A couple of weeks back....some lovely Bearbones carbon poles, which thanks to Stu's advice will work with both the Trailstar and the small DD tarp. One 6 section pole with 2 bottom sections for inside the trailstar, with an additional top section for use with the flat tarp. One 3 section 1m pole. Ha...

Late post (again). March bivvy done on 22nd/23rd March so 3/3. Some good photographs above so I thought I'd stick in a few to show you the flatness of the Puszta, and just what the local riding is like for me at the moment :sad: The ferry across the river Koros is off at the moment so a sneaky cross...

My Kona Sutra, more of a tourer but also makes for a pretty good (if a wee bit heavy) gravel type adventure bike. It runs Deore 9 speed with a 48 36 26 chainset on bar end shifters. I think you can run 9 speed brifter with 9 speed MTB drivetrain but once you go 10 speed and above the two systems are...

2017 Genesis Longitude, £999. Full cromo frame/rigid fork, full shimano deore groupset with 2/10 chainset. 27.5/35mm wheelset with 2.8 tyres, will take 29er wheelset. 3 sets bottle bosses, anything cage mounts, mudguard/rack eyelets, 2 gorilla cages. :-bd Seconded, I love my 2016 Longitude. Rides w...

FlatlandAl wrote:He hasn't actually been.
How long did people have to wait for their fake trailstars to show up? Its 30 days since I ordered it - is this typical?

Al,
I ordered mine on the 6th Feb and it turned up on 3rd of March. Does seem to take a bit of time.
Peter

jameso wrote:Dissapointed, thought this was a Bob Seger thread and I wasn't alone in my dubious music tastes.

Nothing dubious about Bob Seger

I have the same problem at 5ft 5and a bit inches. I had to buy blind over the net and the best compromise I found was the Relevate Pika. I have tried it out on two bikes, on my Kona Sutra (700c) I have four inches of seatpost and 19cm (approx) from saddle rail to the top of mudgaurd (38mm tyres). Cl...

I was playing around with mine which I just got last Friday. I found the standard pitch, with 120cm centre pole a pretty good all round option. I think 130 cm could be good in more sheltered or calmer conditions, and (as I sometimes kayak in the Med) I could see a very high pitch, sort of maximum ex...

Thanks Stuart, I'll leave it for now and see how I get on. Last summer the tape came off the seams on my old Vango TBS and despite heavy rain it didn't leak. I see what you mean about the setting up tape, next time I have a wee practice I'll see if it makes a difference. Now to order some poles :gri...

AliE Trailstar arrived after about the best part of a month. I've had a play with it in the garden and I am seriously impressed with the quality. Thanks for the Bargain Alert and reviews of the item found here. The wind was funneling between the house and garage and even the first time managed to ge...

Bit Late posting, but February now done giving me 2/2. Decided to head up along the (anti) flood dyke of the River Koros then back down the other side of the river to a couple of likely spots. First one was good but went on to the second at the confluence of the Koros and Hortobagy Berrettyo which g...

Thanks Richard, knew diet was going to suffer, just been trying to renovate an apartment that's 4 hours drive away, but the worst is over. Now rewired, re plumbed, re gassed, bathroom fittings and new kitchen purchased, so only those need fitting now, then decoration. Budget was tight but managed no...

Apologies for the delay, 73.6 this morning. Link to original post: http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9019&p=106599# Only a little disappointed given what's been going on in the background (lots of stress) which (together with rubbish weather) led to a general lack ...

Sorry Norway, will be later today before I get home to scales, been away since Wednesday, trying to deal with a renovation. I'll get a weigh in this afternoon, but I'm not sure I'm heading in the right direction

@ JC. Don't give in, repeat must resist, must resist

Norway:. I'm away from home at the moment so I'll have to skip this weigh in, but I'm still in for the long haul. Seems a common theme at the moment that people are having a stressful time, same here, some problems with a renovation we are doing, which is 4 hours from where we live and means staying...

Good on you, and all best wishes for the training programme, you will get a lot out of it. Still miss it and was very frustrated when subsequent moves ruled out involvement. Peter, ex Skye and Dundonnel MRT's Subsequent to your last post, fatalities are a very unpleasant part of the job, sometimes v...

Wife and I got a Vango Omega 350 a couple of years ago for a cross Europe trip and then a car tour of the North West Highlands. It stood up to some pretty strong winds and rain on the west coast really well. It has a massive porch which we can sit in on camp chairs with a small picnic table and room...

Socrates:. "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing".

Confucius:. "True wisdom is in knowing what you don't know".

And many other variations thereof down through philosophical and theological traditions for millennia!

I'm off out now to faff with the new tarp

Thanks Dave, enjoyed that. @ Mike. I've put myself down for it this year and I too have been wondering about what approach to take. I think for me with the climbing involved 7 days would be a (hopefully) achievable target. Then again I once spent 5 days high camping in the mountains near Prali Gigo ...

Richard G wrote:Ti Goat Bivi arrived. I was amazed at how small it is compared to my beast of a Rab bivi.

Likewise, being new to the ultralight game I am impressed that with the Ti Goat, solo tarp poles etc that you can get a really good versatile shelter going for about 750g at a very reasonable cost.

Pressed the button on the Trailerstar clone, this will definitely need to be smuggled in :wink: Probably use it for a bit of backpacking/trips to the Alps where I can use walking poles. Guess for bike packing I'll have to get some very nice lightweight carbon poles, wonder where I could get those? :...

Salami, I find chunks of chorizo on the go are quite edible.
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And delivered a very nice Ti Goat Kestrel bivi bag. Seriously impressed and will be excellent for keeping the mozzies at bay. Incidentally on the kitchen scales it came in at 190 g a wee bit heavier than the advertised 160 g. Not a deal breaker for me though. How to other people find theirs weighing...

Looks a nice functional bike (in a retro kind of way) to me, probably best ridden whilst wearing a tie died t-shirt, flared jeans and desert boots for the ultimate Repack experience.
BTW, Zefal frame pumps are the bee's knees.
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January done (30.1.17) Up to the River Koros where I managed to find a spot where most of the snow had blown away. Tent up, took a wee mallet to get the pegs into the frozen ground (local gravedigger informs us it's frozen down to 80cm following six weeks of sub zero temperatures). Contemplated goin...