I’m interested in a Silwing Adam, if it isn’t what Sam is looking for...

If anyone is looking to sell their good condition Green/olive Silwing then I may be able to help

Great, thanks both!

I wouldn’t say electronics is my strong point...

I just received a Shimano XT hub wheel, planning to run with SON lights front and rear. Also in the box was a ‘Dynamo Overvoltage Protector’ part number SM-DH10. I’ve not actually got a clue what this is for (aside the obvious, to stop Overvolting?! ). Do I need to fit it? Will I trash my lights wit...

I’ll take the cassette please. PM on its ways

Tidy! They look great.

In Reverse wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:07 pm

techno wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:45 pm Girthy:
https://www.supergripz.com/

Nice one. Just bought a pair of the 55mm ones. Will report back, hopefully not from A&E.

How did you get on with these? Were the 55mm ones as large as billed?

I don't know about the other Divides, but the Canda to Mexico one, on which the Tour Divide race is run, is based on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, a route devised by the Adventure Cycling Association, which describes it as an "off road cycle route". A cycling version of the Pacifi...

The racing element is an interesting point. Can one race at cycle touring? I would say probably not. Can one race while bikepacking? well yes, there’s a whole load of that. Then there’s The *insert county/country/continent here* Divide side of things, they would appear to be bikepacking, irrespectiv...

Snuck out late last night to a local spot, managed to get tarp set up and ready for bed all by moonlight. Could almost read the label on my beer bottle. Side note: every day is a school day - bottles can be opened with an SPD cleat if required, easier if the shoe is not being worn at the time. Didn’...

It’s been absolutely fine with a single straight stitch and then an iron on seam seal strip. I made it with a groundsheet type base and a 2.5layer breathable top layer, traced the shape from a bag I had already and then adjusted so it would fit my length of material (military bivi bags are huge!) It...

Based on the familiar offering from Alpkit I devised my own stem cell bag so I can keep food a bit handier. It doesn’t taper like an AK version so it probably holds a bit more than their standard size. Main body is approx 20cm by 10cm diameter, 1000D nylon lined with subtle pink ripstop and the draw...

Very entertaining. Good work chaps!

Looking forward to the final instalment of 7 miles above sea level and 7 miles beneath, then the full sphere is captured

Not sure these qualify as a "bargain" as per thread title, but I needed some thermals and bought them from this place. Made in Britain, amazingly perhaps, so I think £15 leggings & £17 tops is a bargain in that context. https://www.britishthermals.com/ I’m somewhat intrigued by the ‘W...

Just testing https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BXnSKtrXcmhSLAS_SFHQtLbxetPhdAnacGSzi3y4dzrVRXvucnQi569lgsjYEDM0ZksC5UIqun_ynMJ1vmpkTZhDaTNFKYcBUSPfup2AmJcuZKs417hZ_AY14xe1GVWkBdk8j0uBjw=w1920-h1080 You are missing a [ from the [/img] term to close the link to the image. I’ve added it above and seem...

Thanks everyone, I’m glad it was of interest and entertainment.

sean_iow wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:27 pm Fry'sTurkish Delight or milkshake

Interesting! Might have to give Turkish Delight a go. I believe the Majesty of Burgers has range of milkshakes too...

I realised I never got round to writing up my BB200 ride from last October. Seems a long time ago now but having read so many of other riders reports from past years and finding these very valuable I wanted to get something down before I forget. Also, it’s something to do during lockdown... Make a b...

Talking of tyvek and the like, anyone know where to buy coloured polycro? Isn’t this the stuff that was designed for makeshift window doubling? ie the layer of polycro acts as a double glazing. As such you might struggle to get it in colours other than ‘window’... Could you edge a sheet of it with ...

The most unusual sight of a couple of inches of snow in the South Downs! It quickly melted in Winchester so we headed for a ride around as high up as we could get and it was lovely, sunny for a while and found some powdery snow. Glad to have got up there as it clouded over, warmed up a bit and was l...

Mythste wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:29 pm Just about the best bike picture I think I've taken! A wee shakedown on the Kona Unit. She's a beast. Shlepping the bridleway from Littleborough to Hebden Bridge and back.

Looks like a nice ride! What make is that bar bag you have there?

Seems to have worked, thanks to Whitestone and landslide for the instructions above^^

Test

:-bd We look forward to seeing a few photos? If you run out of ideas: :lol: Looks like that lot will keep me busy for a while, the neighbours will think I’ve taken up supersized napkin folding. Although if I got it right then I could fold my tarp into a real sized swan instead of a napkin sized swa...

and delivered a package of BB tarp accessories.

Can’t wait to get cracking on perfecting my pitch.

Great, thanks for that!