The post man's been ...
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- summittoppler
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As my very reliable Gore Bike Wear pants were showing their age at 12 years old I thought I'd treat myself to another pair. To my surprise the new Fusion pants were like rocking horse poo and I ended up getting them from bikeinn.com which is based in Spain and took about 3 weeks to come. The pants themselves are extremely lightweight and pack down really small. Tbh they are that thin I have my reservations that they will last a year never mind 12!! Worn them on a few occasions and yes they are vaguely exciting, they kept the wind and rain out during the battering we had up here last weekend and hopefully I'll notice the breathability of them in the coming weeks. The only other downside is they sound like a packet of crisps!!
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Just had mr postie drop off an ID siltarp 1 from the needlesports sale on the bargains thread.
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Ordered late Thursday night from CRC delivered this morning (great service considering the 2 bank holidays)
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Nice new Wild Country Sololite tent this morning,ordered
Thursday off an E-bay vendor,bargain at £75
Thursday off an E-bay vendor,bargain at £75
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Got tired of my Triple Ti's clicking like a Bushman...found some orange 'Beaters to match the "mango" Bonti hubs. Heavy by comparison.
Quiet riding again...happy days.
Greetz
S.
Quiet riding again...happy days.
Greetz
S.
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Ordered on the 29th March from Australia to arriving here today
From this link http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... f=7&t=5288
A simple bit of kit that drops the top of the bottle by 1.25" meaning more room for my new Wildcat Ocelot bag
EDIT - Blog for details http://johnclimber.com/2015/04/08/simple-but-effective/
From this link http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... f=7&t=5288
A simple bit of kit that drops the top of the bottle by 1.25" meaning more room for my new Wildcat Ocelot bag
EDIT - Blog for details http://johnclimber.com/2015/04/08/simple-but-effective/
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Looks like a neat bit of kit, how much all in?
Looks like the sort of thing you could make with a drill and an appropriate bit of metal, though anything I could make would never look as pretty as that!
Looks like the sort of thing you could make with a drill and an appropriate bit of metal, though anything I could make would never look as pretty as that!
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Just $21.49 Australian Dollars including postage about £11.12 all in.
Not bad eh? Hardly worth the hassle of making one yourself.
http://mountskidmore.com.au/
Not bad eh? Hardly worth the hassle of making one yourself.
http://mountskidmore.com.au/
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I use these - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/eli ... s-ec035478 to acheive the same thing with a half frame bag. Like giant super tough zip ties that scew shut.
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When I was very young I got a Meccano set for Christmas. I've been pilfering bits from it ever since to patch things up - possibly my best Xmas present everJohnClimber wrote:Just $21.49 Australian Dollars including postage about £11.12 all in.
Not bad eh? Hardly worth the hassle of making one yourself.
http://mountskidmore.com.au/
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
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Actually, they're cheaper than I thought. Meccano is a good shout though
I zip tied a second cage on for the Ford Fiesta, I have a Solaris which only has one bottle cage it was far stronger than I expected
Had some Shimano A530 pedals through for my new CX/adventure bike, which I pick up on Saturday
Also had another wiggle delivery - nike trainers, castelli gloves, headband and 4 more baselayers
I zip tied a second cage on for the Ford Fiesta, I have a Solaris which only has one bottle cage it was far stronger than I expected
Had some Shimano A530 pedals through for my new CX/adventure bike, which I pick up on Saturday
Also had another wiggle delivery - nike trainers, castelli gloves, headband and 4 more baselayers
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A replacement cheque from mr taxman which i can't spend.
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...with a bunch of stuff to finish this weeks kit binge.
A new Cratoni Terrox helmet which was a steal at 55 squids (down from 220) / Fresh rubber - WTB Nano 29" for the back of Lois
Impulse purchase of the week - XTR M980 GS rear mech from Ebay in excellent nick. Not a scratch to be seen.
Greetz
S.
A new Cratoni Terrox helmet which was a steal at 55 squids (down from 220) / Fresh rubber - WTB Nano 29" for the back of Lois
Impulse purchase of the week - XTR M980 GS rear mech from Ebay in excellent nick. Not a scratch to be seen.
Greetz
S.
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An Air 9 RDO
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A rather lovely pair of Travers Ti bars arrived yesterday ... sadly I'll not be fitting them to anything I own but someone will be leaving the WRT with them
May the bridges you burn light your way
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...in the guise of the video fairies...got to see Inspired to Ride in the small hours...not a bad flick. An improvement by Mike and Hunter. That's one helluva ride.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
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Chap in work has just taken delivery of
- 1x troll frame (second due in May)
- 2x rohloff
- 4x really heavy (and I mean heavy) rims
- 144 spokes and nipples
- 2x Jones bars
- 2x Garmin units (1000+800)
- 1x Spot tracker
- 4x Schwalbe tyres
- 2x Son dynamo (and the matching lights/plugs to go with it)
etc etc etc
He's touring with his wife in Spain in July as a shake down trip to (potentially) a round the world trip! I hate him
- 1x troll frame (second due in May)
- 2x rohloff
- 4x really heavy (and I mean heavy) rims
- 144 spokes and nipples
- 2x Jones bars
- 2x Garmin units (1000+800)
- 1x Spot tracker
- 4x Schwalbe tyres
- 2x Son dynamo (and the matching lights/plugs to go with it)
etc etc etc
He's touring with his wife in Spain in July as a shake down trip to (potentially) a round the world trip! I hate him
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Picked up my new bike on the weekend, a Pinnacle Arkose 2. My first drop bar bike, will perform a number of roles
Picked up and fitted a rack too
First local ride, took my dog (hiding in the background of the first photo) for a ride and towed my daughter to the swings
More bits for it on the way.
Picked up and fitted a rack too
First local ride, took my dog (hiding in the background of the first photo) for a ride and towed my daughter to the swings
More bits for it on the way.
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100% solid I take it?JohnClimber wrote:Just $21.49 Australian Dollars including postage about £11.12 all in.
Not bad eh? Hardly worth the hassle of making one yourself.
http://mountskidmore.com.au/
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Sorry I don't understand your question.Justchris wrote: 100% solid I take it?
Yes it's a solid strip with drilled holes for the screws.
More here http://johnclimber.com/2015/04/08/simple-but-effective/
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maps arrived yesterday, time to start plotting
it's not that I can and others can't, it's that I will and others won't.
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A PHP sleeping bag from their spring sale. I was at work and had to guide the delivery man round the countryside to find us by phone Also arrived (separately) a Wildcat seat pack.
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A while ago, but I've been busy...
22g stove and windshield (Cheers Stuart).
Undershorts and jersey from decathlon and some plastic flat pedals from superstar for my new full suss bike that should be arriving in the next few days....
22g stove and windshield (Cheers Stuart).
Undershorts and jersey from decathlon and some plastic flat pedals from superstar for my new full suss bike that should be arriving in the next few days....
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Thanks to WWIBD Ian for recommending this side entry bottle cage
Now just to wait for my Ocelot to arrive
Now just to wait for my Ocelot to arrive