MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
ok, if not the 'whole' bike... it's gotta be the frame and forks, without which everything else would be useless.
what's the most useful/best thing you have bought?
- Thread starter young Ed
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ok, if not the 'whole' bike... it's gotta be the frame and forks, without which everything else would be useless.
jayonabike
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
Another vote for the garmin and also route planning websites. I plot routes on ridewithgps using streetview to check out quite country lanes. I have cycled places I've never been in confidence of knowing I won't get lost. I live in Hertfordshire and now know areas of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire like the back of my hand and have some great routes across the 3 counties now stored in my head. Even if I don't use the mapping feature it's still a great device for recording all other ride information.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Streetview will soon be changing to the version you get on Andriod. 
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
I haven't seen it on Android. What does that mean? I sometimes use Streetview to have a look at a junction, sometimes you can spot handy waymarkers such as an old style telephone box.Streetview will soon be changing to the version you get on Andriod.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Most people are doing a 'long' metric century (103 km - 64 miles), but some will be riding from Hebden Bridge to do it, and riding back afterwards, which will be a long imperial century (107 miles - 172 km). Details in this thread.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
currently my windstoper vest & water resistant Aldi wooly hat. £7 between them and making the cold early morning starts nice and toasty.
I got years of use out of a Topeak Alien multi tool.
all of these 3 have paid me back many times over.
I got years of use out of a Topeak Alien multi tool.
all of these 3 have paid me back many times over.
Interesting!!
Ive been thinking of doing a bit of "wild bivvying". Have done a fair bit of camping and quite like the idea of a solo stripped down voyage down to Devon. In just trying to work out whether I can get away with a tarp and bag or whether I need the bivvy too.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
IMHO, it's more clunky - page gets filled up with photos etc.
Hope this link works:- http://www.google.com/maps/@50.973226,-3.056158,15z?hl=en-GB
Mr Haematocrit
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- Location
- Out of the saddle
Park tools bike stand
jayonabike
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
I've asked the wife to get me one for my birthday in July.
Mr Haematocrit
msg me on kik for android
- Location
- Out of the saddle
I have the PRS-20 and its an amazing stand, makes cleaning and working on the bike a breeze and its super stable.
I personally thought stands were all pretty much the same but the park tools implementation has features you really don't think you want but find you can't live without.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Compass is a bit pants, as I can only look in four directions instead of any way I want.
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young Ed
Veteran
have done a bit of bivying on private land with land owner permission but will be trying wild bivying soon
Cheers Ed
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Mine's really cheap, but it works quite well, at least until you want to work on the forks or headset
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/pro...ct=browse/accessories/workstands-bike-storage
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