I think benconolli has it right the first night of the month follows the first day of the month and the first day of the month starts when you get up have breakfast and wonder where the hell the car keys are . The period before breakfast is the night of the last day of the previous month or possibly...

1/1. I didn't think I would manage to find the time to get out this month after the initial attempt at my January BAM was derailed by the offer of a warm dry but not necessarily wind free hotel room after a bit of a damp and draughty ride on the Saturday of the winter event ! But I enjoyed the motiv...

Thanks Sean that's Saturday nights winter event meal sorted if I don't end up at a pub .
Looking at the forecasts 400ml should be easily achievable

That sounds good Sean how much water is required for this culinary cocktail ?

A £25 down nightshirt from Lidl

12/12 December done , I have to agree with darbeze about the motivation thing these last two months i have struggled last month was definately a box ticking exercise as i felt this months was going to be . I set out into the longest night on Sunday and 5 minutes into the ride i got right into it war...

My personal favourite sums up the joy of being out there .

I have been watching this thread with interest as I get very cold feet when it's around freezing point tried just about every conceivable combination of socks with Shimano MW91 boots sized up, have to get off and walk to get circulation going I am interested in the gaiter idea which ones are you fol...

I hope to do the three events that I really enjoyed this year again next year . Winter Event Welsh Ride Thing Jenn Ride Love the make up your own route concept of the Bearbones events it was great seeing people going off in all sorts of directions on the horizon at the top of one climb . Jenn Ride w...

11/11 Another ride from home BAM last saturday 17th, i didnt have much choice as a very large moat appeared around the area and as a result getting out wasnt easy so went up the Malvern hills to one of the off the beaten track bits i know at about 10pm. Going out into the cold and rain from a nice w...

Thanks for mentioning the railway program Reg i have known and loved that line since I was a little boy , we had relatives that used to run the post office in Aberdovey so spent a lot of time holidaying there with mum and dad . Certainly made it a cheery Friday . Under milk wood has seen me through ...

10/10 Another trip down memory lane this month i had to do a local one due to lack of time which gave me an opportunity to ride from the door so should be pretty straightforward i hadnt bargained for the national trusts input! When i was a seventeen year old a few years ago now i spent a couple of m...

Went out for my BAM ride yesterday evening wearing padded lycra shorts under baggies stopped for a wee and when I got going again I obviously hadn't repacked properly as I was experiencing some rubbing first word that came to mind was w#nk%r which made me laugh . I went to the Bristol classic bike s...

9/9 As the weather was so good and i finished work early on Friday i decided another trip to Wales was in order got bike packed and set off for Talybont on Usk for this months BAM traffic bad around Monmouth so didnt get there until 6 pm quick unload and away in 10 minutes . The sun was just going d...

8/8 Another trip to mid Wales to try and find the elusive bridleway heading west from the claerwen river past Llyn Carw and on towards the bottom of the devils staircase it was made a lot easier this time as i decided to do it during the afternoons daylight hours i set off about 1.30 from Rhayader a...

If it's where I think it is its Welsh but only just and having a twin engined bicycle is a very good choice
to get up out of there .

7/7 I had hoped to continue with the idea to revisit places I used to regularly ride but that seem to have slipped of the radar unfortunately life got in the way so I will have to go back to the Jenn ride for this month's BAM . The whole experience once I finally got to Stavely was brilliant got to ...

I thought that but guess it now means Divide now finished

Brilliant well done Dave ,
making my first action of the day to look at my phone needs to be something special.

And me

I think if Stu was to knock up some pot stands you would have yourself a triple meths burner for multi course meal and beverages when ready replace meths with the candles for romantic dining experience !

In order of appearance , 1 - 1991 Diamondback Axis , The bike that lit a fire that still burns brightly still used as my touring bike for sustrans type routes and occasional rides . 2 - Pace rc200 f6 , Saw the frame hanging on a bike shop wall fell in love with it there and then a thing of beauty an...

6/6 I decided to go to the Radnor Forest for a late afternoon trip down memory lane I used to ride there quite often 15/20 years ago but have been passing through on the way to other places since then . What I did remember was the warm up and up lane from the village into the forest carried on climb...

I found the long and short routes on the wheelbase site, South lakes Jenn ride got me there and on the entry page it says Saturday 09.30 - Sunday 18.00.

Totally agree Bob it was a great start to the day when I saw Greg's post with Michelle half way across the water then later at Kinlochewe .
Does the Jenn ride constitute a group start I will know in a few weeks ?