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Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoFinally ordered my new GPS (Garmin eTrex 30). Will be able to get out on the trails without having to try and fit my route into a ridiculously small 250 points. -
andytheadequate 8,980 posts
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Registered 7 years ago@Psychotext - is that for mountain biking or road? How much do they cost? Let me know how you find it, having to refer to a guide book can be an utter pain when out riding.
Just heard back from the bike shop after bike falling off my car incident. Definitely need a new saddle and back wheel but everything else looks ok... -
Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoMountain biking. I've used an old Garmin Quest for years but its a real pain to get the routes on there.
They're top notch for riding (even if they don't have the cycling specific functions of the Edge models) as you no longer need to worry about where you're going and can just concentrate on the trails.
As for price, £157. You can get cheaper ones but this model works with the new Russian GPS system (GLONASS) and has a few more bells and whistles than the eTrex 20 / 10 like an electronic compass and barometric altimiter. -
Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI get my routes from these sorts of sites:
http://www.gpsies.com
http://connect.garmin.com/explore
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/exploratory_search
Also this one is really useful for making your own:
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
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MikeP 2,825 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHere's a picture of me from Muddy Hell, looking like an idiot. Just thought I'd share that one with you.
http://aephotos.co.uk/muddyhell2012-jvw/h491461d0#h491461d0
Fave costume of the night. A CX tandem, featuring Lance and Dr. Michele Ferrari.
http://aephotos.co.uk/muddyhell2012-jvw/h491461d0#h49147096
There was also a pantomine horse. They crashed. A lot.
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That looks like a lot of fun! Nice beard btw .gif)
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elstoof 19,807 posts
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Registered 13 years agoVery nice Mike 
it's a shame I missed the Rapha event really, was looking forward to it in the run up. My daughter had other ideas by coming 3 weeks ahead of schedule though. -
Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoMentalists. -
MikeP 2,825 posts
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Registered 15 years agoelstoof wrote:
Blimey, congratulations! I hope mrs & mini elstoof are doing well.
Very nice Mike it's a shame I missed the Rapha event really, was looking forward to it in the run up. My daughter had other ideas by coming 3 weeks ahead of schedule though. -
Trafford 8,012 posts
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Registered 10 years ago@elstoof
Heh, you kept that one quiet.
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elstoof 19,807 posts
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Registered 13 years agoHa, cheers guys, everything going well thanks.
Not all that quiet, mentioned it in the becoming a father thread last week. I had my last "man on his own" for the foreseeable future day all planned out for last Monday off of work, gonna buy some new cycling gear and do some serious fettling while I had the chance. Then my wife wakes me up at 4am Monday morning with broken waters. Still, good day turned into best day ever so can't complain
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Trafford 8,012 posts
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Registered 10 years agoNice one
To be honest, I don't really keep up with the Dads club threads .
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Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoUnrelated to babies, just got myself some free maps for my Garmin from here: http://talkytoaster.info/ukmaps.htm
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elstoof wrote:
Congrats! May as well stick your bike on eBay now rather than letting it gather dust over the next couple of years..
Ha, cheers guys, everything going well thanks.
Not all that quiet, mentioned it in the becoming a father thread last week. I had my last "man on his own" for the foreseeable future day all planned out for last Monday off of work, gonna buy some new cycling gear and do some serious fettling while I had the chance. Then my wife wakes me up at 4am Monday morning with broken waters. Still, good day turned into best day ever so can't complain
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andytheadequate 8,980 posts
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Registered 7 years ago@Psychotext - did it not come with maps already...?
I'm guessing it shows you all the bridle paths and the like? Does it also show you paths you can't ride on etc.? It sounds like a brilliant gadget but a bit wary about it... -
elstoof 19,807 posts
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Registered 13 years agoBremenacht wrote:
I thought someone might volunteer to look after them for a while until I get some free time back
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Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoandytheadequate wrote:
It comes with "basemaps", which are about as useful as a chocolate fireguard.
@Psychotext - did it not come with maps already...?
I'm guessing it shows you all the bridle paths and the like? Does it also show you paths you can't ride on etc.? It sounds like a brilliant gadget but a bit wary about it...
You can buy 600 square km of OS 1:25k maps for £19.99 but it's only particularly useful if you always ride in the same place (and generally if you do that then you don't really need much in the way of maps).
You can buy your local area's OS 1:50k maps for £119.99 or the entire of the UK for £199.99... but when you can get near 25k detail for basically free, I don't see the point in that.
In reality though, you don't actually need any maps unless you plan on trying to make new routes when you're out and about. It's far more sensible to make the trail using one of the tools I linked in my last post, upload it to the GPS and then follow that route (you can see the breadcrumb trail on the GPS or choose to follow a compass style arrow).
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Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoOh, and if you want to look at the free ones to see if they cover what you'd need...
http://www.openstreetmap.org/ -
grey_matters 4,370 posts
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Registered 12 years agoPaul Kimmage has lodged a criminal complaint against the UCI (and particularly McQuaid/Verbruggen). Link
I hope the momentum continues and something new and cleaner is born after all the shit that has gone on. Clean house, Paul. -
Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoThe trail I did on Saturday had a 5.5 mile long hill with a 7% grade. I'm sure it's nothing compared to what you roadies normally handle but I was losing the will to live by the end of it, especially as I've now got my massive knobbly bobbly winter tyres on. 
It's annoying because the bits before that were fantastic.
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elstoof 19,807 posts
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Registered 13 years agoJust look forward to coming down the other side, that keeps you going .gif)
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Trafford 8,012 posts
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Registered 10 years agoMy appetite for days out on the bike has gone for the year
Time to put on the winter half stone. -
Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoelstoof wrote:
That was the ascent to get back to the car park. Multi descent ride.
Just look forward to coming down the other side, that keeps you going -
MikeP 2,825 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThey should have installed a travelator. Not fun hauling the weight of your average MTB up that for that long.
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Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoThankfully a hardtail. I'd have just ridden into the reservoir and called it a day (life) otherwise. All the same I would have locked out the front suspension had I known it was going to be such a long hill. -
Psychotext wrote:
I did about 24 miles last time out, bits of which were spent hunting for sticks to poke out all the shit trapped in the rear mudguard. You can only get so much out with your fingers, and I roll through too much silage, dogshit and horseshit to want to use my fingers anyway.
The trail I did on Saturday had a 5.5 mile long hill with a 7% grade. I'm sure it's nothing compared to what you roadies normally handle but I was losing the will to live by the end of it, especially as I've now got my massive knobbly bobbly winter tyres on.
It's annoying because the bits before that were fantastic.
Need to sort them mudguards out!
Also need to get some appropriate clothing, as old shorts & t-shirts aren't too good in the cold. -
Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI stick a Crud Racepac on mine at this time of year. Weighs next to nothing but does the job. I might add a little neoprene guard on the fork for particularly rainy days though. -
Psychotext 62,855 posts
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Registered 12 years agoBradley Wiggins in hospital after "collision with vehicle". I hope it's not serious.
Edit - Apparently he's ok: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20246940
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Sounds like she t-boned him...its a lovely experience. I've had it happen to me 3 times so far.
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