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- Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68069
Re: HT550 2023
5th fastest to Correyairack this year.
- Tue May 30, 2023 8:43 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68069
Re: HT550 2023
Per Dotwatcher, 'Neil Beltchenko’s 2017 record of 3D 10H 22M'
- Sat May 27, 2023 8:04 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68069
Re: HT550 2023
It's a pity but Kurt Refsnider is delaying his start, per Instagram below. Good decision if he's not feeling well. Would've loved to see him battle it out up front though. ' Things don't always work out as planned, and usually the best one can do is adapt and roll with it in one manner or another. I...
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Mtb/flat pedals
- Replies: 8
- Views: 573
Re: Mtb/flat pedals
+1 for Ton's recommendation too, the best of both worlds.
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Geometry question - not maths homework.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 655
Re: Geometry question - not maths homework.
I've an old back injury which caused me to put a lot of pressure on my hands. Same as The Cumbrian, I've found that raising my handlebars above the seat level has really helped along with On-One OG bars (backswept like the Jones). I also use Ergon grips to spread the load. The combination works well...
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A little Friday film for you.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 936
Re: A little Friday film for you.
That really puts things in perspective.
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68069
Re: HT550 2023
Yep looks like he's solo. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl4NQSase5a/?hl=en 'Tomorrow I’ll jump on a train heading north to Scotland once again. This time the goal, the famous HIGHLAND TRAIL 550! One of the toughest summer bike packing routes the UK has to offer, but adding to it, winter conditions and...
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68069
Re: HT550 2023
Thanks I'll keep an eye on that. He's a brave man in this cold snap, fair play to him. Had to Google the name, that's some palmares.
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 7:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68069
HT550 2023
Couldn't find a thread for next year so thought I'd start one. The start list looks extremely strong, it's going to be fascinating for the rest of us
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4945
- Views: 1255473
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
I twist and turn a lot trying to fall asleep so I'm hoping this will make is easier than being in a sleeping bag (with no zip to save weight, bad decision!).
- Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4945
- Views: 1255473
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
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- Tue Jun 21, 2022 2:57 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: HT550 Grand Depart - May 2022
- Replies: 219
- Views: 23800
Re: HT550 Grand Depart - May 2022
Fantastic write ups, really enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
- Replies: 449
- Views: 29568
Re: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
It seems to only come out a few days before the grand depart. I understand that they want to get the latest on the ground situation sorted before sending it out but it must cause a lot of stress for people that have already set out for Banff. Tricky finding a pc/laptop to split it up and load it if ...
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 6:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
- Replies: 449
- Views: 29568
Re: The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.
Looks like the starting waves were ordered according to your own stated 'target finish days' in 10 min intervals, all within 1hr 40mins
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... QxwoqBrtE0
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... QxwoqBrtE0
- Fri May 27, 2022 12:07 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: HT550 Grand Depart - May 2022
- Replies: 219
- Views: 23800
- Thu May 26, 2022 12:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dervla Murphy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 916
Re: Dervla Murphy
RIP, an absolute legend and inspirational character. Must pull out Full Tilt for another read.
- Tue Dec 21, 2021 10:47 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2022
- Replies: 107
- Views: 10354
Re: HT550 2022
Fantastic, a brilliant achievement
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you dotwatching now?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1467
Re: What are you dotwatching now?
I'm tracking the TAW. Restricted to Irish based riders this year due to you know what. Started at 5am yesterday.
http://trackleaders.com/transatlantic21
http://trackleaders.com/transatlantic21
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2021
- Replies: 637
- Views: 70124
Re: HT550 2021
Great write up, well done and thanks for sharing.
- Thu May 27, 2021 8:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Q for parents- finding time to ride
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3200
Re: Q for parents- finding time to ride
Similar here, two boys of 5yrs and 20 months. With one child I had a lot more time but the second made things a lot trickier. 2020 was a write off with everything else going on. Dot watching the HT550 has motivated me to try and get out a bit more and start training for a race again. I'd like to bui...
- Tue May 25, 2021 8:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2021
- Replies: 637
- Views: 70124
Re: HT550 2021
Bouncing dot, outstanding performance. Fair play to him
- Sat May 22, 2021 11:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2021
- Replies: 637
- Views: 70124
Re: HT550 2021
Talking of Dales Divide, I see James Craven is on the HT550. His pretty much non-stop trip around DD was pretty impressive. Wonder if he's recovered fully. I thought I read somewhere that he wasn't fully recovered and didn't know if he'd make the start. Can't find it now so I could be mistaken. He'...
- Sat May 22, 2021 8:53 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2021
- Replies: 637
- Views: 70124
Re: HT550 2021
Massively looking forward to this, best of luck to everyone
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cordillera (Tour Divide) books
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1174
Re: Cordillera (Tour Divide) books
The Tour Divide has been a dream of mine for some time. I pick up the Cordillera every year. As others have said, some of it is just so so but there are some gems in there, real inspirational stuff. Ty Hopkins who's an exercise science professor wrote a good account too. He finished in 16days 7 hour...
- Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Safety features!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1486
Re: Safety features!
Got that letter last year for a 2004 Honda Accord. That wording encouraged me to make an appointment with the garage immediately