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GirlBikeVan wrote:fit enough for long multi day trips and don't mind being smelly!

Add into that a deep rooted motivation and eagerness to ride a certain route.
Garnished with a little luck.

About sums up what you need for a ride like the HT550.

Take back your wrongness. Hhmmm... nope. https://fstatic1.mtb-news.de/v3/23/2316/2316721-k3u14gr3326d-p3pb6364229-medium.jpg https://fstatic1.mtb-news.de/v3/23/2316/2316722-a4i28fqq6eu6-p5pb15958398-medium.jpg https://fstatic1.mtb-news.de/v3/23/2316/2316723-4x0scaq805dw-02a4ab36934a34435d97ff7c3c1b...

Richard G wrote:I'm half tempted to get a larger one for downhill duties... but then I also don't want to end up with blood all over it / rips all over the place.

Skinsuits for the win

Friend rode JJ in snow and wasn't happy at all. He then changed to Juggernauts and thought it was much of an improvement...

FFS!


Thanks for the reminder

Will put it down before supper. And I shall not eat after midnight...

Since the advent of narrow/wide chainrings, clutch rear derailleurs and later and especially Eagle drivetrains I've not used nor needed one. In very rough situations I very rarely (like 4 x a year) notice kind of a chain slip on the Eagle system, something I can only provoke with my 160 mm 29" ...

Gian - she's currently tubeless so we'll stay with that. I've seen poor reviews/comments about the Juggernaut Sport, basically as a result of aim to go as light as possible the sidewalls are too thin. The Pro model seems a bit better though. Darn, I was hoping she'd still be in for a treat going tu...

Bud and Lou ran at about 112 mm on my internally 80 mm rim with tubes at round about 0.5 bar. For the snow I mostly ride at home (CH) it was the best tyre I ever used or test rode. I'm on Snowshoe XL now, but just because they also come with studs and because I hurt myself crashing in ice 1-2 a wint...

As with what Retiredtester wrote. I lost my 810 during a rough ride in bushes and got the 820. I seem to be one of the lucky guys. Mine had a few glitches at the beginning, but after a firmware update it was okay. After some minor adjustments to the differences with the 810, I see it definately as a...

Sometimes you have to do certain things...
And need the right tool...

Not mine.

Just seen what Mike's mum Pat has posted on facebook. I came half way across the world for my boy. I attended the Inquest and sat for three days listening to the evidence I knew whatever the findings will be that I have to live with it. There is no blame no anger and no recriminations I went for my...

There's a message waiting for you Dave. But you'll need to carry on

Lack of Munros?

Definately too many midges.
No wonder...

We stuck more to the moors past Manchester. Went past (Jersey to Shetland, so the other way round) Buxton, Edale, Glossop, Greenfield, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge. Also through Malham to get more taste of the Yorkshire Dales. Just before Mam Tor https://fstatic1.mtb-news.de/v3/21/2110/2110184-ehns39zni...

ScotRoutes wrote:From the Highlands Weather page..

Last nights coldest spots:

Braemar -1.3c
Balgowan -1.0c
Nethy Bridge -0.6c
Carrbridge -0.5c
Tarland -0.4c
Altnaharra -0.3c
Muir of Fowlis -0.2c
Tomich -0.2c
Balmoral 0.0c
Insh 0.1c
Aboyne 0.3c
Laggan 0.3c
Dalchreichart 0.5c

Kill those midges!

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Some words and pics from Shona and Rich.

http://www.keeppedalling.co.uk/2018/09/ ... race-2018/

Superb read
Stunning, the photos and condensed text. It's like a 'how to' and a report.

And the riding... Great effort!

If you are venturing out into the sea, just check the tide timetables before hand. The currents are very strong in that part of the world and things could go wrong very quickly if you miscalculate. Cheers Chew, I was planning to ride freshwater inland locks first then on to very calm and sheltered ...

Stopped to take a couple of shots before the mist cleared. https://i.imgur.com/wOElvVj.jpg Lovely mood :-bd we've had borderline frost the last couple of mornings. It's a pleasant time of year Hope there was some frost in the Affric area to get rid of the midges..? Single digits in the mornings her...

Is there no seperate back rest John? I'm comfy on calm waters without a back rest. From WW II upwards and very definately at WW III I wouldn't want to be without. thenorthwind - I see you haven't gone for a spraydeck = The Caribou of for non white water rafting and load carrying across flat water &...

lune ranger wrote:With synthetic sleeping bags the sort of wet you get from tent condensation is no bother at all.

Same goes for down. Never had down collapse - not that I could tell. My bags/quilts are as light as they get with 7d fabric. So nothing special there.

Oops... When I wrote about the Whisperlite, I was actually refering to the Universal, not International. I'll edit it in my previous post. Difference is two additional jets, meaning you can run the Universal on paraffin oils and canister gas which won't work with the International. I killed a Dragon...

On many trips, some multiple months long I've never had a proper problem due to touching condensation. There's not much to get wet. Just make sure then drops can run off without dripping inside the floor/sleep space. The few touches eg. in the morning with hat/hood won't be noticed come the next eve...

Nearly all modern & quality disc brakes will "lock" a rotor very easily. Almost instantly. This means that the kinetic energy being transferred into heat no longer goes through the rotor but through friction between the tyre and ground. A skid. On long downhills I often experience rid...

Something I forgot about the noise. There are burner caps which turn the noise down significantly. Expensive, but if price is not important and silence is, you might want to have a look at these https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Various-Camping-Backpacking-Stove/dp/B01LW1EY1T And then there are var. sil...

One thing I had heard in favour of the omnilite over the whisperlite is the ability to flush the fuel easier out of the line because the pump is angled in the bottle. is that true or not much of an issue ? Works just as well with all MSR multifuel stoves. MSR just didn't/still doesn't state it in t...