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- Sat Sep 23, 2017 11:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where would you go?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3133
Re: Where would you go?
A version of the Camino. Not the most difficult. But something on my bucket list.
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Getting better a bikepacking/bikepack racing?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3332
Re: Getting better a bikepacking/bikepack racing?
If you want your skills sharpened up ride with someone better than yourself. Someone who likes a bit of exploring and bush wacking, and will show you a few new challenging bits of trails. Someone who will push your skill limits, because if they can do it so can you.... eventually.
- Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:04 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aviemore locals....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2237
Re: Aviemore locals....
Thanks
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- Sat Sep 09, 2017 4:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aviemore locals....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2237
Re: Aviemore locals....
Is the butchers in the car park behind boots the perfume shop, and thus next to Mike's bikes?
- Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:25 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aviemore locals....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2237
Re: Aviemore locals....
Please do.
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- Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:24 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Cairngorms Loop - Sept Start
- Replies: 126
- Views: 44478
Re: Cairngorms Loop - Sept Start
For those travelling up next Friday. Depending on your travel times and route you might want to try and avoid the new forth road bridge. It's been an hour or more wait during rush hour. Today (friday) its was well over an hour from 3pm onwards, and it was over an hour on the kincardine bridge as wel...
- Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Aviemore locals....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2237
Aviemore locals....
I was in Aviemore four weeks ago and the new petrol station looked almost completed, and I was wondering if it is open yet or when will it open?
Thanks
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- Fri Sep 01, 2017 7:18 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scotland Winter Bivi.
- Replies: 138
- Views: 41498
Re: Scotland Winter Bivi.
So we know the date. Do we know the venue yet?
Cheers
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Cheers
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- Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:36 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Ultra-endurance MTB Events?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10871
Re: Ultra-endurance MTB Events?
Yes thanks.boxelder wrote:JustChris - sounds like the GT24
And it seems to be Facebook group entry.
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- Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Ultra-endurance MTB Events?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10871
Re: Ultra-endurance MTB Events?
Scotlands european, anyway, Alasdair and Tam of this forum did a low profile race recently. Sort of bikepacking but you could do it in 20 hours if you are really quick. Gary tompsett organised it. It's from Glasgow docks, milnigavie, up the whw, then using a variation of the great glen to Inverness....
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: ITT gear reduction
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11248
Re: ITT gear reduction
Always take the bog roll!chris n wrote: Don't bother with a lock, bog roll...
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: ticks and spandex!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1249
ticks and spandex!
OK.... Lycra. It's very tight fitting, with silicone cuffs, but does Lycra keep ticks out, and thus not attaching? I was out with a friend, who took the piss a bit about me wearing lycra. I have always found it comfier, drier and easier to move about the saddle, but he said it was bull that it preve...
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Does it feel like October everywhere?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7570
Re: Does it feel like October everywhere?
Got sunburn in aviemore yesterday.....
- Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Transcontinental 2017 - TCRNO5
- Replies: 142
- Views: 45629
Re: Transcontinental 2017 - TCRNO5
It's because there are checkpoints not a set route. You make your own route.BreninBeener wrote:.
My attempts at watching this are currently frustrated by the site not showing peoples coveed distance or race oosition other than the numbers on the map. Is it working for anyone else?
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New rear tyre
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1932
Re: New rear tyre
Xking 2.4 protection works well in the cairngorm. Fast, tough, light enough, but a little grippy compared to your other suggestions. But that's no bad thing.
Yep keep away from crossmark 1. Super fast but super slick in the moist. Deadly in the wet.
Yep keep away from crossmark 1. Super fast but super slick in the moist. Deadly in the wet.
- Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:02 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Cairngorms Loop - Sept Start
- Replies: 126
- Views: 44478
Re: Cairngorms Loop - Sept Start
Take the 27+ if the water levels are high, the plus tyres will float and you can use it like a raft!ZeroDarkBivi wrote:For those of you who have ridden this before, what bike would you choose between;
A Salsa Spearfish
A Rigid 27+
Both have gears, I am not crazy...or strong!
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Selfsupported ethics.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7987
Re: Selfsupported ethics.
I think that will do me. And as Jameso says it's the style you do it.Dave Barter wrote:. No point grassing, simply downgrade them on the respectometer.
I just want to be totally clear about what is and not allowed.
Cheers.
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- Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Selfsupported ethics.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7987
Re: Selfsupported ethics.
Sean_iow, you're correct. Once the timer starts you can ring. Always has been that way. Sean and Greg- I read it as TD rules 4. Modus operandi. Blah blah blah- any services utilized must always be commercially available to all challengers and not pre-arranged. I don't see where the rules defines th...
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 1:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Selfsupported ethics.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7987
Re: Selfsupported ethics.
I know where I stand but a blog sort of made me question things. Is good planning knowing the phone number of hotels on the way...
No names and event changed to protect the innocent.
Cheers guys.
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No names and event changed to protect the innocent.
Cheers guys.
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- Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Selfsupported ethics.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7987
Selfsupported ethics.
Help me out. Read a blog recently and something jumped out at me as being against the sort of rules of selfsupported bikepacking racing. Are these ok with you. 1.Is it ok if you were in the GD of the HT550 to phone the chippy in Fort Augustus to see if they had a certain type of food. Say black pudd...
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Power Meters in Bikepacking
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9293
Re: Power Meters in Bikepacking
I use virtual power training on my turbo. I use my turbo quite alot due to time constraints. I find it a huge benefit, sticking to the prescribed workouts. I had a borrow of a mtb with a stages, and was not particularly impressed. But the terrain I was on did not help. Rough technical riding with a ...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: TDR 2017
- Replies: 288
- Views: 88374
Re: TDR 2017
Was it one or two days?GregMay wrote:JP into the second half of the Basin now, onto the racers re-route.
He's top 10 now after starting a day behind everyone.
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Trackleader.......raam
- Replies: 1
- Views: 627
Trackleader.......raam
Had a quick look on trackleaders at RAAM. I know it's not bikepacking/selfsupported but it is very impressive how fast they are covering ground especially the solo riders.
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: advice. synthetic bags.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10673
Re: advice. synthetic bags.
That looks pretty good. And it's a smidge larger than the OOM raid.Bearbonesnorm wrote:Have you seen the Cumulus 'Dynamic' Chris?
http://sleepingbags-cumulus.eu/uk/categ ... =120&vid=6
500g and a stated 8 degree comfort rating.
Thanks.
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: advice. synthetic bags.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10673
Re: advice. synthetic bags.
Much to ponder. Thanks guys.
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