start list now upto 200 but staggered start over two days

TriX or HP5 ?

Saddle Skedaddle have a very good rep for overseas, not used them myself but have friends who have, and friends who work for them

thanks for the link, that looks promising

probably being a good and loving husband to my ever tolerant wife

three or four days in the peaks next week mind

from recent experience, give yourself at least two weeks in NZ to get over the jet lag and acclimate to the temperatures, going from here at -5 to Auckland at +35 was quite a shock

and getting to the start line isn't going to a piece of cake unless you can organise a lift

I live in Sale, what and where you thinking ?

just reading back through the comments

Tom, dont kid yourself, it will be a race, we started last Saturday at 45kph for the first hour !

and the first guy back averaged around 290ks per day, thats racing ;-)

it didnt go anywhere near to plan, tough first day folowed by getting sick on the second day effectively finished it for for me, carried on at a reasonable pace until Friday when we got a lift back to the finish point it was an amazing experience even though I only saw half of the route, the camerad...

was speaking to Jonathon Kennet last week, he already has 180 enquiries and is capping the event at 100 so if you are serious about this then you'd better confirm with him now I was going to do it but realised that after my difficult kiwi brevet I should leave the place to people who are going to do...

garmin edge touring plus to replace my failing 800

wine, chocolates, bobble hats

and a day of waiting on the inlaws for less than miniumum wage, nothing in fact but the opportunity to allow them to drink my wine and then do all the washing up

its fair to say I hate xmas

Kiwi Brevet
8 weeks touring NZ
LEJOG
Yorks 300
Iceland

prepare for Kiwi end to end in 2016

find a job, earn some money to allow the above to happen

and another thing, they look ace

cheers Stu

I received one of the mediums and one of the XLs I ordered today, presume the others are on their way ?

only bothered about the other medium short term as they are for gifts

cheers CM, Manchester based, I'm away early Jan till end of March so will take you up on that offer when I get back, theres a chance I'll be trying one over in New Zealand whilst I'm there so could be coming back converted

cheers all, tempted to try one out

Just found out about these, they look good assuming you can find somewhere to hitch it

anyone here used one ?, got any opinions

Had fun despite feeling like death warmed up some snaps from the three days we rode https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7509/15318144884_815d4d0213_n.jpg image by Steve J Makin , on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7581/15320755873_84f6fb3864_n.jpg image by Steve J Makin , on Flickr https://farm8.st...

Iphone in a (dry) cup for music :)

will definatly be there next Weds, staying local over night, riding the Marin trail on Tuesday afternoon, Penmachno on Weds then trying to remember how to link the two via the ugly house like we used back in the 90s before the ifficial trails existed will text you start/meet times Mark, it'll be abo...

one the best things about the internet, gathering old maps is relatively easy these days, my collection of Anglesey maps go back to the 1800s now, fascinating subject

I reckon you could spend a year just riding and seeing the UK, as for how long I could take it ?, dunno really, longest has been two weeks but will hopefully be three months in new zealand come January

cheers Mark

will probably take a walk there tomorrow, then north to south stack on Weds

hopefully I've just replied, but if not, I'm bailing this week due to my chest infection getting worse rather than better :-/, taking a few days on Anglesey with the lad, walking instead of riding, hoping to be better for next week