We're not destroying, maaan... we're creating...uncool and unmonetisable names for "having a kip outdoors between bike rides" (that will instantly become cool because of their nebulousity :geek: ). But I like JamesO's "camping sportives": it's rooted in chummy reality, rather tha...

Prefer smallish cars... The ferry from Italy is another good one - it would make yhe journey far more interesting. Caterham 7 Nothing smaller or greener (if you buy a green one :wink: ). Makes every drive an adventure, particularly via mountain passes. The essence of TLS motoring: put the hood up a...

Happy Birthday Stu

Alpinum wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:03 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:38 amvery windy

In real world, how many kilometres or miles per hours would this be? Without this information I can't warrant a reliable answer for realworld experience

I suspect Reg is already sewing anemometers onto his BB jersey, right next to the pandas .

I had a minor revelation last November when cycling in The Lakes: my techno-baselayer top became damp and clammy, so I removed it and spent the rest of the weekend wearing the fleece direct to skin and was warm & comfortable all weekend :-bd. Back home (after a bit of rummaging in the cupboards)...

Is there a prize for "longest bivi ride of the year"?

Raggedstone wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:50 am ...I did see my first Pushni-Pullyu.

Very lucky, as they only come out on April 1st .

JudithG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:18 pm How people goto work after a bivvy I'll never know!

Follow it with a "working from home" day with no meetings and when most staff are exercising their "flexible working" arrangements .

Evening All, I'm a bit more prepared for April BaM than I was for March. My general plan is to arrive at Chirk or Gobowen Station about 10:45 Saturday morning then pedal westwards, past the Wayfarer memorial, to Corwen or Cynwyd for dinner & bivi (both villages have a pub and a shop). Sunday: so...

Not a bargain as such …. How much for a water bottle :shock: https://www.camelbak.co.uk/pages/podium-steel-and-titanium?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=New+Traffic+ad+set+1&utm_content=New+Traffic+V1&fbclid=IwAR1AxOLHsF0eqPzn6fLWqOuEeV4aj51hLrA5Rx_epEgw23QBgIKGhbU6...

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5KwAueoScM/?igsh=MTg1MDNiY3Yybndycw== Meteorological optimism ( "weather will be better at the end of March") and general procrastination resulted in a last-minute Utility BaM in the local woods under my favourite Christmas tree :roll: . Despite that, it was a...

Congratulations Mr. Perrin
Here's to the next hundred

Haven't a clue, but the Black Lion in Leighton Buzzard just introduced me to the local delicacy that is...pickled egg squished up in a bag of cheese and onion crisps... :shock: So wrong...but ooohhh: soooo right :oops: I blame the dog: he kept dragging us into pubs...it's taken 5 hours to walk 2 mil...

We all have those less-than-perfect bivis sometimes. Well done for getting out .

I've just joined the RSF

I've just seen a badger, on the way back from the pub .

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPqRU5zT-oArjwlO6RQzngm8bCUUYi3dwXvD7RbISse10EWkr3fMSS78h3DUHKuTrEJ0yetEMj4o6EdGmgUah2KZJ0yJMeDtFsxzQruMvQ8GbmedrrRtpjLJRMI_u8jG5fG4SORczDYlB_AXuzJPww3_w=w1080-h1080-s-no-gm?authuser=0 Is that a "Rate My Bivi" app on your watch? :geek: Bivi qualit...

We need a special triplicate form to fill in. Pink copy sent to BB Towers for approval, blue copy to Phil for the files, yellow copy retained by the prospective BaMee and to be made available for perusal upon request by the BaM Inspectors during said iffy bivvy. Some of the more remote spots would ...

Here's one for the BaM lawyers... Was pondering last night, as I'm about to go on call on Wednesday and am feeling a bit rubbish; it'll be last chance saloon when I get off. Can I ride my bike on the rollers, pitch the tent outside my garden, on someone else's land (paddocks), then ride my bike on ...

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:37 pm "I've been brave" panda stickers

Also available from your local dentist

sean_iow wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:08 pm

Wot? No Ralph?

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:48 pm ... I live close to an oil refinery, car plant, aircraft manufacturer and a nuclear storage plant to name a few...

Wow! The Holy Grail of urban bivi spots .

It reads like the author no longer enjoys long-distance events, so should just give them up. It doesn't really matter and nobody really cares :lol: . Perhaps it's time for a different type of challenge :wink: . https://bikepacking.com/plog/fantastically-plastic-free/ https://bikepacking.com/plan/gui...

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Q8A92IKjF ... hnaTU5aA==

Not an "official" ford, but it was 30m wide, more than axle deep and had a thick silty bottom, so that's good enough for me .

Quickly followed some by Quality Urban Singletrack. Nice