Boab wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:26 pm Other than trying to stay sane, I appear to have inadvertently picked up vintage audio as a new special interest. Just accidentality won some Kef Reference 105.1 speakers on eBay, so once the divorce has happened, I'll be turning the current living room into a vinyl listening room. Don't suppose anyone's got a spare Quad 405, or 909 power amp kicking around that I could have...?

Boab wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 7:45 pm

Boab wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:26 pm Other than trying to stay sane, I appear to have inadvertently picked up vintage audio as a new special interest. Just accidentality won some Kef Reference 105.1 speakers on eBay, so once the divorce has happened, I'll be turning the current living room into a vinyl listening room. Don't suppose anyone's got a spare Quad 405, or 909 power amp kicking around that I could have...?

Not just vintage audio it would seem... Won another eBay auction for a Q Acoustics 3010i based 5.1 speakers system. About £1k of gear for £205, shame I had to drive half way across the country, and back, to pick it up. Maybe second hand speakers can be a new side hustle. If I could only turn the focus from speaker to amplifiers now, that would be really useful.

Lazarus wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 7:02 pm He could then donate it to shaf

RIP wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 6:58 pm

Richard G wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:38 pm at a chilled pace for the first time ever.

"Don't beleeeeeevvvee yoooooooouuuuu!"

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:29 am Nor me. He doesn't know a 'comfortable pace' is my thinking.

Richard G wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:10 am

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:29 am Nor me. He doesn't know a 'comfortable pace' is my thinking.

Madness. Don't blame me for my legs for being over eager!

@dhuaib worth taking a look at these. At least 4 of these respondents are extreme cyclists.

https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpB ... hp?t=25227

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 3:48 pm My only plan for this year is to try and find some motivation.

JimmyG wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:58 pm On the Bike:

- Continue the BAM series.
- The Pictish Trail (although I may miss out the northernmost section and just ride south from Inverness to Edinburgh) or might ride south to north.
- Staying with friends in Girona for 7 - 10 days at the beginning of May and they're going to show me round their favourite gravel trails.
- Frontier 300 two-day coast to coast event at the beginning of June.
- Another trip to France in late June. Like last year, will take the train from Edinburgh to the South coast, a ferry and then a mostly off-road ride down to my sister’s place in Carcassonne (different route to last year's trip, though). The Tour de France arrives there on 15th July and I aim to be there.
- Dunoon Dirt Dash at the end of September.

Off the Bike:

- Continue my daily French language studies. Didn't miss a day last year and it keeps the brain ticking over.
- Yesterday marked a full year without drinking alcohol. I'm feeling much better for it in so many ways and intend to stick to this lifestyle.
- Get myself back into weight training and core work because I let that slip last year. Those heavily-laden bikes ain’t gonna lift themselves over gates and stiles!
- Doom scroll less and read more books… I hope!

boxelder wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:08 pm

JimmyG wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:58 pm
Have you ridden the Frontier 300 before Jimmy? I can probably help with logistics and offer very convenient accommodation near the start. DM me if I can help.

Thanks for the response Boxelder. No, I haven't ridden it before and I intend doing the two-day version i.e. starting on Friday 6th June. It'd be nice to meet up at some point over the weekend and probably best if I send you a PM nearer the time.

JimmyG wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:57 pm

boxelder wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:08 pm

JimmyG wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:58 pm
Have you ridden the Frontier 300 before Jimmy? I can probably help with logistics and offer very convenient accommodation near the start. DM me if I can help.

Thanks for the response Boxelder. No, I haven't ridden it before and I intend doing the two-day version i.e. starting on Friday 6th June. It'd be nice to meet up at some point over the weekend and probably best if I send you a PM nearer the time.