So a 10 year old is likely to be most interested in Saturn, Jupiter and the moon and some of the brighter star clusters. (Not much co.pares to your first look at Saturn)

These will generally (certainly the planets and moon) be fairly easy to find and not need goto. BUT what goto will give you is tracking, which keeps the object in the eyepiece for longer, allowing you to share the experience more with your son, rather than constant ‘no, its moved’ which could frustrate and loose your audience before they get started.

Bigger scopes don’t usually mean more magnificatiob, but make thinks brighter and more detailed

The heritage flextube will need something very solid to put it on,if on for example garden furniture, it will get knocked lots, or vibrations from you leaning on it will spoil the experience.

Equatorial mounts appear a bit complex and can out off some

To start with, a 127 or 130 goto reflector on an alt az mount would probably be easy enough to use, and give enough to see.

Like mountain biking, n plus 1 rule also applies when you want to take it a bit more seriously, and scopes also sell well second hand.

Agree with others that FLO are great, so are either valley optics and so is turn.left at Orion.

Enjoy

I couldn’t shift it by standing on the fork to apply pressure, but I. Doing that, I did find a was of reassembling the fork, so I think I’m ok now.

The lockout isn’t working now, no great shakes, but the rebounds adjuster is, it actually seems to work, just like a rebound adjuster should. I’m amazed :-)

Thanks for the help.

For me yes.
I carry a C5 paclite jacket if it’s likely to be rainy, it’s very light, packs to half the size of a the jacket it replaced, very breathable.

I was out for 3 hours on the wettest day since records began in october, water eventually got in where bumbag straps out pressure on the coat. I do t think any breathable fabric can prevent that. Next time the coat goes over the top of the bumbag.

You can search for the hydrostatic head ratings, I thing goretex is still ahead of others by a margin.

If I was a roadie I’d be tempted by a shakedry jacket, but sounds too fragile for off road.

Thanks, good tips. I tried increasing spring pressure by hand bit couldn’t apply enough pressure.
I’ll try to find a way to strap it up to add pressure…if not, perhaps I’ll need to get an impact driver…or new forks :-)

It looks nice. like most have said it won’t stop a determined thief with a few minutes and an angle grinder, not much will.

But its gold status probably satisfies the insurance company so you’ll at least get compensation, so meets your needs. and it looks nice too.

Costs a bit more than one that doesnt look nice… That’s your choice

Nice post, and good inspiration for us to get outside…locally, within rules of course :-)

I got a pair of regatta questra lightweight softshell trousers, £15 off start fitness, took in the lower leg to make it narrower so more bike friendly They work well for trail rides below 10 degrees for me.

I’ve a Rab electron, lovely and warm for dog walks, doesn’t often get too warm.

The pertex dwr is terrible though, wets ous instantly, so if super cold and raining I put a light waterproof on top.

If I was buying again I’d get one of the better fjern ones from sports pursuits which look like really good value.

I have 2 workstations set up in one room, but find having both in use is more disruptive than being close to people in an office, so one person always ends up on a laptop in another room.

I love Synecdoche, one of my favourites, but I get it’s not for all.

No, the worst film…

Hudson Hawk

…watch it..no, wait, dont

Not that, but Mountain Biking UK mag has some good IOW routes published for free on the Viewranger app (sorry – you said you didnt need another app) I did parts of them last time I was over there.

Trek protein energy bars (not the protein flapjack, which are a bit nicer tasting) fit that bill for me – kind of tasty, but a bit of a weird taste so the box doesn’t empty very quickly.

If I do start snacking on them at home, I always change my mind halfway through so there is at least half a bar left for the ride.

Peanut power or cocoa chaos – not much difference.

Buy a box off Amazon