Order placed Stu :D

Guess that explains this then.

http://road.cc/content/news/64308-thule ... gage-range

This is thanks to a tip off from Stuart. Katabatic Bristlecone bivvy, 195g on my scales. Not waterproof but fine for under my BWD Lair and should keep bugs out :D http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7889131126_f4f8e0410d.jpg Katabatic Bristlecone bivvy by Brother Smith , on Flickr Some KCNC rotors fr...

Some great pics there Chew and dont worry was type A fun all the way, except on that last hill out of Mach :D I am afraid I didn't get many pics (think it came from trying to keep up ;) ). http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8431/7873918804_e14345f5ef.jpg IMG_7277 trim by Brother Smith , on Flickr http://...

I found smelling unpleasant and looking like a tramp always guarantees you a seat to your self :D

Well done though Chew, did the weather hold out?

Hi Anthony, I am back from my travels and thanks for waiting. I don't appear to have an email though? Drop me another letting me know the best way to pay.

Cheers Stuart, I had a great time and thanks both for putting up with a slow newbie :D

I am now sat at my desk wishing my legs would work and planning my next escape

Ok I'll bite and take the pair. I am away until Thursday from tonight so proberbly wont be able to PayPal until then if that's ok?

Email: brothersmith101 AT gmail DOT com

Now you tell me

I am not too worried though, mates had his on a Soda for 3 years with no problems at all, and the clamp cant be any worse than the alien one on the USE post it replaces - Although I have probably now jinxed myself!

Hi zigrat, yea a bit warry about carbon on a bikepacking bike ever since I saw someone snap a carbon post. I also tend to think that hanging a seatpack off it is then exposing it to a whole load of forces it wasnt designed for. Tried a mates ti post before I took the plunge and it deffinatly smoothe...

Lots of things today. :D Lighter pole for the lair curtasey of John at bearpaw wilderness designs, ti pegs from alpkit, Van Nicholes ti seatpost which was ordered as I also got my tiger this week (thanks Beth) and it won't work with my USE sus post :( I have lost a kilo of the bike though by ditchin...

Thanks guys. Decision made and going for Race King rear and 2.4 x-king upfront for a bit of extra bite and cushion.

Love my Jones Loop bars on the Fargo, but just dont seem to work for me on the HT were they feel flexy when your wrestling through the techy stuff. Liked Mary's on the HT though, but as others have said bit narrow and not much room for attaching stuff. So just got a set of Carnegies to see if these ...

Seems a lot of love for the Ardent. How do they role on tarmac / fire roads?

Ok bit of a STW forum thread I know, but have some new 29er Hope Hoops on order and my trusty nanoraptors arent compatable with them. Only other tyre I have used is a race king and they are lethal in any kind of mud.

Just interested in what everyone else uses.

Great vid, especially as he says he hasn't made one before

Endura Mt500 baggies, spesh bg comp shoes and ridge line bg gloves are the only bits of kit I have actually worn out and then replaced with the same. Gore-tex socks. Although not meny people seem to make these anymore they are great for keeping your feet warm and dry and make great camp footware. Al...

Damn, Flatfishy beat me too it! Thought he liked hammocks?

Oh well, at least saves me having to explain yet another purchase to my better half :D

Cheers folks. Taken the plunge. New SPOT 2 in the post courtesy of ebay

Cheers Chew got the route and emailed you back

Scratch that. Work just rained on my paraid and booked a meeting in for me Wed morning. Grrrr :x

Im stil up for it just need to work out which half of the route is easiest for trains. Where do you reckon you will be Wed Night?

Sounds good. Hoping I might wangle an extended pass until Thursday so Lllanwrtyd sounds a good bail out point, but will need see what time we might hit there as trains back to my neck of the woods arent very regular. Are you planning to catch the Chester to Colwyn train? If so I will be on same one,...

Have you tried one of these http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/topeak-topeak-fuel-tank-bag-prod27959/ Friend has one. It's same as my gas tank but has more organiser pockets on inside and an extra security strap for top tube which isn't a bad thing as my gas tank has tenancy to lean to one side if over filled

This sounds like fun and I have A few days off that week. If I start with you on Monday where do you think you will be by Wednesday as would need to catch a train out.

Also what sort of distance will you be averaging ? Not that quick or fit I'm afraid

Thanks flatfishy. Do you have the tracker sub and is it worth the extra cash? Also im strugling to see the need for custom message key on the SPOT 2, doesnt it essentialy do what the OK key does? Could be interested in the SPOT 1 for the right price ;) My email is brothersmith101 AT gmail DOT com if...