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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: West highland 550
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3412
Re: West highland 550
Bing Maps suggests that the singletrack is part gravel stalker's path, part underwater for 2km. I suppose if I wanted to save wet feet I could go by the road, there won't be heavy traffic there. 40mm tyres I can ride at almost 30km/h on heavy road and nice gravel, 2.8" can barely reach 20km/h o...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: West highland 550
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3412
Re: West highland 550
Probably do-able on a gravel bike... Is it just Corrieyairack you're uncertain about regarding tyre width? I find the hairpins hard going no matter the width of the tyres. I've never been out West into Ardnamurchan or the peninsulas, I am interested in going. But there is a lot of road (but actuall...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Front Harness / Longer Bag?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2997
Re: New Front Harness / Longer Bag?
Anyone know where I might be able to get high quality clamps like these? My Oxford clamp (hinged rather than double clamped) has not budged since I attached it three years ago, even shimmed with bar tape to fit my small diameter handlebar. Light/GPS mounted to a single bar extender. https://www.oxf...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:02 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
- Replies: 101
- Views: 4419
Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Micro-hydro schemes certainly have their place. A lot of disturbance during the installation but nature does hide things quite well given time. It'd be interesting to see the current state of the ground around the scheme being installed in 2017 above Loch Claire in Torridon. There's a micro scheme ...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:55 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: A Trossachs Overnighter
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3042
Re: A Trossachs Overnighter
Eventually, I made it over to view Loch Lomond from above. Now, that descent down is steep. Steep enough to walk down a lot of it. I didn’t want a fall or a mechanical. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHd4nDBLH-PJ8a185-FlPZjO-1SIh48jtAECX0xbCvfjSAOksUYV5jUMppUloo34lXH3oenq1oSeSLR4LTGIkOsAD...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:40 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Everythings gonna be bloomin aching!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2802
Re: Everythings gonna be bloomin aching!
Can you get stung by nettles if your arms and legs are already one continuous nettle rash? Shaf if you were not aware the Refill app shows you where you can get free water from a water fountain/tap or from a catering establishment (though you might need to ask a cafe multiple times to get that much ...
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Endurance: in the sea-waves of Shackleton
- Replies: 13
- Views: 519
Re: Endurance: in the sea-waves of Shackleton
If people are intrigued to spend two hours about what the boat crossing would be like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZ9M_WekV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SrO8a5CPNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvrMCi44wo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZ9M_WekV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SrO8a5CPNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvrMCi44wo
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: Altura panniers, Mudhugger
- Replies: 1
- Views: 303
Re: FS: Altura panniers, Mudhugger
Altura panniers sold.
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:58 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: Altura panniers, Mudhugger
- Replies: 1
- Views: 303
FS: Altura panniers, Mudhugger
Two Altura Vortex 15L bags. Grey. One still in plastic, one fitted for 15 minutes but never used. https://www.altura.co.uk/luggage-c4/styles-c76/panniers-c84/ultralite-vortex-waterproof-cycling-pannier-p189#attribute%5B4%5D=44 £65 as a pair. SOLD. MK2 Mudhugger Rear Medium with Front Extender (velcr...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:06 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Decent lock for bikepacking
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1662
Re: Decent lock for bikepacking
I use an Abus combination cable lock. It will barely stop anyone with a decent pair of nail clippers let alone a battery angle grinder. Most insurance requirements for bike locks will rule out bikepacking anyway whatever lock you use as they require indoor storage storage behind a locked door etc. ...
- Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:45 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: KAW Recently?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3677
Re: KAW Recently?
I went full length sleeve and full finger gloves even in the heat, it saved my skin from UV and the brambles/nettles which were handlebar-high. My shins however were a state.
- Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:27 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: KAW Recently?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3677
Re: KAW Recently?
Anybody ridden the King Alfred Way in the last week or so? Just wondering how nicely it's running, was thinking about an overnighter on it tomorrow, to shake down everything before the NYM300. TIA I rode it two weeks ago, some sections were heavily overgrown (canal out of Reading for example, on so...
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cheap OS topo maps on a Garmin with no microSD card slot?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 656
Re: Cheap OS topo maps on a Garmin with no microSD card slot?
Some have questioned whether they are legit or not, I guess we just don't know for sure. I know a group were buying Garmin GPSMAP devices secondhand in the UK to take to Bulgaria/Romania and resell (as Garmins were considerably more expensive in Lev/Leu than in Sterling), so would recoup some money...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The Tour Divide 2023 thread
- Replies: 82
- Views: 7644
- Mon May 29, 2023 11:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68079
Re: HT550 2023
Find it interesting that after over 48H Sofiane is still behind Josh and lots of others. Does that mean his 'I won't sleep cos it's not gonna screw my body up after, and the race is well worth it' isn't working for him. Or have they all adopted the same strategy :lol: Sofiane said on Instagram that...
- Sat May 20, 2023 12:50 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: 2 TO 3 DAY LOOP IN Scotland First bikepacking trip
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5072
Re: 2 TO 3 DAY LOOP IN Scotland First bikepacking trip
Cairngorm Loop can be ridden multiple ways, overnight shelters at the fancy Glen Feshie place, Ryvoan or Red House and lots of places to wildcamp. Or Middle loop of HT550 starting at Fort Augustus, multiple spread out bothies (if you like pushing your bike).
- Sat May 20, 2023 12:40 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Cinder track. Scarborough to whitby
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6346
Re: Cinder track. Scarborough to whitby
Is anyone familiar with a, mainly, traffic free cycle route between Scarborough and Whitby called the cinder track? I'm heading up to Yorkshire with family next week and we're planning to cycle this route, but I've heard various stories about the trails surface, with it "appearing to be 99% pa...
- Wed May 10, 2023 11:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 68079
Re: HT550 2023
I have just come back from weaving across Northern Scotland for six days from JoG to Blair Atholl - the boggy ground I have done before seemed drier (can't vouch for Road of 1000 Puddles). However the ticks were atrocious, I removed more ticks from my legs on this trip than in all previous 15 years ...
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The Pictish Trail - more Scotlandshire for you.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1742
Re: The Pictish Trail - more Scotlandshire for you.
We looked into the theory of getting a train from Manchester to Thurso. No possibility of taking a bike, so seems lime a bit of a non-starter. Is it due to a number of the trains actually being buses. I'm not a prolific public transport user, so know little about these things! 10:21 Manchester to H...
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Glasgow central to Oban bike reservation confusion?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 744
Re: Glasgow central to Oban bike reservation confusion?
Related PSA: you can now use Trainline to book bike tickets across multiple train operators for a single trip. Just booked London-Wick (LNER and Scotrail x2) in one ticket without needing to call someone.
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:12 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Fitting a valve to a drybag
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6978
Re: Fitting a valve to a drybag
My sleeping bag has its own cylindrical dry bag, which is 5mm narrower in diameter than my handlebar drybag. Slides straight in and leaves much more room for other items than if it was stuffed by itself.
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3325
- Views: 662343
Re: Todays ride
You leant your bike against the Muc-Off stand, were you trying to tell them something?
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 12:21 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: Revelate Design full frame bag (Sold-Dean)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 329
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:34 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: Revelate Design full frame bag (Sold-Dean)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 329
Re: FS: Revelate Design full frame bag
What size is it? Should be a label in non-drive pocket, otherwise measure the length along the top tube?
If it is a Large/19.5" I would like it.
If it is a Large/19.5" I would like it.
- Thu Jan 12, 2023 12:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cycle.travel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 450
Re: Cycle.travel
I have been impressed by the route management in the browser, I wait in anticipation for the Android app to become available.