riderdown wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 8:15 pm

I failed miserably at wrt,

You can fail?

If you turned up then you’re already a winner, did you ride around a bit, see hill, valleys and rivers?
Result! I’d highly recommend failing in this fashion for several years

Have fun Lou, I’d definitely recommend this book
https://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php

Oh.. and be really Neanderthal with the stress relief, when it’s got some good tension in it put the hub on the ground and flex the rim for all its worth, re-true and repeat

And you don’t need fancy gauges, a few whisky glasses and a pile of pennies is just as good for dishing , as are pegs on the frame for truing gauges, get spokes even tension in preference to getting it exactly in true.

I’d just like to add something, have TWO rolls of tape it’s surprisingly easy to lose sight of just which spoke does what in the heat of the moment. Definitely build them yourself it’s a very nice thing to do big rides of your own wheels. Oh and don’t make the mistake of concentrating so hard on get...

Apparently……
What does 143 mean? 143 is code for I love you, especially used on pagers back in the 1990s.

See Stu does have a soft side, who knew

Very clever one up pump and tool kit, pump, multi tool,chain link pliers, tyre plug tool, chain breaker and tyre lever
Currently sells for about £173 all in , £55 delivered

Warning graphic content :-bd https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52645418656_4c4002eba2_z.jpg Well the one in the left (my right) is for us a normal knee, the other one unfortunately is well fooked, the NHS actually surprised me with a shock date for surgery three weeks after seeing my MRI scan. App...

VERY good, subtle hints of rum and the advertised oak with an espresso vanilla undercurrent. Sadly i only brought one, I’ll be back for more

If you have to think about the legal aspects of wild camping your not doing it right
I ‘accidentally’ camped in someone’s back garden once, they were non the wiser

Just popping my head around the corner to say thanks, to Stu, Dee and all the Boners I’ve had the pleasure of riding with, bivvy’s,laughs , beers and general madness. Thanks for all the great memories this mad corner of the cycling world has provided, you’ve enriched my life more than I can possibly...

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 9:52 am Well strap me to a tree and call me Brenda.

Quite a disturbing image you conjure up there

Still available

The KLF-White Room, on vinyl, don’t ask how much it cost worth every penny

Soto gas stove (built in ignition) Ti mug, MSR pot with lid and I’ll chuck in a Ti spork £40 delivered

Sold

Oxfordshire,Banbury
You’re somewhere near the new forest if I recall correctly? If so I’m quite happy to meet in the Middle, somewhere off the A34 would work, good riding up on the downs

Reduced to £1350

Loving that design but if Reg, who has the BMI of a preying mantis, is thinking he needs an XL, where does that leave the normals? I am nearly twice his weight and girth (and height as it happens) so suspect an XXXXXXXXL version might do it? In long sleeve .... Just what I was thinking, in my curre...

Thankfully I’ve redeemed myself (hopefully) with Sublime, 40 oz to Freedom

Well me and my lad have had a right old mixture, Fela kuti,manu chao, followed by some Nightmares on wax, Television,violent femmes and now the very excellent Bjork-Debut This is mainly because I’ve spent my tax rebate on a large and expensive valve amp, now when I pop on a bit of the mighty led Zep...

I have these on the Fargo, https://redshiftsports.com/products/cru ... -bar-grips
However they are the icing on the cake, everything else has been done first

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:49 pm Ooh, gotta say that I've got mixed feelings. It's clever but adding a fan to a wood stove isn't new. Secondly, you're reliant on a power source and a means to charge it

Obvious solution
https://uk.bioliteenergy.com/products/campstove-2-plus

slarge wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:53 am I thought the werewolves killed the hairy hand

Wow, hardcore AND well dressed!