The post man's been ...

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Raggedstone
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The postman has just delivered a medium Outdry jacket which is a perfect size for me with an insulated coat underneath so thank you for all the advice over in the Wet gear thread . I have bought it for longer trips in case it rains for consecutive days and Winter events .
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Raggedstone wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 12:31 pm The postman has just delivered a medium Outdry jacket which is a perfect size for me with an insulated coat underneath so thank you for all the advice over in the Wet gear thread . I have bought it for longer trips in case it rains for consecutive days and Winter events .
:-bd Excellent. Guaranteed no rain at the WRT now :-bd
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...and dropped off some Lego bits. I'm using my time off the bike wisely :grin:
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...and dropped an Exped Synmat UL as recommended here many times. Got tired of putting random stuff under my non-insulated mat to make it warmer. Also, brake pads as one ride through Gower's sand killed the current ones completely.
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I was the postman. The jacket needed rewaxing and the fireStarter thingy seems it's on its last legs. Plus baby (AbdurRahman 6) wanted a spork type thing.

Occured to me on the way back that maybe I've gone against my attempt to stay away from China produce (other opinions may vary) might have been corrupted.

I knew the Wildo was/is Made in Sweden but wasn't sure about the NikWax.

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Got home and checked. It's made locally somewhere in GB. Happy with that...
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Just checked and his spork thingy by HumanGear is indeed made China... 2 out of 3. Not bad :smile:
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redefined_cycles wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:10 am
Nice frame Shaf, is it the angle of the photos or is it missing a rear derailleur hanger?
Sorted... I dug a little and turns out they also included a DT thru axle aswell as 2 hangers. Looks like they're testing might have concluded this area to be a weak point as they interface for the hanger to go on is screwless.

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ledburner wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 11:34 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:10 am
Nice frame Shaf, is it the angle of the photos or is it missing a rear derailleur hanger?
Sorted... I dug a little and turns out they also included a DT thru axle aswell as 2 hangers. Looks like they're testing might have concluded this area to be a weak point as they interface for the hanger to go on is screwless.

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I'm glad your sorted,
don't forget to get a spare hanger... at some point...
I'll never be keep up now...
Don't be so humble Dan... :smile:

They sent me 2 hangers and I shall try to carry the spare :o

When we going for a ride (I've got the Pinnacle Ramin) and where...
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An alpkit hunka xl, cheers Shaf! Now I can go out with my eldest lad.
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robsmuddygloves wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 6:11 pm An alpkit hunka xl, cheers Shaf! Now I can go out with my eldest lad.
Amazing. Enjoy. It's certainly a lovely bag...
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redefined_cycles wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:23 pm
robsmuddygloves wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 6:11 pm An alpkit hunka xl, cheers Shaf! Now I can go out with my eldest lad.
Amazing. Enjoy. It's certainly a lovely bag...
Cheers! Now need to get him a sleep mat and we are all set!
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redefined_cycles wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:43 pm I was the postman. The jacket needed rewaxing
Snap! Buying nikwax in May is not right.
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BigdummySteve wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:06 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:43 pm I was the postman. The jacket needed rewaxing
Snap! Buying nikwax in May is not right.
It's not. But if you've worn out the layer from a trip to Dartmoor :o
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A set of Smart plugs.

I'm having fun setting them up to automate some functions in the house.

And a tri-suit. No fun involved.
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A big box of WRT T shirts - I think they'll be well received. :wink:
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A Mint Sauce top cap.
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Can I borrow it?
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Heh. At least this one turned up
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A Mint Sauce top cap......ebay by any chance ? I've bid on a couple
But they went too expensive
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Fat tyre kicker wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 9:17 am A Mint Sauce top cap......ebay by any chance ? I've bid on a couple
But they went too expensive
Yeah, this one wasn’t too bad, the others I was watching went for over £20
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Some frame protection tape from Paragon Tapes, and a squeegee. So there go any plans I might have to ride in the next couple of days - I shall instead be covering my frame (and probably the floor) in scraps of paper and masking tape.
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8th or 9th strap for my trusty watch...this time silicone
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Postie (well Hermes) delivered a nice Exposure Toro Mk13 (29% off Chainreaction) and a fresh box of beers from Beer52

Am I wishing the summer away already with the light??
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Moff wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:00 am Am I wishing the summer away already with the light??
Longest day is less than 3 weeks away? Need to start preparing for winter now as it will be here in no time :grin:

Postie delivered a Wildcat tapered dry bag. My existing one seems to leak... but after 4 years and 1000s of miles I can't complain. I think the 2018 HT550 probably didn't do it much good, with stuff bouncing about for mile after mile and rubbing on the inside. The irony is that on the 2018 event dry bags weren't needed as it was 20 to 25 degrees and didn't rain :roll:
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Not the postie, but a bit of a 20 mile detour from site back to base via those very nice people Shona, Olive and Rich at Keep Peddling in Manchester.

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2 of these Teraval Connonballs in 42mm flavour
A pair of socks (you can never have too many socks

and a fuss with this beauty
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