The post man's been ...

Talk about anything.

Moderators: Bearbonesnorm, Taylor, Chew

User avatar
Cheeky Monkey
Posts: 3915
Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:48 pm
Location: Leeds ish
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Cheeky Monkey »

A wetsuit.

I may try and catch hypothermia tomorrow in Wast Water :shock:

Edit - despite being the "short and strong" size there's no goddamn way it'll fit. Made in China, sized to fit the proverbial [tiny] Chinaman :roll:

Good job Alpkit are doing free returns :|
Last edited by Cheeky Monkey on Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
burty
Posts: 555
Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:45 am

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by burty »

10 ltrs of gt85 for £20
and a new exposure revo hub and light replaced under warranty
User avatar
dlovett
Posts: 1924
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:37 pm
Location: South Coast
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by dlovett »

Bearbonesnorm wrote:
Any chance of a picture or two?
It attaches with 4 cable ties ... they pull in opposing directions which is a nice touch. The rear is concave and has rubber pads to help prevent any slippage. So far, it's fitted every fork I've tried it on. I still need to try it properly but I have high hopes.

Cheers for that.

Hopefully it will fit on standard fox/rockshox.
User avatar
Bearbonesnorm
Posts: 23904
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:53 pm
Location: my own little world

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Bearbonesnorm »

Hopefully it will fit on standard fox/rockshox.
It'll fit fine.
May the bridges you burn light your way
RobMac
Posts: 416
Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:55 am
Location: Fife in Scotland

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by RobMac »

RobMac wrote:
JohnClimber wrote:Aldi tomorrow
5200mAh Powerbank just £8.99
Got mines this afternoon, lovely :-bd
Anybody else get one of these, is your on/off switch OK? UPDATE : Looks like its working as it should do. :ugeek:
Last edited by RobMac on Mon Nov 16, 2015 7:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
Trail-rat
Posts: 641
Joined: Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:30 pm
Location: Between Aberdeen and the Cairngorms

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Trail-rat »

ive got one of them powerbanks from a few editions ago

works grand and yes my powerbutton works fine :D
User avatar
Farawayvisions
Posts: 539
Joined: Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:04 am
Location: Hampshire
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Farawayvisions »

New On One BSC Type 1 tyres for Dan's Genesis Longitude. 29x2.30" - £14.99 each. Thanks, John Climber for putting him onto these. We've saved a packet and they look cool. 50 mile test ride tomorrow - flat, coastal and into a gale. :roll:
on one bsc sml.JPG
(255.55 KiB) Downloaded 740 times
on one bsc type 1 small.JPG
(217.59 KiB) Downloaded 740 times
crewlie
Posts: 118
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:29 pm
Location: Isle of Arran

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by crewlie »

Lunar Solo from Ultra light Outdoor Gear, and a custom carbon pole from a nice man in Wales. First set up in the garden was reasonably successful :-)
User avatar
Bearbonesnorm
Posts: 23904
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:53 pm
Location: my own little world

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Bearbonesnorm »

Lunar Solo from Ultra light Outdoor Gear, and a custom carbon pole from a nice man in Wales. First set up in the garden was reasonably successful
You'd have had it a day earlier if i hadn't misread the order and made you a pole for a Gatewood cape first :wink:
May the bridges you burn light your way
crewlie
Posts: 118
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:29 pm
Location: Isle of Arran

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by crewlie »

Glad you noticed or I'd be still out in the rain trying to work out what i was doing wrong :???:
User avatar
Richard G
Posts: 4887
Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:09 am
Location: South Wales

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Richard G »

New rear light to replace yet another one that I've kicked off / has fallen off whilst bikepacking...

Image

(Moon Pulsar)
AlasdairMc
Posts: 1267
Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:46 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by AlasdairMc »

I picked up a Sol Escape Bivvy when I was in the US - I'm going to try it out in the spring as a lightweight sleep system.

Also, a GSI Outdoors Java Grinder and Java Drip for good coffee on the move. The grinder is a luxury item though as it's quite heavy for bikepacking.
User avatar
benp1
Posts: 4051
Joined: Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:36 pm
Location: South Downs

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by benp1 »

Richard G wrote:New rear light to replace yet another one that I've kicked off / has fallen off whilst bikepacking...

Image

(Moon Pulsar)
Hope the clip is a bit stronger than the Smart R2!

