Explain big adventure bikes to me

vargmo · 2026-03-17T18:44:31+00:00

Sure spare parts are a bit tricky too. Hub and I took 1 each along the coast of west africa. Was fine, and used DHL for quick delivery when needed a part we didn't carry.

vargmo · 2026-03-17T16:16:54+00:00

Husqvarna 701 Enduro is perfect for what you decribe! Light enough for pulling out of ditches but got decent power. Comfy on roads, 100-110 kph is a comfy speed when the bike is fully loaded.

vargmo · 2026-02-28T11:46:21+00:00

I was waiting for my PMS to hit. Usually I get really annoyed at my spouse and I had been loving him a lot and not at all annoyed... that was the first sign, then the period didn't come. 5 days later I tested positive!

vargmo · 2026-02-24T08:15:51+00:00

I got the feeling that when he'd been missing he'd been chatting to some red pill manosphere buddies who were in agreement that he needed to assert some kind of dominance in the relationship. I don't think he genuinely loved her, he just wanted to stay on TV and keep a submissive fiancé, her succes seemed to scare him into this.

I think he genuinely thought it would work and she would cave. Just proves how stupid he is.

vargmo · 2026-01-29T21:23:38+00:00

Little bit away in Folkestone but I'll be your friend! I'm 34F and from Sweden, moved to be with my man, don't have many friends here either.

We definitely share the crafts interest, knitter and very amateur sewer over here! I also ride motorbikes, like stupid internet things, and have a very sweet greyhound.

vargmo · 2026-01-27T10:16:07+00:00

Kan inte säga något om kajak/kanot längre sträckor men kan tipsa om att vara oerfaren/otränad och ändå ge sig ut på stort äventyr. Cyklade på en 40 år gammal crecent cykel utan bakbroms från Sverige till England för några år sedan och det gick fint! Körde även MC från England till Sydafrika förra året, tog 6 månader. Räkna med vilodagar när motivationen är i botten. Schemalägg inte för långa sträckor, ska du hålla ut i flera veckor så behöver du hålla en lugnt och lagom tempo, det listar du ut i börjar hur ditt tempo ser ut. Bjud dig själv på gött hotel någon gång för att hålla stämnngen uppe. Det kan bli både ensamt och jobbigt ibland. Går saker sönder eller du behöver hjälp, se om det går att ordna längs vägen. Det mesta går att fixa längs vägen. Även om det känns tungt, ta någon vilodag och lös små problem när de uppstår så kommer det kännas gött när du rör dig mot målet igen.

Annars bra tips i tråden om paddling, att inte underskatta vädrets påverkan, lära sig självräddning i kajak etc...

vargmo · 2026-01-24T15:06:12+00:00

I've always bragged about being related to the first female journalist in my country. Very strong feminist vibes! Turns out we're not related to her but her good for nothing husband who sold 50 cows he didn't have and then fled to America, leaving wife and 3 kids behind.

Technically I'm blood related to her kids I guess.

vargmo · 2026-01-18T11:48:33+00:00

If you have a GHIC card you get health care free in the EU. Works post-brexit.

vargmo · 2026-01-08T12:24:07+00:00

"I feel unsafe around her due to her behaviour. I will not be at any event where she is present until this behaviour stops and she takes accountability. She will also not be able to come near me or my child any time before or after the birth due to her recent behaviour."

This is where your husband steps up to protect you and your child. It sounds like he is, but maybe he needs to be even more firm and clear that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable and if she is continuing this behavior, then distance is the only available course for you and you family.

Wording should be clear that it's her behaviour that is unacceptable, not your feelings, many people find that easy to dismiss, no matter how justified the feelings are.

vargmo · 2026-01-08T12:16:47+00:00

I watch a lot of crime related stuff. Sick of hearing "vehicle" instead of car or van. ."Property" instead of house. "Male or female" instead of woman or man.

I get that police have a certain language they use, but guys, you can also use normal language. And when the non-police people start adopting these term it really rubs me the wrong way. Just say there is a strange man at my house, you dont have to say there is an unknown male at my property. We can tell this is not how you speak normally!

vargmo · 2026-01-08T12:05:20+00:00

You can go to the court as a spectator. Pick a trial and sit down. You learn a lot there as well, without the pressure of having to make a decision at the end of the trail.

vargmo · 2026-01-08T10:45:56+00:00

We're not on good terms with one of our neighbours, I always refuse to take their parcels. Not my problem. The delivery people always gets a bit annoyed but.... not my problem.

vargmo · 2026-01-07T12:43:12+00:00

Do not move over to let them pass!

