The new and interesting touring gear thread...
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Postby il padrone » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:35 am
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Postby RonK » Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:05 am
Did you get the table also?il padrone wrote:Made good use of the Chair One over the past week in East Gippsland. Very easy to use and a nice comfy seat.
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby clackers » Sat Jan 04, 2014 4:58 pm
I've got it ... it's great.RonK wrote:Did you get the table also?il padrone wrote:Made good use of the Chair One over the past week in East Gippsland. Very easy to use and a nice comfy seat.
We've brought them kayaking, and looking to use them at outdoor cinema, too.
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby wqlava1 » Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:26 pm
The noodles mentioned in the same press release would have come in handy routing the cables out of my GB shifter out if the way of the handlebar bag
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The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby RonK » Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:35 am
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby Tim » Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:58 pm
STOP IT !!!
At this rate my retirement fund is looking more and more meager. I'll end up having to live in a tent.
So many gadgets, so many fancy tents, stoves, sleeping bags and even more gadgets.
Bikes? It never ends! (Thinking about a Thorn or similar expedition/trekking model)
I can't help myself. Aaargh, I'm going broke and having a great healthy time in the process.
Mindless consumerism. Who, me?
I WANT IT, NOW!
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Postby RonK » Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:14 am
At least it will be a very nice Hilleberg tent you'll live in.Tim wrote:Ron.
STOP IT !!!
At this rate my retirement fund is looking more and more meager. I'll end up having to live in a tent.
So many gadgets, so many fancy tents, stoves, sleeping bags and even more gadgets.
Bikes? It never ends! (Thinking about a Thorn or similar expedition/trekking model)
I can't help myself. Aaargh, I'm going broke and having a great healthy time in the process.
Mindless consumerism. Who, me?
I WANT IT, NOW!
I bought the iPad Mini for work - I needed something easy to carry between office locations. But the more I've used it the more I've come to realise that it is actually the perfect size for touring. It has cell connectivity built-in, plenty of grunt, 128 gb of storage - and it runs all my favourite iPhone apps. There are also apps to batch upload my photos to Picasa, iPhoto and iMovie to organise photos and video and another to easily edit my Blogger blogs. The Retina screen is gorgeous to behold and easy on the eyes for reading. Using the keyboard cover means the screen isn't half covered by the soft keyboard, and offers enough protection that it's all that's needed. Battery life is excellent at around 10 hours, and although I could get a Limeade Blast for backup, but I don't really think I'd need it.
And I can reduce the number of chargers I need to carry from three to just one to charge all my devices - iPhone, iPad and camera.
The Apple Store is calling you.
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby Aushiker » Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:51 pm
At 420gr, these are truly the ultimate waterproof light & fast touring saddle bags. Stand alone use, or combined with any trunk bag. Perfect match with Arkel's Tailrider.
They are pannier in the style of a dry-bag. Very light compared to more traditional panniers. Interesting development and good to see another pannier option.
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby RonK » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:57 am
Well the Magellan Cyclo 505 HC didn't make in time for Xmas, but it did make it in time for my birthday. And the hints (I'd forgotten I dropped them actually) worked. So I now have a shiny new gadget waiting to go on my bike this weekend.RonK wrote:The Magellan Cyclo 505 will be released with Australian mapping just in time for Xmas. At last - a bike computer with features of interest to the touring cyclist. Time for me to start dropping a few hints I think...
And after reading some criticisms of the handlebar mount in early reviews of the Mio Cyclo, I was delighted to find an out-front handlebar mount included in the box. A quick look through the user manual shows that Magellan has also responded to comments about the dashboard screen layouts - all are now user-configurable.
The OSM mapping looks good, and the Magellan web site offers a bunch of downloadable tracks produced by Bicycling Australia. It looks like it'll be dead easy to load my own GPX route files too.
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby Warin » Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:21 pm
- flat packs for shipping! Like an Ikea bike?
Cost 75 euro (cheapest one) + 150 euro shipping ... + brakes + gears?
Have to watch the termites!
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby rifraf » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:21 pm
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Bike-eye mirror mounted on the headtube/downtube of the frame.
Only spotted this tonight and thought I'd share
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby octagonalman » Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:40 am
The cheapest I could find was €799. The add logo service was €75 though.Warin wrote:
Cost 75 euro (cheapest one) + 150 euro shipping ... + brakes + gears?
Have to watch the termites!
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby rifraf » Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:45 am
Harifraf wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... rjP2vPiwUE
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Bike-eye mirror mounted on the headtube/downtube of the frame.
Only spotted this tonight and thought I'd share
Just realised the view would be of the panniers on a tourer so an epic fail
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby RonK » Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:01 pm
The spin:
It's going to be much too warm for Brisbane weather but should work well for mexicans and kiwis (and itinerant cycle tourists). The technical details seems to be out of date however, as the Toastie is now made from a new hydrophilic fabric - ZeroWind by Pidigi.Be seen on your bike with our fresh new Oska Fluro Orange Toastie Lite. Now with added ants.
The new and improved Toastie Lite Jacket has arrived. This is exactly what you need to keep you snug and warm during the cold and wet Winter months, and the cold and wet Summer months too! The fabric is now lighter, stretchier and more durable than the original Toastie Jacket, but it is still breathable, windproof and water resistant. So now there are no more excuses for staying inside when the weather is bad: get out there on your bike!
Not just fluro either - quite few interesting designs including a very nice Wallace and Grommit.
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Re: The new and interesting gear thread...
Postby eldavo » Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:39 am
Interesting to me, I searched but could not find mention in touring forum of this, Kettler flagship Pendo dual suspension tourer. $550 in Melbourne.
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