I put a PDW Radbot 500 on my rigid bike the other day, the clip is the same as the R2 and I was wondering how long it might last
User avatar
Richard G
Posts: 4887
Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:09 am
Location: South Wales

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Richard G »

This one seems to have a ton of different ways to mount so I think it'll be better. Definitely adding a cable tie though.
ton
Posts: 2490
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:53 am

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by ton »

a very bright and very cheap light.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/91703444@ ... otostream/
User avatar
whitestone
Posts: 7847
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:20 am
Location: Skipton(ish)
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by whitestone »

AlasdairMc wrote:I picked up a Sol Escape Bivvy when I was in the US - I'm going to try it out in the spring as a lightweight sleep system.
I was reading about those on the bikepacking.net site, you can get them in the UK for roughly the same price. Be interesting to hear how you get on with it, It sound like it would be worth it for "race mode" :-bd
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
User avatar
benp1
Posts: 4051
Joined: Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:36 pm
Location: South Downs

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by benp1 »

Nitefighter BT40s to replace my Solarstorm X2. The SSX2 still functions fine but I fell off and broke the mount so I treated myself to a new light

180mm rotor

Zefal RM29 rear mudguard - my back is getting caked from the rigid El Mariachi, that has to stop!
User avatar
Bearbonesnorm
Posts: 23904
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:53 pm
Location: my own little world

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Bearbonesnorm »

I was reading about those on the bikepacking.net site, you can get them in the UK for roughly the same price. Be interesting to hear how you get on with it, It sound like it would be worth it for "race mode"
Just check the sizing, I've heard some people say that it's not big enough to fit a sleeping bag inside ... ie, it's still an emergency bivvy rather than a 'real' one :wink:
May the bridges you burn light your way
User avatar
whitestone
Posts: 7847
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:20 am
Location: Skipton(ish)
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by whitestone »

Bearbonesnorm wrote:
I was reading about those on the bikepacking.net site, you can get them in the UK for roughly the same price. Be interesting to hear how you get on with it, It sound like it would be worth it for "race mode"
Just check the sizing, I've heard some people say that it's not big enough to fit a sleeping bag inside ... ie, it's still an emergency bivvy rather than a 'real' one :wink:
The comments I've seen are about not being able to lie out fully and cover your head. I'm not sure about the volume/circumference but if it was summer/race mode only use then it would just be for a lightweight sleeping bag or even just a silk liner.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
User avatar
whitestone
Posts: 7847
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:20 am
Location: Skipton(ish)
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by whitestone »

An Exped Schnozzle bag - worth it just for the name :lol:

Actually I got it because on the living room test inflation of the synmat I noticed that my breath had created a small patch of condensation about 30cm from the valve. It's bigger than I expected and is made of lighter material than Exped's Dry-bags. I'm thinking it could be triple-use: dry bag for inside of main bag; pad inflator; pillow.

Need a test run before I try it in anger methinks.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
User avatar
Dainiusd
Posts: 66
Joined: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:27 am
Location: Portsmouth

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Dainiusd »

I've got a new satelite dish for my CX bike. Sunrace MX3 11-40

Image
Crazy English
Posts: 38
Joined: Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:51 pm
Location: Cambridgeshire

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Crazy English »

That's an impressive "dish".

is the mech cage going to be long enough???
AlasdairMc
Posts: 1267
Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:46 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Contact:

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by AlasdairMc »

Bearbonesnorm wrote:
I was reading about those on the bikepacking.net site, you can get them in the UK for roughly the same price. Be interesting to hear how you get on with it, It sound like it would be worth it for "race mode"
Just check the sizing, I've heard some people say that it's not big enough to fit a sleeping bag inside ... ie, it's still an emergency bivvy rather than a 'real' one :wink:
I'm not intending to put a sleeping bag in it. I've got a Terra Nova Moonlite which is a superlight bivi bag that I use with a sleeping bag - this is to carry as a race weight emergency sleeping bag, where it's debatable whether I'll need it or not. I've taken a Blizzard bag before, but never had to use it and hope not to as they're horrible to repack.

This seems to be a Tyvek style material albeit with reflective coating
User avatar
Dainiusd
Posts: 66
Joined: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:27 am
Location: Portsmouth

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Dainiusd »

It's a 1x10 setup, so cage is long enough, but I'm putting Deore XT for better performance.
Crazy English
Posts: 38
Joined: Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:51 pm
Location: Cambridgeshire

Re: The post man's been ...

Post by Crazy English »

Dainiusd wrote:It's a 1x10 setup, so cage is long enough, but I'm putting Deore XT for better performance.

NICE

that should work a treat.
Post Reply