I have no first aid training, but I know a few basics. I carry the following: Bandages Wound dressing Pain killers Alcohol wipes Tick tweezers Small tube of saline solution (for cleaning out eyes or wounds) Suncream (if there's sun) a small plastic whistle foil blanket (if I don't have my sleeping b...

I used a 1.9kg tent when starting out. It was what I had, and I didn't have the budget for shiny new ultralight kit. You could put the poles and pegs in a frame bag for lowering the weight. Also do you need all the pegs they provide?

Yes the Gower is good. Ive ridsen round it a few times on day rides. Plenty of views, places to resupply. Not too remote as to get easily lost. I'm hoping to get out there one weekend soon for an overnighter.

Thanks for posting all this Greg. I have enjoyed reading. As others have said: quite an eye opener. I already knew about the lack of funding and commitment required. I had no idea about the intensity of the training, or the realities of what's involved.

Keep up the good work :)

I'm down Swansea way

Do you put these in your seat or bar bag?

Matt wrote:

Have you got any splitting wedges?

The grenade from Srewfix is cheap and very good! £15 on its own but £35 as part of this set its a bargain

http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-log ... eces/48279

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Are your bars loose or are you practicing for a wheelbarrow race?

Haha. Nope. Im just stupid. First set of jones bars and I hadn't figured out the angle yet.

1 Shiny new Shand Bahookie boost!

JohnClimber wrote: Bought something to help me up the Icelandic volcano's

Also doubles as a dinner plate!

40% singletrack ... some fairly technical. Mass start ... Having ridden a bit of technical singletrack on my CX yesterday I was contemplating this event and thinking how much potential for falls and thus injury there would be. That may just be me & my inability to ride technical sections on my ...

I did a bit of looking around at trailers for hauling my dog (a labrador who used come MTBing until he developed arthritis) and other general large loads . Though I've not bought any, one at the top of my list (though expensive) was cycletote. It seems the best made/design. Uses full size tyres. It ...

Richpips wrote:As long as the course is hard we're in.

What's the gravel equivalent of tussocks?

Gravelysocks

I like the idea generally, though I'm not a fan of races.

thomthumb wrote:I've measured the external dims of the bag as follows:

275 mm seat tube
455 mm top tube
550 mm down tube

let me know if you need anything else.

Cheers,

Thanks. Unfortunately not quite right for me

Hi. What sizing is the wildcat frame bag?

I also enjoyed!

And you both.

Some nice photos there.

That unknown name rider was me! (The lone lonely hearts club). I ended up riding the rest of the route with Nick as our routes were almost the same.

I'm very tempted by this but a return train ticket for me is ~£360!

Thanks both! I look forward to next years!

Brand new unused Gusset Lofty seatpost.

XXL 6061 450mm aluminium shaft.
Layback off-set forged alloy head
2-bolt micro-adjust cradle system.
30.9mm
Shot peened, black anodised shaft with laser logo, and silver anodised head.

£15 at WRT or £20 delivered

No worries. I'll happily send out my gpx to anyone who wants to /wants the option to join me. I intend to ride it unless im on my tod. Looking at the weather Sunday I'll probably cut out the loop of the lake down south.

I may join you too. Lost nearly all my LHC splinter group. Perhaps too ambitious of a route

A full crate of beers. My colleagues bought me a present whilst I was commuting by bike. I rattled the whole 12 miles home. Glad I had some paracord in my bag. Another one is two wooden battens on my first WRT. I used them to support a dry bag on my pannier rack. Luckily I won a saddle bag in the ra...

I was hoping to go rigid b+ having ordered a Shand in Feb. Unfortunately its not going to be ready in time so it's stardard 29er hardtail for me. 2.3" Hope my CX with 35mm Smart Sams will work, as it's that or the road bike with 23mm slicks! Rather you than me. You may struggle on some parts of...