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- Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OT: He's not the Messiah ....
- Replies: 10
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Re: OT: He's not the Messiah ....
It's an alien parasite that enters the body from under your finger nail. From the time it disappears you have approximately 36 hours to live. Best get your last bivi in I'd say.
- Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:57 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8694
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy
So who's planning on going?
- Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:48 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8694
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy
Let's hope they're frozen over.fatbikephil wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:07 am There were some monster swamps on the route I used a few years back....
- Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:53 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8694
- Wed Nov 03, 2021 7:35 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8694
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy
Anyone got any ideas for this? I keep thinking of places and then discounting them as they are all local to me. Thought about Bothies as the weather will be rubbish probably but a large group turning up to a bothy is probably a no no. Or even a small group. I've thought of some non mba huts but the...
- Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:50 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Girona / Costa Brava route
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3363
Re: Girona / Costa Brava route
pistonbroke lives in southern Catalonia, hopefully he can help when he spots the thread or even pm him.
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: I get bored riding a 10 mile loop more than a couple of times
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1352
Re: I get bored riding a 10 mile loop more than a couple of times
Each to their own but yes, that would do my head in as well.
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WholeGrain Cycles Jack Rack Kickstarter
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2241
- Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:39 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Borders 2021 Group Start
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1694
Re: Borders 2021 Group Start
Great write up Donald, thanks.
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:06 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Borders 2021 Group Start
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1694
Re: Borders 2021 Group Start
Andrew Broadway and Donald McIntosh look as though they'll finish today but given their equal speed and constant lead changes its hard to say who'll be home first.
- Sat Aug 28, 2021 4:06 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Borders 2021 Group Start
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1694
Borders 2021 Group Start
Five set off from Peebles at 8am this morning with a good weather forecast over the week end. Andrew Broadway Donald McIntosh and Richard Sidney on the 350 whilst Pete Gretton and Colin Todhunter ride the 220 together. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51407843668_2aa1482ca0_z.jpg IMG_20210828_080...
- Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:32 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Inside or outside?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1198
Re: Inside or outside?
I'm sort of 50/50. When I plan a ride I prefer to have a destination in mind for the end of the day and bothies are a good point to head for. Using bothies also allows me to indulge in my pyromania too as I do like a real fire. I am pretty anti social as well and tend to use bothies mid week when th...
- Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bothies Open Again.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 501
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The next big thing in bike packing.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2081
Re: The next big thing in bike packing.
Check out the concept video in there.pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:19 pm In French so don't understand any of it. If the pictures are anything to go by, a new level of wtf has been reached.
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:29 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The next big thing in bike packing.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2081
- Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:45 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where can I watch the full Olympic mtb xc race?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1042
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where can I watch the full Olympic mtb xc race?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1042
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where can I watch the full Olympic mtb xc race?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1042
Re: Where can I watch the full Olympic mtb xc race?
Eurosport. Most of the Olympic coverage is behind a paywall this year. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/25/bbc-olympics-coverage-misses-events-after-selling-tv-rights I'd not realised as I've a Eurosport subscription and been watching it all there! Thanks but I refuse to pay to watch sport.
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where can I watch the full Olympic mtb xc race?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1042
Where can I watch the full Olympic mtb xc race?
So I searched BBC I Player and could only find the last few laps. Anybody got any links or suggestions as to where I can find the full race?
- Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:29 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Tom Gibbs Record Breaking Borders 350 Write Up
- Replies: 1
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Tom Gibbs Record Breaking Borders 350 Write Up
Tom kindly sent me a write up of his record breaking Borders 350 ride and doesn't mind me sharing it. He finished in 49 hours and 20 minutes. The previous best was set by Alex Pilkington at 56 hours and 29 minutes. Tom believes a sub 48 hour ride is possible. Tom started at Moffat rather than the of...
- Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:20 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OT: Rich People in Space
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2373
Re: OT: Rich People in Space
thenorthwind wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:58 amMore to the point, you're happy to spend billions on this vanity project, but not to pay your workers a living wage under a contract you'd expect in a civilised society? Go *** yourself.
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OT: Rich People in Space
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2373
Re: OT: Rich People in Space
It’s a shameful waste of money and resources. Quite frankly I think space tourism should be banned before it starts. It’s bad enough that people feel entitled to fly wherever and whenever they like, now the 1% want to piss about in low earth orbit. The whole thing is f’ing awful X_X Agree whole hea...
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:24 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Leeds to london on canal path?
- Replies: 14
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Re: Leeds to london on canal path?
I did the Union Canal between Edinburgh and Glasgow and whilst it passed through some lovely countryside I was more than glad when I turned off to head towards Milnganvie to start the West Highland Way.
- Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bothies and HT550
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1195
Re: Bothies and HT550
Lots of bothies being used despite requests not to. Pointless locking them as the types using them would in all probability break in.
- Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Giving up booze
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4106
Re: Giving up booze
And, once again we're at the extremes. I was going to let this comment pass but you know what, I'm pretty annoyed. The guy asked for experiences/thoughts/benefits. I gave him not only my personal experience of reducing alcohol intake but also that of many alcohol abusers that I have given counselin...