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It’s not that difficult, Pete You wrote, “ What about the poles? You can strap them on to the rack, up the seat tube, along the frame, stand them up in the front bag, anything you want.“ I wrote, “These are all places where they’re vulnerable to damage and a faff to tie and untie. Poles are best pr...

Why don’t you take it up with Hilleberg who bag and ship their tents with the poles rolled up in the centre. There’s a clue as to where they are safest from damage. Okay, I've taken it up with Hilleberg, by reading the rather more detailed instructions for the Tarra. Here's what it says (bold is my...

Why don’t you two take it up with Hilleberg who bag and ship their tents with the poles rolled up in the centre. There’s a clue as to where they are safest from damage. They will want to send out single packages so the bits stay together. That's about logistical simplicity and as the volume of a sh...

Hilleberg recommending “really the daftest place to put the poles”. https://docs.hilleberg.net/pitching/I16-Instructions-Niak-WEB-020216.pdf That's shown as a way you can do it, there's no suggestion it's the only way to do it. However, having been lightweight camping on and off carting tents with ...

A thought strikes me about large tents like that though, is that finding a decent flat, secluded site ideally near a water source when wild camping could be an issue. Guess it depends on what sort of camping you do, if you're primarily staying on campsites it's not an issue but for me at least it w...

I rejected them all for one simple reason. They all pitch inner first. I thought that would be an issue on my TN, but accepted the compromise as it was the only tent I found that ticked all the other boxes (Plus I got a good deal) In reality, it's never been a problem, I've only once put it up in a...

Yes its a GTE, no load yet, only just got it!! 42km today. out of interest , unloaded, on a GT/GTE, what is a good avg speed in kmh, in varied terrain, so I know what to aspire to. First ride was pants, second ride, 17.7 kmh, 3rd ride 18.3 kmh, I'm thinking around 22 kmh? faster ? slower? I don't h...

It's a GTe version right? I've got the older GT. Lovely tourer although I've never owned a proper upright tourer to know whether it really is or not. I can ride all day with no weight on my arms. I was limited to about 60 miles of enjoyable cycling on my "proper upright tourer" and that w...

Tents will almost always pack down much better if you separate the poles and pack them separately. Once you do that it becomes a simple matter of volume of material, and less/thinner will save you packing bulk. If you have a 4 Kg 3 person tent, a lot of packing bulk. What about the poles? You can st...

Placebos and homeopathy may have fewer side-effects We're not exactly going out on a limb here, are we? Conventional drugs are designed quite explicitly to alter body chemistry in a way that is tested to have a clear effect. The body is a complex system with lots of interacting mechanisms so it's i...

Foot retention on recumbent tadpole trikes is important to prevent injury. "leg suck" can cause horrendous injuries if your leg gets dragged under the cruciform. I have used SPDs previously but I became disenchanted with them. I would occasionally get inadvertent release (even with single...

Trikesnbikes wrote:Does anyone have any experience of the steering on Greenspeed tadpole layout trikes?

I don't, but the people you want to speak to are very probably Rob and Carol Hague at Westcountry Recumbents, http://www.wrhpv.com/, the UK's Greenspeed dealer.

Has anyone ever died (ie. been poisoned) from taking Homeopathic pills ? If so, how many? Presumably people have not died from taking smarties either. Could you clarify the point you are making, please? Certainly, people have died through declining medical interventions. I'm not trying to "mak...

Like all these crowdfunded projects it’s full of the usual marketing guff. The biggest worry for me was "large 14g shot". If I’m not mistaken that will be 3 teaspoons 15 ml :) My coffee in front of me now is from a 3 cup Bialetti I put 145ml of water in and get approx 120 ml of coffee out...

We all have different requirements and preferences - My list would look like this; Sleep across the door Two doors Can you expand on this? Your reasons? not arguing. I very much prefer two doors and porches, even solo. It just makes life that bit more comfortable and user friendly with more places ...