Looking forward to hearing some stories , and now I'm swapping jobs I get the weekends free so hopefully there's another one

Same as Lazarus , bouncy tyres before a ride make sure I can here it sloshing ,if not top it up only ever take the tyre off when it's time to bin it ,never found any stanimals or anything like that ,think it's been about 6 months since I last topped up ,and no problems sealing a hole last week Paul ...

Stop it's burning into my mind's eye

Please,please stop I have a vivid imagination and you lot are ingraining images I don't want in it

Never ridden a 200 but had a plod around a Eastern and southern parts of Stu's big bear so can only speak for terrain expect no clear path in parts so just follow the line on your GPS ,tussocks and bogs a fair bit of pushing (for me anyhow) but then you'll find your on fast rolling forest roads tarm...

Event is of no interest to me as I'm way too slow to complete it in 7days..... So the same as the SRMR then? We get a bunch of (like-minded) folk together and ride the route in a sociable, fun and non-competitive way - simples! :-bd A nice couple of weeks would do it sampling the Berber food and ho...

Mart wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:04 pm

A very light parcel coming from the good old US of A. From John at Bearpaw
Just a question of £66 import tax to sort before I can have

Damn those customs guards

What the feck are you waiting for mart

Event is of no interest to me as I'm way too slow to complete it in 7days ,but I have travelled through north Africa , sometimes on treks spent a good while with work there and found 90% of the people grand ,the morrocans in city's can be a bit ropey ,daughters got chased through the souk in Marrake...

On a less serious note I do find less ale and more whisky in winter is what helps me sleep ,no need to get up at 4am for the old man p1ss ,so stay toasty warm in my bag instead

Can't fault them al ,like most of my kit they get abused and stand up well

The hoss and cart just arrived ,cheers Stu ,but very glad I sized up

Al wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:59 pm

Tan wall !
What width did you go for? Not sure 43s would clear my fork

I can only get 38's in the croix de fer but they come up quite large think they measure 39.6 and I didn't go for the tan wall just plain black think they were £27 from either tredz or Merlin

Same as rudedog just squish mine in with my sleeping kit

Nuke proof electrons here too with mountaineering boots

Have a look at gravel kings SK Al swapped my Riddler's out and they are a much more robust tyre but still roll really well

Mart wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:10 pm

Come on posite..... I'm getting impatient

Our post in the Midlands is still by horse and cart ,Mart

It's all kids when they get the hormones flowing and start turning into adults ,you just have to hope the things you've done with them in the past ,even the stuff they really didn't like but they got a great sense of achievement out of will resonate with them as they go through the faze ,on the plus...

Mart... you need an, 'even my grandma can use this' unit matey :-bd :lol: Even that might be too complicated :lol: They load these units with so much tech and connectivity but how much is really required I only need some maps, uploading route GPX's, and the ability to follow It's the ability to fol...

Yep done mine yesterday too ,didn't take long ,think I may have over diluted ,but put the hose on and everything is dry inside ,followed Stu's less is more on the basis I can give it a second coat if needed , hardest part was keeping Guinness the staffie from eating the pole and trying to attack the...

That's what I paid for mine a couple of years ago,it packs to about twice the thickness of a synmat ul7 Nd is double the weight if that matters in winter but only got cold once with it on my first night out with Scott and Mike and them Shropshire hills had dropped down to around -6/7 that February

I was gonna say the caveat is not 11 months in Scotland

Shaf a 350 would probably see you through 11 months of the year my 250 has seen me through 11 months with a down mat in winter ,the only time I've used my winter bag was at the winter event in Jan and then I was too warm and wished I'd had my quilt ,but then again last winter was quite reasonable

Rasta wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:22 pm

My Sealskinz socks are about 20 years old. Are newer versions better?
For me, they are just soggy socks but add warmth as long as I keep moving.

No exactly the same like wearing poly bags on your feet

Is seam sealing definitely required? I was going to try mine without it to see how it fared. Just pitched mine as I was gonna do it today before the rain started :roll: and from inside you can definitely see the holes where they've stitched it so I'm thinking it's definitely a better bet to do it