My question, why isn't john opening the 3rd. Thanks Karl and Reg :-bd I chatted with Stuart about it and it was agreed that three's a crowd. The last WRT LHC that I lead has turned into a great gang of riding mates, with daily WhatsApp banter and several group rides a year too. We are riding our LH...

I can highly recommend any newbie to Bear Bones, to the WRT and to bike packing in general will have a brilliant weekend of riding with Reg.

He's one hell of a character and will guarantee a weekend to remember, that's for sure.

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:52 pm I saw the 1999 one as well, 3000m up on Monte Pedido in the Pyrenees. We're in prime position for 2026 as we live 50km north of the blue line on John's map. Bookings being taken now

Don't worry mate.
I'll bring the English cloud cover with me so don't expect to see it.

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:23 pm Thanks for sharing that Jon. So the next one to hit europe is in 2090 but the one that hits spain is in 2026

No "The next Eclipse to hit the UK will be on 23th September 2090"

As said above use a torque wrench and I wouldn't do it on a carbon frame

But I liked my Fat Aeroe rear rack so much that I bought a normal one.

Even when not in use I still leave them on the bikes

You mean Grumpy B..... doyen of all things Bike Packing

Cheers Stu, now trying to plot on a map (digital Reg, sorry) So the utterly rubbish OS app doesn't allow you to add GR's to a route - does anyone know of something that allows me to plot all the GR's then create a GPX pf them all and straight lines between them, which I can edit? I plot them on Gri...

Asking for a friend. Is anyone from the Harwich, North London, Cambridge area heading over to the WRT this year and if so do you have a spare car seat, room for a bike packing bike and kit for a friend who's coming over from Holland via the ferry into Harwich? It will save him one heck of a long rid...

Causing a splash at Seahouses


Molly and Oscar's second date


Home from home

GregMay wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:36 pm Flower Scar fell race today. English champs edition:

DSC07846-Edit.jpg by Greg.May, on Flickr

Can't view that one Greg

Beethoven now sold.
He goes in Thursday next week after this weekends trip to Northumberland
Happy days to come in the new Motorhome

1st viewing tomorrow evening, not a Bear Boner so hopefully not a tyre kicker,

SOLD Peugeot Boxer 333 High Top Long Wheel Base 6m length V5C - Motor Caravan on an 08 plate https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53598582412_573022c5fe_k.jpg 135,700 miles, 12 months MOT and serviced. Originally a converted plasterers van, but with loads of upgrades 200w solar powering 2 Lithium bat...

Hyppy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:54 pm What was the event/occasion, John? That's my semi-regular fat biking 'hood.

It was in aid of International Bivi Night, but mainly just an excuses to get out with mates from a far on my local trails and bivi spots

No ride is complete without a SPAR stop

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:09 am The rally school have now relocated to Scotland. Ceulan will remain Bear Bones Towers.

fantastic news

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:23 pm Looks like Shona and Rich have scratched?

It says Scratched on the tracker but they posted on FaceBook 3hrs ago (Around 10am) with no sign of any scratching

On sale from Backcountry Scotland (Not Molly)

MuddyPete wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:45 pm Will there be a dogpacking group?

Not this year, sorry

Sorry that I can't play this time.
I'll try and bivi on 24th as its international bivi night, but it will be close to home.
Family things mean I need to be home or very close to home quite a bit at present

Grid refs.... we don't need no stinking Grid refs.....

Route planned already.

Ice creams and fish and chips on the sea front on the Sunday

Please play nice again weather gods

If there's budget to consider then it's hard to see beyond an XL Alpkit Hunka. I say XL as they offer quite a bit more room than a standard version which allows you to place your mat inside should you wish. XL Hunka for the money But I moved to this and won't go back to a hunka XL now https://www.b...

Would be rude not to join in the fun

Johnallan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:10 am Good to see the youths taking an interest in this

Never thought of it like that, only 1 in the crowd was around 20,
Looks like our generation is a dieing breed.
Too interested in their gaming now I guess.

3 of us, Sam, Allen and I gave a talk on Friday evening to a room full of people in Southport giving them an introduction to Bike Packing
The Bear Bones name was dropped a few times too