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Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:36 pm
by Dan_K
Stuck indoors with junior looking out at the miserable weather and pretty bored. Anyone found anything interesting to read?

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:06 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
No reading but a video of a rocket powered Raleigh 20 Shopper, might cheer you up ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:28 pm
by Dan_K
s8tannorm wrote:No reading but a video of a rocket powered Raleigh 20 Shopper, might cheer you up ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w
Brilliant. Like the 70mph mobility scooter in the snow video too. :lol:

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:46 pm
by benp1
I was reading a really good pdf document last night written by Will Rietveld on condensation in single wall shelters.

Tried to find a link but my googlefu is weak, am on work laptop and was reading it on my home ipad.

Can't remember where I got the link

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:14 pm
by Matt
Just spent an hour watching an ADHD kid make a Turbo Prop engine out of a loo roll holder.

Very good :)

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:16 pm
by spockster

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:18 pm
by Chew
s8tannorm wrote:No reading but a video of a rocket powered Raleigh 20 Shopper, might cheer you up ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w
Is that why you want one to modify :shock:

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:26 pm
by Zippy
Chew wrote:
s8tannorm wrote:No reading but a video of a rocket powered Raleigh 20 Shopper, might cheer you up ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w
Is that why you want one to modify :shock:
Oh him again. Does he make his money off youtube pay advertising thingies?

I reckon Stu could engineer one that's a bit better than that one :mrgreen:

p.s. I have lots of real life books that need reading here: http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... f=9&t=2977 ;)

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:57 pm
by HopeValleyPaul
Only discovered this blog today, pretty good stuff.

http://scottexpedition.com/blog/resupply

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:34 pm
by benp1
spockster wrote:Link for previous article :)


http://eastonmountainproducts.com/pdf/c ... rticle.pdf
That's the one! Thanks

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:48 pm
by voodoo_simon
Bike-packing magazine
http://bunyanvelo.com/issues/

US bike magazine, great mix of stuff (and about 16 issue's)
http://issuu.com/xxcmag/docs/xxcmag_no.16

Cass Gilbert cycling blog
http://www.whileoutriding.com/

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:16 pm
by Blackhound
Beautiful writing of a walking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail last summer. Almost finished her write ups but you can go back as far as you like:

http://carrotquinn.wordpress.com/

But if you want to read just one day try this one which reflects on her Alaskan upbringing:

http://carrotquinn.wordpress.com/2013/1 ... 51-hunger/

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:47 pm
by Dan_K
Thanks all. Some good links there....

Re: Any decent online reading about?

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:26 am
by mountainbaker
Some nice reading/photography here http://www.sidetracked.co.uk/