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The 1.5W hubs are really only intended for utility lighting. You shouldn't expect to be able to charge anything usefully, and I doubt you would get the full 80 lux from a Cyo either. It's been a while since I ran it with the 3n72 but I have to admit, the light does seem to lacking the power it once...

I nearly bought a shimano XT 1.5W hub as it seemed amazing value but decided not since I couldn't work out whether the performance would be as good as the 3W hubs. I had one built into a new set of wheels from Spa. It sucks. It gives out just enough juice to run my B&M Cyo 80 lux and rear Topli...

I bought my Dawes Vantage largely based on Chris Juden's (of former CTC) review of it. He later reviewed Spa's steel tourer and said it was one of the best (or the best) tourers you could have for under £1000. With that and having looked up as many reviews as I could find, on May 19 my fiancee drove...

I'm on 7 pills a day and 4 injections. I'm so lacking in energy these days that the bikes speedo rarely achieves double figures unless going downhill.
Met a lady when picking up my last prescription who said she was rattling around on 22 pills a day

Congratulations on getting out there and doing it OldBlue
Glad it went well.

I made my own.







Cost about £3.00

I'm hoping to be really really dead when in my coffin so won't hear a thing.

My M520's have lasted the 12000 miles since I returned to cycling in 2012 and did countless miles on the bikes that I had previously. Still turning silky smooth and never once been serviced despite year round use, a few dunkings in rivers/floods and a couple pressure washes. I'm wondering if they'll...

crazydave789 wrote:
Bolton, is that near cardiff?

Not really. About 150 miles away.
The little garmin will suffice for now and when that doesn't work (rarely) I have my smartphone as backup. When/if that fails I have a stash of jelly babies to keep me going for a couple miles

It's pretty much a case of not knowing where I am on said map. Even on an os map I wouldn't think to check landmarks to determine my position.
I wouldn't even think to check the GPS to see if a road/trail goes up or down gradient.
I am literally, an idiot

Out one day walking the dog abs getting home was absolutely killing me. Thought I was just tired.
It wasn't till my mum and sister dragged me to hospital that it was discovered I'd had a stroke!
Hope you recover well.

I can see how that works

It was indeed a garmin. Etrex 20 that still works (ish) to this day. It didn't occur to me at the time but several forumites here pointed out I could have used the mapping anyway...or the smart phone...or to bring a map. I'm useless with a map though. No sense of direction whatsoever. Hense the GPS ...

Hi HobbesOnTour My first was started as the UK caught the tail end of Hurricane Bertha so the weather was knocking seven bells out of me soon as I was underway. I got about as far as Great Budworth on my way to Wales. By the time I got there, I was soaked and cold, the front panniers had been consta...

Just saw this thread. I'm in the same boat and on a stupidly thin budget but I've built up my touring kit over the last 6 years and now have reasonably good stuff. Two failed tours to date but I'm gonna try an overnighter short trip soon to see how I get on. Good luck to you Old Blue. I've done some...