thisisnotaspoon en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:18:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/homebrew-lights-weve-not-done-this-for-a-while#post-941705 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:31 +0000 rootes1 941705@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>&lt;&lt;thermal conducting paste isn&#39;t going to be as good a conductor of heat as direct contact is it?&gt;&gt;</p> <p>correct, but paste is designed to fill in the small gaps between surfaces so as to exclude all the small air pockets which are a good insulator, that is why you should only use the thinnest of paste layers.</p> <p>works in the same way as thread lock and retainer fluid does for fastners i.e. filling the gaps bwteen the mating surfaces but in the fastner case the gap filling stops things coming apart whereas thermal paste fill the gaps to exclude air and improve heat transfer. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/homebrew-lights-weve-not-done-this-for-a-while#post-941346 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:47:46 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 941346@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>No, its a basterdised version of the deal extream equivalent to the tesco torch. So the heatsink is just a big aluminium (possibly a copper core) cylinder about 12mm long and 18mm diameter, threaded to screw into the torch body. But over time it unscrwes slightly and loses the thermal path to the outside world.</p> <p>That and the outside is partialy covered with rubber to help with the bar/helmet mounts, so I need to make up for that. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/homebrew-lights-weve-not-done-this-for-a-while#post-941322 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:41:02 +0000 joemarshall 941322@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Is the back of the cree star not insulated from the contacts? On the ones I have, it can be pressed right up against the heatsink with no worries about insulation. I know some boards may be different though. If it is, I would stick some thermal paste under, but make it as tight a fit as possible - thermal conducting paste isn&#39;t going to be as good a conductor of heat as direct contact is it?</p> <p>Assuming the heat is getting to the heatsink (or you work that one out) Can you just make some holes in the casing so that the heatsink is exposed directly to the outside? That way you&#39;d be actually using it as a heat-sink, rather than just somewhere to store up a bit of heat before chucking it out through the casing.</p> <p>Joe </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/homebrew-lights-weve-not-done-this-for-a-while#post-941280 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:28:08 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 941280@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>hmmm, the heatsink screws into the body so I&#39;m guessing the paste will be displaced as it tightens (but still take heat away though the bits with no metal/metal contact?</p> <p>Could wrap some thin copper wire into the threads before screwing them together maybe? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/homebrew-lights-weve-not-done-this-for-a-while#post-941269 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:24:18 +0000 snaps 941269@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I&#39;d use this for both applications <a href="http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=searchProducts&amp;searchTerm=554311" rel="nofollow">http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=searchProducts&amp;searchTerm=554311</a><br /> Then drill &amp; tap a small bolt into the heatsink to get the electrical connection. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/homebrew-lights-weve-not-done-this-for-a-while#post-941213 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:08:36 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 941213@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>rightey, my lights are hot on the inside and cold on the outside (it&#39;s melted the insulation on the wires!)</p> <p>So, to improve the heat flow to the outside I recon I need 2 things.........</p> <p>Some electricaly non-conducting but thermaly conducting paste to put under the LED (cree Q5) to transfer heat to the heatsink better.</p> <p>And some thermaly and electricaly conducting paste to take heat from the heatsink to the outer caseing (there&#39;s only a +ve wire to the driver, the earth comes back through the caseing).</p> <p>Where can I get such magical concoctions?? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-452401 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:08:04 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 452401@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>psycle, e-mail recieved an oppinions of beer dully noted :p </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-452189 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:09:14 +0000 psychle 452189@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>That's what I'm talking about, looks excellent! Hope we can get this up and running <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-452124 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:52:28 +0000 lowey 452124@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>We just had a lads weekend camping in Coniston. We all chucked £60 into the pot and had :-</p> <p>1 night BBQ ing<br /> 2 breakfasts<br /> 1 pub tea and a couple of pints<br /> Fuel for 2 cars,<br /> and one full barrel of real ale, plus bar pump (72 pints in total) (next to tent in picture)</p> <p><img src="http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yz3zci&amp;outx=1024&amp;quality=70"></p> <p>Cracking weekend on a tight budget. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-452084 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:45:52 +0000 psychle 452084@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>any movement on this chaps? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-442147 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:18:45 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 442147@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>^----- that goes for anyone else who digs this thread out in the future as well. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-442098 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:59:27 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 442098@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>paul78, we dont have you e-mail address, mail me at <a href="mailto:thisisnotaspoon@yahoo.co.uk">thisisnotaspoon@yahoo.co.uk</a> and i'll add you to the mailing list. