Sorry Dave can't make Monday....well not at the rate I'm going

Shaf don't read the paper (or any news platform) regarding COVID-19. I've had great insight into the world of media for the past 5 months and it's scary. Go to the govt website and check there. Being on the trail I'm not up-to-date but if your struggling I can find out for you. All being well I'm lo...

Starting the Great North Trail this morning. Hoping to be at Cape Wrath end of next week. You can spot watch here:

https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php ... wAll=yes

Be starting about 7.30 ish

Hi Dave, I started from Dunsford Bridge. Anywhere on route is fine.

Love it - you even put a MP (muddy puddle) key. Trying to think of others now to. Tell you what it was hard to pace such a distance. Normally it's a very long day/multi day ride but this one you could push quite a bit harder knowing it'd be over very soon. Think your on to something with these short...

Sorry to report I didn't see any celebs out there today. It was a nice ride Shaf, thanks for putting it together.

has anyone tried a Berghaus hyper 100 jacket? Is that the one Karl had on the HT550 last year? He bought a plastic poncho at Contin so draw your own conclusions. Of course it might not be the same jacket. I've given up on super-light waterproofs when I want to stay dry/warm now. I take the minimali...

sean_iow wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:32 am

My time last year was 19 hr 45 min if that helps

How did you get on Sean

"Even the best lubricated chain in perfect laboratory conditions still generates about 4W of frictional losses from the start." Cheapest solution....don't use lube! :-bd :lol: Seriously though, that's eye watering. If I got that I think I'd produce more power trying to prove it was a worthwhile inve...

Flicking through the list I must be stupid because they all just seem like great ideas. :lol: My sensible ideas (head plans) are the following: Tour Divide Iditarod Trail Invitation Colorada Trail Fatbike North to South of Greenland Crossing the Baring Straits on Fatbike/Packraft Actually most of th...

If you don't mind it being a (fair) bit longer I'd be tempted to go towards hayfield from hadfield then take in Jacobs ladder, Jaggers Clough, The Beast then Cutgate....just like you didn't want

The last day of a grueling ride is upon us. Day 6 link is in the 1st post.

Day 5 is released. Link in 1st post. Spoiler alert, it's not the end!

whitestone wrote: ↑

Mon May 25, 2020 7:47 pm

So given the option between this



and this



which would you choose? Both sleep two.

Option 3 please Bob, my bivvy bag in the freezing cold just so I could be mad at Javi again

Day 4 has now been released. Link on the 1st post. If I was quick this would be my last day, luckily for you guys there's still 2 more to come

Day 3 is ready to read. Think this is harder than riding! Link in 1st post.

Of all the days you pick the one where I've already got stuff planned

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑

Sun May 24, 2020 3:50 pm

Karl wrote: ↑

Sun May 24, 2020 2:53 pm

Glad folk are enjoying it but please refrain from posting pictures of cows

My bad.. I deleted the first most fierce looking one. Can easily do the rest

Did you really I was only joking

What dreams are keeping you going at the moment? Actually talking of Karl, I'd really like to go riding in the Peaks with him showing me (or us) round, we'd sort of touched on it before but never got as far as doing anything about it. Looks like I've got something to look forward to now! So when lo...

Glad folk are enjoying it but please refrain from posting pictures of cows

Day 2 is up for you to enjoy/endure, it is the highland trail after all. Link in 1st post

I'm going to release my day by day story of the Highland Trail 2019. Heads up it was wet, cold and miserable...and I loved it. Hope you enjoy. Here's day 1 (and day -1 and -3)... http://karlbooth.com/2020/05/23/highland-trail-2019-day-1/ Day 2 http://karlbooth.com/2020/05/24/highland-trail-2019-day-...

Reg I tried to copy your idea but it just wouldn't come out like the authentic original. Don't let customs and excise know, they'll pull all my filament so I can't produce anymore fakes

Reg's bottle cage - original and best.

I use Solidworks, very expensive but it's for my everyday work so needs must.

I've tried to use Fusion 360 a while back and it just doesn't flow for me. Think it's the age old can't teach an old dog new tricks (or it might just be not very user friendly).

Very interesting, and nicely done I've not really delved into 3D printing, so only have a passing familiarity with it. I thought that printed components were relatively fragile, and not necessarily suitable for high load applications ( such as resisting the forces imposed by upwards of half a litre...