The post man's been ...
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Hopefully a V3 Sonder Camino Al frame and fork will be dropped over the side gate sometime today...
A happier feeling than Monday's trip to my LBS, who wanted to charge me £25 for a centrelock lock ring. Obviously I laughed, and won't visit again.
A happier feeling than Monday's trip to my LBS, who wanted to charge me £25 for a centrelock lock ring. Obviously I laughed, and won't visit again.
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One of those Polaris jacket things. Not exactly a flattering fit, but I think it'll do the job.
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3 x Conti Light tubes. You know, those inflatable things you can use instead of having gunge all over the place
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Hmmm. Conti LIGHT. You sure you thought that through properly Reg...

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and brought f*ck all .... I'm expecting a rear light, a jacket and a book and I got nowt.
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"sure?" - Yeah, it's no prob. 125g. Been usin' 'em for yonks. They're actually probably thicker than my tyres
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Saying nowt

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... and delivered a box with the Restrap logo on the side.


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and guess what? That's right, he brought a rear light, a jacket and a book. This evening I shall be snuggly warm reading a book with the lights off 

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Got my photo comp prize today. Thanks Stu - a wonderfully soft comfy down pillow.
I shall enjoy that....
Thanks too to everyone who voted for my pic.

I shall enjoy that....
Thanks too to everyone who voted for my pic.
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Brought me 4x enduroguards (2 for each bike) and 4 sets of brake pads... Stocking up for Strathpuffer. Enduroguards are 99p on chain reaction by the way...
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... and delivered a BRS-3000T, it's really quite small.


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Another headtorch, you can never have too many right?
This one is a Zebralight H600w. More for walking than biking use though, still have my Exposure lights for that
This one is a Zebralight H600w. More for walking than biking use though, still have my Exposure lights for that
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One word of caution with this stove type*. The small burner head means flames are concentrated on a small area of the pot base. You'll need good quality cookware. Cheap lightweight pans will distort and can even burn through. I talk from experience.
* Comments are directed at this design, which is available in many brands, not this particular product.
One word of caution with this stove type*. The small burner head means flames are concentrated on a small area of the pot base. You'll need good quality cookware. Cheap lightweight pans will distort and can even burn through. I talk from experience.
* Comments are directed at this design, which is available in many brands, not this particular product.
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This is very true, in fact I've just written the very same thing in my book. Quality aluminium pots will often work better than Ti with such stoves due to the better conductivityOne word of caution with this stove type*. The small burner head means flames are concentrated on a small area of the pot base. You'll need good quality cookware. Cheap lightweight pans will distort and can even burn through. I talk from experience.

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Only an issue if you're 'cooking' rather than boiling water though
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Poor quality Ti often has 'thin spots' so it can still start to burn / deform even boiling water.Only an issue if you're 'cooking' rather than boiling water though
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Not so. 'Boiling' water for coffee, etc. is usually a fast affair. I certainly don't simmer until boiling anyway. It's this intense application of concentrated flame that's the issue with lesser quality cookware.
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I also had a nice cap arrive on Saturday, it's my newsletter 'guess the lyric' prize. At first I thought it had been especially commissioned for me.. then I saw peoples Dam Busters pictures

The postman has also been delivering all sorts of bits for the Spearfish build. I won't list them here though as Jane has noticed the number of parcels that have been arriving since I bought a frame and declared 'All I need is a back wheel, I have all the rest already'

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You answered a music related question, you didn't win the 'kin Nobel prize for peace.At first I thought it had been especially commissioned for me.. then I saw peoples Dam Busters pictures

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To be fair to me, I assume that Dave's prize for the month before had been especially commissioned? I do like a nice cap though so still a great prizeBearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:20 pm You answered a music related question, you didn't win the 'kin Nobel prize for peace.![]()

Plus it has the zombie bear on it. If only there was a matching zombie bear jersey

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