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-441886 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:57:37 +0000 woodsman 441886@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Sounds all very interesting, especially the overseas trips - keep me posted please (email addy in profile).</p> <p>Pete </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-441006 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:41 +0000 grumm 441006@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>btw if you do want to stay in the dumfries area, I can recommend this place - would only be £50 ish each for the week if there was 8 of you. It's really nice and has a sauna and pool table.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greenhead-holidays.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.greenhead-holidays.co.uk/</a> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440933 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:40:56 +0000 snaps 440933@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Dumfries in SW Scotland is a good base, 3 or 4 trail centres within 40 minutes drive.<br /> North Wales would be good, I found a place doing basic B&amp;B for under £20pppn<br /> Also got 5 mates going to Morzine next week for £280 each (travel &amp; chalet rent) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440872 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:27:21 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 440872@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>coach trip to the alps eh?</p> <p>sounds like a good idea, although i suspect it could degenerate into an argument between those treating it like a uni ski trip and getting horrendously drunk on the way. And the average STWers who are a bit mroe mature!</p> <p>But i suspect after the IWA fiasco people may be reluctant to pass strangers cash, and i wouldn't want to be the one handling the money. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440838 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:20:27 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 440838@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>yea the loading and driving takes a while, my rough idea for scotland was</p> <p>some time arround peebles, some time in somewhere not a trail center, then the other group of centers for a few days (havent got a map to hand, the ones in SW scotland). </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440800 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:07:16 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 440800@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>max budget?</p> <p>no idea, but i was reconing it should be possible to do a week mostly wild camping for under £200 per person including fuel and some renumeration to the drivers if we go somewhere thats putting 1k+ miles through their cars!</p> <p>Per person (based on 800 mile round trip, 4 to a car):</p> <p>Fuel &amp; a bit - £70 (30p per mile)<br /> Food: £6-£7 per day = £50-£60 (cooking most meals, eating out once or twice)<br /> Car parking - £5<br /> 2 nights in YHA's to wash out smelly kit and get some propper sleep - £20<br /> + beer money</p> <p>4 possible ideas:<br /> 1, Scotland - further away therefore costs more, but more of a holiday.<br /> 2, Wales - closer and cheeper.<br /> 3, Meet up at nominated starting point, spend 2 days riding each others local trails (might make the best mag article? mods are you listening?)<br /> 4, Alps, costs the most, but the most holliday like. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440793 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:06:29 +0000 HoratioHufnagel 440793@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>My experience has been that roadtrips can can consume a lot of your holiday time with loading your car with all your kit and driving to different places. Its often better to use 1 or 2 locations as a base and explore from there. </p> <p>With a bit of route planning you could easily have 7 days worth of great rides in any of the York Moors, Dales, Peak District, Lake District, South/North Downs. i don't really know Wales and Scotland other than the trail centres which get very samey if you ride them every day.</p> <p>If you compare like for like, i'd imagine the alps holiday is more expensive but not massively so. You need extra money for travel and lift pass and thats it. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440775 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:02:56 +0000 mark_b 440775@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>8 Day roadtrip, cramming in as much riding as possible, staying in hostels/camping/bivying.</p> <p>Possibly in Scotlandshire as it's far enough away from most of us to count as a holliday</blockquote></p> <p>Sounds like a plan - hold on - i'm already doing it next week !</p> <p> <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440761 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:58:48 +0000 tootallpaul 440761@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>How about Suisse Normande? France-shire, but not as far as the alps?</p> <p>I'd be game for a road trip...</p> <p>:o) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440757 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:56:30 +0000 takisawa2 440757@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I wonder what it would cost to charter a coach for an Apls trip...?<br /> I mean, they can ferry 50-odd OAP's all over Europe for £200 or so.<br /> So how about 35 bikers (I say 35 due to extra space for bikes etc). </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440639 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:30:04 +0000 neil853 440639@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>me and a mate of mine would be interested in aug? we are going to the alps in July <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440631 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:27:12 +0000 izakimak 440631@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Thisisnotaspoon. I'm liking the sound of this, was thinking about doing something similar due to being skint. I have to go to work now but if your interested in possibly sorting something out my email is in my profile. I can provide transport no need for tent's.. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440620 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:24:07 +0000 snaps 440620@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'd be interested in the 2nd week in Sept, is there a maximun figure people are willing to spend? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440565 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:11:33 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 440565@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I can book my leave whenever, but will probably just have a corsa at most (if i end up getting it).