I recognised a few places up this way, most notably the road up to the Stwlan dam and the road from Festiniog to Bala. I'm pretty certain Bwlch y Groes was in there too.

Quality T
20210116_121721 by Jeff Price, on Flickr

I'm looking forward to visiting my LBS wearing it and viewing their gravel bikes

My got to bikepacking bike is my rigid fatbike. Yes I have a 'gravel' bike but I don't see the joy in your whole body being rattled as your hang on for dear life on the rough stuff. The fatbike on the other hand is so comfy and feels great loaded up with bags. I've used the drop bar bike for bikepac...

I was really expecting to see some zoomed in shots of a dangling mug! Raa raa raa

They look quality they do John. Do they do knife to complete the set?

A seat? really? Stuart, ban this impostor!

Dave Barter wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:27 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pitFI_S ... e=youtu.be

Nicely done Mr B. Was good to see it in 'real life' as opposed to Geograph view!
Fair play on the running, I gave that poor show up after 26 around London!

Thanks for everyone input, I really appreciate your recommendations. :-bd I actually went for none of them! I had my eye on Exposure and managed to find the Redeye. Its compact, and has numerous mounting options. It runs off the battery from the MaxxD at the front too and is super bright! https://li...

Went out on the skinny bike this morning to get the other close by GR. 20 miles, 840ft elevation, 1hr 32m A trip to the seaside GR, SH912786 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50820728186_fff81ab3fe_c.jpg 20210110_113039 by Jeff Price , on Flickr Instead of heading into the hills were I was yesterd...

Dave Barter wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:00 pm

Brilliant Jeff had you been there before? I'm running to two of yours tomorrow
Dave

Yes mate, many times. No map needed for this one
It could be a future bivvy spot tbh, your feet would stick out though and you might get spooked a bit

Went out to bag one of the GR's Sweary Dave sent me. Set off from home and the 15 mile loop took me 3hrs 30mins with 2000ft of climbing. The snow up on the mountain was a bit too deep and soft for the bike in many places so there was a lot of walking (and not cursing, promise). Here's the GR: A 6000...

I'm off out in a bit. Heading to one of the nearest GR's (6000 year old burial chamber) which is about 12 miles from home, of which 10 miles will be in the snow. We had a big dumping yesterday on the hills so it should be fun....

Wow :o That puts my 'writing on wiggle boxes with a sharpie' to shame :lol: That also seemed to escalate quickly, you went form tiding the shed to building guest accommodation in a few easy steps :smile: :lol: I should have added, it's the Drinks Den now :wink: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5...

I'm not sure how I missed this thread but here's my project from Lockdown 1. My typical shed with literally everything thrown in. It was so annoying to get a bike out, luckily I had a van at the time which the bike(s) lived in some of the time. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49930795907_24e5ef8...

Don't forget that by putting a quote of the Boris 'rules' on here may not be the same for Wales & Scotland. There are some differences.

Will probably get the nearest one's to me over the weekend. As Wales has been in a lockdown since 20th December, I wasn't that confident at getting my loop done. I only said last night in a chat that it'll be a good one to do in the spring......

Thanks for the replies Boners, I'm sure others will take something from these too.

I'm hoping to get some help from you guys, I'm after a decent rear light. I did have my eye on the Exposure Tracer but the bracket sits loose on the chainstay after visiting my LBS and there's also a risk of it going into the spokes. Thing is as I use a seatpack there's no way of attaching to the se...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:57 pm

Some laminate floor ccf underlay will work Jeff but a mat with an R value (old standard) of 4 or more should be okay on snow.

Thanks Stu.
So is that the foamy stuff about 3mm thick that can be rolled?

As we're on the topic and not waiting to hijack the thread, quick question.... I was tempted to bag my first 'snow camp' the other night but jibbed out. If in a tent or under a tarp, what do you suggest going under the mat which would reduce the cold coming through? My mat is an Exped Lite 5M which ...

I use the Gore C3 Trousers. Can't fault them tbh. During this colder times, I wear some cheapo bibs under them and don't feel any cold at all.

As the hills still had their winter jacket on I had to get out again. This time from the front door up Conwy mountain and up to Tal y Fan (where the snow was). It was a bit deep a fluffy in places but still so much fun. It was a mud bath lower down though... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50791...

ton wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:12 am

.....but i am now devoid of any will to ride today.
just had a fry up, gonna watch a few movies, and crack some tinnies once it is PM

What an honest planned day that is, that's more or less been the last 2 weeks for me!