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- Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:37 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter Bivvy Cymru - details.
- Replies: 130
- Views: 34188
Re: Winter Bivvy Cymru - details.
Oh no...didn't mean for you to do all that...I found the car park. Just wanted to make sure I could get there riding my bike. Coming in from the north, there's a little P> sign that points to a bunch of bracken which made me laugh, then just around the corner is the 'driveway'. I was good to tap out...
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:04 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter Bivvy Cymru - details.
- Replies: 130
- Views: 34188
Re: Winter Bivvy Cymru - details.
Popped out for a reccy ride today to make sure I could find said car park...sure is nice up there Mr S8tan. You'll have to teach me how to pronounce the location though. *grins* Nice grind coming in from the north.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: TDR Flight Logistics
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2517
Re: TDR Flight Logistics
Flights in/out of Vegas are cheap due to the casinos subsidising them. Makes for a nice road trip though New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:45 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How many miles have you ridden in a day?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6957
Re: How many miles have you ridden in a day?
132 'n a bit miles - Atlantic City to Rawlins, Wyoming on a loaded 29er. A beautiful ride across a big, empty space full of gravel and washboard. No wind...not too hot...passed by maybe 4 cars the whole day until the last 10 miles which was windy and full of traffic.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Thu Nov 27, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2723
Re: Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
Sure...that sounds pretty good. Mrs Scattamah is overseas this xmas and I'm on call xmas day...so I'd consider something like that a gift not to be sneezed at. As to the whole rain thing...sometimes it's just too much for even the nicest of jackets and you're going to get wet. Now...if I could get a...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How long could you do it for?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5513
Re: How long could you do it for?
I reckon you could go for quite some time with unlimited funds. A shower or room once a week...you'd get pretty adept at finding wild camping spots/not being shot at by a farmer. Maybe cover 50 miles a day taking it easy with quite a bit of sightseeing. Start in the summer and given the right gear g...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11456
- Views: 1972215
Re: The post man's been ...
Spare Thomson Elite stem. Ebay special at just under a fiver. Postage was twice as much again from across the channel. :-\ Looked black in the picture...but silver will work.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:08 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2723
Re: Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
Heh...wasn't a slug in sight...unless you're counting me! : )
It's all good...5 hours of wet isn't fun at the best of times. Perhaps another time eh?
Greetz
S.
It's all good...5 hours of wet isn't fun at the best of times. Perhaps another time eh?
Greetz
S.
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:13 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2723
Re: Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
I heard the weather in your area was pretty bad...in a strange twist, the skies didn't open at all in west Salop until 2am...stopped around 3 or 4am...and dry all the way back home Sunday morning. The Mynd is pretty muddy though...plenty of standing water around.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:25 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2723
Long Mynd - 22/23 Nov
After meandering around the back lanes out of Shrewsbury... greatEscapeFromTown.jpg ...had a good climb up from Picklescott to Pole Bank in the dark. summitingPoleBank.jpg Crossed the top of the Mynd to the southern end and into the forest. Found a nice pitch in the dark, but alas my pitching skills...
- Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How did you get into riding?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6833
Re: How did you get into riding?
Being a non-motorised kinda bloke, I've always had a bike. From an early age, there were the obligatory fixies, dragsters, bmx and kmart-stylee heavy road things. In the early 90's I picked up a road bike from a mate...nice Reynolds 531 with Velocity Aeroheads and 105 all over it. That was when the ...
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:07 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: 22nd/23rd looking for a bivi
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6279
Re: 22nd/23rd looking for a bivi
I can get up onto the Edge from here...it's an easy paved ride and a good warm up. I'm interested to see a new way to get from the Edge down into Church/Little Stretton.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:24 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: 22nd/23rd looking for a bivi
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6279
Re: 22nd/23rd looking for a bivi
The Mynd or Stiperstones...I've seen you mention that a few times. I've pitched in the forest up on the Kerry Ridgeway a few times, but it's hit 'n miss in the dark. Mendips might be a bit far as I'm not a motorised kinda bloke...I'd like to have some legs left for any type 2 fun that may occur. I'l...
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:09 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: 22nd/23rd looking for a bivi
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6279
Re: 22nd/23rd looking for a bivi
If you don't mind a tag-along, I'm game. I'm out in Shrewsbury. Be a good excuse to get out/be social/pitch somewhere new.
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 6:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2015 ... yes, already.
- Replies: 46
- Views: 9056
Re: BB200 2015 ... yes, already.
200 miler sounds good. Lots of long, uphill grinding perhaps?
Greetz
S.
Greetz
S.
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11456
- Views: 1972215
Re: The post man's been ...
Slime tubes in an attempt to counter the rampant hedge cutting that's going on about the place. Tried tubeless? Yeah...although with varying results. Running Bonty 29.1's I was left with sealant spewing out in wet conditions on Cabin Pass/Wigwam Main Line in June...ended up going back to a tube and...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11456
- Views: 1972215
Re: The post man's been ...
NOS Thomson Elite stem to replace my old one that developed a nasty crack after 11K Kms. Slime tubes in an attempt to counter the rampant hedge cutting that's going on about the place. Extremities merino thinny gloves and windy glo's to see if layering works better than my ageing Sealskinz. Warm 'n ...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tour Divide ... thinking out loud.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7220
Re: Tour Divide ... thinking out loud.
Are TDR riders impervious to rising water levels? :wink: Some of them are not *grins* http://www.jmsweb.com/images/tourdivide2014/flathead_pass.jpg (Photo credit: Tuan Diep) When I saw Dave's flick of BB200 and him pointing at the little trickle, I had to smile. Greetz S. [Edit: That's a shallow bi...
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to spot a Bikepacker if you met in the street?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1960
Re: How to spot a Bikepacker if you met in the street?
A) Smells like a wet dog;
B) The long haul variety has suntanned fingertips;
C) Extreme helmet hair.
Greetz,
S.
B) The long haul variety has suntanned fingertips;
C) Extreme helmet hair.
Greetz,
S.
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:05 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tour Divide ... thinking out loud.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7220
Re: Tour Divide ... thinking out loud.
Tuppence from a starter in Banff this year... I can see the purists point of view - I saw first-hand people detouring and it puzzled me at first then made me angry as I trudged through the snow for hours on end. Whaddya do? Go drag 'em back? No. Race for yourself - it's all you can do. As the rules ...
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:02 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Winter Bivvy Cymru - details.
- Replies: 130
- Views: 34188
Re: Show of hands - Winter Bivvy Cymru
G'day...first posting here...long time lurker...recently scarred Divide rider.
I'd be interested in a decent ride and cold overnighter. If you don't mind a newcomer trying to keep up.
Greetz
S :)
I'd be interested in a decent ride and cold overnighter. If you don't mind a newcomer trying to keep up.
Greetz
S :)