</p> <p>And my knee as ever probably isnt up to raceing! Think i may test it over the next month or so and see how it holds up to regular cycling (i'm fit, and can do irregular 4+hour rides with no real complaints at a fair pace (in fact im cleaning more climbs than i was when i was properly fit!) but have no idea how my knee's going to cope with a weeks solid riding. But equaly I figure I may as well do the damage over the summer if at all, then its got the winter to recouperate. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440443 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:44:59 +0000 psychle 440443@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I have a couple of 1 week breaks booked into my roster, 9AUG-16AUG and 06SEP-13SEP. Would be really keen to do something in this window if it suits others <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> <p>Maybe a good article for the mag eh? Credit Crunch Capers, something like that? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440420 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:39:14 +0000 paul78 440420@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>could we look at week starting with Salzkammergut and drive out on the thursday night/friday morning... minibus rental could be an option if numbers grow... Salzkammergut has a number of distance options so something for everyone and then it would be a joint decision on rest of week but as the tour is in the alps would be great chance to check it out </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440359 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:25:56 +0000 dr_death 440359@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'd be in too. Have a weeks annual leave booked for 12th to 19th July and nowt to do with it.... Willing to do some driving but only have a Golf. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440309 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:13:34 +0000 psychle 440309@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'd deffo be keen for a bike roadtrip... UK or Europe, I'm easy <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> I'll keep an eye on this thread to see how it all progresses.</p> <p>What about renting a van or somesuch? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440273 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:06:34 +0000 PeterPoddy 440273@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>There's 4 of us off STW doing a similar thing, but driving to the Alps to do the PPdS. 4.5 days riding is the plan.<br /> Including fuel, camping, tolls, PPDS tickets, a days guiding, ferry, food, some beer, insurance etc (Basically everything apart from personal spending &amp; lunch money) we've costed it out to about £300 each.<br /> So, it CAN be done! You don't have to spend £700 to ride the Alps.<br /> <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440201 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:47:45 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 440201@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Paul, I'll mail you later this evening. I've had my licence a good few years, but only even been the named driver on other cars so dont even have 3rd party cover in anyone else's car. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440106 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:24:48 +0000 paul78 440106@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Well if anyone fancies salzkammergut and then the alps style road trip drop me an email and we can look at transport options.. just need someone to share the driving with:) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-440034 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:02:16 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 440034@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>yea, I know there's a middle way, just wondering if anyone else out there was feeling a bit skint and fancied a bit of a roadtrip. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-439949 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:37:47 +0000 grumm 439949@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Yeah, your UK plan would be great too, but don't think the options are either £1000 guided fully catered Alps trip, or grotty UK camping - there is somewhere in between! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-439935 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:32:20 +0000 snaps 439935@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Last year 5 of us drove from Bristol to Zermatt &amp; rented a chalet, food &amp; beer kitty - cost us under £370 each including lift passes on 4 days. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-439793 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:55:39 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 439793@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>£725 is the cost of th esingle track week in the alps, from what ive seen a weeks guiding+accomodation+lift pass seems to be about that.</p> <p>So at the other end of the scale im thinking, MBR route guides, tents and cycling up hills. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-439762 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:50:34 +0000 paul78 439762@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>.. well i have a citroen berlingo if its not sold by then but even if i did sell it then it would be replaced by something equally as bike ready:)</p> <p>its slow and not pretty but carries load well...</p> <p>Would be good to get enough people to hire something... </p> <p>Only drawback i can see is different people wanting to ride different things.. i just wanna take my singlespeed and ride everything:) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-439758 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:50:22 +0000 grumm 439758@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Where are you getting the £700 plus flights and beer from?</p> <p>I'm doing Megavalanche this year and I doubt it will cost me anywhere near that much all in (unless I break my bike).</p> <p>I went snowboarding last year and it cost me less than £500 all in. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-super-thrifty-week-credit-crunch-biking-holliday#post-439739 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:45:15 +0000 thisisnotaspoon 439739@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>hmmmmm could be a another good idea,</p> <p>I would offer to be a driver, but I suspect the midget wouldn't appreciate being used as a bike waggon, for starters there's no roof, stereo or bike rack! </p>