I also am looking forward to seeing it. I know roughly what the words will be like

I am but a freelance contributor so I don't actually know. I'll find out and post here, though.

Hello Mr mountainbaker -- I need to get hold of you regarding my BB200 article, could you drop me a PM pls? Thanks!

(I know this isn't the best use of a forum, my apologies )

Mattie_H wrote:I think it's probably best to call it a tie

Must be an extremely long, narrow and colourful beard.

I was very pleased with how my Edge 800 performed. It's got OS maps on it, although the map display chews through the battery relatively quickly -- it was complaining of low battery after about 10 hours. I had a piggyback battery (from Amazon, little cylindrical one that went in one of those bar mou...

So now that a few hours have gone by and I've forgotten the last 20km or so, that was ace :) Rode with Chris from Halifax (on an Orange, as presumably required by local byelaws :) ) for several hours, good to have some company. I opted to bivi at the head of the reservoirs just before Roman camp -- ...

Food served until 9.30pm too, which might prove to be a useful extra half-hour compared to the Black Lion

Slightly relatedly, what's now the Camping and Caravanning Club was founded in 1901 as the Association of Cycle Campers: The prime mover was Thomas Hiram Holding, a London-based journeyman tailor, who had developed a passion for camping at the age of nine, whilst crossing the American prairies with ...

I'll be there at some point Friday pm. Blue Seat Altea, small yellow tent, faffing :)

composite wrote:The biggest stop I'm planning on was at the Black Lion to get some dinner.

What time do they stop serving? :)

Just ut of interest ... is anyone actually planning on stopping? Outdoor Fitness want a bivvy shot, so I'll have to stop for at least a bit ;) I know that 18 hours is about my limit for continuous riding (and by "continuous" I mean "including cafe/pub stops") before my ability t...

Big field 8-)

(I'm a no-'e' Davis rather than a Davies, not that it matters much )

s8tannorm wrote:Mike can you email stuart@bearbonesbikepacking please. I just need your email address and ... Do you eat meat? ;0)

You have mail :)

johnnystorm wrote:Are you bringing AdRock too? :)

Well, that's the soundtrack sorted if nothing else /plugs in iPod

s8tannorm wrote:I believe that someone from Outdoor Fitness magazine will be riding ...

That would appear to be me. Hello :)