TheBrownDog wrote:Ive been staring at the picture of the pancake on the rabbit and trying to figure out the secret message.

That's not a pancake & all that's missing is his whippet...

To weigh in on the environmental argument against meat... Yes, as a collective, we consume far too much meat & dairy, but there are huge expanses of land that are bugger all use for anything other than hardy grazers like sheep, goats & deer. Agriculture is already energy intensive & figh...

A challenging hill?

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Assuming you're roughly sticking to NCN78 it's no bad. There are bits where there's nothing for ages between Campbeltown & Oban, but you'll no starve & as Dyffers says there's no shortage of water. Also worth noting, if you go over the Corran ferry way to avoid the dodgy road section, that t...

Specialized Langster - size 46 I think - fork/headset/stem/seatpost/bars - think I even have saddle and seatpost for it - maybe wheels.... If you meant 56 & still have it I'll gladly take it off your hands. I spend most of my track time piloting a tandem, but keep thinking it would be fun to ca...

Many thankyous. I've passed this information on & will see what comes of it for Sunday's return leg :)

Might not be the best time to ask for help since half of you seem to be away galivanting overseas, but... can anyone recommend a bike rack for occasionally carrying 3 bikes on the tailgate of a hatchback?

Cheers :)

Sarah wrote:Egg beaters on all my bikes, hate riding with feet loose.

Trying to work out a compact/light/easy to carry, walking around, casual shoe to take in luggage tho.

Suggestions ?

Plimsolls or flip flops/sandals?

Ian wrote:Why not a small padlock through the disc rotor/ chainstay?

I thought about that, but decided a wee wire lock was a more obvious deterrent & could be used to lock it to something. You can probably bite through it, but it removes temptation for most.

^^^ I always thought the problem in LL&T national park was irresponsible wild camping. People car camping ( Glasgow is not far away) and basically having parties with large fires, loud music and loads of alcohol then leaving all their detritus behind for someone else to pick up. Well, it is. Ho...

you used to be able to "wild camp" in the meadows near the Clachaig in Glen Coe but that got stopped sometime in the mid to late 1980s but I don't know the reason for that. Overuse causing environmental damage* was I think the official terminology... LL&T National Park is a bit** more...

Seem to recall that motorbikes have ridden this route. Never mind motorbikes. This lot do it on tourers & Bromptons! :lol: It is generally agreed that the greatest challenge is the Lairig Ghru (gloomy pass) in the Cairngorms. This is 28 miles through some of the most remote and challenging moun...

Bearbonesnorm wrote:I've never found any benefit to a heat exchanger on a meths stove ... almost seems to have an adverse effect and draw heat away

Would the fins work better inside the pot? Obviously it would only be of use for boiling water then, but..

AlanG wrote:I wouldn't dream of not taking a headnet! Are you mad Gian?

Ach, he'll probably be fine as long as he doesn't need to stop & fix a puncture without one. Closest I've ever came to spitting the dummy & launching my bike away to [fornicate]

I got a refurbished space sextant/Etrex 30 around Christmas there. Decided on that one since I've never been the biggest fan of touchscreens. etrex 30 you have to keep moving the joystick to keep the pointer in the screen, It only does that if you scroll around the map using the stick, or nudge it a...

@mt_high2000 Call 00443448110141 for tickets & bike reservations. You can collect the tickets from any manned station & possibly the ticket machines. Easy :-bd Also, if you're dumping your bike box at the airport your nearest railway station* is Paisley Gilmour Street (<2 miles), that'll tak...

More when I'm asleep. I'm constantly on edge for noise. Have never got more than a few hours sleep outdoors. I've always been lucky that I sleep like a log, unless it's rutting season or I'm close to a town since I never seem to fully settle then. Any pals I've taken out seem to lose that hypervigi...

This thread popping up again reminded me of this... [Future] Scotrail passengers might be annoyed to find that Transport Scotland/The Scottish Government are cutting bike spaces on our new trains from 6 to 2 (plus 2 more if there are no disabled passengers!) on the West Highland line, and from 4 to ...

Maybe adding sugary synthetic flavours to milk gives it superpowers?

whitestone wrote:I don't like milk. How am I supposed to recover?

I recommend a pie & a pint, it's why I'm such a fine figure of a man

Scotrail you need to book your ticket and bike by phone at the same time. The number is on their site.Its a bit of a long winded way of doing it but works. They have limited numbers allowed on the train and so far it's been a bike rack thing at one end of the carriage to pit your bik on which means...

Anyone with half a brain would get feart. Fears are normal. They keep you alive *and* they give you something to fight against. As has been hinted at... with an adjustment of your perspective you can potentially turn fear into excitement or in the worst case scenario an entertaining anecdote. Just k...

Depending on your timings you can always take a look & head back for the ferry if you're not into that bit

AfterBurner does the simmery thing. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wECbnzJ3GPA/VBwVWGwVMKI/AAAAAAAAD5Q/ZHskt1-KDw8/s1600/after-burner.jpg It does & very well too. Hasn't quite replaced the Trangia as my favourite cookset, but it's a surprisingly close second and obviously beats it in the size & ...

Justchris wrote:I have answer gloves. One finger lobster type. From chain reaction. As you describe above.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... mtb-gloves

Never got on with trigger finger mitts so I've been looking for something along these lines for years. Ta

Mariner wrote:What is the cost of all the required maps say 1:50k

£18 plus whatever it costs to print them. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/o ... nline.html

Good luck using a GPS if the MoD are running exercises involving jammers.