Smaller heads are lighter

(As are small feet)

Ian wrote:Smaller heads are lighter

vaguely exciting :D

Ian wrote: (As are small feet)

Sadly I wouldn't know (size 11+ hooves here)

flatfishy wrote:

pedalhead wrote: Mine is a large though at 23".

oh the urge to make light of this

i found a shiny new Borah Gear bivi bag in the post box when i got home today!

looks the business - all i need now is something resembling a semi-functioning spine with which to ride a bike and i could get out test the thing.

Freeload touring rack from Germany.

Candy Canes, mini biners, towels and Numo mat from Alpkit's sale.

Waiting for a Borah bivi and a Mkettle.

Time to stop spending and flog some spare bike gear :?

A Stu-soiled mKettle.

Cheers geezer 8-)

Reveal the path arrived this morning.
I'll have a squizz later this evening to see if Did Nowt was talking bollards.

... a counterfeit Nikon battery and a brand new chainring with two and a half teeth missing :x

Did Nowt was talking bollards.

Can't be sure but there's a good chance he didn't get to the end or finish it.

Alpkit PD400 :)

New Alpkit Frame Bag, please note the colour co-ordinated drybag to match.

001 by youngray50, on Flickr

And I got a free stick of rock too, thanks Alpkit :D .
003 by youngray50, on Flickr

Both these items will be put to good use next Sun, Mon,and Tues.

My quilt from Enlightened arrived today. Really impressed with the quality, especially for just over £150 delivered (no customs charges). This is the Revelation X model, 10degF, non-overstuffed, wide. It's got huge loft, the overstuffed one must be mental. 720 grams on my scales.

I'm liking that quilt ... *even the colours look okay.

*Please remember I am completely colour blind though.

Took me days to decide the colours!

PD400 Just arrived. Got a wee trip planned this wekeend to give it a test

Stu's 8g stove arrived this morning. Just fired it up indoors. Wow!

Brilliant piece of kit and works perfectly. Nice one Stu!

Brilliant piece of kit and works perfectly. Nice one Stu!

Smaller than you were expecting Dan? ... that seems to be most peoples first thought

s8tannorm wrote:

Brilliant piece of kit and works perfectly. Nice one Stu!

Smaller than you were expecting Dan? ... that seems to be most peoples first thought

Yep. Just the right size/fuel ratio too for a single boil. Ideal for boiling a mug full for a rehydrated meal and then boiling again for a brew. Suits what I need perfectly. There is literally no excuse for a cuppa anytime now

Got the bigger brother 22g stove from Stu today, its still teeny weeny and I can live with the 14g difference for the flexibility :D . Last time I used meths though was in boy scouts so going to be fun getting to grips with cooking with it again

Also picked up new wheels from bike shop. Hope hoops laced to Stan's Crest rims with Conti X-king and race King tyres. New wheelset has loped a whopping 2.5lbs off my Fargo!

A new (to me) Salsa Selma 29er frame arrived this morning. Beautiful thing, and hardly a mark on it...







This is gonna be my fun bike, small, chuckable, singlespeed (of course), Lefty squish at the front but still mostly lightweight. Hoping to build it up tonight.

I'm gonna get a special frame bag made for it

That's a lot of tea. Still never worth the risk of going without on a ride.......

Portable generator just out of shot ....... :D

I am now the proud recipient of:

- 1 x Cotic 'Solaris' (in that-odd-blue colour) frame.

- 1 x Rockshox 'Reba RL 29er' forks.

- 1 x Hope mix 'n match headset in bizarre sizing to fit on the Cotic.

- 1 x Control-Tech (should-have-been-expensive-but-75%-off-from-CRC) seatpost.

All I need now is a spine worthy of all these bits and I'll be happy!