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- Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What's your dream bikepacking setup?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4240
Re: What's your dream bikepacking setup?
The one that gets me through Cairngorms loop and highland trail next year!
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 4:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Best / worst prezzie?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2990
Re: Best / worst prezzie?
Happy to get an Alpkit stem cell and Krakan stove. My dear wife overlooked my request for A Pagan Place by the Waterboys. I requested it because I'm anticipating the lyrics being relevant to more than a few points on the HT550 route!
- Thu Dec 24, 2015 6:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Help compiling a list of 2016 ITTs with group starts
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4686
Re: Help compiling a list of 2016 ITTs with group starts
Nobody has mentioned Markus Stitz Capital Trail from Edinburgh. I believe there was a massed start around June 2015 and it is looks a fab route so hopefully it will happen as massed start in 2016 too?
- Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Interesting article. Notwithstanding the shame of asking "the way to Carnmore".
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cairngorm loop grp depart 2016
- Replies: 252
- Views: 45853
Re: Cairngorm loop grp depart 2016
It's worth a whole post in itself as to which has the most severe rivers crossings: the HT or the CL? For me the CL is a very tough proposition with regards river crossings, especially that time of year as there can still be snow melt coming off the high mountains, which would affect the crossing at...
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:27 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Borders 350, 2016, Sat 2 July.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12113
Re: Borders 350, 2016, Sat 2 July.
From Ian's comments this sounds like 350 miles not 350km?
- Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:37 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alpkit pipedream 400
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1732
Re: Alpkit pipedream 400
Alpkit 400 is quite an old model I think. Sure that's what I've got 6-7 yrs old. Weighs about 900g and packs fairly small. Have used in air temp as low as 2C in a bothy but wearing clothes in sleeping bag and was still on the limit of comfort. Probably would get uncomfortable to go much lower than 2...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Recommend a carbon 29er frame
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6909
Re: Recommend a carbon 29er frame
Chris Reeves, fascinating stuff with the Cube Reaction. I have one too and the stuck on OEM "protector" behind the chainrings on Drive chainstay fell off. I zipped tied a piece of rubber tube around the area but this wasn't totally satisfactory either. You're not commercialising your home ...
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
HI BoxEdlder - yes interested in a spot 3 to hire. waiting entry for Cairngorm Loop so could do with one for CG and then a month later HT.
Rather hire than buy outright.
Let me know
Rather hire than buy outright.
Let me know
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Taking the "hike" in hike a bike seriously - ordered some Shimano MT34 shoes. Look a lot more reliable around the laces than the more expensive (and flashier) MT 54. Could be a good choice if I got the size right to fit sealskinz. Any experience of these shoes?
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Ian wrote "I'd like to think that sitting in the cafe at Kinlochlewe and thinking, "right I'll go straight through to the finish from here, it's only 200 miles", and then pulling it off, required more than just luck" I reccied the 180odd miles back from Achnashellach to Tyndrum i...
- Sun Dec 06, 2015 4:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Actually scrap that - The Struy seems to have gone even more upmarket and is now calling itself a Restaurant. It doesn't welcome kids, so it's unlikely the welcome the bigger, dirtier version known as the Mountain Biker!
- Sun Dec 06, 2015 4:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Not sure anyone's mentioned the Struy Inn North East of Cannich. A quite posh pub that does food. (Fondly remembered from a more luxurious previous holiday :shock: ) By the way Marshall, thanks for your questions - a lot of the answers are interesting to other people too! Pity this forum doesn't hav...
- Sun Dec 06, 2015 1:07 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
On a closely related topic ... has anyone heard if they have been selected to ride Cairngorms Loop next year?
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
The plot thickens ...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 8:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 76850
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
When will the names of the next group of people appear I.e. Those not listed in first 30?
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:51 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: new to winter bike packing
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5873
Re: new to winter bike packing
Some seriously good advice from Scattamah.
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Spot tracker - borrow or buy?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1869
Re: Spot tracker - borrow or buy?
Thanks to all esp Ian fitz for useful replies. was my first post on the forum and I'm happy to have had such good advice.
Stuart I will follow up that hire lead you posted
THanks again
Stuart I will follow up that hire lead you posted
THanks again
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:25 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Spot tracker - borrow or buy?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1869
Spot tracker - borrow or buy?
Hi info please and apologies if this has been asked before - did try to search it on the forum. For events requiring SPOT is it possible to borrow a Spot, or are they uniquely logged into the owner's name and can't be changed to the borrower's? I notice gen2 go for around £50 on ebay, but it is stil...