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- Tue May 14, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Missing the point?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1438
Re: Missing the point?
With impeccable timing, The National Trust (of which I, being of a certain age, am a member) is in the process of releasing their ' Grand Adventure Map ' - " a full-size*, double-sided and beautifully illustrated map of every National Trust and National Trust for Scotland location, brought toge...
- Tue May 14, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: One less place to get a brew.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 226
Re: One less place to get a brew.
That's a shame, often stopped by there whilst riding (the photo in that link makes the road look almost level )
Always seemed busy too.
Always seemed busy too.
- Sun May 12, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Missing the point?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1438
Re: Missing the point?
... maybe we should envy the people who find it easy to experience "an adventure" because of their youth and / or inexperience. Whereas the older / more experienced among us have to undertake ever more obscure and risky endeavours to get an adventure / jeopardy fix). I think this is a val...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1257
Re: What is ádventure?
D'you know, I once knew a similar girl but she just loved the outdoorsBearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:54 am Uhm, I once knew a girl who was quite adventurous but she preferred to be indoors
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is ádventure?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1257
Re: What is ádventure?
Does a micro-adventure reduce the time on an adventure or reduce the amount of adventuring during the adventure? Or maybe just reduce the expectation of adventure? Can you have an adventure of the mind tunnelling into words or is an adventure exclusive to getting outdoors and doing something? So man...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If you could recommend 1 gravel route - what would it be?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2750
Re: If you could recommend 1 gravel route - what would it be?
The lost lane book series by Jack Thurston are worth buying, some good gems in his books. Agreed :-bd The Wayfarers route in Corwen/Llangollen way is worth a ride, probably not the best route out there (but I like it) but feels ‘pilgrim like’ riding over it Whilst I have taken a road bike over ther...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7802
Re: WRT GR's
There is also a café in Llandagfan plus the shop in Abertridwr is very bikepacker friendly :-bd Just had to goole maps where Llandagfan & Abertridwr are The first is in Anglesey, the second in in South Wales. Good luck with that long route over the weekend :-bd :lol: That's the beauty of Wales,...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7802
Re: WRT GR's
There is also a café in Llandagfan plus the shop in Abertridwr is very bikepacker friendly
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 699
- Views: 154597
Re: Wildlife
Quite topical for you Reg having a Mining Bee in the garden
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47158
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
Having arrived at the bothy to find it full upstairs (three uni students studying outdoor activities and leadership apparently!) I tried to squeeze in downstairs, which made of a less than ideal space 3 upstairs, they must be good friends! That bothy is full with one person in it, overflowing with ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hammock in the garden
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2820
Re: Hammock in the garden
I'd have thought any pair of A frames with a top rail using those 3-way metal sockets would do it. Similar to the 'bike weigh' frame at WRT or pub garden swing/slide type frame.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The next Eclipse
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4226
Re: The next Eclipse
I believe she lives in Portugal these days so she won't be too far away. At least she won't be lost in France
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8453
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
I believe they have a bike packing area at St Pancras Station for the Eurostar. Apparently it's where you can pack your bike.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Happy 'International Beaver Day'
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2470
Re: Happy 'International Beaver Day'
Aye, and on Greathough Brook in Forest of Dean
... and they have been breeding
... and they have been breeding
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1800
Re: packable fleece?
This talk about functional clothing reminded me of my wool jumpers, especially the one made of lettlopi (an Icelandic wool), which are, for specific weather, incredibly functional. Best is, my girlfriend made them :-bd Way, way back my mother crocheted a short-sleeved jumper for me which worn next ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hap.... no, I'm saying nowt :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2138
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: packable fleece?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1800
Re: packable fleece?
I practically live in short-zip long-sleeved fleece tops. Comfy as! They squidge up a bit more bulky but how many would you be carrying?
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8453
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
CyclingUK seem to have a lot of content on the topic and discussion: https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/cycle-touring-and-bikepacking-whats-difference if it gets more folks out on their bikes then it's all good :wink: Of course, Cycling UK were formerly CTC, the Cyclists Touring Club, and if I remem...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
- Replies: 549
- Views: 47158
Re: Bivvy a Month 2024
I went beyond two sentences and read the whole post. A picture paints a thousand words but your fewer words did indeed paint the picture(s) for me. Except... in my mind those pictures mostly had a Scottish mountain in the background until I realised they were in fact 'selfies'
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8453
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Just trying to tally up past and future riding with the currently designated boundaries so I don't stray too close to being fashionable, doing what I would have done anyway. :wink: I think that's probably the point though, there really aren't any "currently designated boundaries". Or rath...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8453
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Interestingly now that 'self supported' has been mentioned, they refer to their journey in the article as "... a self-supported, multi-day adventure." In these days of marketing, influencers, social media, diversity, bike manufacturing, adventure holidays, self-identification... maybe we'r...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8453
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
thenorthwind wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:08 pm I knew exactly what this was going to be about before I opened it
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8453
Re: Is this 'bikepacking'?
Thanks for that insight Jack, very valid points :-bd In the last decade or so, the term seems to have become a bit linked to soft strap-on luggage rather than traditional racks and panniers. It's interesting that rear racks are increasingly being favoured along with soft strap-on luggage, albeit lig...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Is this 'bikepacking'?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8453
Is this 'bikepacking'?
I've just had a nosey through the latest Cycle magazine (the magazine of Cycling UK) and there is an article titled Great Rides Bikepacking Beginners [subtitled: Bivvying under a tarp isn't the only bikepacking option]. So far so good. The article relates the story of a couple of gents who went on a...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT GR's
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7802