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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:24 pm
A lovely map is that.Another one for the collection: OS Landranger Sheet 124
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:27 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:50 am
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:44 pm
a Dynamo Wheel from Richpips 
he sent, it, i didn't pinch it, honest
he sent, it, i didn't pinch it, honest
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:24 am
Pair of these beauties. Silly price but I like the thought of reusable cable ends...
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:08 am
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:37 am
I'll be screwing my balls down tight, don't you worry! 
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:57 pm
A few "veloops" from Alpkit. Don't think they are on their website but I think these are some of the better bag attachment straps out there. Rubberised backing and very tidy. 2nd lot I've bought as seem to be slowly replacing the OE straps on a few items. £1.99 each and free delivery...I contacted AK customer services to see if they could sell these as "spares" and were happy to help on both occasions...
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:19 pm
they look nice.
I raided the IT dept. for double sided velcro cable tidies last time I was in the office
I raided the IT dept. for double sided velcro cable tidies last time I was in the office
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:39 pm
unless these straps double back on them selfs, I find I can't get tight enought. - what ever the velcro or reinforcement rubber /hypalon /pvc/ tpu or webbing
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:42 pm
I find that's where these Alpkit ones score, they seem to be the right length to get good tension around most frame tubes and cinch tight with no spare "flappage"!
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:17 pm
I've been using Polaris Fixies for that sort of thing.
https://www.polaris-bikewear.co.uk/Fixi ... 1-7545.htm
https://www.polaris-bikewear.co.uk/Fixi ... 1-7545.htm
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:29 pm
I've made my own a flat Ring, as usual,.ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:17 pm I've been using Polaris Fixies for that sort of thing.
https://www.polaris-bikewear.co.uk/Fixi ... 1-7545.htm
I use 2 in 1 tape (aka like velcro) but it sticks to itself,... but the other thing can't stick to it (a bonus
) I sew this tape on toa backing for durability so it's grippy & easily wipes clean. 
but it doubles the weight of the straps...so not ultra light..
but dependable...
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:45 pm
Postman hasn't been for a while. Was lucky to find the stuff I need in my prefered lbs
A bunch of brakepads, 2 helmets, gloves, shorts, 2 waterbottles & cage, freehubs, a 150 mm SON hub and fatbike fork and ... 2 fatbike tyres for winter use. Had ordered then about three months ago, but still a couple of month to go 'till I need them, so wasn't in a hurry to get them, thankfully.
Me happy. On the other hand our cat has shat on a blanket...
A bunch of brakepads, 2 helmets, gloves, shorts, 2 waterbottles & cage, freehubs, a 150 mm SON hub and fatbike fork and ... 2 fatbike tyres for winter use. Had ordered then about three months ago, but still a couple of month to go 'till I need them, so wasn't in a hurry to get them, thankfully.
Me happy. On the other hand our cat has shat on a blanket...
Re: The post man's been ...
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:25 pm
and brought me,
1 x set of mudhuggerguards
1 x set on bontrager full road guards
1 x pair of peaty tubeless valves
2 x maxxis crossmark tyres
1 x beerbabe custom jones bar bag, beerbabe stuff is brilliant.
1 x set of mudhuggerguards
1 x set on bontrager full road guards
1 x pair of peaty tubeless valves
2 x maxxis crossmark tyres
1 x beerbabe custom jones bar bag, beerbabe stuff is brilliant.
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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 2:06 pm
Ton, how do you rate the bag? I was trying to get a Jones bag for my Geoff bars, but Bothy Bikes weren't holding out much hope of getting restocked, so was looking at alternatives. Was considering an Alpkit Dropbear, so wondered how the Beerbabe bag compared? Was there much of a lead time?
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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:02 pm
Mate I had a Jones bag a while ago and it was a bit small
This I got spec Ed 12cm deep so it is a lot deeper and better than the Jones one. And a load cheaper too.
This I got spec Ed 12cm deep so it is a lot deeper and better than the Jones one. And a load cheaper too.
