Ohhh my! Best of luck Mart. It’s a beautiful route, just keep moving and you’ll get round.

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:
Back to SS next year then?
How much do you want for your Yeti...?!

On the push up to Glen Affric, I sold every bike I had, apart from my 2 singlespeeds, so maybe. Yes the yeti will likely go pm me and I’ll send you the full spec

Will Rich and Tom keep going (maybe for a 1am finish) or will they stop once they get down the Devil's Staircase? There are some quality camping facilities going up on the kinghouse site, toilet blocks, showers and beers ! Might be too much for Rich to resist. Plus it’s a fair way back from there e...

Oh... and I did bump into Danny Mcaskill in the woods in Kinlochewe. My kids are convinced I was hallucinating and talking to a tree !

Wow that was hot! Some great stories, and glad everyone (bar a couple to keep an eye on) is back safe, well done Scott. Ive done this 5 times on the trot, quit the first two, but managed to finish the last three all around similar times and I have learnt a few things along the way, so just thought I...

I like a good push, if I didn't I'd have gears :lol: it's a matter of choosing a ratio to give the best ballance against pushing on the up hills and spinning out on the downs/flatter bits. I prefer to have to work harder on the climbs than be undergeared on the flatter bits but I'm also aware that ...

I have never met Mike Hall, but I've followed his dot around the world since he won the round the world bike race. He inspired me to ride further and faster, ending up like many on here, sleeping in a bag in ditches by the side of the trail so I could stay out and ride my bike longer. Seeing his dot...

I picked up a pair of Giro Terraduros this year. Simply the best shoe I have worn in my 25 years of riding in SPDs. Great off of the bike as well. A number of HT550 riders had problems with this shoe - basically fell to pieces mid ride. Depends on your severity of bikepacking I think! Another vote ...

Interesting trying to pick a winner from that lot, I reckon it could come down to a bunch sprint at the end!

ianfitz wrote:Which 6 do you think?

Probably more than 6, it's going to be riveting ! Then there a couple of elephants in the room

Looking at the start list, I reckon the winner is going to have to go under 4 days this time, looks to me like there are half a dozen more than capable of a time like that. Dot watchers hold on to your hats !

Yes!! I'm in, can't wait.

A link to my write up



https://www.icloud.com/pages/000mLEkw6e ... ht550_2016

Hoping this link works, my view if anyone would like to read

Here’s the link to my shared document:

https://www.icloud.com/pages/000mLEkw6e ... ht550_2016

Ian, can you put me down for this pleeeaaaasseeee! Would love to do the group start, been meaning to do this route for ages

I've read half that, Ian, but need to get out of the door to ride to work! Very good so far :-bd Wil come back to the rest later :smile: I think the Bryan you refer to is Phil Fraser Thomson, on the blue Singular Swift? Thats right Bryan is way to fast for me, he rode back from before Dornie on the...

WOW! Did that really just happen? A truly unbelievable few days, once Ive come back down from the ceiling I might actually do a write up this time, so many inspirational people and places, I spent most of the last day back to Tyndrum in floods of tears, then more of the same in the car driving home ...

KBRPro wrote:I'm looking like needing a lift from South East Manchester (Mottram/Hyde area). Only need a lift there not back as I'm meeting friends for a weeks holiday after the event.

just sent you a message Karl if you are still after a lift

Dropping my son of in Perth on Friday for the youth tour of Scotland and planning to sneak off and ride the route before I collect him on Monday so should be able to see which bits still exist

ScotRoutes wrote:

philipft wrote:Liking the route changes, won't miss the tollie path, I'm sure my 'Alan cursing' must still be echoing round there

You do know what a tollie is in Scots?

Google just led me to a few meanings not all scots

Liking the route changes, won't miss the tollie path, I'm sure my 'Alan cursing' must still be echoing round there