Just seen this write up about an Inverness to Ullapool ride in the press...

That and the servicing is the major reason that when my forks that came with the bike collapsed I decided to get rigid forks. I also didn't want to be a couple of days ride from getting home again with collapsed forks.

Better arrest me then

My HT (charge cooker 3) went rigid with Sinuglar rooster forks on it after the Rockshox XC forks I had collapsed on day 2 of a trip and were unfixable. I spent the next 2 days with a rather slammed front and less than great handling. I think I just went with the A-C measurement. I really like the st...

Haha! Now it works...

...on the Guardian bike blog; 6th bike down. Looks pretty ace even with the laufs. Anyone here? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/bike-blog/2017/sep/17/pimp-my-ride-readers-reveal-the-secrets-of-their-bike-modifications Don't seem to be able to get a photo or screen grab to load to BB just now.

Ah right , had no idea about peerie Friday and asked a few shetlanders who didn't either. Yeh Simmer Dim bike rally is either the weekend before or after the solstice depending on his it falls. If we ever did an event we could do the opposite weekend (seems to mainly piss it down for their weekend)....

My stove is basically this https://vimeo.com/64726512 But made with a small energy drinks can so even smaller than a coke can. I made a windshield from heavy duty foil and it all fits inside a 650ml Ti mug with matches/firesteel and bit of cloth for wiping and holding the handle and a small insulati...

...Was worried about the thread being derailed but then realised its your thread anyway :grin: Drinking is a 'national' pastime here ( other than for me), but I've never heard of peerie Friday and just asked a friend whose a full blood jarl squading drinking Shetlander and he's not heard of it eithe...

October and November are definitely not prime cycling times in Orkney or Shetland :lol: Just depends on how character building you want your trip to be, atleast it rarely gets real cold, no midgies then and no tics. I met a lad the other week on a 26er who'd had to resort to hitching with his bike t...

Fantastic trip, bike and mountains. Cheers for the write up seriously jealous

Yeah, sounded a bit 'Shetlandic'

If you (or anyone) are ever coming up this way give me a shout. Though there's little off-roading to be done other than a few short routes to very lovely coastal areas there's lots of nice on-road touring to be done.

Nice write up, pity about the bad spell of weather you had. Hoping to do the western isles maybe next year with a friend

Wel I'd be quite happy with that claim to fame

Yeah, its a lot more than a wee houwff, which is what I was expecting. 5 star accommodation for sure

Cheers

Cheers

So my September trip didn't go to plan as my friend was pretty unfit from 3 months at sea and got a sore backside on the first day, but we had a good bit of fun on quiet roads and easy estate tracks. Knocked on a few bothies doors and even used the tent I'd taken as a just in case measure. We got a ...

Looking up to the other side where the windows are. Its ace...

Just back at my mates house after a different trip than planned. Will write up and video when home, but the fishermans lodge appears to be what Alladale estate's shows as their 'Badger Hide' on the estate interpretation panel. It basically a very nice hide over looking the river with a stove, benche...

From the Big Agnes site...

Enter the Columbine Skirt; filled with a warm layer of synthetic insulation and a quilted design to be flattering and not bulky

The sport pursuit link is a different model the down zirkel, not what you posted originally. Mystery over

I'm sad so looked it up with a view to a possible prezzie for my wife for an extra camping layer as she get a cold backside I'd imagine she might like it over leggings in camp.

I see its not actually down, but synthetic.

Ready for the off with 3 man tent in the bars, though I may now ditch it at my mates before setting off with the fishing bothy sounding promising.

Ta

So about NH408867 then??

I just use pretty cheap bog standard gaiters, but I get ones that fit and wear them properly, not like that

I also fit a small cable tie between my bottom shoe lace loops/holes to hook the gaiter over to save wearing through the laces. Top Tip