We need a "cape only" bivy for all of us who have bought them recently

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:24 pm We need a "cape only" bivy for all of us who have bought them recently

Yes, a Crusader Convention. I like it!

Jurassic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:26 pm

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:24 pm We need a "cape only" bivy for all of us who have bought them recently

Yes, a Crusader Convention. I like it!

Imagine it now, we all wear them to the pub then later set up our bivvys and sleep in them! What other peice of outdoor equipment allows such versatility?

A "loaner" set of Confucius bars to try on my fatbike. Hand delivered by Piemonster no less. And he bought me lunch!

The Cape has arrived ,will start having a play with it on Monday after my stint on nights is over

Suunto watch altitude thingy...

...handy for life in Cheshire

A little package from Norm's big workshop clearout - cheers Stu

I've definitely been a lucky boy today, UPS delivered my SMD Gatewood Cape (about three days earlier than scheduled). I can't believe how compact it is, will this thing really keep me safe and dry in horrible weather?
IMG_20190830_164400090 by Jurassic690, on Flickr
Soon after that DPD showed up with new wheels for my Camino (ordered yesterday, delivered today).
IMG_20190830_182428781 by Jurassic690, on Flickr

Me again. Today a beautiful Pole-A-Bear pole from Stu for my Gatewood Cape (and some pink "Stop being soft" stickers and some "Sweary Dave" stickers) arrived. Thank you.

Couple of Mountain feed bags from a nice chap up in aviemore https://backcountry.scot/

Some ergon gp1 grips to try on the Jones bars

Gatewood Cape delivered yesterday.

Haven't built up the courage to take it out of the pouch yet. It's so neatly packed, and I know it will never look like that again!

Put mine up this morning , surprising easy to get a nice taught pitch ,but we will see after a few pints and in sh1te Weather if it's still as easy ,and yes even just bundled into the pocket it's still nice and tidy
Think a serenity net maybe the next purchase just to give it a bit more versatility

Put mine up this morning

Extender work okay fella?

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:30 am

Put mine up this morning

Extender work okay fella?

Perfect ,any help getting things up at our age is greatly appreciated

Stobbit! Bad enough with Andy and meself. Look forward ter seeing this 'ere cape.

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:56 pm Stobbit! Bad enough with Andy and meself. Look forward ter seeing this 'ere cape.

Only a few weeks to wait reg ,be patient,might be hafren forest the night I meet up with you

New helmet
Jockey wheels
32t chainring

53mm wide SKS bluemels mudguards for my #gradventourer and a smaller granny ring for it. The mudguards are great and give decent clearance even over my Nano 40s , the chainring doesn't fit my chainset though so more research required there.

Postie has left me a Lightweight bivi bag 200g (& 7g for the bag)

Feels very NON slippy

Edit : supposed to be waterproof and only £30

Not the postie, but a nice guy from TNT dropping off my new Solaris Max, which I then dropped Total shock to the system compared to my last bike, great fun screaming down singletrack in the rain

Mart -200g AND waterproof AND thirty quid?! Blimey even I'm wavering about the damn things now. What on earth is it for that spec? Must be a luxury binliner. If it's also breathable I'll deffo eat my hat.

Well there's breathable and breathable...


Had a birthday recently, got a few presents including a few cycling related things, which was nice
- custom stem cap from the kids (really from my wife) - "keep going daddy!" with the names of the kids round the bottom
- sea to summit seal and go mug, quite pleased with this, proper coffee coming up (only have one mug in my brew kit)
- tubeless set up stuff
- cleats for my new winter boots

AND waterproof

No not really - the material is certainly waterproof but the seams aren't taped, so in reality it can't be classed as waterproof.

Waiting for some more Enertor insoles as the ad said they were good for plantar fasciitis and by funk mine is giving me some gyp