I am both a driver and a cyclist, I'm certainly not a nob :shock: Perhaps I'd didn't explain my experience particularly well so I won't be to too offended. ;) I never said it stops oncoming traffic, I said oncoming traffic slows down. Whilst the light is bright (as is dipped car light), it's angled ...

That's probably because they can't see when they're completely dazzled!! :cool: Possibly! I think it may have more to do with the fact that, what looks like a car light is moving in an erratic way (I.e. not like a car) Bit like when you see a big tractor or combine coming towards you, looks like an...

I have an overly bright light I bought for trail riding. It's pretty obnoxious if you are riding with others and I will often cover it if I think it's causing a problem to oncoming traffic. One thing I have noticed though, it confuses drivers because they can't work out what's coming so will often s...

Love it. Large please.

How about a Bryton One? It's cycle specific but may suit your needs.

Under £50, ipx7 and bluetooth sync to your phone so no mucking about transfering gpx files with cables etc.

I recently bought a 10. Originally just wanted a wireless speedo but the price is so keen I went for GPS instead.

I used these guys http://www.eta.co.uk for our French trip last year.

Specific bike travel insurance https://www.eta.co.uk/insurance/travel/ ... insurance/

9 days for myself and my daughter was £15.75

Bryton Rider 10 gps for my roadie.
Purely for route recording so no nav but has bluetooth, ant+ and stava sync all for less than £50. Seems a bargin :)

Roll the mat.
Stuff the bag
Roll the DJ and dress shirt. Keeps creases to a min so you don't have to take a travel iron.

I have an LT3 too. Used it backpacking and bike packing. Agree, it good quality and good value for money. Not the lightest but you can't have all three. The only thing I don't like is the door in the rain, you have to make a quick exit/entry. Cavernous for two so I imagine the 4 will be cathedral li...

What about running cable calipers with your drop setup? I have a pair of midge bars and tektro levers with cable discs attached. When I want to swap to flats I remove the bars, calipers, shifters and cables and do a straight swap with my flat bars, hydro calipers, shifters and cables/pipes. Guess it...

In no particular order:

Avoid busy A roads
Eat plenty of cake
Enjoy the journey
Saddle sores aren't funny so look after your bum.

Had a look at mine last night. I realised I've been using it differently of late. Mine definitely came with two straps, one to hold the roll top as in your mod and the other to strap to the saddle. Funny enough, of late, I have been using a much larger saddle pack and sliding the alpkit bag in. Mean...

Isn't that how it's supposed to be used anyway?

I'm sure mine came with the necessary strap already. Going to have to rummage in the garage now just to check I've got an overactive imagination.

Same story here. My daughter had a new Beinn. When we sold it the price of a new one had gone up and we got all the money back. She then moved to a frog bike. Not as good quality but still nice, I imagine it's on a par with a Hoy. Same thing happened with the money when sold. Think those 2 bikes cos...

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The Traverse does look like a cracking deal. I've also been on the look out for a gravel bike that will take a wider tyre.

I almost pushed the button on the Traverse myself yesterday, the thing that's holding me back is that it looks a bit slammed on the front for a man of my age.

Ok. Worth knowing about the chainstay as I was thinking about picking one up s/h

Cheers

Yeah, it's not going to win any beauty contests. The looks don't really upset me though. It wouldn't be my only ride. I have a carbon roadie and hard tail and a full sus that I've not ridden for a long time. I was thinking of swapping out the fs and replacing it with a winter roadie / gravelly type ...

Anyone got a Giant revolt?

Good, bad or just plain ugly?

This is what happened last time she followed me in Wales; 4 miles of uphill, unrideable gloop.

I was in charge then, I'm sure she'll be pleased to take control this time

That was 3 years ago, I'm assuming Wales will have dried out since then.

Mentioned wrt to my 10 yr daughter tonight, she thought it sounded great. She clearly has no idea what she'd be getting into but liked the idea of cake. We're cool wild camping / bivvying. We can handle some type 1.5 fun but I'm not she is ready for full-on type 2 just yet. Would 'lite' be doable?

I have a lone tree 3 too. Very happy with mine, loads of room.

+1 for montane featherlights Pack to the size of an apple and weight less. These are they https://www.climbers-shop.com/256765/products/montane-featherlite-pants.aspx Got mine off ebay for < £10 I also like the fact that they kind of 'lube you up' so you move more freely in your bag. Stops you getti...

Wow, some of you have a serious habit! OK, from the beginning... Child bikes Raleigh Olympus 5 sp with flat bar conversion Rudi Altig* piece of poor show from the newspaper. Holdsworth parts build Viscount Aerospace Pro What I really wanted was the Raleigh Team replica with "shot in" rear ...

Slightly OT but just checking out the decathlon site and found these http://www.decathlon.co.uk/neoprene-azuel-gloves-id_8127196.html Could help with touchscreens. I ditched the spds for walking boot a few years ago. Iif it wet and or cold I wear sealskinz socks and neoprene overshoes and my feet st...