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JohnClimber
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fatbikephil wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:43 pm
JohnClimber wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:09 pm
As for Alpacka quality being better, the only packraft which I have punctured was my Alpacka Caribou, I've never had a problem with the 7 or 8 Chinese made packrafts. I can't fault any of them
But it's still going strong John :-bd
Thank goodness for that.
Have to seen that the Scottish Packraft meet up is the first weekend in September?
Will you be at it this year?
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This came through from Alpkit

Frontier / Large

Ex display / multi-activity trail bike
Reduced price £759
Full price £1,349

This is an Ex Demo/Display bike based at our store in Ambleside. For more info please call our Metrocentre Sonder bike expert on Tel: 0191 603 0939.
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There are a bunch of discounted sonder frames on their ebay outlet which are ex-display but otherwise new. Huge discount over even current sale price. There are a few frontier frames for £159! There might be one winging its way to me... :wink:
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JohnClimber wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:48 pm
fatbikephil wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:43 pm
JohnClimber wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:09 pm
As for Alpacka quality being better, the only packraft which I have punctured was my Alpacka Caribou, I've never had a problem with the 7 or 8 Chinese made packrafts. I can't fault any of them
But it's still going strong John :-bd
Thank goodness for that.
Have to seen that the Scottish Packraft meet up is the first weekend in September?
Will you be at it this year?
Ooh missed that, unfortunately I'll be at SSUK!
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40% off hope wheels at Merlin, shame I bought mine last week!
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Lazarus wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 5:30 pm
they saw copying something well as a skill not as 'faking it
Safe crackers like their skill as well as no doubt to fake art drawers and money printers. Their attitude to the crime is not really that relevant is it ? .
I dont know enough about their culture to comment but they know and dont care , at an industrial.and governmentsl level, about IP theft and if not tacitly encouraging it they are certainly turning a blind eye to it.
It is cultural and much of it isn't malicious but it does seem to be taken too far in recent times I'd agree, or used to suit bigger business needs. In the case of the raft here, unlikely there is any IP in a legal sense so it's going to happen in the end. I think it's a shame that an innovator doesn't always get to use their ideas exclusively as well as seeing why there can't be an automatic right to every idea we have, so working in that area between 'just a good idea' and patentable work is difficult. In art it's all influences and cross-pollination of ideas yet the innovators are recognised. In products, production or scale and cost cloud that view of it.
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Knobby Nics 29x2.4 £16 with code on eBay, less if you buy more.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335587769476 ... media=COPY
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Knobby Nics 29x2.4 £16 with code on eBay, less if you buy more.
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riderdown wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 1:27 pm
Knobby Nics 29x2.4 £16 with code on eBay, less if you buy more.
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Gorewear are having a sale. Up to 60% off on some items.
https://www.gorewear.com/en-uk/?gad_sou ... wsQAvD_BwE
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BridlewayBimbler wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:36 am Gorewear are having a sale. Up to 60% off on some items.
https://www.gorewear.com/en-uk/?gad_sou ... wsQAvD_BwE
Worth cross referencing it with sportspursuit, the jacket I was after was cheaper on SP than Gore themselves (although I do think I hit lucky). Takes longer to arrive tfrom SP though
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Lomo Watersport have a sale on with their 13l saddle pack just over £25. Always been happy with mine and first choice if looking a bit damp out
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... ger_banner

I bought a new Bikepacking Scotland book from this FB seller called Audrey for £13 including postage. Reckon thats the cheapest around!!

Brand new Bike Packing Scotland books, I have 4 copies for £10 each rrp £20
Motorbike books £10 rrp £15
And 3 book bundle as in photo £25

These were some of her messages to me during our purchase negotiations! :

-Hello, thank you for letting me know. I have a few copies if you want to buy others as gifts.
Thank you for buying it from me

-They are stock from a shop we used to have
Sponsored by Alpkit
Top buyer from Joe's shop, Weirdos on Bikes
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If anyone is after a 1 person tent, and can get to hathersage, Alpkit had a load of soloist, soloist XL and tarpstar tents in their upstairs clearance bit for about half price. Sadly none of the aeronaut ones or I'd have been tempted
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OS maps on a Facebook pop up advert.

https://shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/os-ma ... scription/

Advert says £17.99 for 12 months,

Even though I'm not due to renew until September 2025, I paid now now and my next subscription date renewal is 2nd September 2026
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