I was reading about those on the bikepacking.net site, you can get them in the UK for roughly the same price. Be interesting to hear how you get on with it, It sound like it would be worth it for "race mode"
Just check the sizing, I've heard some people say that it's not big enough to fit a sleeping bag inside ... ie, it's still an emergency bivvy rather than a 'real' one
I'm not intending to put a sleeping bag in it. I've got a Terra Nova Moonlite which is a superlight bivi bag that I use with a sleeping bag - this is to carry as a race weight emergency sleeping bag, where it's debatable whether I'll need it or not. I've taken a Blizzard bag before, but never had to use it and hope not to as they're horrible to repack.
This seems to be a Tyvek style material albeit with reflective coating
I've got the one that is like a bag made from orange coated space blanket material. That arrived with a hole when new that I assume was put in it when vacuum packed. My mate has the tyvek style one and has used it as a "proper" bivi bag with no issues in summer conditions (so probably a thin sleeping bag) and I think Mountain Baker used one on the Tour Divide. I think if you wanted his it's in a bin near Phoenix as three weeks use left it a bit ripe.....
A 29+ Vittoria Bombolini tyre tp replace my (much hated) Knard.
Initial impressions are the sidewalls are much more robust and much better tread for the mud
Went on the rim OK with a tube. Will leave it to stretch overnight before I set up tubeless
I was reading about those on the bikepacking.net site, you can get them in the UK for roughly the same price. Be interesting to hear how you get on with it, It sound like it would be worth it for "race mode"
Just check the sizing, I've heard some people say that it's not big enough to fit a sleeping bag inside ... ie, it's still an emergency bivvy rather than a 'real' one
I'm not intending to put a sleeping bag in it. I've got a Terra Nova Moonlite which is a superlight bivi bag that I use with a sleeping bag - this is to carry as a race weight emergency sleeping bag, where it's debatable whether I'll need it or not. I've taken a Blizzard bag before, but never had to use it and hope not to as they're horrible to repack.
This seems to be a Tyvek style material albeit with reflective coating
I've got the one that is like a bag made from orange coated space blanket material. That arrived with a hole when new that I assume was put in it when vacuum packed. My mate has the tyvek style one and has used it as a "proper" bivi bag with no issues in summer conditions (so probably a thin sleeping bag) and I think Mountain Baker used one on the Tour Divide. I think if you wanted his it's in a bin near Phoenix as three weeks use left it a bit ripe.....
I've got the emergency one for when I assume I'm not going to stop, but conditions suggest that I'd be in trouble if I had to. This breathable one looks like a useful thing to have when you are umming and ahhing over a sleep, and save the Hunka for certainties.
DrMekon wrote:I've got the emergency one for when I assume I'm not going to stop, but conditions suggest that I'd be in trouble if I had to. This breathable one looks like a useful thing to have when you are umming and ahhing over a sleep, and save the Hunka for certainties.
That's what I figure it would be useful for, especially in summer. If there was a possibility of rain then you could take a tarp as well since rain generally doesn't equal cold in summer. The SOL + a tarp like the bicycle 3.5 would only come to around 600g
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
Generic knock offs cree front lights from eBay. Tested in the house and very bright, when the three year old finally goes to sleep I'll be mounting them up and giving it a test! I know they probably won't last but for the first forays into night riding £16 seemed a reasonable punt! Oh, and a new camelbak reservoir!
a very bright and reflective 'Fat Lad At The Back' jersey, that is designed for a fuller figured rider.
why oh why does close designers think that a bloke with a 54'' chest has got a waistline to suit? some of us big blokes still have a wide shoulder/narrow waist shape and not a upside down triangle shape...........aaarrrgghhh.
Packet from Shona at Keep Pedalling containing a rather large cassette for the rear of the Stooge - 'tis a whopper I shall report back once fitted / tried out.
