And heres me goin in the rigid direction after finding a stockist with a large framed brother big bro in clay bit more bike packing specific and a rather good deal with an XT build with Hunt wheels should be landing this week

What about them ergo grips ? cant comment on them myself but reviews look ok from a comfort point, thought i'd throw that in that's all

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32695338570.html Bought last year for 76 english pounds first use was a pissing down with a rain solo mission onto the Horseshoe pass in N.Wales and the second use was the Capital Trail for 3 nights use in high winds and some rain, reasonable build quality tbh for the m...

Escape Goat wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:28 pm

Leerowe76 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:14 pm 2nd WRT for me, no idea what bike this time round, but hopefully a bit more organised this time round

Both me and you know what you should be on

I know mate, so many options have to wait n see eh

Me and 10 others are riding the Pyrenean route in last week of Aug 2020 (Roadie holiday), I've not actually planned any of this myself i'd be happy to pass on some info regarding the logistics of what we are doing in terms of getting this done, firstly we have 2/3 people travelling over in a hired v...

This looks EPIC

2nd WRT for me, no idea what bike this time round, but hopefully a bit more organised this time round

Maxx-D on the bars Joystick on the lid although i do like the Diablo/Equinox. Exposure all the way, pricey yes but you get what you pay for imo

https://www.strava.com/routes/13371054

Degs>>Prestatyn across the Clwyds down the Offas to Prestatyn , hope the link works

As a regular across the clwydian range mostly using the fireroads through the forest up toward the top plenty of stuff to ride around there and from experience i've never had to many complainers about where to ride around there, myself and a few mates do a yearly Offas Dyke ride starting from home h...

Minge Spring sounds interesting

I'd have to say my first proper mtb paid for by myself 1995 Gary Fisher Aquilla in green, Rock Shox Judy's, X-Lite bar ends and V-brakes thought it was the dogs nuts at the time, 600 quid if i remember right The Treks i own now aint to bad tho

I run 1x11 XT set up with a 34T absolute black oval on the front and can sometimes geta little grindy when going through lots of shitty mud and gloop which I try to avoid, maybe it has something to do with the narrow wide I'm not sure. A good clean and re-lube should be fine though, I normally use t...

Stuck at work all weekend and the weather looks perfect :sad: I’m planning on heading out for an overnighter on Monday but can’t decide whether to head north to the Ridgeway/Ivinghoe area or south to the SDW. It’s 50:50 on distance so might have to flip a coin to decide. Same .........Days Sat/Sun ...

htrider wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:27 pm https://bikepacking.com/plog/oregon-timber-trail-video/
Was reading / watching this at lunch time - looks good, must get over the old US and do some stuff like this before I fall off my perch

Exactly that brilliant watch

Worlds worse snacker here, looked at this thread a few times thought I'd post something :lol: Current weight is 83kg always aiming for 80kg but working shifts is a tough one no real routine and i know thats not an excuse but i do find myself having a snack or two on nights mainly through boredom, mu...

Out of interest Phil is it easy enough to set up a blogspot as line yourself I’d like to remember where I’ve been and share rides n kit etc CIA

Finally got round to my first solo night out and chose to ride up onto the horseshoe pass and yes it pissed it down for most of the way up so I was pretty soaked when I arrived, And was wondering what waterproofs are actually waterproof and more importantly breathable the expensive kit doesn’t alway...

I currently own a Trek ex fuel 9.8, Trek Procaliber project one build amongst other stuff, I could sell the fuel to fund the bike packing bicycle and have change then sell the the Procaliber and put the money to a short travel full suss basically to have 1 do it all bike, something has to give I thi...

Cheers, doesn’t seem to have any info on the reviews or specs descriptions
Only asking as I’ll want an additional set of 29er Hope wheels to go with the bike as well as the 650+

Just out of interest as I can’t find it anywhere are the newer Longitudes 142 or 148 boost ?? CIA

Not really to fussed over the weight of these as I know roughly what they from when I owned the high latitude aiming for comfort and loading up with bags and value for money seems to tick the box

After owning a high lat genesis which I loved and don’t really know why I sold on anyway after looking at the longitude the 2016 had an alloy fork and then went back to a steel fork on newer models anyone got one in here and what’s their impressions/review on the bikes basically for the money I’m gu...

Currently looking at the Etrex or Oregon myself and getting shut of my Garmin 820 which I thought be a good unit for navigation but seems its not as good as my old 800 which I'll use locally and hopefully an Etrex or Oregon for bike packing purely for navigation and battery life

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