Couple of tubs of Arseoles bum cream or whatever it's called, best price from W1ggle. Using Udderly (cheaper) at moment so thought I'd do a "taste(*) test" and see which one 8 out of 10 cats prefer.

Still no flippin' RSF book though!

(*) possibly the wrong test

New flat pedals for the mountain bike since I'm not enjoying technical terrain while clipped in.

A hunka XL and a borah off the classifieds

Something to keep my paddle company.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:49 pm Something to keep my paddle company.

You must have been impressed with the test last year, "ahem" tight northerner and all

You must have been impressed with the test last year, "ahem" tight northerner and all

I was fella and yes I am The fact that I still wanted one after 12 months, made me realise that I really did want one. This is a smaller / lighter model than the one I tested. I reckon it should be ideal for the type of stuff I'm hoping to do.

The RSF journal.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:53 pm

You must have been impressed with the test last year, "ahem" tight northerner and all

I was fella and yes I am The fact that I still wanted one after 12 months, made me realise that I really did want one. This is a smaller / lighter model than the one I tested. I reckon it should be ideal for the type of stuff I'm hoping to do.

Huh, mine arrived today too. After almost exactly 12 months of waiting to see if I really did want one.

Piemonster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:47 pm

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:53 pm

You must have been impressed with the test last year, "ahem" tight northerner and all

I was fella and yes I am The fact that I still wanted one after 12 months, made me realise that I really did want one. This is a smaller / lighter model than the one I tested. I reckon it should be ideal for the type of stuff I'm hoping to do.

Huh, mine arrived today too. After almost exactly 12 months of waiting to see if I really did want one.

If had more than trolley filled canals or was able to get out for a week at a time so I could bike/raft I'd love one as I do miss paddling

Pair of DT Swiss 533d rims in a vague effort to go tubeless.

If had more than trolley filled canals or was able to get out for a week at a time so I could bike/raft I'd love one as I do miss paddling

If you’re able to make a (long) weekend to Scotland give me and Scotroutes a shout. Hire a raft from Backcountry in Aviemore. I’m sure there’s a few patches of water up here to paddle in.

Piemonster wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:43 am

If had more than trolley filled canals or was able to get out for a week at a time so I could bike/raft I'd love one as I do miss paddling

If you’re able to make a (long) weekend to Scotland give me and Scotroutes a shout. Hire a raft from Backcountry in Aviemore. I’m sure there’s a few patches of water up here to paddle in.

That would be great ,apart from all leave this year has been allocated for trips or family time so it will probably be next year ,but cheers for the offer

I'm the worlds worst shopper. It's prevaricate, prevaricate, prevaricate, splurge (I think it's an anxiety thing)

So, todays haul is;

An Exped Synmat HL to replace my leaky one.
2 pairs of Defeet Woolie Boolie socks. My Endura Baa Baa's are getting thin and I do like warm feet, especially when bivvying.
A mech hanger for my Orbea Occam. It's a chunky think and I reckon it would be difficult to break one, but...
Ergon GE1 grips. I've been getting hand pains with non-Jones/non-road bars but experimented with these in preference to splurging n expensive swept bars. Seems to have worked, so this is a second set for my second MTB.
A replacement for the Maxle on my Rebas, after it started to suffer the bent/broken edge issue. I've gone for a Brand-X replacement, hoping it'll last longer.
Grangers wash-and-proof to see if I can restore my old Gore Active jacket.

And brought me some devices to attach guy lines to decking, all the way from China.They caught my eye as I remember a thread about this issue from some time back?

I don't have any decking or indeed any need to pitch a tent on some if I did but I saw them on aliexpress and thought they look cool At £2.29 for 8 I'm sure I'll think of a way they'll come in useful.

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The previous two posts amused me a lot.

4 Pairs of shorts for me to choose 1 pair from, and some new pedals.

I got a couple of set of grips to try out from my fat tyre friends across the pond...
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Set of Fulcrum Racing 77 wheels for my Singular Kite. A bargain at £79 in the CRC sale.



As you can see I had my monies worth out of the old Fulcrum wheels I had on the Kite.

I'm sure that'll polish out Neil.

You pushed those rims to the limit mate, nice work on value for money

Book - thank you RSF . Plus the various early-bird add-ons. Plus Toy Dolls "Orcastrated" CD (yes I've stopped now). Just got to leave myself a reminder that a book by another cyclist in a similar vein might be out in time for Crimbo...

And delivered a pair of Vitoria mezcal’s, the posh ones with Graphene. Fitting was interesting, the rear needed new tape and I had a merry time removing the gorilla tape residue. The front needed the fire extinguisher (DIY mega airshot) and resulted in kitchen covered in jizz. My fault as I was lazy and only pumped it up to 75psi, with 100 it went up no drama

He also delivered a work of art in the form of a SRAM Eagle XX1 derailleur, I’ll be getting the cassette next month but I may run it with my 12speed microshift barend,obviously in friction mode. 11 speed for now, it can’t shift any worse than the current setup.

I was the postman... Some lovely Stooge moto bars on the cheap (thanks Cocker).

Blue Stooge Mk4 frame and forks, a massive inner tube and big esi grips.

A set of Sram XX1 cranks for the Epic. They're quite lovely! Just need a new BB tool and they'll be fitted at the weekend.

What tool you need Steve ,I've got a couple at home and if it's press fit one I've knocked up at work