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by JoseMcTavish
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: Routes
Topic: Deeside Way?
Replies: 3
Views: 4655

Re: Deeside Way?

As Phil said, mostly flat with the exception of the bits where it doesn't follow the original railway route, notably the section through Scolty Forest and the evil bit round the back of Kincardine O'Neil that lobs in a big hill to avoid the road. Overall though, it's a very pleasant ride with lovely...
by JoseMcTavish
Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:58 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2024
Replies: 405
Views: 19375

Re: Bivvy a Month 2024

Well guessed Phil! Yep, I'm off the mark for the year too. I headed out late on Monday as I was headed to Glasgow for work the following day, so it was my last chance to squeeze in my January BAM. As usual, I wasn't free to leave till after 11pm so just aimed to hit a small patch of forest out past ...
by JoseMcTavish
Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:16 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 182443

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

Cheers, yep - I hope to post with a little more consistency this year!
by JoseMcTavish
Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 182443

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

Sorry folks, I'm very late to the game but thought I'd add myself to the list! :grin: It was a mad year, with very little free time to even browse the forums but I did manage some big rides and a whole set of BAMs at least. I only managed to get up to March posted initially so here's my catch up: Ap...
by JoseMcTavish
Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:40 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 182443

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

For March I was determined to reach my intended bivy spot regardless of what the weather thought. Luckily, the weather was kind enough not to rain as I made my way out to Echt and up the track to the Barmekin Hill Fort to set up in the trees below the summit. Obviously, the minute I sat down in the ...
by JoseMcTavish
Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 182443

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

I apologise profusely for the time warp that I seem to live in where I can never manage to post my bivy rides up in any kind of good time. Some beautiful pictures turning up here as usual, so I'll have to settle in for a good proper read through. Anyway..... February (Yes, I'm that far behind) was a...
by JoseMcTavish
Sat Feb 11, 2023 1:24 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4898
Views: 1190390

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

I second that recommendation - have worn these through some seriously bad weather and come out the other side with miraculously dry hands. Don't own any other gloves that come close to that performance. Even the XL size are not really that big however, if you want to wear a glove underneath them.
by JoseMcTavish
Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 182443

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

Hello again all, I've enjoyed catching up with everyone's exploits after a year out of the BAM business. After a badly timed COVID infection killed off my fifth consecutive year of BAMing before it had even began, I took the rest of the year off in a huff :lol: I've not missed stressing about trying...
by JoseMcTavish
Tue Jan 03, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Road Touring - (relatively fast and light)
Replies: 13
Views: 721

Re: Road Touring - (relatively fast and light)

How about just getting a really light wheelset with 28m slicks on the Pipedream - should make it feel a lot more nippy? 28mm set up tubeless should give plenty of comfort on the road too.
by JoseMcTavish
Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:00 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
Replies: 828
Views: 202074

Re: Bivvy a month 2022

Thanks chaps, I'll hopefully be well enough for a few laps of the garden and a night out in time then! :-bd
by JoseMcTavish
Sat Jan 29, 2022 4:35 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
Replies: 828
Views: 202074

Re: Bivvy a month 2022

Looks like my habit of leaving things till the end of the month has finally caught up with me. Positive COVID test yesterday means I'm trapped at home for the next few days. Looks like my run is stopping at 48 months - pretty gutted :cry:
by JoseMcTavish
Fri Jan 07, 2022 2:10 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99364

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

It's too easy to do this with Strava!

2020 = 2467m
2019 = 3571m
2018 = 3695m

Could have done the actual climbing figures too, but decided to stop whilst it was on the verge of healthy obsession :shock:
by JoseMcTavish
Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:06 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99364

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

Tell me about it! I'm trying to resist going back and comparing previous years :lol:
by JoseMcTavish
Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99364

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

:lol: To be clear, the total elevation of all the locations that you chose to bivy at, rather than that gained during the ride. So if you slept on a beach every month, you would be barely scraping double figures. My results, thanks to living near the coast during garden bivy times: Dec 165m Nov 71m ...
by JoseMcTavish
Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99364

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

Thanks Cheeky! Yeah. Neither Braeriach nor Nevis seem like a pleasant prospect with a bike. Yeah, Macdui's definitely the pick of the top 3 for a bike! Now here's a thought - who had the highest and lowest cumulative elevation for the year if they add up the elevation of their bivy spots for each mo...
by JoseMcTavish
Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:08 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99364

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

:lol: Colin edges it - I was probably about 5m lower than the summit, dagnamit! Suppose I better push on a bit for Macdui this year...
by JoseMcTavish
Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:28 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99364

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

Need to do some serious catching up with everyone's posts, but work, kids and sleep seem to get in the way of any extraneous internet activity over the past year! The few spare bits of time have been taken up with BAMs wherever I can fit them, so I have managed to complete a full year again. Haven't...
by JoseMcTavish
Wed Oct 20, 2021 4:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Any group starts in March?
Replies: 37
Views: 5433

Re: Any group starts in March?

Cairngorms Loop in March, just a couple of weeks after t-shirt weather in February :lol:

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highlanddrifter.com/bam-2019-march
by JoseMcTavish
Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:27 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Mini-bikepacking trip with mini people - Benno Boost E Review
Replies: 15
Views: 2477

Re: Mini-bikepacking trip with mini people - Benno Boost E Review

Loved all of that - cargo bike definitely makes sense for these adventures if you have one, especially when you have gear to carry for two kids!
by JoseMcTavish
Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:56 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Guisachan House and Glen Affric
Replies: 8
Views: 1783

Re: Guisachan House and Glen Affric

Thanks Bob, I enjoyed the history and pictures of an area I've always meant to spend more time just hanging around in. That path from Cougie gave me some flashbacks to the first time we did a coast to coast ride. We did it the opposite way, pushing up the faint path towards Cougie, all the while bei...
by JoseMcTavish
Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Replies: 952
Views: 115286

Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

It's obviously outrageously expensive at the moment, but if this turns up in a few years as a kit you can add to any pair of wheels without much weight penalty for 50 quid or so, I'd snap it up and thank those affluent halfwits that funded its development! :smile:
by JoseMcTavish
Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:31 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: The Hebridean Way
Replies: 28
Views: 4791

Re: The Hebridean Way

Borderer wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:57 pm That sounds great - let me know if you make definite plans - I would have something to offer you in that case....
Intriguing - need to get organised for next year! :grin:
by JoseMcTavish
Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:52 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: The Hebridean Way
Replies: 28
Views: 4791

Re: The Hebridean Way

Loved that whole thing and have made lots of metal notes of places we didn't get to on our trip back in 2010. Have always had it in mind to go as the whole family and they're just about old enough to manage some of it at least :smile:
by JoseMcTavish
Thu Aug 19, 2021 3:12 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99364

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

That looks like a grand weekend and I love the swim spot! Meanwhile, I'm still playing catchup with my posts for previous months. May was one of my favourites, as I had Jose Jr with me, who loves any kind of sleeping and living outdoors. We had to go to our usual spot in Glen Quoich as he loves it t...
by JoseMcTavish
Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:15 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Cairngorms Loop Video
Replies: 33
Views: 3711

Re: Cairngorms Loop Video

I really enjoyed that video, thanks. The best bit about it was your appreciation of the surroundings - it reminded me to never take it for granted, even in places I'm very familiar with, such as the Cairngorms.