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- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cranktank 3 vs cages on fork + smartwater bottles
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1438
Re: Cranktank 3 vs cages on fork + smartwater bottles
So is it common for churches and graveyards to have taps to refill? good to know Very common. Village halls another good one in my experience. Maybe turned off in winter though. There was a suggestion on Here a while ago that we all chipped in to create a map of them. I prefer the fun of finding th...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cranktank 3 vs cages on fork + smartwater bottles
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1438
Re: Cranktank 3 vs cages on fork + smartwater bottles
Firstly, hope you enjoyed your trip :smile: I've never carried more than 500ml and a filter. 3 litres of water would far and away be the single heaviest thing you carried. Every time you filter and fill your 500ml bottle, drink it straightaway then filter another 500ml to take with you. My 500ml bot...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2174
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2174
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:09 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2174
Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
.... but a good opportunity to say thank you for everything. "Thanks" is lame and inadequate but there we go that's all I can manage in the time allowed .
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1825
Re: packable fleece?
Maybe I misread the product description in a review which said it had "zero" windproofness and all heat would be whipped away in a wind. 20mph on a bike is pretty windy. I'm just rebelling against something that doesn't sound perfect for £100 and needs a top layer (negating the weight savi...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4945
- Views: 1255948
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
I'm 9-9.5 Paul.... the L's are pretty snug.. so yes would think they would be your best bet? I think they're a bit naughty claiming 9.5-12.5....
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:51 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47613
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Aye, commiserations . One salutes your fortitude and dedication to the game!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1825
Re: packable fleece?
If you always have to wear the shell to make sure you don't lose all the heat kept in by the mid layer, then that doesn't sound like a very flexible system. A layer should be removable if the conditions don't need it. My cheapo base and fleece(s) are warm and I add a U/L rain top if it rains or is v...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1825
Re: packable fleece?
My Core Hoodies are half the weight and volume of classic fleeces offering comparable warmth. Always interested in looking at lighter fleeces, so had a nosy. https://www.facewest.co.uk/OMM-Core-Fleece-Jacket.html?Product_Attributes%5B1%5D:value=GreyM&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn7mwBhCiARIsA...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4945
- Views: 1255948
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
https://www.polaris-bikewear.com/polaris-bikewear-breathable-cascade-waterproof-socks-various-colours-and-sizes.html Waterproof socks from as little as £8/pr. Turned up. Will see if as good as my ArcticDrys and Dexshells. Never been impressed with SSkins stuff I'm afraid. Waterproof socks and sanda...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1825
Re: packable fleece?
Hah! I remember everyone extracting the Michael about my fleeces . Have worn 'em for pretty much all of my outings. Bamboo baselayer then one or two Berghaus fleeces (325g each) plus rain top. Nowt fancy. As said, warm enough when damp, easy to layer.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:48 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8615
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Very good Jack
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7979
Re: WRT GR's
^ yes the randomly-bumping-into-other-crackpots but then bouncing off in another direction is a huge part of the WRT event (arg) I think. If you devise a route (arg) in a totally different direction I think you miss out on a big part of the experience (arg). You may as well have just 'done a solo tr...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8615
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
I've always thought bikepacking ≠ racing anyway but I know a lot of people are interested in bikepacking races so each to their own Agreed, man after my own heart but we'll get shouted at in a minute :smile: hotel booking Nah, paid for ≠ bikepacking :grin:. Then again, food/drink bought en-route (*...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8615
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
nothing living is self supported Good point, albeit reductive :smile: . Hence why I don't think food and drink (and breathing/weeing/pooing?) are part of the 'bikepacking' definition. I'll STFU Nah, keep going, we're getting down to the esoteric nitpicking silly stuff now :smile: . Mrs P is waving ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8615
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Football and tennis have rules written down and governing bodies. Bikepacking just has pitchforks We've got BaM Rules/rules and a gover... well, Phil anyway :grin: . (Has he got a body or is he just a virtual chimera on the forum I wonder? :grin: ). BB2/300 even has a few. WRT... hmm.. dunno.. hope...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:11 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47613
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Time for the quarter-time round up then?
Quite a few bonkers enterprises this Winter.
A number of fallen comrades too .
Quite a few bonkers enterprises this Winter.
A number of fallen comrades too .
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8615
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
uh-oh. <hides behind sofa>
("all accommodation was pre-booked". Harumph! Pre-set route as well?)
("all accommodation was pre-booked". Harumph! Pre-set route as well?)
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7979
Re: WRT GR's
But I've learned the secret handshake and everything though!
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7979
Re: WRT GR's
Ermmmmm, I think we're meant to be schtum with GRs until after the event?
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:45 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47613
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
try the tfl River Bus Many years ago we took the kids to Greenwich and part of the journey was by River Bus from Charing Cross. From there down river we pootled along at about 1 or 2mph, sorry knots, or something, a bit like a floating brick, pointing out all the sights etc. Kids not all that impre...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7979
Re: WRT GR's
Nah, you're fine Oot, you've just got your map upside down, you'll be lumped in with the rest of us .
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47613
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
I do wonder about the company you keep V :???: Just read V's report and my head is in a complete spin! A right sensory and incident overload there V, top work. Hiring 8 bikes in a row is a clever idea. Reckon the adjudicators have got to let that BaM through simply for the lunacy value. Chalk it up...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7979