Interesting discussion. I've a lot of thoughts that I can't really set out in detail, but in brief, I think it's good that some event organisers are thinking about this and reflecting their concerns in their rules for participation, that offsetting isn't the solution, and doorstep adventures probabl...

Interesting stuff - thanks all. I've been gravitating towards TopoGPS too, though the lack of a web app is irritating. I've sort of reached the conclusion that I'll probably need two or three separate services, for plotting and cataloging routes at home on the laptop, and then accessing on the phone...

The Turf Hotel on the Exe Estuary trail is only accessible by bike, boat or foot. Waterside camping in the garden too.

The Black Lion at Consall in the Churnet Valley, Staffs, is sort of accessible by road, then walking across a canal bridge, but much more accessible via the canal towpath.

One nice thing about Viewranger that I've yet to find elsewhere is that I could add multiple tracks and POIs to the map and they'd all just stay there on the map indefinitely. I found this 'mark up' feature really handy for dropping POIs at water sources, good pubs, possible future bivvy spots, and ...

I don't know if they're any good but Rab Element 1 and 2 (tarp/shaped tarp) are on heavy discount at Sportshoes.
https://www.sportsshoes.com/products/?q=rab%20element

In general I’d agree with the concern that adding a built in converter to the hub is just another “black box” to go wrong. On the other hand SON stuff is well designed and well made. I don’t know another company that stands so squarely behind their products and has a lifetime commitment to keeping t...

Spotted at Eurobike by _owenwheels on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf-z-tIsZDi/ ) . SON have a dynohub that supplies DC rather than AC. Which would eliminate the need for converters to charge USB devices, but presumably require lights that run on DC rather than AC. No indication of when i...

This is probably the most detailed and authoritative resource:

https://romanroads.org/osarchive.html

You need to join the association to access it. but the titles of the routes may give some useful guidance.

Cor Avenue Road looks lovely. Very quiet and peaceful. Every time I'm in the area I make sure to stop for a bit at Abergavenny. I've heard that the town was/is a bit rough, but I find it charming whenever I'm there. The town's had its ups and downs but definitely experiencing an up right now. The c...

The Byefield Lane car park in the centre of town off Tudor Street is free any day except Tuesday. I don't think there's a prohibition on overnight parking but can check for you tomorrow. On street parking can get a bit aggro around the train station, and close to the primary schools and in the centr...

I'm farily happy with mine. Had at least half of England and a quart of Wales worth of OS in viewranger. Got the transfer code over to Outdoor Active. In the maps icon when making a route, it has a blanked out OS button but when I click it I get the full UK in OS maps. Can then make my routes. One ...

Having tried most of the apparent alternatives to Viewranger and not found any of them to be very good, this week I chanced upon the Topo GPS app. Seems pretty good - you can buy individual OS squares, or get an annual sub for £24.99 which covers Explorer and Landranger and provides for downloading ...

The one ROW oddity that amuses me locally is it's not possible to legally cycle to the start of the Millenium Trail / NCN 55. If you follow the sign posted route you get to the end of a road and then you're told to dismount and then walk the 300m or so down a gravel road and then dodge through a co...

I encounter more and more of these, and I am increasingly taking the view that if it's fit for riding then I'll ride it, whether a BW or FP. Only exceptions being trails in parkland and the like if they are very busy with pedestrians. I feel very strongly that natural justice is on our side, that th...

With the appropriate adaptor, he should be able to backup a memory card to a phone or tablet.

Or get him one of those rugged, waterproof cases for multiple SD / microSD cards. Once inside there it's less easily mislaid.

I should add that I've never tried the S2S folding mugs. They don't look very sensible - the Swedish 'Wildo' ones work quite well, and are much cheaper. I'll stand by the folding bowl - the base is surprisingly useful as a cutting board.

Collapsible S2S Pots, Plates & Cups on offer at Rock & Run- https://rockrun.com/pages/search-results-page?q=sea+to+summit+x The Pots look good, although never used one! Sea to Summit cookware is pretty good, well made and well designed, in my experience, though clearly not as lightweight as...

People have been using bikes to explore the British Isles since the 1870s, so there's very little 'new under the sun'. As long those hawking 'new' route ideas give a little nod to the generations that have come before us, I think all is well. Sometimes a refresh and a rebrand is all that's needed to...

If you can't get a mattress protector etc for for free, the CTC bike bags are £12 and made of fairly thick plastic sheet, should be good for a few years at least. https://www.wiggle.co.uk/ctc-cycling-uk ... c-bike-bag

This website lists every fare for every journey on the UK rail network. Useful to work out what the basic parameters are, and helps to time your travel to get the cheapest fares.

https://www.brfares.com

The various ticket spitter sites can sometimes be helpful.

After a recommendation on here (forget who it was, sorry) I bought the Minix one, which has 3 ports. Has worked well so far, as far as I can tell. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08 ... UTF8&psc=1

I'd agree that clipping in is the opposite of the barefoot ethos. Better to go for a barefoot type shoe and a grippy flat pedal - ideally one with a concave platform, to match the shape of the ball of the foot. Then you can at least vary the position of your foot on the pedal to vary the position an...

psling wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:30 pm I hate to be a terrible bore but those are Dianes in Jack's photo, not 2CVs

Dyanes

whitestone wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 5:48 pm I'm going to guess at The Gap in the Brecon Beacons.

Correct! 46 years ago according to Geograph https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2150640

Obviously none of my curmudgeonliness applies to anyone driving a celebrated MTB route in a pair of 2CVs, and stopping for what looks like a picnic. Guess where?