Go on then, going to need a stove at some point if I'm going to get into this bikepacking malarkey...!

A lot more difficult if you are off-road as there is no inbuilt "routing" along tracks (or the bits between them). I find http://www.bikehike.co.uk really useful for auto-routing and route plotting, as it will auto-route along both OSM and Google tracks, and the latter often includes fore...

mtbmarkymark wrote:Can this be done with an app on an Android smartphone ?

Can also be done with OruxMaps. MoBAC will generate maps for this app too.

If you have an Android phone, don't often go out of signal area, and have enough texts to spare, you could use something like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... sync&hl=en

Only takes up to 2" tyres, but the Islabikes Beinn 29 is a versatile and upgradable bike which will take rack, mudguards and disc brakes:

http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/beinn29.html

The tooth profile only needs to engage the chain on the leading (loaded) edge of the gap between the teeth, what happens on the trailing edge doesn't really matter so long as it fits between the chain rollers. ActionTec have been selling these things for donkey's years, so I expect they're working f...

See also: http://www.ebay.com/sch/mtbtools/m.html ... pg=&_from=

EDIT: Various other options discussed here:

http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/11/28/exc ... -sprocket/

I can't see the point on a 2x10 setup with a 42T cassette tooth... Means you can run a larger small ring at the front, which means you can run a larger big ring and therefore gain some at the top end... thinking of something like 30-44 or 28-42. I'm still on 8-speed all over, so building custom 13-...

Big thread here with lots of info including how to get OS mapping for free if you don't mind being a bit naughty: http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/home-made-gps-with-mapping-and-tracking Personally, I always have the paper maps with me as well as a backup, so don't feel too bad about ripping ...

If you do want to go down the tent route, keep 'em peeled on eBay for a Saunders Jetpacker. No longer made, but a genuine 1.25kg 1-2 man tent. Usually go for around £80.