Your $2000 does get you a conveniently placed map on the bottom of the downtube!

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Good work Pete, can't wait to see this film tonight.

Just read the whole of your blog, grinning the whole way through! What a wonderful thing to do with your lad.

Inspirational stuff.

As above I've been eyeing up the Tissington trail/Parsley Hay area for a little while now. Campsite/bunk house at sparklow with facilities (pub), looks OK when I've cycled passed. Nice easy car free terrain for little uns as well.

I can't wait to see this.

All good here buddy, free time has been at a bit of premium with work and kids over the winter, which I don't mind as the kids are thriving. I did get a fair bit of running done for the first time in years though. Back on the bike now though doing loads (for me) of road/gravel miles on the cross bik...

Brilliant write up Ian, I struggle to get up the bar road to Baslow edge on fresh legs let alone after 17 odd hours in the saddle! Great to hear you've found a way to manage your chronic fatigue syndrome, very inspiring.

Fantastic. Can't wait to read about it.

Early/mid August would be great here as well, see if I can get past edale this time!

My brother and I did this last year, We did it over 5 very leisurely days, much food was eaten. As others have said, good bits and bad bits, I would be happy to do it again. Make sure you've got a bell, it was well used going into Cardiff. I've got a full set of the sustrans maps here that your welc...

I have one of these, http://www.purehydration.com/shop/emergency-aid/aquapure-traveller/ It's sh!t, the filter itself is fine but the bottle is made of the flimsiest plastic and the cap is a nightmare to drink out off. I fill it and squeeze the water out of it into a decent bottle which is a pain in...

I'm bailing out tonight. Her indoors is stuck at work.

Il be up for that as well.

My germ infested family have given me their colds/flu for new year, so I'm out for the bivi tonight. About the third bivi in a row cancelled at the last minute. Gutted is an understatement.

Social bivi is on for Thursday night. Meeting at sportsman pub 7pm (sk282861) all welcome. Will decide on route on the night.

Ace. Was thinking of leaving home after tea ( about 6ish) could meet at Wyming Brook at 7ish. Entirely flexible. As for the route, really don't mind where we head.

In an effort to get out on my bike more and be more sociable I'm hopefully* heading out for a ride and bivi on Thursday the 8th if anyone fancies it. I've not ridden for a little while so I will be travelling at a leisurely pace and would welcome any company. (don't expect much conversation when I'm...

My first overnighter was spar and back last year. 'Twas great, I learnt a lot (mainly, don't bivi by the side of lyn clywedog, it's quite cold, unsurprisingly!), I've done about half a dozen bivis since none as good as the first one. Make do with what you've got, as long as you have something to sle...

Sorry folks once again I'm double booked.
Definately on for the 26th though.

I'm going to be a no show tomorrow. Sort of forgot that I'm working! Have a good un.

will try and be there but I think I'm on bonfire duty with the kids.

FLV and I are meeting at 6:45 tonight at the end of the broken road in castleton for a leisurely spin around rushup edge.

Everyone welcome, as always.

Is it the auto archive function? Can be set I think to either 24hrs or when full, sounds like they are set to 24hrs.

Wednesday good here as well.

Do it. If you don't have a go you'll definitely fail. Wise words. I spent the whole of august off the bike and have only been on intermittently since, but these rides have included some great 60-70km overnight bivis. I'm going to slowly plod round with a relatively leisurely bivi. I'm aiming to get...