I can't help thinking, as someone who has not done it, that the run in from Fort William to Bridge of Orchy is a real sting in the tail after the distance already ridden, especially if you fall into that mental black hole of thinking 'almost there' :shock: The section from Devil's staircase to Tynd...

It looks like Ed Procter's feet got the better of him. Shame, as he was well up there.

If my math is right, at Clachtoll, Kerry is just 20 mins of Lee's record.

Another great JennRide. Great to catch up with so many of you.

After looking in vain for a Hilleberg within budget I came across the Kuiu Storm Star. It makes for a tight pitch with its X-Pac reinforcement even though I know this has already been used for a few nights. 200 grams heavier than a Soulo but lots more room and two doors. https://i.imgur.com/PIhXQAV....

Thanks. I'm already signed up with those.

If anyone has one of the above that they are not using, let me know please.

Ta Rich

I'm not worried for midges, but for the ticks this stuff works https://www.lifesystems.co.uk/products/ ... uito-spray

frogatthefarriers wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 8:28 pm That’s a pretty neat idea. I get irritated by the pole in the middle of the Gatewood. Me not being a weight-weenie, the extra weight might be a worth-while penalty.

I had a gatewood and yes, I agree it would be a worthwhile experiment.

I've been frustrated by the central pole in my Duomid so today I put together an A frame which seems as if it will do the trick. Alpkit do a 170mm pole (Vertex), so I started with two of those. I took the knobs of the tops of the poles so that the pole would fit into a sleeve. Though I left the inte...

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 4:09 pm Hi Rich
I've some 'funn full on' risers spare - 30mm rise by the looks and 785 wide. Usual sweep - probably 11 degree back sweep and 5 degree up sweep I'd say. Any use?
Cheers
Phil

they sound great Phil, let me know how much please.

I'm after some ally 31.8 clamp widish riser bars.

Also after a 31.6 cable internal dropper ~350mm length.

Thanks Rich

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:49 pm Always a bonus to score a few nice days up there.

Andy who I met en route, said that he'd found lots of useful info on your blog about the HT550 Phil.

I was lucky enough to spend 4 lovely days up in Scotland riding the Badger Divide this last week. Below some piccies. Day 1 Glasgow to near Killin. Day 2 to Loch Ossian Day 3 to just past Blackburn bothy Day 4 to Inverness. ( by far the hardest day) Here's a few pictures, and yes the sun did shine m...

An update.

There were no replies on this thread when I set off, so with street view I picked somewhere "suitable" 3 miles out of town in Balornock near some shops, but not in front of someone's house.

I'll find out tomorrow if my car is still there.

Well done Mick.

Well done Mick.

I bought these a bit back but they are way to big for me.

Cumulus Down Pants in black size Large

https://cumulus.equipment/uk_en/men-clo ... ts-22.html

£70 posted

I'm driving up to Glasgow to ride the Badger Divide over 4 days.

Any ideas what the score is with parking near the start?

I saw the last one in France in 1999.

Apparently Tics are already rampant up there. Permethrin lotion keeps the feckers off.
Hard to come by, we bought our last stash from India .

Could be a daemon or genie taking advantage of the warmth????

fatbikerbill wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:36 pm Rich,

How does that ride with so much weight at the back?

Can't say i really noticed the weight. Definitely a wide load though which took a bit of getting used to.

For the TMB I'd balance it out with a Salsa cage on the bars.

I should add that I made sure I used a torque wrench to avoid crushing the stays. (4nM)

I have one which I've strapped 2 20 litre dry bags too.

Carbon fibre seatstays on my Salsa Pony Rustler. So far done the N loop of the 550 and part of the Jennride without any dramas.

Probably going to use it on the TMB in June, though just with one bag on top.