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I have 4 days in early May, so planning to 'enthusiastically tour' the Western portion from Fort William to Tarbet. I only really know the bit around Dunoon, from the Dirt Dash, and some very midgey camping on Ardnamurchan, so keen to explore. Though if the weather looks great, I'm going hill walki...

Lazarus wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:25 pm Is there a gpx as i dont have OS

*sigh* I rashly assumed the OS link would allow non OS users to download...
PM me your email John and I'll send it to you. that goes for anyone else too.

I was eyeing up the specs of the Garmin light, and reading the blurb. I get what they are trying to do but my considerable experience is that people squeeze past you too close because they are dicks, not because they haven't seen you. Being warned of this doesn't really add any value as there is typ...

Cheery enough - contemplating my April BAM, and thinking a wander round Fife is probably a better bet than heading up to the Cairngorms as it's looking a bit wintery up there this weekend - ironic given the drookit winter we've had. Hopefully a less dull BAM than last month! In the meantime, I'm hav...

Packet of crisps please, hold the egg!

Probably do-able on a gravel bike... Is it just Corrieyairack you're uncertain about regarding tyre width? I find the hairpins hard going no matter the width of the tyres. I've never been out West into Ardnamurchan or the peninsulas, I am interested in going. But there is a lot of road (but actuall...

I developed this route a while back and it was 500 miles starting at Tyndrum. I've now re-jigged it to start at Balloch (good and regular train service from Glasgow) and added in a bit around Argyll to miss out the Trunk road schlep round Loch Fyne the 500 route used (hence it now being 550 miles). ...

Fatbikerphil, Counting adders on the isle of Arran. Could almost be a joke! On the off chance it isn't how many did you count /add? No really, we were :grin: 19 in total in 4 transects in Glen Rosa - bit of an adder top spot and the NTS are doing the woodland re-generation thing (mainly by excludin...

Isn't it a bit early compared to a normal year ? I thought that. Now trying to identify a bird that's taken to visiting - about the size of a Great tit but with a big white chest and black head. Coal tit? First swallow earlier, loads of skylarks and a selection of small birds of prey. Of more inter...

Staying on the music theme, today's my last Paul McCartney day. The younger readers might not get the reference :wink: You 65 then Bob? After yet another hectic week at work (HVS in climbing terms, only just managed the crux move this afternoon to get me to 'top' i.e home time.) Had some restrained...

Always good to read proper trip reports Pete; in addition to those on the BAM thread!

If you have the space under your stem, one of these will support the bottom of the harness and will help keep it away from the head tube and front wheel -
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories ... -mm-0-deg/

The shallower the angle of the suspension the greater the force - in theory if your hammock was strung perfectly horizontal there'd be an infinite force acting on the wall I think you might need to check your working there Bob :wink: But it's a fair point... Although with the right fixings and appl...

At the risk of being flippant, I was thinking along the lines of.... Gab - "Alright me old son, how's it going. Now. I want you to listen very carefully - you've to tell everyone they have to be nice to each other, got it?" Mohammed (after recovering from the considerable shock of having a...

The wording on the website almost admits it's a stretch (reading between the lines) and it also states there is evidence for them on the mainland at the locations they list but none for here. The consultation was meant to be completed and the introduction was supposed to be 2023. This has probably ...

Smidge also keeps ticks off and made from natural ingredients. Plus will keep the midges at bay - given the mild winter, the midges are going to be out in force this year.

That puts in my mind a vision of someone pointing sternly at a Beaver gnawing a tree down - "NO!"

What they said, although I take a bigger bottle or a water bladder in my frame bag, but with never more than 1l in it (I often forget to fill up so like to carry a bit more) A couple of bottles on the forks work OK but can pick up mud. A bottle on the down tube and a crud catcher is better in my vie...

AKA the Darth Vader helmet - there was some apocrypha in the '80's that they used a Simpson bandit as the basis for Vader's lid....
Jealous, but would look a bit daft riding a '60's Triumph.

Went to Halfords today after yet another lost rear light. Me being in black clothing I wasn't gonna risk a blind driver. The Viz150, 300 and 100 were £30, £40 and £21 respectively. Quick check on the website and they'd obviously been price matching others. Prices of £21, £30 and £16. Aero post frie...

Happy birthday Stu, being in your 50's is much worse than being 50

Sorry to hear that Jimmy, glad you are recovering. Seems to be a few mishaps going on this year... The pic of your specs reminds me of those old safety films you got shown at school telling you not play on building sites etc - the shots always switched from a youth with a look of horror on his face ...

...and brought a new GRX mech to replace the 105 one that exploded spectacularly the other day. Thought while I was replacing it, I might as well get something that will cope with a larger cassette without swapping the goat link in and out, shift better, and... be more clutchy. But I can't escape t...