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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:02 pm
It landed in 4 days
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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:37 pm
Got a couple of brass valve converters off Amazon and a tube of carbon assembly paste, and some XT pedals the day before, and a BB tool, a new helmet and a T10 driver the day before that.
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 1:32 pm
Got an Acepac tapered dry bag from here.
Wow its a big step up in quality and size from my old Alpkit one. Its huge and totally waterproof.
Wow its a big step up in quality and size from my old Alpkit one. Its huge and totally waterproof.
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:11 pm
A couple more pairs of 100% Brisker gloves in preparation for the autumn. I already have two pairs that have been used and washed to the extent that they've faded from orange to a fetching shade of pink! This time I've opted grey and black colour scheme in the hope that they'll eventually fade to a more restrained hue.
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:43 pm
More bits and pieces in preparation for a trip in 2 weeks.
MSR Trail shot
Microfiber towel
Tentlab trowel
Small sudocream and bike oil from Joe's shop...should have bought the tooth brushes, showed them to the Kids and they all want one.
Smidge repellent got lost in an open package that is to come.
Still trying to sort the last bits as and when I remember them.
MSR Trail shot
Microfiber towel
Tentlab trowel
Small sudocream and bike oil from Joe's shop...should have bought the tooth brushes, showed them to the Kids and they all want one.
Smidge repellent got lost in an open package that is to come.
Still trying to sort the last bits as and when I remember them.
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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:39 am
and brought me this tent all the way from America:
Been looking for a 1 man tent with a large porch area outside the inner. Been using a 2 man XL tent but found it was too big and I didn't want to get changed/bring wet or muddy gear inside the tent with me.
Was from Amazon as part of their global shipping programme which worked really well, was £50 delivered, no fees and only took 10 days or so. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
Size is good for me and my mat, it comes with all the pegs and guys and weighs 1.1kg. Have ordered an extending pole from Lomo for a tenner that should work well, though tying the top to another line or tree branch works too.
Been looking for a 1 man tent with a large porch area outside the inner. Been using a 2 man XL tent but found it was too big and I didn't want to get changed/bring wet or muddy gear inside the tent with me.
Was from Amazon as part of their global shipping programme which worked really well, was £50 delivered, no fees and only took 10 days or so. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
Size is good for me and my mat, it comes with all the pegs and guys and weighs 1.1kg. Have ordered an extending pole from Lomo for a tenner that should work well, though tying the top to another line or tree branch works too.
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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:05 am
With a belated birthday pressie
A new Exped mat - my current one has a couple of burst internal welds so awkward to sleep on, let's just say I seek out left handed slopes The new one's a LW so a bit easier to sleep on as well - a pillow will sit on it rather than off the end. It's a Hyperlite not a Winterlite so no real change in weight or volume, just not quite as suitable for arctic climes.
A new Exped mat - my current one has a couple of burst internal welds so awkward to sleep on, let's just say I seek out left handed slopes
The new one's a LW so a bit easier to sleep on as well - a pillow will sit on it rather than off the end. It's a Hyperlite not a Winterlite so no real change in weight or volume, just not quite as suitable for arctic climes.Re: The post man's been ...
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:49 am
Looks quite a bit like a Lunar Solo clone, though a few differences. It looks like the inner zips open right across the bottom, which is something I wish the Lunar Solo did so two people could use it as a tarp with bivvy bags, assuming you use a guy line at the front.yourguitarhero wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:39 am and brought me this tent all the way from America:
Been looking for a 1 man tent with a large porch area outside the inner. Been using a 2 man XL tent but found it was too big and I didn't want to get changed/bring wet or muddy gear inside the tent with me.
Was from Amazon as part of their global shipping programme which worked really well, was £50 delivered, no fees and only took 10 days or so. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
Size is good for me and my mat, it comes with all the pegs and guys and weighs 1.1kg. Have ordered an extending pole from Lomo for a tenner that should work well, though tying the top to another line or tree branch works too.