Imight be wrong but I don't think the Drumbeg stores did the dot watching, open early/late until 2016 or 2017 but definitely a comfort if you aren't quite going to get there by the usual closing time. Yeah I know it wasn't the case in early days, so is a bonus now. What's the welcome like at OBH no...

You'd have to look on the Highland Trail website Shaf but I think the only required kit are helmet and SPOT - nothing required, nothing forbidden. Most ITTs follow the standard set of rules but some, like the TDR, deviate slightly. The TDR lets riders use motorised transport away fro and back to the...

Just catching up. Alex M did the northern bit in 3 1/2 hours after going all through the night so that's pretty good going. I suspect he'll stop tonight for a bit... His speed will run him into thunder storms through Fisherfield tomorrow! Bob, Tom Bruce has the fastest time on the Ledmore traverse ...

2017 Neil Beltchenko - 3d10h22 an 8% improvement I think that was the first year where the leaders didn't stop on the first night. I remember Chris Hope hinting before hand that he was going to ride for 36 hours, as he'd done it on numerous adventure races. In 2015 the chat was about getting far en...

There's a bit of difference between an event that's had a century of attempts by lots of athletes and one that's only been going for ten years and attempted by a handful of riders at the pointy end. The marathon record has only progressed by "seconds" in the last ten years or so https://en...

Apart from the bit around Ben Alder, the outward part of the route is easy riding. There's the peat hags getting to the climb up to Bealach Horn but they are frustrating rather than hard and are downhill. At his current pace it will be around twelve hours at a guess before he gets to the hard stuff ...

Chuffin' hell!

24 1/2hrs in and he's at Lone, in about 15mins he'll have finished the outward GPX file and start on the homeward one

For reference, he's now at the point where Ian Fitz bivvied for his second night in 2016 when Ian finished in 4d 2hr.

Pretty much my thoughts Sean. I think we've similar finishing times and from memory I think I got to Contin around 11am on the second day so yeah, he's 12hrs up on my/our time. Depending on how strong he is (I suspect very) there's only the steep climb just ahead that *might* cause a bit of bike pus...

Not sure if the leaders are quick as other years or not - the current leader is at Culra bothy as I type, then there's a large group on the section between Benalder Cottage and the Bealach Dubh.

I've BB7s on the fat bike, TRP Spyres on the Genesis CdF and Hopes on the Solaris and Spearfish. Out of the three I'd say the Spyres are least inspyring (sorry). Even though I've got good quality outers they seem to go soft really quickly. They take the "standard" Shimano brake pads so you...

Looks like the only differences from last year's route are: back to the northern shore of Loch Lyon the diversion to avoid the collapsed/risky bridge before Loch Rannoch - a bit of a frustrating loop after that as you are on the road, back up into the hills to rejoin the original route only to drop ...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 11:19 am 'ridden'

He's Mike...





from Birmingham

This is a bargain but ul get stung import I assume.. Gate wood capes on smd website for £77 I love mine it’s ace, not as good as the lunar as no net built it but super lightweight Slight problem Mike. Big banner on their site: Due to Brexit, we no longer ship directly to individuals in the UK. To p...

The actual burner in a Trangia is just a meths burner that you can extinguish using the cap. The pan and windshield are the things that take up all the room but they aren't necessary for the burner to work.

Welcome to the quiet, slow side

Hang on, I was expecting this but there's not a single one in that lot :wink: https://media.hswstatic.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50Lmhzd3N0YXRpYy5jb20iLCJrZXkiOiJnaWZcL2dldHR5aW1hZ2VzLWVjMjg3OS0wMDIuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo4Mjh9fX0= Surely there’s an opportunity for a manufacturer...

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 9:51 pm Was OK that year the Finnish death metal band won, but otherwise and load of utter pish

They were from Rovaniemi - the main square in town is named after them!

Not sure when it is coming/has come into effect but there's parking restrictions in the Wheelbase/Wilf's yard. They were due to be in place for the winter JennRide but weren't - Rich might know better.

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 9:49 am Can I ask what length pole you're using please? I often feel the stock SMD one could do with being a few inches longer.

I'l need to measure it but it's one that Stu made up for me. Got a feeling it's 110cm or so, might be a bit longer.

John at Borah will do minor customisation for no extra charge. You do have the import lottery though, he put the price of one on the docket even though we bought two 😀 The lightweight bivy weighs 175g but isn’t waterproof I’ve the original pattern Cumulus 150, the newer pattern is a bit wider from w...

I think you have some confusion in your use of terms :wink: GPX refers to a file format for routes and tracks, you don't have GPX "maps". (There's also general confusion about "tracks" and "routes" as well - when you get a file you actually want a "track" not ...

This is Stu's introduction to tarps - https://www.bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/tarps-come-on-in-the-waters-lovely/ , it's on the first page of eight if you search for "tarp" in the news and reviews section. (I get a 404 error for all the images so you'll have to imagine what he's writing abo...

Thanks, and good point about pegging to the ground, I will try raising the edges Even strongly driven rain is rarely at more than 45deg so if the edge of the tarp is 100mm off the ground then the rain will "get in" by about 100mm. Obviously that's only on one side. If you are camping in w...

I've posted on your other thread about tarp setup. I'd echo what Phil says. The tarp in the shot I posted on that thread is a Trekkertent DCF jobbie, bloomin' expensive but weighs just 140g. Borah Gear bivy bag is 175g, pole and pegs add another 100g or so. We've also got an SMD Gatewood Cape tarp t...

A couple of points - you don't need to have the tarp down to the ground, having the edges 100-200mm off the ground depending on vegetation will allow airflow to help with condensation while still providing protection from wind driven rain. A pole (or poles) will give you more options. After trying s...

I think these days the Eiger North Face in summer is verging on suicidal rather than adventuresome! :lol: Really not sure what "adventure" is - it seems like it gets applied to anything that isn't pre-packaged or has the possibility of getting as high as type 1.1 fun. Often goes hand in ha...