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Lidl recently had 3/4 length shorts with a thinnish pad for £7.50.

Polaris recently had a sale with 3/4 length shorts for a tenner.

Not a massively thick pad.

They might reduce them again if they still have stocks.

Yes, at the risk of thread drift, hence a beautiful town/city. Then bombed to hell by the allies. Much restored. Recommended for a short break. Very short flight. Used to be a ryanair stop, not any more A rich businessperson has bought the airport, it has a train station (request stop only :wink:) ...

I've had a Vango Blade 100 one man tent for 4 years and it's been a great tent for cycle touring. Only 1.5kg. The beauty of this tent is that it has a single pole that runs lengthways so you get decent height, enough to sit up. Plus it has a porch. They don't make it any more but you may be able to...

You can use any pole of suitable length, it adds very little weight (100gr?) and can be stashed under the top-tube. Easy-peasy. Those tents are not cheap but not expensive either, if you think are made with very good materials and made in UK are actually reasonable priced :) Can you recommend such ...

The racing green shade on my tourer (paint resprayed by Bob Jackson) is perfectly matched by Humbrol model enamel paint no. 3 (Brunswick Green) - available here online, but your local friendly model shop should do you a tin for 99p or so: https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/humbrol-no03-14ml-...

I don’t camp often enough to get long term reviews :). I’ve used it for about 7 night split over 3 occasions and it’s the comfiest I’ve ever been in a tent. My daughter fell asleep on it in minutes and I had to shift her on to hers when she was asleep. She complained a lot in the morning. I’ve seen...

Yes, at the risk of thread drift, hence a beautiful town/city. Then bombed to hell by the allies. Much restored. Recommended for a short break. Very short flight.

The racing green shade on my tourer (paint resprayed by Bob Jackson) is perfectly matched by Humbrol model enamel paint no. 3 (Brunswick Green) - available here online, but your local friendly model shop should do you a tin for 99p or so: https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/humbrol-no03-14ml-...

Thanks for the sympathy PH and also for practical encouragement.

Nail polish it is - cripes the stuff women put on themselves.

Good source of cheap functional nail polish?

No need to be this season's shade.

Thanks for the reply.

Low tech is good

Would be interested in any longer term reviews you have.

With the dualco, to purge air, as I remember, you are supposed to unscrew the top ever so slightly, then it's supposed to escape, doubtless with a small amount of grease, through a small gap near the top of the threads. Not a foolproof system (and I'm a bit of a mechanical fool) but I do rather like...

Good luck in finding a disc braked bike with a triple chainset. They are few and far between. Fashion has condemned the triple sadly. The Ridgeback Expedition. https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Ridgeback-Expedition-2018-Touring-Bike_113888.htm?mkwid=s_dc|pcrid|295395831583|pkw||pmt|b|slid||&pgrid=508449...

How times have changed, in my youth I would never degrease or change a chain, and use 3 in 1 oil. I wonder if bike trends will ever sway back to longevity of components, once they have been made as light and strong as they can be, a longer life would be the only way left to improve them. I take it ...

I've got an Alpkit Dumo . Went for it because it looked to be the best combination of price, depth (10cm) and weight (850g) and has the pump built in. I've used it for a week and it was the most comforatble week camping I've had. That does sound impressive honesty but must admit to a certain warine...

Stupidly leant my Ridgeback Expedition bike (26 inch wheels) against a sharpish concrete post by the seat and it slipped (lesson learned) - lots of scrapes on the top bar paintwork I can live with I suppose - battle scars - not a bike that needs to look pristine anyway. But there are two dings/inden...