Anybody have a compass on the handle bars?

[Dave Davenport]

I always used to have one cable tied to the stem, as others have said, just as handy in a city as the countryside. I've had to take it off and now keep it in one of the pannier outer pockets though since getting a Ortlieb bar bag, as the magnets on the closure screw the compass up.

 

[MikeG]

The OP has not been on the site since 2010 ........

Oops, I really should check these things.

 

[mudsticks]

Oops, I really should check these things.

He / she might come back if you resurrect the thread - maybe just needs a bit of encouragement ??

 

[Kempstonian]

I'm still fairly new here and I found the thread interesting. Just because a thread is old, it doesn't mean nobody wants to read it!

I've never thought of carrying a compass but I do have one, so I might put it in my little bag just in case I need it.

 

[mudsticks]

I'm still fairly new here and I found the thread interesting. Just because a thread is old, it doesn't mean nobody wants to read it!

I've never thought of carrying a compass but I do have one, so I might put it in my little bag just in case I need it.

It can be really useful.. Esp at the end of the day, if you're tired, and trying to make the map fit your desires..

It's good to double check, and be sure you're not cycling in completely the wrong direction - like away from the pub

 

[Drago]

The OP has not been on the site since 2010 ........

That's because hes lost!

 

[mudsticks]

That's because hes lost!

Should we be getting a search posse up ??

 

[Kempstonian]

That's because hes lost!

He'll be ok, he has a compass.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

He'll be ok, he has a compass.

He won't realise magnetic north has drifted in those 8 years...

 

[snorri]

Should we be getting a search posse up ??

I'm sure he was last heard of in Cyprus running some sort of cycling holiday venture.
I don't know if they have the internet there?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I'm sure he was last heard of in Cyprus running some sort of cycling holiday venture.
I don't know if they have the internet there?

I believe you're thinking of @BigonaBianchi

 

[mudsticks]

I'm sure he was last heard of in Cyprus running some sort of cycling holiday venture.
I don't know if they have the internet there?

No the internet hasn't reached Cyprus yet - i think i might go search him out - it sounds great .

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Having lived in both hemispheres, I can confirm people still get lost in either, with or without a compass. They are all the same and work regardless. Usual adjustment for magnetic north applies which is marked on decent maps.

It’s true what they say about the direction of water spiralling down a plug hole though. If this bothers you, plug hole adapters can be purchased from all good outdoor retailers.

 

[mickle]

I keep one permanently trapped inside the map pocket on the top of my bar bag. Far enough away from anything ferrous which might influence it.

 

[Soltydog]

I believe you're thinking of @BigonaBianchi

It's the same guy
AFAIK he's alive & well on the south coast of the UK