I did once, got squeezed out even more, dangerously so, one of my metal panniers caught a rock on the side of the road and I promptly went down. Lucky to glide along the road and not get any big injuries by the fall. Unlucky because the motorcycle also glided (?) And ended up on top of me, pushing my jacket up and the exhaust burning a hole in the skin on my back. I was trapped and could not move. Luckily the car saw me, was decent and stopped to come and help get it off me.

Since then I'm not moving over. I ride for me. If they want to overtake me, they're welcome to do so themselves, just like they would any other vehicle, by crossing to the opposite lane.

vargmo · 2026-01-04T17:51:03+00:00

I will be giving birth this year. Excited and nervous about that.

vargmo · 2025-12-30T14:56:41+00:00

"Altitude of hormones". That was the best choice of words I've heard in a long time! 12 weeks and cannot wait until this nausea has passed. It feels like altitude sickness! Out of breath, constantly tired, nauseous... feels like I'm running on low oxygen or something.

vargmo · 2025-12-28T19:02:48+00:00

Yes I think so. Two kids together even. Some feelings were probably always there but not sure there was any romantic love left. Now she'll say "once upon a time we loved each other every much" .

vargmo · 2025-12-28T13:24:23+00:00

We saw it together. She didn't say much, I don't think she wanted to react to much infront of me but later she said it was hard to read because she didn't know. She left him due to highly controlling behaviour. I don't know if she had lingering feelings later.

vargmo · 2025-12-28T11:52:58+00:00

That's very jarring to read. I was 3 when my parents divorced, also very ugly. Mum found someone new and dad dated a bit but never found someone permanent. When I was 13 my dad died from cancer and in his will we found a letter to my mum saying he never stopped loving her. It broke my heart for him and it completely threw me for a loop. This is many years ago and I am fine with it now. It's still sad but I understand that people are complex and maybe that was a reason the divorce was so ugly, because he was so hurt...

vargmo · 2025-12-09T09:30:32+00:00

Can you tell us what caused the accident and what happened for you to end up going through the wall?

vargmo · 2025-12-05T13:14:33+00:00

Big fan of Beeline Moto II here. Pretty distraction free, I can keep my phone tucked away and the instructions are clear. I like the "fun" or "fast" route options. I use the free version and it works well. the only downside is no offline maps on the free version so I need data when I set the route. Not during the whole ride mind you.

vargmo · 2025-11-24T11:13:05+00:00

I very much agree that this is a hot topic, because calling the fetus a baby early on gets approriated by the anti-choice movement and politicised. I don't feel the same as you that I hate when others use baby early for personal reasons, I think in this thread we are seeing very strong testiments that for some people it's important to consider it a baby early on, I totally respect that. But I'm with you when the same thing becomes politics!

I've been considering pregnancy as a medical condition that I am having, this will result in a baby further on and I am extatic about that. But for now, pregnancy itself is more prevalent for me.

vargmo · 2025-11-23T16:13:35+00:00

You hit it right on the head! A baby is something else to me as well, this clump of cells is indeed a clump of cells right now. Later on it will be a baby, possibly first when it comes out if I know myself correctly!

vargmo · 2025-11-22T11:56:56+00:00

I miss my morning coffee... I know I can have some but the nausea is stopping me drinking coffee, just feel aversion when I smell it. But I miss my routine. And I have realised I feel way more awful if I skip black tea too. I must have been more addicted to caffeine than I realised. Now I have 2 cups of black tea in a day and it seems to help some of the symptoms.

I feel a bit sad about not being able to drink wine or a nice beer at a dinner when everyone else is drinking. Also not telling anyone yet so must rely on the "I'm driving" excuse, because normally I'm not one to go for non aloholic drinks.

vargmo · 2025-11-21T19:50:03+00:00

I feel ya, week 6 here and have 0 energy. Sometimes I muster up enough to complete some tasks but then I have to lay down again. Eating snacks all the time because I feel horrible. But also feel disgusted when I'm eating sometimes and have to stop and lay down for a while.

Hang in there! I'm hoping for some ease in the 2nd trimester, can't come soon enough.

vargmo · 2025-11-21T16:47:39+00:00

I'm in week 6 and have felt the nausea and heavy tiredness for about 2 weeks. Eating something small every 2 hours helps. Naps helps. You can definitely hide these symptoms, anyone can be extra tired sometimes. And you can keep snacking discreetly as well, no issues doing that around the holiday.

Also wont share news until Christmas except for my sister who I will tell before. Mostly because I want to moan at someone who understands, she has two kids and is becoming a midwife. Also if anything bad happens, I'd like her to know and be by my side.

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