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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stove fuel for Spain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 349
Re: Stove fuel for Spain
As in most things, Rule 1 applies. If you absolutely must, the only places where cooking would be allowed are designated Areas Recreativa although many of those are taped off at the moment due to the risk. These areas have brick built barbecue buildings with grills. Clearly the Spanish countryside i...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
- Replies: 23
- Views: 909
Re: Montanas Vacias group ride
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/73ArAyH.png)
Looking a bit grim next week
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stove fuel for Spain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 349
Re: Stove fuel for Spain
Don't take any type of stove that isn't immediately extinguishable by turning off. In fact if you get caught with any naked flame away from designated areas recreativa, you will be heavily fined. The countryside is like a tinder box, especially in the south but also here in Cataluña. If you must, sc...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The next Eclipse
- Replies: 29
- Views: 663
Re: The next Eclipse
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 ![😏](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f60f.svg)
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 505963
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Just left the Notary clutching a large cheque for the sale of the Catalan finca we moved to nearly 9 years ago. Sold to a young Dutch couple who hopefully will have as much fun as we had there. We were getting tired of maintaining the 200 almond and 50 olive trees as well as enduring the winter weat...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:43 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
- Replies: 23
- Views: 909
Re: Montanas Vacias group ride
Hmm, maybe 2 vests needed.
https://drakis.net/webcam-on-line/bronc ... a-barbara/
https://drakis.net/webcam-on-line/bronc ... a-barbara/
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
- Replies: 15
- Views: 740
Re: This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
Where to start, 12 Tours de France as a rider, yellow jersey wearer and stage winner as well as multiple stage wins in the Vuelta, 8 TdF as Directeur Sportive including 2012 where he headed up team Sky, engineering Bradley Wiggins as first UK winner. Multiple British Champion on the road, track and ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
- Replies: 15
- Views: 740
This chap has turned up at our local gravel ride
Tomorrow there's a gravel race starting about 10mins down the road from us which runs through the hills of the lower Ebro valley. It's grown considerably in the 4 years it's been going. I saw a famous name on the start list this year and bugger me if it was the same. https://i.imgur.com/HLGXC3Y.jpeg
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4932
- Views: 1218839
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Looks like the ideal tool for the Spanish Divide trip, I've got an Instinct Solar watch and on the last 2 trips the graph showing the solar dose was at maximum for the entire trip and instead of showing the number of days of battery left, it read infinity. I thought it was going to explode! I've got...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
- Replies: 23
- Views: 909
Re: Montanas Vacias group ride
Just over a month to go, might be worth packing a warm vest
https://www.javalambre-valdelinares.com ... nares.html
This webcam is good for keeping tabs on the weather, you pass through both ski areas.
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https://www.javalambre-valdelinares.com ... nares.html
This webcam is good for keeping tabs on the weather, you pass through both ski areas.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:11 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
- Replies: 23
- Views: 909
Re: Montanas Vacias group ride
Spent the weekend in Valencia being deafened by the Fallas festival, there are 3 Decathons in the city but the best bet for gas near the airport is Campanar which is on a retail park about 3km from the airport on the main road through to the city centre. They have 3 types of screw in containers 100g...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:48 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
- Replies: 23
- Views: 909
Re: Montanas Vacias group ride
Pretty well all Spanish Decathlons sell the screw in 230g canisters however as they recieve bikes pre built from a central hub, bike boxes are not available. Plenty of bike shops in Valencia however.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
- Replies: 23
- Views: 909
Re: Montanas Vacias group ride
Decathlon city is about 15 minutes ride west from your hostel, open till 10pm Saturday but closed Sunday
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Montanas Vacias group ride
- Replies: 23
- Views: 909
Re: Montanas Vacias group ride
Just had a quick look at the bombsite that passes for the RENFE (train) website and on Sunday 21st, the 9.35 train from Valencia Estacio de Nord gets into Teruel at 12.15. It's a middle distance train so bikes can be carried unpacked but officially there's a limit of 3 bikes per train so worth pre b...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Dave's Bikepack Maps
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1091
Re: Dave's Bikepack Maps
Just finished in time to make a start on the Spanish version
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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Atlas race underway.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 724
Re: Atlas race underway.
Drama at the end again, the long time leader and latterly second has had to drop out with 50km to go due to dehydration. Must be gutted.
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Atlas race underway.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 724
Re: Atlas race underway.
Less than 60km to the finish and under 5km between the first and second place. They appear to have ridden 1260km in 31/2 days without sleep, that's crazy! Third is not far back either.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1887
Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
I think selective eradication is what is needed
Don't know why but this immediately sprang to mind
https://youtu.be/_YMVPXmaKds?si=E-7dZcCTFFQcMQ-q
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1887
Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
Jo Burt venting his spleen about no fly ultra races. Many interesting points about affordability ethics etc rather than the usual Road.cc fare of lenient punishment for dangerous car users.
https://road.cc/content/blog/no-fly-pol ... ive-306499
https://road.cc/content/blog/no-fly-pol ... ive-306499
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is the ultimate shelter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 533
Re: What is the ultimate shelter
Don't forget the environment/climate that you're using them in. For me in a place that is usually mild/warm and dry with occasional biblical rain storms with dry sandy and rocky terrain, a tarp with borah bivvy to keep the bugs out is plenty. I understand why some would want the perceived security o...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:04 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Montanas Vacias anyone?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6231
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Montanas Vacias anyone?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6231
Re: Montanas Vacias anyone?
Then train to Teruel or are you picking up the loop nearer to Valencia and riding there? Be aware that the Valencia Teruel line has been a bit hit and miss lately due to railworks. If you need any help I'm about 2 hours north of Valencia. Re gravel Vs mountainbike, it's quite rough in places, I'd ch...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:22 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: sold
- Replies: 4
- Views: 481
Re: Silva Trail Speed 5XT Head Torch
I'm in Spain which is problematic for sending anything, especially something with a battery but there's a solution, just need to have a word ![😉](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f609.svg)
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:57 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: sold
- Replies: 4
- Views: 481
Re: Silva Trail Speed 5XT Head Torch
I'll have that please Allen, missed out when it was on the Wiggle fire sale. Just need to find a way of getting it to me. I'll pm you with some ideas. Thanks
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Happy Christmas
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1334
Re: Happy Christmas
Feliz Navidad from sunny Cataluña, had a nice walk up a local mountain this morning and was treated to a temperature inversion known as Emburgada. It had cleared by the time we got down, quite a chilly wind coming from the Pyrenees but crystal clear as it has been for a couple of weeks. Also saw a p...