Just for ootini, a bkepacking video with "First breath after coma" as a soundtrack. I think it goes well with the images
https://vimeo.com/25943565
Great little video of a big adventure.
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- Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Films - what would you like to see?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6837
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:24 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Alpes-Provence June 2017
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1375
Re: Alpes-Provence June 2017
I did sections of the Alpes-Provence route in August 2014, there was lots of excellent riding and spectacular scenery. Traversing that region there is also the Trans-Verdon route which you could use to make a big loop. I started from Manosque and made smaller loops using the Alpes-Provence and Trans...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: "Scottish Triple" , nightmare or dream?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4778
Re: "Scottish Triple" , nightmare or dream?
He is also doing the Lakeland 200 on the Jenn Ride, the weekend before HT550!
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7117
Re: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
How long are you going to be at altitude in Colorado before race day?
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:27 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: A-Cross the 5, an unsupported bikepacking adventure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5224
Re: A-Cross the 5, an unsupported bikepacking adventure
Just me then!
- Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7117
Re: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
The Leadville Trail 100.
- Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:06 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7117
Re: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
So out of interest, from the 617m spot height, what's the track over Pen Twyn Glas -> Pen Allt-Mawr -> Pen Cerrig-Calch like? Rideable? Frowned upon by red socks? DoctorRad, the route you describe is fantastic and mostly rideable apart from a few short steep sections. It’s the ridge you see in the ...
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7117
Re: Brutal Off-Road Climbs - South / Mid Wales
The Black Mountains (as Ian just said!)
https://www.strava.com/segments/675334
A bit tougher than the Brinmore Tramroad but all rideable. If you start at Crickhowell you get a nice warm up on tarmac. Carry on up the ridge to Waun Fach if you fancy 200m more climbing with some hike-a-bike.
https://www.strava.com/segments/675334
A bit tougher than the Brinmore Tramroad but all rideable. If you start at Crickhowell you get a nice warm up on tarmac. Carry on up the ridge to Waun Fach if you fancy 200m more climbing with some hike-a-bike.
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:50 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: A-Cross the 5, an unsupported bikepacking adventure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5224
Re: A-Cross the 5, an unsupported bikepacking adventure
I've entered this. Looking forward to riding completely new territory. Anyone else from here going?
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:25 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Blackburn Rangers - HTR
- Replies: 69
- Views: 7523
Re: Blackburn Rangers - HTR
News to me! They emailed me about this back in October and I politely declined as I want to keep HT550 free of any commercial sponsorship. I never heard from them again.
- Thu Dec 15, 2016 9:09 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Tour du Mont Blanc in 2017 anyone?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2058
Re: Tour du Mont Blanc in 2017 anyone?
Do it! I did the TMB clockwise from Chamonix over four days in early July this year. The weather was perfect and scenery off the scale. It’s a stunning route. Quite busy with walkers at that time but not a problem. I did a variant via the Cormet du Roseland due to a lot of snow still on the Col du B...
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: More Italian trails.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1526
Re: More Italian trails.
Here's another Italian bikepacking event. 1100km around Sardinia in May.
http://www.naturaid.com/
It's quite hilly. Only two finishers this year. 480km version also available.
http://www.naturaid.com/
It's quite hilly. Only two finishers this year. 480km version also available.
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 257643
Re: HT550 - 2017
Maurizio, the Italian is handy. He was third in the AZTR 750 this year in 8 days, 8 hours. I met him on the Navad in 2015. He does a lot of this sort of thing!
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 257643
Re: HT550 - 2017
Over the weekend I received about 70 requests for a place on the 2017 group start. Fortunately not the massive response that I had feared! So far there are 25 that will be offered a place as they have done a “qualifying” ride, of these, 17 are riders returning for a second, third or fourth time. I w...
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: French Divide 2017 Entries open 4th December
- Replies: 2
- Views: 808
Re: French Divide 2017 Entries open 4th December
Was it good?
Is there a list of finishers from this year's ride?
Is there a list of finishers from this year's ride?
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:00 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 257643
Re: HT550 - 2017
So many questions! I think most people have got the right idea. You should have been doing this stuff for a while and have done a few big multi day off road rides this year. Applications accepted from 26th November. You will not have more chance of a place if you apply at 00:01. Any time for a week ...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 257643
Re: HT550 - 2017
Just to be clear, a qualifying ride does not guarantee you a place, you just go into the pot with the others that have done suitable rides. If there are 80 riders after the 60 places the ones who've done the most, biggest, hardest qualifying rides will get the nod! You need to confident that you can...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 257643
Re: HT550 - 2017
The Cambrian Trail definitely counts, that is a hard route. Shall we say sub 4 days? No one has asked about E-bikes yet but they are getting good now and gaining in popularity so it is just a matter of time. I did the MB-Race in the Alps this summer, there was an E-bike category in the 100km (5000m ...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 257643
Re: HT550 - 2017
It’s NOW just over 5 weeks until I will start taking requests for places on the 2017 group start. Still not too late to get a qualifying ride in! These include Lakeland 200, Cairngorms Loop and Yorkshire Dales 300. All should have been completed inside the time limits. I’ll also accept the northern ...
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:43 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: South lakes Jennride
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7955
Re: South lakes Jennride
"200 km is totally hard core hab" To be fair, there is quite a lot of quality riding on the route too! The record is under 17 hours so it cant be that bad. After a very lean 2015, this year we've had two completions, both of them very swift, one getting within half an hour of the record. h...
- Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: French Divide 2016
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4452
Re: French Divide 2016
It looks like Brits are in 2nd and 5th position. Any news on the Pips tandem ITT?
- Sun Aug 07, 2016 1:11 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Failed first attempt at lakes 200 but learning
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6464
Re: Failed first attempt at lakes 200 but learning
"Boring part from Staveley to Coniston"? That's meant to be the easy, fun section.
You're not going to like the part from Boot to Honister!
You're not going to like the part from Boot to Honister!
- Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Colorado Trail Race
- Replies: 67
- Views: 15890
Re: Colorado Trail Race
Anyone following this? With less than 100 miles to go there is a rookie to bikepacking races out in the lead about ten miles ahead of race veteran Jefe Branham. However the real story is Neil Belchenko, who is just ten miles behind Jefe having started a day later! He set off with the group but had b...
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:45 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Best Tour du Mont Blanc route?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2666
Re: Best Tour du Mont Blanc route?
I rode this last week over four days in beautiful hot, sunny weather and thought it was absolutely fantastic. Highlights were the Col de Grand Ferret which was incredibly spectacular with a very technical "don't fall off" sort of descent and Col de la Seigne which was much more fast and fl...
- Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Too Early for a YD300 thread?
- Replies: 185
- Views: 57418
Re: Too Early for a YD300 thread?
Chris Hope did an ITT of this last Saturday and got round in 19hrs 56mins knocking over 8 hours off the previous best.
Something to aim for this weekend.
Something to aim for this weekend.