May have to pass this month due to a bereavement, and the time it's taking for the hospital to release her + trying to arrange a funeral here is bad enough but have to also arrange a mass back in Ireland , bloody mother in law ,was as awkward in life as she is in death

In ,with possibly the young fella if he's still got legs after WRT ,so could be either the 50 or 100

As promised weighing in at a pleasantly plump 95kg

Cheers moder-dye, mother in law been ill for a couple of years but doctors reckon to is the day so a bit pushed with the hospital and all

Will post on Monday got a few family/hospital issues at the moment

Yep but that shifter could soon become part of your anatomy with a simple slip or poorly executed dismount , after that I soon moved on to a grifter

Drop kick Murphy's your spirits alive
Flogging Molly life is good
Libertines don't look back into the sun
Or for Stu's other post drop kick Murphy's rocky road to Dublin ( better than the Dubliners version )
The clash should I stay or should I go now

If you want the stealth rubber sole off the 5:10s have a look at the addidas terrex same sole but a mesh shoe so dry out much quicker ,and their about £30 cheaper if you have a shop around

Not really plenty of hills or anywhere exciting but planning on riding up the Walsall canal over the chase meeting a few lads at birches valley then a few miles on the more natural side of the chase then back home down the staffs canal with a pub stop or two , should be about 70 miles all in or at m...

Trangia triangle and lite tech kettle has arrived today from the eBay discount ,it's seriously going to shrink my cook kit down from my old trangia 25 ,not as small as Stu's stoves but slowly slowly ,I'll get there

Well tools are put away ,tool box locked and wagons leaving the depot ,roll on 6 in the morning I'm off for 20 days so I can put the info I've gleamed off here to some good use , happy new year and thanks for the suggestions on kit I had off yous

No the boss is blissfully ignorant , I must call him a c@#£ t at least 5 times a day but it's always said with a smile on my face and he just chuckles

Pete you reach a age in life when there is no reason to tolerate idiots anymore ,I keep telling my boss I have reached that age

@ Richard g CRC have some 7 IDP helmets for £24.99 or planet X have their xc carnac helmet for £15 ( or it was the other day )

In too , need to get back below 90kg ,starting weight as of now is 96.5 kg
Good luck everyone

As this will be my first year bikepacking I'm gonna have to give this a go , I'm pretty lucky work wise as I work 4on 4off so if I do come up with a " a lack of time this month" excuse , you are more more than welcome to publicly reprimand me as sometimes extra motivation maybe needed

Same here a trangia triangle ,sleeping bag and primus kettle ,

Was gonna post the eBay discount but Dave beat me to it ,the code is pny2018

Ah grand another fishing village dweller , as soon as I've got a winter sleeping bag sorted ( which should be over the next couple of weeks) let me know if you want to get out , got most of January off work

Had a longitude for 5 months now although it's not been out bikepacking yet ,( still building up kit) I've used it for all day rides ,towpath commute every day and some trail center stuff ,to be honest apart from the saddle I can't fault it the full suss hasn't left the garage since I've had it ,ver...

Thanks Borderer

Not sure if it's a bargain but it seems cheap enough exped down mat 5 lite £59.99 at Gaynor sports ,sorry no link bit of luddite

Hi scotroutes could you let me know when your selling the ul7 could do with a mat for the young fella his self inflating takes up quite a bit of room ,if it's sold not to worry will probably get him one of those 5 lites Stu mentioned

R.i.p ,besides joining the forum for much needed information as just starting out with the bikepacking lark , I do tend to look for your posts they do have me chuckling ,they remind me of my uncle who loves to have a ramble about everything ( he also reminds me of father jack drink feck drink)

Accepting responsibility was, is part of growing up , I've brought my 2 kids up the same , you mess up ,you put it right ,wipe your mouth and move on .it winds the hell out of me seeing people trying to blame others for their own short comings .wife says I'm a little tough with the kids but they kno...