One thing that does make me chuckle is the general implication that bikepacking is gravel cycling. Who knows what riding a route such as a bearbones 200 / 300 / big bear would be classed as.
That said, the 'other' rules always brought me a smile. These do too.
My favourite
#12
the correct number of coffee-making apparatus to carry is n+1 (where n = the number of coffee making apparatus you are currently carrying)
dangling was legit until the late-Summer of 2019 (when we got horrendously ill from a sheep-sh*t mug at 4000m in Kyrgyzstan). If you need to dangle, dangle on the drive-side
and again
bikes are for riding, not for tent poles or strapping tarps to
This lot are starting to sound more like me, than me
FLV wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 9:04 am
One thing that does make me chuckle is the general implication that bikepacking is gravel cycling. Who knows what riding a route such as a bearbones 200 / 300 / big bear would be classed as.
To be fair they called it THE GRAVEL-RIDING ADVENTURE-CYCLING BIKEPACKING CYCLE-TOURING RULES (their caps, I copied the title) - and I cropped it for the thread title. Edit to add, I know what you mean, there is a bit of a drop-bar bias over at Pannier but I did like the rule that sus forks go with flat bars. Even if just an aesthetic rule.. They're right
(BB200 = XXC)
bikes are for riding, not for tent poles or strapping tarps to
Uh, does this mean not setting up a tarp strung off my bike? Confused now
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Uh, does this mean not setting up a tarp strung off my bike? Confused now
No confusion. I've always maintained that the use of a pole(s) tends to produce a superior pitch and is much less faff ... but obviously, I would say that
Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 9:29 am
No confusion. I've always maintained that the use of a pole(s) tends to produce a superior pitch and is much less faff ... but obviously, I would say that
Got it. I have fallen foul of the 'tarp but no pole' minimalist weenie-ism in the past. Works OK, agree it's a potential faff-inducer among the unpracticed though and the 2 Bearbones poles I have (https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/shop ... rbon-poles- other poles are allegedly available) have certainly improved things.
I quite miss the luxury tarp set up I used to use...
That looks a lot like many of my bivis from a few years ago, before I bought a lunar solo. Perhaps if I hadnt lost my Tarp somewhere I'd go for a little walk down memory lane next time, but I have lost it, so I wont.
jameso wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 8:46 am
I know it's not meant to be serious but plenty to discuss/rib/apply I'm sure. Just for fun ...
You'd be surprised; some people take this stuff very seriously
Personally, there's a reason I don't like rules in my Fun World® and these lists gently remind me why.... [which is probably why I'm not a fun guy ]
We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
Personally, there's a reason I don't like rules in my Fun World® and these lists gently remind me why.... [which is probably why I'm not a fun guy ]
Gotta kind of agree Peter. Applying 'rules' to something that (to me anyway) embodies freedom does seem somewhat ironic. However, taken in good humour it's all harmeless fun.
Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 12:26 pm
However, taken in good humour it's all harmeless fun.
True, that's the bottom line
Plus, I've always wondered about carrying a big old umbrella to prop over the head of my bivvy bag - much heavier than your work-in-progress-curved-pole of course Stu but allowed in the rules it would appear
We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
A new wheelset is expensive! Admittedly it's cheaper than buying a entire new bike which is my current plan
I once bought an entire bike rather than change the bearings !
Ihave yet to find a rim i cannot get to tubeless though i have found some tyres - it can take days mind !
A new wheelset is expensive! Admittedly it's cheaper than buying a entire new bike which is my current plan
I once bought an entire bike rather than change the bearings !
Ihave yet to find a rim i cannot get to tubeless though i have found some tyres - it can take days mind !
It's taken 16 years of riding bikes fairly regularly for me change a cassette - and it took the pandemic for me to try it so ghetto tubeless is a big leap
I've always wondered about carrying a big old umbrella
When riding the Turin Nice Rally in 2018, I bumped into 3 guys having lunch at the refuge on the Via de Sale. They'd set off 2 days before the group start and we're a bit surprised I'd caught up with them. Just after leaving the refuge I found a very smart telescopic umbrella lying on the track and picked it up, strapping it to my bar roll. A massive storm meant arriving into La Brigue soaking wet so I managed to get a cheap single room in a b&b. The other guys rolled up sometime later and managed to get into the same place. When we were packing bikes the following morning, they couldn't believe this guy that was carrying minimum stuff still chose to carry an umbrella!
Very Nick Crane.
jameso wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 8:46 am
And nothing about use of the term 'Ultra' meaning you're a triathlete in disguise?
I'll never forget sitting down with Alan G. in front of the tents at by the way camp ground the morning after arriving back in Tyndrum after the inaugural Highland Trail.
Whilst Alan made I brew I lit a fag and then he said "your not supposed to smoke. You're an ultra athlete!".
We laughed.