. Far lighter, for sure, but they are far more comfortable. A couple of hours of bridle paths and what not on board with the aluminium bars an...
- Sat May 02, 2020 6:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4898
Are Carbon bars worth the ££?
Aside from saving weight is there any noticeable difference between `bars in aluminium compared with the same in carbon?
Asking from a comfort angle as my arms and shoulders ache after riding, from jarring etc.
Thanks.
Asking from a comfort angle as my arms and shoulders ache after riding, from jarring etc.
Thanks.
- Fri May 01, 2020 3:35 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Madison Trail Shorts - Large (FS again ;-)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 663
Re: Madison Trail Shorts - Large (FS again ;-)
Pm sent, Rob
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Surly karate monkey fork for genesis latitude???
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3289
Re: Surly karate monkey fork for genesis latitude???
That make so much sense, if it goes wrong it would not be pretty!