Just trying to come up with a suitable place to ride/tour in December. We've ridden the Baja, stuff in Mexico etc so has anyone any good experiences of countries with stable warm dry weather that are a good choice for a couple of weeks in December.
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Bomtrack do a few rigid forks with mounts, my wife has the carbon set on her Salsa timberjack and it's brilliant. I think they're called Seido these days
https://seido-components.com/collections/forks

I know it's perhaps more common than we might sometimes think but it still saddens me when the only people granted access to knowledge or information are those who can afford it. It's actually made me quite angry. I think even the arrogant 'ask the experts' wording of it. Both that positioning and ...

If you don't mind that would be great, no plans for touring with it until Xmas.

After buying a bargain cutthroat from Lyon equipment I now seem to be making myself skint again buying bags be strap to it. Does anyone have a recommendation for a framebag as it be seems salsa don't do the bespoke version for a 56cm size frame.
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I've got an Etrex 20 I no longer use if you're interested, it's got the box and instructions/leads etc and a bar mount .

I find it a fantastic resource for routes and it has some really good in depth reviews on kit. However, I know exactly what people mean regarding the site taking itself too seriously. We met a contributor to the site in Peru and I've never met someone so patronising, rude and up his own a#se., he wa...

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Thanks for the link, looks inspiring. That might be a good five days followed by a bit of chilling out afterwards.

Thanks.
We were looking at those two, I was just concerned Mallorca was a bit too much of a serious roadie vibe
Sarah is keen on Tenerife, unfortunately she's only got a Salsa warroad so anything too rough is a bit out of bounds.

Hi there. My wife and I are looking at having ten days away, and due to being somewhat burnt out are not going on our customary bike tour, we toured in Jordan and Israel last September and got caught up in the whole conflict which wasn't exactly relaxing. So as a bit of a compromise between sitting ...

. https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/828251479127149/?mibextid=79PoIi&rdid=Sb6QxEgpBrb3KqEE&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr It's on Facebook marketplace atm. Only been used about ten times for ferrying our Spaniel about as a puppy and a few shopping trips. Got a few scratches on the stand b...

I'd highly recommend the wahoo element roam. Links to kamoot and ride with GPS, loads come up on eBay and has links to a database of base maps.
Garmin etrex 20 as well.

Is the terrapin still available?

The new ultralight has a usb rechargeable battery which is either good or bad depending on how you look at it. One of the main reasons for using it is after our recent trip in Jordan we got fed up of all the single use plastic bottles we were guilty of buying. The natural water sources were really s...

I'm fed up of chemical water taste and/ or contributing to the plastic waste issue on longer trips abroad so was thinking of getting a UV filter. Anyone used one?
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Possibly. Mine was running for over 16 hours and it froze, when I turned it off and on it wouldn't locate via GPS . Fortunately we had a phone to use to get through the last few km and next day it was fine. I have read on other forums that this issue can occur as an irreparable fault but it's rare.

Another for the V1.
It did bonk once on a slightly longer ride but it's performed flawlessly since. I was on an etrex 20 before and this is a much better unit.

I've an OMM windproof plastic bag type thing. It's by far my most used jacket I've got, and doubled with a gilet is usually enough for most warmish weather so I'm really interested in seeing their insulated jackets. I've got a nano puff but was just after something that packs a bit smaller. Or is th...

Cheers. My neighbour said the Patagonia microlight is good...but he didn't tell me the price.

Just a quick one. I'm after a synthetic jacket that would do for summer camping and early mornings. Ideally one that packs up really small. I've got a really old Patagonia primaloft but it's a bit bulky. We rode some of the dales 300 this weekend and I didn't want my down coat getting wet therefore ...

Phil McCrevis?

Brilliant.

Are there any units that you can share .gpx files to via bluetooth? I often draw up routes or amend routes on Gia or mapout in the tent and it would be great to be able to ping them across without needing a data connection.

Leave the rear wheel on, this saves loads of hassle. Remove mech and chain and cable tie mech safely to chain stay. Remove bars and cable tie to top tube ( pad this with bubble wrap first). If you can get some of the packing and plastic bits that come with new bikes from your LBS that will really he...