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- 24 Jan 2021, 9:27pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Cycling Across France
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1915
Re: Cycling Across France
From when I lived in France and cycle toured in France there are excellent restaurants everywhere How long ago was that? Back in the eighties I'd have agreed with you, but my experience of France in the last ten years or so is that a typical town may have a rather swanky, overpriced (and rather qui...
- 19 Jan 2021, 9:19pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
- Replies: 53
- Views: 1992
Re: Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
nick12 wrote:Grind the nuts up ...
But isn't that what teeth are for?
- 18 Jan 2021, 5:13pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Foam sleeping mats
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1667
Re: Foam sleeping mats
I've certainly had reliability problems with several ultralight mats from Thermarest and Exped, but the original inch-thick Thermarest (which currently seems to be called Trail Scout) always seemed pretty bomb-proof, and is a huge step up in comfort from foam mats.
- 14 Jan 2021, 12:43pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Touring overseas 2021
- Replies: 75
- Views: 2746
Re: Touring overseas 2021
I think this is a time for not making any travel plans at all for more than a few days ahead.
- 12 Jan 2021, 5:33pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Tier 4 exercise limits
- Replies: 200
- Views: 8669
Re: Tier 4 exercise limits
Just on the subject of masks fogging-up specs. When I went for my annual eye test in November, the optician spent some time and trouble taping the top of the mask across my face so there was no gap anywhere at the top of the mask where my breath could escape to affect my specs. That was totally eff...
- 11 Jan 2021, 2:52pm
- Forum: Cycle Camping sub-forum
- Topic: Gas stove or petrol?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 5907
Re: Buying and Carrying Meths/Alcohol for stoves
st599_uk wrote:Just wondering if anyone has any information on what to ask for in various countries for Alcohol stove fuel?
In France it's called 'alcool a bruler' (alcohol for burning). Works like meths, but looks and smells like (very) cheap brandy!
- 26 Dec 2020, 4:27pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
- Replies: 53
- Views: 1992
Re: Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
Unless you're doing some extreme endurance event or racing, does it matter? Does it even matter if you are? Well, certainly, it doesn't matter. But this whole forum is built around an arguably frivolous leisure activity, none of which really matters. When I go for a longish ride (whether that means...
- 21 Dec 2020, 3:35pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Route planning for long tours
- Replies: 17
- Views: 793
Re: Route planning for long tours
tatanab wrote: He said "it gave me something to do during the long winter evenings back home".
Yes indeedy. I've planned far more rides than I've ever done.
- 21 Dec 2020, 3:30pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
- Replies: 53
- Views: 1992
Re: Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
Fat is always going to provide more energy than the same mass of carbohydrate or protein, about 37 kJ/g compared to 17. Jonathan Yes – so taking it to the extreme, we'd just carry around blocks of lard that we could gnaw on. Setting aside the lack of appeal though, I suspect our digestive systems w...
- 21 Dec 2020, 11:53am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
- Replies: 53
- Views: 1992
Food with maximum energy for minimum weight
If you're trekking to the south pole, AIUI, you choose a diet of chocolate and butter – which seems like another good reason for not trekking to the south pole; climbers, I've heard, carry nuts & raisins for a summit attempt. What are the best things to carry on a bike? Personally I like to make...
- 15 Dec 2020, 6:21pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Telling the time at night
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1812
Re: Telling the time at night
Audax67 wrote:In this neck of the woods you know it's past 8 pm if a peeler stops you
My dictionary tells me that eplucheur is French for a peeler. I bet they don't call them that though?
- 7 Dec 2020, 5:49pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycling on the pavement... wheel size relevant?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1008
Re: Cycling on the pavement... wheel size relevant?
9494arnold wrote:De minimus : The law does not concern itself with trifles. (Rough translation)
De minimis non curat lex, in full. Perfectly accurate translation in fact.
- 5 Dec 2020, 1:44pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycling on the pavement... wheel size relevant?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1008
Re: Cycling on the pavement... wheel size relevant?
Mick F wrote: The roads aren't as safe nowadays to allow a 7yo on the road with his mates playing on bikes.
I wonder if that's really true, or if it's just our perception of risk that's changed. There's many times the traffic, but AIUI about a quarter the casualties.
- 5 Dec 2020, 9:20am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: A positive cycling story
- Replies: 11
- Views: 733
Re: A positive cycling story
Hopefully (SWIDT) she also visited the summit of Ben Hope in Sutherland, the most northerly Munro?
- 5 Dec 2020, 9:05am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycling on the pavement... wheel size relevant?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1008
Re: Cycling on the pavement... wheel size relevant?
Much has changed since 1835, when wheeled traffic went at no more than bicycle speed, and most people went on foot. Outside town centres pedestrians are now a rare sight, and when a road is narrow and/or busy and the pavement empty, I often ride on the pavement if it seems safer. Not when there's a ...