whitestone wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 10:13 pm

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 9:51 pm Was OK that year the Finnish death metal band won, but otherwise and load of utter pish

They were from Rovaniemi - the main square in town is named after them!

Ha right enough, just remembered that! I think they also did a rather funny throat sweet advert

I think it's the use of the word 'adventure' that has got us all steamed up. However, 'Adventure' has been used to describe a type of motorcycle for the last 15 years and it's a far worse use of such a term given that the majority of riders of such things only go on the road. In other news I've just...

Was OK that year the Finnish death metal band won, but otherwise and load of utter pish

Have they switched from an external to an integrated headset? Would lose about 10mm off the stack height and so need a 10mm longer fork....

:-bd Top WRT bivvies there folks, sorry I couldn't make it! By way of compensation, I've just done a stoater! Out of the blue came a sunny forecast and hot! 20 degrees plus! No more freezing your (whatever) off whilst cold rain sprays into your face! I needed somewhere scenic with good riding and I ...

Cheap way of kicking the head tube out by a further degree and allowing them to say it's compatible with longer travel bouncy forks?
Will raise the BB by circa 4mm....

Cheery as I'm off to do my May BAM, courtesy of the Cairngorms tour. Weather currently stunning, expecting the usual deterioration tomorrow but hopefully avoid any lightening strikes!

Lost the front wheel of a brompton in a Glasgow pothole many years ago and went face first with 4 lanes of traffic bearing down on me.... never quite had the nerve to try one since

You'll be fine Allan, I've rented trackers for the last two HT's and they always turn up, usually a day early.

There is a fair bit of mapping of forest tracks up this way, and promoting them as gravel routes (eg. GravelFoyle around Aberfoyle / Queen Elizabeth forest) but no mention of the Adventure word. 'Spose it's just a word innit, as long as it delivers some nice cycling for people then that's fine. It w...

I've a cumulus 150, which is probably a bit light for your needs, and a Thermarest vesper 20F/-6C which is probably a bit too warm - I have actually used it at -6 on a neoair and it kept me warm enough, just. Both are ace so a cumulus 250 or the vesper 32F would suit your needs? The thermarest was a...

I use a Garmin Dakota with a knock off OS mapping card. Talky toaster maps are available free to download if you don't want to go the OS route Either a Dakota or an etrex works well - Dakotas are generally cheaper SH. Simple things and they use AA batteries - a set of Lithiums lasts 30 hrs plus on m...

One wet and breezy night in Glen Clunie (just up from Braemar).... https://i.ibb.co/SK4k1Dx/P6250130.jpg I'd pitched in the most exposed spot I could find so that there would be enough breeze to keep the midges at bay. The breeze became a gale with heavy rain showers. A bit flappy but survived fine ...

I've never been wholly convinced by hooped bivvies - if it's raining when you get in, the rain is coming in with you and if it gets wet, it won't breathe. If you are going ultra minimalist then a straight bivvy bag is probably not much wetter. 'Pends what your after. My DCF flat tarp / borah bivvy s...

Nah, for camp - in fact more likely when camping off the motorbike where I tend to spend more time lazing around on a campsite.

That said, I had a couple of mosquito horrors in 2022 so I might take it with me on certain bike trips also.

So I've been suckered into buying one of these.... https://www.flextail.com/products/tiny-repeller-s?omnisendContactID=662149ab592244f756c57032&utm_campaign=campaign%3A+Launch%3A+TYRS+%28663083ced9e54c4659d051f7%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=omnisend The mat inflator has worked well so ...

SS is ideal for that route as you're either going up a huge steep climb (and pushing) or going down a huge steep descent for which SS is fab. Or pushing across a tussock fest.

I spent years with the hose wrapped and granny knotted round the GPS mount - fine with the RAM mount but not with the standard garmin.... After much fannying around I tied a bit of elastic chord round the front of the loops (bars that is) with a dangly bit - I feed the hose through this loop and rou...

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6eg8LMMBZr/?igsh=eXNwNGtiZ2p3bWE0 One of Europe's biggest events was cancelled yesterday due to heavy rain in north east Cataluña, 700 odd disappointed riders. I think the pic above about sums it up. I see that bikepacking is banging on about this. 2019 Highland Trail -...

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

Adventure requires an element of the unknown, there are no guarantees. Wanna climb the Eiger N Face with me this summer? I got some spare gear and the route looks easy to get started on. Adventure guaranteed! Something about adventure being a lack of planning.. :) But yeah.. pre-packaged adventure ...

Lael herself comments at one point how a number of countries are off limits to her as an American..... Any student of history over the last 60 years would have no trouble understanding why that might be the case. Oh well, if she just is promoting it as a bike ride, seeing lots of different places an...

https://bikepacking.com/news/lael-rides ... d-podcast/

Seems to be trying to do as many miles in Europe and the States as possible, given that the former USSR is off limits. Also happy to bag plenty of alpine passes....

I'm fairly relaxed about this one - anytime you venture away from the built environment under your own steam anything might happen = adventure. Burn him! :lol: Do we really need another pointless definition thread? And yes, I know I could just ignore it :wink: :grin: I'm also fairly cynical about p...

Some quality bivvies this month, well done all :-bd Neil, glad you found the ideal shelter. 'A' pitches get a lot of love on here as they are quick and simple and are a bit more resistant to wind and rain blustering about. I think there are a couple of poles on the classified at the mo. I bought a F...