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If you are looking to stay pretty local(I would with only a weekend to spare and the, er, complications of booking bikes on British intercity trains) slowandsteady I would take a look at the Oysterzone map which covers rail routes - surprisingly large - and you can of course take bikes on a fair bit...

What Hobbes says. If looking for a campsite to base a weekend trip around I can recommend this very nice place. A while since I have been but probably the same set-up - one field has no electric hook ups so is ideal for cycle campers not wanting to be disturbed. Looks like it's currently £8 for one ...

Works fine for me. I do get an odd thing where my editing of favourites once in (renaming groups, changing colour of group signs etc) makes the app seem to freeze and it asks me if I want to close it. I do and when I load it up again all is well and it has done what it apparently refused to do. May ...

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Returned to this thread to remind myself how I managed to import those archies and spoons files long ago. Not sure I understand your post climo but are you sorted? For the benefit of others (and me if I forget so return here): It seems that to import a gpx file of additional POIs into osmand the fil...

There are these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Altura-Unisexs-Ultralite-Vortex-Pannier/dp/B079SDNJK2/ref=asc_df_B079SDNJK2/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341222802894&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14392429126138799306&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&am...

I have used a 1" threaded headset on my MTB for for well over 25 years. Raced extensively and in more recent years used for touring, the latter with lowriders and over 5kg in each front pannier. No issues with the headset loosening. This bike also has a short headtube (107mm) which I would thi...

Mick F wrote:If it's still shiny AND you are riding enough, you must be cleaning it and looking after it properly.

Check my shiny chains any time you want.

seem to recall you have a particularly rigorous chain cleaning regime though mick.

After every ride or something?

If it's still shiny you aren't riding enough

I don't believe in paying for shininess with chains.

Surprised you went for the mysterious zonkie vantage.

£13 isn't especially cheap.

Pretty sure I rarely pay that for a 9sp chain.

It's a good idea to take a break when you begin to feel tired rather than pushing through it as them tiredness really sets in and you become slower. s Yes and it could be worse than tiredness - you could be on the edge of the dreaded "bonk". Despite being pretty experienced I managed to g...

LittleGreyCat wrote:Looking this up for my Spa Wayfarer.

Headset shows as Tange Terious SRN.

However thee is nothing obvious to say if this is threaded or threadless.

If at all recent I would imagine it is threadless 1 1/8 inch.

Not sure how that makes it less likely to be honest.

It's a computer with all the pluses and minuses of that.

Yes, my maps are on the card.

Yes I know it's a biketech type question but really only of import to cycle tourists. And I imagine that there must be a fair few folk touring on 1 inch threaded headset bikes on here. (tho not gatto from past posts :) ) I may in passing have touched on this before but would appreciate focussed inpu...

At that price I can't think of a reason not to have one on any sort of utility/tourer type bike. On my watchlist for next time I put in a PlanetX order. I have trashed spokes from a (quality) rear mech going into them. Have lead at least one ride where a rider trashed their spokes. My Ridgeback Expe...