That lomo one looks interesting and cheaper. I'd be a little concerned that it relies on a single rubber band to hold it all on, but I guess you could cable tie it for more peace of mind.

Be interested to hear the testing feedback

I've been looking at these topeak ones https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Topeak-6-Smartphone-Drybag_76604.htm?gclid=CjwKCAjwmqHPBRBQEiwAOvbR861Kf1xPnIPDQ8Z05hTFqHJSd813ad9ZewpKt819vZPEcLXeqJfd6BoCgO0QAvD_BwE They do other sizes and a stem cap mount http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-ridecase-stemcap-mount/?lang=...

Sportives are not bimbling! Bimbling involves cafes, cakes and photos instead of paying silly money to be in a non-racing race. Audax? Nah audax is still too formal to be bimbling, but close :wink: I have couple of friends I ride with occasionally who I call the 'freewheeling bimbleurs'. Hardly a b...

Sportives are not bimbling!

Bimbling involves cafes, cakes and photos instead of paying silly money to be in a non-racing race.

Viva la bimbleur

As you say, in practise all that normally happens is you'll get told to bugger off. No one's going to be taking you to court or the police being involved unless there was some long term ongoing issue being pushed/created or aggravation involved.

BTW Another +1 for the bimbleurs

Yup the law is barmy. You could get done under highways act for cycling on a footpath prow, but cycle in the field alongside it and its just trespass so potentially only a civil wrong that would go no where. Cycling on a bridleway is not actually a right (unlike walking and horse riding), its just a...

Reminds me I missed a both off my list! My only fear/been on edge has been at a remote bothy when estate workers have raced up/past it in the middle of the night on quads with lights blazing as it seemed they circled the bothy a few times. Was worried I might be squealing like a pig before dawn :o G...

Sorry for the hijack :oops: , but what is the widest you should run on a 29" with 19mm internal? I've got some 2.3 geax sturdy on just now, slow and heavy but were cheap and have certainly lasted without puncture. Seem to think that's probably about as wide as I could sensibly go?? Cheers :-bd

Maverick.

Fantastic, free, a range of Map's to use including OS 1:25k

I've been using it for years. Just scroll through the areas of interest in the scale you want and it caches it to your phone.

Not many for me as I don't usually do bothies, but here's mine... 1.Camban (S) 2.Burnmouth (Sx3) as cold as a morgue so usually camp outside 3.Badger Hide (S) 4.Ryvoan 5.School House 6.Creag Mhor A few of the 'bothy type' places (Bods) in Shetland... Johnny Notions(Sx2) Nesbister (S) Windhouse Aithb...

A giant wood gas stove by the looks of it. I have a couple of backpacking sized wood gas stoves (one i made)and they're pretty efficient, but $300?!

Yeh, freemantle to Adelaide, Adelaide to Melbourne, Melbourne to Canberra, Canberra to Sydney. Each leg done as an unsupported solo ride with 20km before and after the change over allowed as a joint non draft ride with next legs rider No over all time limit and no stipulated rest/stop times. Certain...

Filled it in. Some questions are hard to answer properly like how do you prefer to get to a bikepacking route? Its not usually a question of preference, I'm sure most of us would prefer to set off from our front door, but it not usually practical, so you work out what ever is practical. I'm not look...

Ta! Never looked at that.

Cheers
My issue might be due to width as its narrower than recommended when I had a (road) bike fit with a saddle pressure map. Was always fine for up to 3-4 hours though.

SSGeorge how'd you find the spoon saddle?

Mine is fine for shorter rides, but after every long day(for me, 120km) I've get a sore patch. Could be due to terrain/damp though.

Been using a WTB rocket lately which I like, but it restricts movement off the back of the seat due to its width.

Originally a 2014 charge cooker 3 hardail. Went rigid after forks failed, went dropbar due to wrist issues with flat bars. rsz_img_20170817_184702.jpg Here with tri-bars on for a mixed gravel roads trip and larger than usual tent for camping with a mate (Alpkit Jaran 3). https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0...

The torches for up helly aa up here are wrapped in dense hessian and then soaked in a mix of paraffin and diesel I think. I don't know the actual mix though.

They burn well in high winds and for a long time. Could be worth a try?

I guess basically what he ∆ said while I was typing.

Hi

No, I enjoyed it. And I like his adventures. :cool: Was interesting that he'd chosen a rigid bike too. Comment about luggage was just that as we never saw him enjoy any hostelries I'm assuming he had food for 3 days (and maybe stove kit), 'tent clothing', sleeping bag and mat, tools/spares, plus the...

Matt wrote:I've got a Steripen BNIB that I want rid of

Got to ask why/you want rid of it? Have you used one before?

I did see an online review with growing bugs in petridishes from various types of clean and 'infected water' that had been steripened or not.

Out of interest does anyone use a steripen? Just came across them recently and wondered how practical they are for regular use if you were on a trip I.e. battery life and weight. On the face of it seem good, waggle it in your bottle for 90sec and that's that. Though one review recommend doing it twi...

This is a new and different program
Erm... I'd hazard a bet that he's not carrying all his own gear and food for the 3 days, but i could be wrong...

Still on iPlayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095dxkd

I didn't find the Postie's path hard for the same reason but the track in the upper part of Glen Tilt is the opposite slope nowhere near as hard as the Postie's Path and I walked almost all of that. The single track on glen tilt after falls of tarf got me. It was day 3 and the bike was fully loaded...