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We need a "cape only" bivy for all of us who have bought them recently
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Dave Barter wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:24 pm We need a "cape only" bivy for all of us who have bought them recently
Yes, a Crusader Convention. I like it! :-bd
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Jurassic wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:26 pm
Dave Barter wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:24 pm We need a "cape only" bivy for all of us who have bought them recently
Yes, a Crusader Convention. I like it! :-bd
Imagine it now, we all wear them to the pub then later set up our bivvys and sleep in them! What other peice of outdoor equipment allows such versatility? :lol:
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A "loaner" set of Confucius bars to try on my fatbike. Hand delivered by Piemonster no less. And he bought me lunch!
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The Cape has arrived ,will start having a play with it on Monday after my stint on nights is over
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Suunto watch altitude thingy...

...handy for life in Cheshire :lol:
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A little package from Norm's big workshop clearout - cheers Stu :-bd
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I've definitely been a lucky boy today, UPS delivered my SMD Gatewood Cape (about three days earlier than scheduled). I can't believe how compact it is, will this thing really keep me safe and dry in horrible weather? :shock:
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Soon after that DPD showed up with new wheels for my Camino (ordered yesterday, delivered today). :-bd
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Me again. Today a beautiful Pole-A-Bear pole from Stu for my Gatewood Cape (and some pink "Stop being soft" stickers and some "Sweary Dave" stickers) arrived. Thank you. :-bd
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Couple of Mountain feed bags from a nice chap up in aviemore https://backcountry.scot/
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Some ergon gp1 grips to try on the Jones bars
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Gatewood Cape delivered yesterday.

Haven't built up the courage to take it out of the pouch yet. It's so neatly packed, and I know it will never look like that again!
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Put mine up this morning , surprising easy to get a nice taught pitch ,but we will see after a few pints and in sh1te Weather if it's still as easy :lol: ,and yes even just bundled into the pocket it's still nice and tidy
Think a serenity net maybe the next purchase just to give it a bit more versatility
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Put mine up this morning
Extender work okay fella?
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:30 am
Put mine up this morning
Extender work okay fella?
Perfect ,any help getting things up at our age is greatly appreciated :-bd
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Stobbit! Bad enough with Andy and meself. Look forward ter seeing this 'ere cape.
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RIP wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:56 pm Stobbit! Bad enough with Andy and meself. Look forward ter seeing this 'ere cape.
Only a few weeks to wait reg ,be patient,might be hafren forest the night I meet up with you
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New helmet
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32t chainring
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53mm wide SKS bluemels mudguards for my #gradventourer and a smaller granny ring for it. The mudguards are great and give decent clearance even over my Nano 40s :-bd , the chainring doesn't fit my chainset though so more research required there. :roll:
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Postie has left me a Lightweight bivi bag 200g (& 7g for the bag) :cool:

Feels very NON slippy :-bd

Edit : supposed to be waterproof and only £30
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Not the postie, but a nice guy from TNT dropping off my new Solaris Max, which I then dropped :???: Total shock to the system compared to my last bike, great fun screaming down singletrack in the rain :grin: :grin:
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Mart -200g AND waterproof AND thirty quid?! Blimey even I'm wavering about the damn things now. What on earth is it for that spec? Must be a luxury binliner. If it's also breathable I'll deffo eat my hat.
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Well there's breathable and breathable...


Had a birthday recently, got a few presents including a few cycling related things, which was nice
- custom stem cap from the kids (really from my wife) - "keep going daddy!" with the names of the kids round the bottom
- sea to summit seal and go mug, quite pleased with this, proper coffee coming up (only have one mug in my brew kit)
- tubeless set up stuff
- cleats for my new winter boots
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AND waterproof
No not really - the material is certainly waterproof but the seams aren't taped, so in reality it can't be classed as waterproof.
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Waiting for some more Enertor insoles as the ad said they were good for plantar fasciitis and by funk mine is giving me some gyp x(
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