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- Sun May 26, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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 ...
- Sun May 26, 2024 6:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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...
- Sun May 26, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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...
- Sun May 26, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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 ...
- Sun May 26, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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.
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.
- Sat May 25, 2024 9:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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...
- Sat May 25, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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.
- Sat May 25, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Brakes; mechanical or hydraulic?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 223
Re: Brakes; mechanical or hydraulic?
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...
- Fri May 24, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2024
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12810
Re: HT550 - 2024
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 ...
- Thu May 23, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Has anyone rode these?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 323
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4949
- Views: 1260909
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
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...
- Tue May 14, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Trangia kit - too bulky for bikepacking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 287
Re: Trangia kit - too bulky for bikepacking?
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.
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- Tue May 14, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rigs of the 2024....TOR Divide
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1161
Re: Rigs of the 2024....TOR Divide
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...
- Sat May 11, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4036
- Views: 540817
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
They were from Rovaniemi - the main square in town is named after them!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
- Fri May 10, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lakeland 200 ITT
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4225
Re: Lakeland 200 ITT
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.
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
- Replies: 10
- Views: 452
Re: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
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.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.
- Tue May 07, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Recommend me a quilt
- Replies: 21
- Views: 751
Re: Recommend me a quilt
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...
- Mon May 06, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: GPS Recomendations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 218
Re: GPS Recomendations
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 ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
- Replies: 10
- Views: 452
Re: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
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...
- Mon May 06, 2024 9:17 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
- Replies: 10
- Views: 452
Re: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
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...
- Mon May 06, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lifesystems Venture Solo Bivi and others?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 169
Re: Lifesystems Venture Solo Bivi and others?
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...
- Mon May 06, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
- Replies: 10
- Views: 452
Re: All Weather Tarp Setups/Photos
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...
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1483
Re: What is ádventure?
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...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Hammock tarp ridgeline
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1277
Re: Hammock tarp ridgeline
It was as much an experiment as anything since the guy in the video is using paracord or similar so I wondered if it would work in Zing-it, the low weight and bulk is an added bonus. I do have a split ridgeline in Zing-it (Dutchware Wasp on one end, Farrimond Knot for the other), both those lines ar...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Hammock tarp ridgeline
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1277
Hammock tarp ridgeline
I was looking for a simpler ridgeline for the hammocking tarp and came across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwvefCletaY (Be warned he talks at a rate of knots!) I began to wonder if it would work in Lash-it/Zing-it. Only one way to find out! Ten metres of yellow Zing-it for the ridgeline and...