Hey all Is anyone at a loose end over the Bank Holiday weekend and fancies riding the South Lakes 100/Jenn Ride route? I was planning to ride the Dorset Gravel 100 but been busy the past month with house renovations and with the prospect of a few more weekends to come I'm keen to get out and enjoy a...

How about Alpamayo Designs?

Great guys, I met Paul on my travels and have had my hands on several of the prototypes and now production quality stuff.

You might even spot a few of my photos on their homepage ;-)

I've got a few bits which may be of interest:

- Salsa Pro Moto 2 XC Flat Bar - 11 degree sweep
- ODI Ruffians
- A tatty Fizik Gobi

Drop me a PM if you want photos of any.

Cheers

Mike

The BoomBotix speaker takes some beating: https://boombotix.com/, but it comes at a price.

I picked up a Outdoor Tech Buckshot last year which still has pretty good sound quality and is reasonbly priced.

How long is a piece of string? Its the perennial question every person embarking on a tour obsesses over. First up the biggest consideration is what part of the world you want to travel in is going to have the biggest influence on budget. 1st world regions like Europe, North America, Oz, Nz are all ...

I'll take an Airlock Extra - Kelp please.

Ace video Rich!

Inspiring....the pair of you

How did you get on Steve?

I've ridden various bits of the Peak 200 over the past year, thinking of having a stab it a bit later on in the year.

Gratton Dale was a horror show last time I rode it!

Price dropped to £55 posted.

Hey all After a pretty disastrous bank holiday weekend due to car troubles, I'm keen to get out for an overnighter this coming weekend. Forecast for the Peak is looking pretty favourable, dare I say 'sunny' even. Plans are reasonably open at the moment, was thinking of riding the northern section of...

Hey all A spring clean of the shed, has uncovered a spare wheel thats gathering dust. Rim: Mavic TN719 Hub: Hope Pro II Evo Disc Built by Keep Pedalling, used for about 6 months in used condition, but running true and bearings in good nick. I'll throw in a Conti Race King as well. £65 posted. PM for...

I've got a Viscacha and Large Tangle Bag (Digital Camo), both in great condition only used on two trips.

Feel free to PM me if those are of interest.

It's great to see the Alpamayo stuff finally in the wild. I had the pleasure of meeting Paul (one half of Alpamayo) whilst in Huaraz as he was just working on the initial prototypes of stuff for his own trip south through the Americas, as he was bitten by the bikepacking bug. Over the past year and ...

Hey all Sorry for the slow reply, I was enjoying the fine weather over the weekend and riding a bike ;-) Adventure....London....The first speaker of the night is going to talk about wild camping in London for a month...I'm really looking forward to hearing about his trip, after all you're only limit...

Hey Greg

I'm moving back in to my place in 'Fax later on in the month, so should be about more at weekends.

My diary is currently free for this weekend so definitely up for this!

Cheers

Mike

Sounds erm 'riveting' Zippy ;-)

I've got a couple of other dates pencilled in my diary, I'll post up nearer the time.

Hey all Just a quick heads up for any of you guys in London. I'll be talking at Tales of Adventure next Thursday, 17th March. If you're at a loose end, it would be great to see you. There are some details posted on the Tales of Adventure Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/151190311578589...

Looks a great trip.

The Pamirs, have been on my hit list for a while now.

Really must get there!

Like Cass, I've used a Carradice for a looooong time both for on road and off road after probably more than 15,000kms riding with one I think I've got a fair guage on them now. The bagman is a great idea, unfortunately I'd say for off road touring its not really suitable. Both Cass and I have had pr...

Its looking increasingly likely I'll still be in Northwich until July, so if you fancied joining forces we could ride down together Nick.

We never did sort that ride out over the summer

All the suggestions so far are really good, but I guess it really depends on your timescales, is it a quick weekend dash, or something over 3-4 days. There are some great suggestions here, and plenty I've not ridden. I still think the Capital Trail takes some beating, in terms of being able to cram ...

Coffee socks are a pretty good way to go, I picked one up in South America, probably time to buy a clean one ;-)

How much do you have in mind for the etrex 20 steve?

To be fair Stu, I've always thought the Piolet would make a stellar bikepacking bicycle, if it weren't for my love of fat tyres

This sounds bloomin brilliant Stu.

I'm hoping my plans fall through so I can come to this now ;-)

£20 seems pretty reasonable, like others have said BEER, we need BEER a hip flask can only last so long.