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As above really,after about 5 mins the flames start to get quite big and come out over the pan(the one supplied with the mini),and even when I put the closed flame control cap on to put it out still it burns like an oil rig:),I guess I,m just filling it to much or are they prone to this? I,m using a windsheild btw.And now my pan and everything else for that matter is a sooty mess,oh well:)

Hi folks,i have just bought a mini trangia stove and have been trying to gets to grips with it but I,m finding on windy days the flame seems to get wipped up by the wind and ends up just coming out of the sides of the windbreak device and I seem to be losing most of the heat,what am I doing wrong? am I filling it to much? do I need to get a bigger windbreak(this one does seem small) or do I just need to master it and use simmer ring better? I,m mainly just trying to boil water/cook asta atm,and I,m only using pans supplied.Seems to be usting lots of meth too but that may be normal (never used a stove before.

Anyone interested in this type of thing should read a book called Faster by Michael Hutchinson,its mostly about professional cyclists but its worth a read,some interesting stuff on how the body reacts to cycling,nutrition etc

I,ve never had a problem with wiggle at all,and if you have to send something back its easy.I really cant see how anyone could want it any easier,must me very demanding I guess.

Hi bikerwaser,i have some new 9 speed deroe chainrings cassette and bottom bracket that I bought about a year ago when I spotted a good deal so I will put them on and maybe change a few cable inners,so hopefully the bike will be in pretty good nick(well as good as I can hope,it is an oldish but looked after bike).I have all deroe drivetrain bits on there now aswell and they have lasted well,about 5000 miles so far so I cant complain but I have this new stuff in the shed so it would be silly not to put it on.

Thanks for all the replies so far folks and for the stove links,all very helpful food for thought.I agree its interesting about too many clothes coming up a lot,something I will take on board .Regarding the tools to take,i guess it is in my mind about having a mechanical miles from anywhere,but I know you can do wonders with a bike tool(change cables,adjust gears,brakes,split chains etc) but that voice in my head is still asking me shall I put a spare freehub or mech etc in my panniers,but then i'll need a cassette remover aswell.Think i'll have to reign myself in,i,m not going around the world after all:).Oh and I will sure to take some good tyre levers as my marathon tyres are buggers to get off as I've found to my cost:).Thanks for taking the time to reply everyone.

Just take the pedals off and put some grease on the threads and put backon,not sure if you mean the top of the headset bolts where the allen key goes in to tighten them up? these always seem to get a bit rusted after the allen is used on them,as long as the threaded end aren't all rusty it is only a cosmetic thing I think,but that's just how I look at it

I,ve done 4,000 miles in 6 months on my deroe external bottom bracket,it's really lasting well,was told they were rubbish but this one seems ok,but I will fit a new bb before I go,but I guess for the extra half a pound weight it maybe worth taking the removal tool,but then where do I stop? spare rear derelier? spare chain? .But that's why I,m asking the question I suppose.Thanks for the replies so far.

I guess this is for the campers among you who need to carry all your stuff(not saying credit card touring isn't good but its not what I,m looking at).So then,what did you take on your first tour that you didn't need/use and what did you not take that you wished you had? I've read that people say never take to much but then when they show a pic of their bikes they have two big back and two front panniers and a bar bag most of the time,so now I,m a bit confused as what to take,i know most of the obvious as I've been cycling awhile but what kind of tools do you take(besides a bike tool pump,maybe chain links,iNner tubes).I realise it depends where you are touring but I will be in france and maybe spain for a first tour so not exactly the middle of nowhere..And if anyone can point me in the direction of a decent cheapish camping stove I would be grateful.Sorry about the rather rambling post,guess I,m thinking/typing aloud:).Oh and I have the tent/sleeping bag and panniers:),i,m thinking of stuff I may not realise I need that you found really useful.

Thanks john had a look on there,lots of good maps,cheers

Are there paper maps available for eurovelo routes 1 and 3 ? if so does anyone know where to go to purchase these,thanks for any info you can give me(I know these are easily downloaded but I haven't got a garmin or smartphone etc).