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I've got a crap old "dumb" trainer that I wanna set up again (with a view to upgrading if I can get into a routine with using it), but can't be arsed with Trainerroad/Zwift or paying for anything. I don't have a laptop but have the relevent sensors, a Wahoo ELEMNT and obvs I have a phone - is there anything I can use for free which will make me a few workouts I can follow on my phone?

yeah, @yepre this is my route! After a lot of tweaking years ago this ended up being my go to 200km (explainer: I made a route which passed Teapot Island, called it something like Niki's Teapot, after we rode it we discovered it need tweaking, so my pal John did some tweaks).

I also have another, to Rye but it's a bit climbier. Still nothing very bad.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29377058

You'll be absolutely fine.

but anything else?

Snacks
Layers
Battery pack if you're using a GPS and you think it might not last for however long you expect to be out

As everyone else has said going into winter be mindful of ice, and the temperature will feel much colder when you're outside all flipping day. Memories of freezing my tits off at petrol stations on winter audaxes.

I think 300s might be my favourite distance. Home in time for bed.

Kinda similar resulting brews I'd say. I don't think SPB will give you "improved" coffee over a manual pourover / Clever / Aeropress. What it has given me, is the ability to pop the coffee on the night before so it's ready when I wake up (good when you have a small child to sort out in the mornings, or other stuff to do). But also, that bit of it - grind coffee, water in dispenser, grounds in filter, assemble, press button, go and do something else - is making my slightly chaotic home life easier even if I don't use the timer. This morning I made 900ml, pottered round the house getting ready for the gym, drank 1/3 of it, by the time I'd got home my partner has helped himself to a cup and now I'm drinking the remainder while I start work (and post this). I wouldn't have had time to do a pourover before logging on this morning really.

Also, before the SPB I didn't have the ability to really make more than 2 cups at a time, so when we have guests I'd always spend about 30 fucking minutes making coffee for everyone. We have my parents here doing childcare one day a week and now I don't spend ages making drinks for everyone! It's just there in the pot!

Downside: I am getting through beans really quickly :/

Wow that's some difference innit. Might try for tomorrow.

I have to say I am flying through the beans here because of this new toy. I normally get though 1kg a month but I might have to increase that :/

Here you go...

here's the coffee I've ground for the Sage Precision Brewer just now

Actually tinkered with the mybrew settings and have managed to get a really nice cup with a long bloom time, smallish bloom volume, 98 degrees and low flow rate.

Yeah, I haven't moved it - I use the same setting (roughly) for all the pour overs I use.

Will tinker with some of the my brew settings I think, and get some Puly Caff.

Oooh I have some of these, thanks!

Nabbed a Sage Precision Brewer from Facebook marketplace for £40 last week. I've cleaned it but the whole thing has that stale coffee smell. Anything I can use to clean it to get rid of the smell for good?

Also need to experiment with the settings. Couple of times I used it on the gold setting resulted in slightly sour brews which I believe means under extraction? Do I need to brew finer? Currently somewhere on the AEROPRESS of my Wilfa Svart.

Not sure if this is the right thread (probably not) but almost certainly has folk with knowledge looking at it, so...

I have an old Vango Banshee 300 which has been stored in its bag for years (honestly no idea the last time it was used, maybe 9-10 years ago) and the bottom of the inner has, I think, started delaminating - it's covered in a whiteish coating and let moisture in the bottom as soon as I pitched it for testing on a relatively dry bit of grass in my back garden. The tent is decent and I was hoping to go camping with my almost 3yo daughter this weekend but it looks like that's not happening with this tent. Googling suggests it could be saved but also the process of trying to remove the coating and then re-proofing it is very time consuming and it might not work. Has anyone suffered the same thing with a tale to tell about bringing it back to life, or should I just dump it?

I'm still on 1kg Django a month for £21.50, and nearly every month they send round a 30% off code which makes it £15.50 for one flippin' kilogram. I can't remember the last time I had a duff batch, all tastes great in various pourover mthods to me and it's mostly been naturally processed stuff recently too.

If anyone wants some coffee scales in exchange for a (cheap) bag of beans (or other coffee something)... I have some I'm not longer using. They take AAA batteries, work fine, I've just bought some USB rechargeable ones. Postage required.

This looks nice: https://www.albioncycling.com/products/womens-long-sleeve-ultra-jersey-burnt-orange

Anyone got one? Looking for something to replace an old Decathlon softshell - I don't really need any waterproof properties cos I rarely ride in proper rain, but this looks like a fairly nice winter jersey. The lightweight Zoa looks like overkill for my uses.

Haha. Yes! Hello.

@Howard

Lagom, Bembridge
Sheer Pink, Newport (+ Ventnor at weekends I think, check their Instagram)
The Coffee Bubble, Sandown
^these are the best places for a coffee

There's a really good roastery called Jaspers, I'd recommend picking up some of their beans if you find them somewhere. Sadly most of the places which stock their beans don't make amazing coffee (my local Freshwater Coffee House included in that).

The Bike Box up at Afton Down is also great but the chap who runs it has just had a hip operation so they aren't there while he rests up, which is a shame.

If you don't mind posting - I can do you a local IoW craft beer + some choc?

(Totally understand if posting isn't an option, no worries if not!)

That's fine - need to get into the habit of looking on here a bit more! :///

Shit, if this falls through I'd be interested!

Thanks!

Is this still available?

Holy moly!

(She's 2 so it'll be quite a while, though she's very handy on a balance bike :D)

Hang on, there's a 4km version? Amazing.

Ooof, these are so nice!

Oh, wow.

She's never actually had Laughing Cow (I don't think I've ever seen it in the supermarkets near us but we get knock off equivalents) but she loves wearing my cycling caps. Any cheese-releated merch is great for her because she's a little cheese monster.

Christ, what a... looker.

Corratec actually sponser a UCI ProTeam so they can't be bad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Corratec%E2%80%93Vini_Fantini

I saw this cap and decided I must have it for my daughter (who loves "cow cheese"), thankfully there's a few on eBay!