Your in Scotland you can bivvi almost anywhere within reason. Me I would head down to Gourock get the ferry over to Kilcreggan head up to the top Loch Long turn left after Arrochar and head into the hills. Wonderful play ground up there think its called the Arrochar Alps. Watch out for bears. :???:...

I Have the Brukit and unless your cooking something with bulk IE pasta this kit is a bit big for solo, but it does pack down to a good size (all the gubbins and a small gas can fit inside the mug) and will fit in either a framebag, or strapped to a fork leg using a Anything cage.

s8tannorm wrote:

most big city's have something similar so worth a look

And there lies the problem

its a nice "problem" though )

most big city's have something similar so worth a look, Glasgow has 3 or 4 of these type of places, though I think BikeStation is the largest.

I have a pile of stuff I keep meaning to send over to them, mainly kids bikes that my sons have out grown.

I'm 5'8" and use the 16" frame, photo below in test bicycle for a overnighter running 29+ Maxxis Chronicles, using the Genesis swoop back bars so the stem is a 90mm if I remember, the seat post has maybe about 1-1.5" left in the tube before it hits the max out line I find it a really ...

Printed sheets as a back up and when I want to brush up on my skills, I use memory map to print as needed though I've read good things about OS maps own print as required service called "GetaMap", not used it yet as I have the memory map thingy and dedicated GPS, that way the unit isn't a ...

I'll have this if still available PM on its way

aye saw that, but looks like I'm sorted now, thanks for the replys

Trailzilla can be quite good as well, as that will also show up walks that can easily be adapted to cycling or at least used as a guide

cheers Roddy

My sons brakes on his fatty have given up the ghost,  Giant MPH's the small copper washer that keeps the lever in position is  knackered and I can't find a replacement.

So anybody have anything they want to move to a good home

Cheers Roddy

My sizing is the opposite being 5'8"

The Longitude is a 16" and the ECR is a medium (I'm right at the upper limit for small and lower limit of a medium for Surly but wanted the bigger frame triangle for a bigger framebag)

PS sorry to Mariner for the slight hijack

I have both the ECR and longitude,

Both cracking bikes, that fit the bill worth trying them out if possible as they have different top tube lengths which give different rides IMHO

Sturmey archer Di ab8 speed IGH which I'm sure read somewhere are lower geared than the shimano units,

I was going to get one but the ebaybplace seems out of stocking them at the moment that and they were 36 hole

I was always under the impression that it wasn't so much they jammed it but went back to the old way of only making it roughly accurate to civilian GPS receivers were as the military ones had the full software that could process the signal correctly so making them more accurate. this is what used to...

ScotRoutes wrote:Well, it's £5 cheaper...

well I did ask :0)

.......Oh and while I've got your attention, does anyone run a single ring in the granny ring position ... 26t / 28t? yep run my sons Fatty single ring in the granny position, 9spd rear, you need to watch the crank spacing an maybe fine tune it for your specific bike, but it works okay. will probab...

Brooks Cambium is pretty dam good, but the best I've ever had and this included a well broken in B17 is a Specialized saddle that came with a 2nd hand bike that was from there custom size range and it happen to fit me perfect. 100 miles days without issue. they may cost a bit extra but worth it, if ...

I haven't bought a map for years. £20 per year gets me a subscription to the OS Getamap service where I have access to the whole of the UK at both 1:50k and 1:25k. I plan all my routes on there or on Garmin Basecamp (which uses the maps in my GPS). I can print off mapping for any area I need at whi...

Ah but its the Paramo lining that makes them work so well,

...... when I looked at it the gap between the seat tube and chainring is quite big. .... maybe the problem solvers that are used on Fat bikes might help lessen the gap, This sort of thing in case you don't know what I'm havering about :o) http://problemsolversbike.com/images/sized/files/blog/fs132...

........ Might be worth looking at https://spotwalla.com/help/devices.php you get a web tracking page that works with a wide variety of devices including smartphones and SPOT. ......... Will be very interested in hearing how you find it. .....[/quote] Sorry for the slow reply, I've used this in var...

well I found somewhere that has the Paramo trousers, and I think they would be great from late Autum/Winter they would be too much for this time of year, but the same place did have some 3/4 length waterproof shorts, now normally I dismissed this idea as pointless bit like waterproof shorts just why...

.......... if it's only a shower I don't bother .......... I don't bother either if its a shower as I also generally use Endura stuff and it drys quick enough, more looking for kit for those days you just know its going to start and not finish, so good hard wearing kit not bothered about weight as ...

Mmmmmm..... Don't sound the comfiest things

folks, what do you recommend for waterproof troos while on the bike, I'm bored now of getting wet and cold. not looking for over trousers as such, something I can wear all day can't be bothered with the on..off..on again of over trousers. I'm a great fan of paramo jackets but don't know how it would...