@ slugwash ... that picture is great.

@Paul ... yea be careful or you'll end up on 'the list'. I assume you have to make sure you've eaten all you sweeties before the kids turn up again

flatfishy and others ... did you make it out over the weekend?

Has anyone ever suffered with what what appear to be a faulty self sealing valve on a gas canister? At weekend I was having to unscrew the refit the canister to my stove every time I used it. Sometimes even after that there was quite a delay in gas starting to come through to the stove ... flame con...

It is a little known fact that all homemade stoves are the devils work and they should be shunned and banished from your shed

Once they take over it's only a tiny step into the black (and sooty) world of solid fuel

You could always buy my 18" slot dropout Inbred

A very enjoyable weekend in the hills, weather was kind ... it didn't rain until everyone was snug and undercover ;) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4bL_bey4V_M/Tj7affeOPtI/AAAAAAAAAgg/_y1lL4-BXKc/s1600/pack-up.jpg Sally and David just finishing packing away their gear before this mornings depart. http://...

:D

What you gonna do for the rest of the afternoon?

DNF, how were the X Kings doing before you broke them? I'm liking the look of them but can't find anyone with 29" in stock.

... so where's everyone going?

I'll be out in the hills cuddling my new pillow :D

I would speak to the distributor of the frame about belt drives too

That would be a very good idea ... I'll find their email address and give 'em a shout

I'm considering sticking my hand in my purse for a new frame. The frame in question has the option to run belt drive, which I like the idea of.

I've looked over the internet and seen lots of stuff ... but does anyone actually know where you can buy a belt and pulleys from in the UK?

Are any Americans racing?

No, no, no ... mountains is where its at

Here's one that ticks all the boxes ... Rigid - 29er - Singlespeed - Drops - Steel

I'm liking my Panasonic TZ8 ... does loads of great things but more importantly, even an idiot can use it with reasonable results

Oops ... hadn't realised Shaggy was racing

I've just had a look at the leader board ... Kevin Thomas would seem to be supersonic. He's ridden just over 350 miles and the race clock stands at 2 days 19 hours. Superb going given the terrain involved.

Cheers j.c I'll take a look

I've just had a look and somewhere within SH5961 should be easy/quick enough to get to.

I did a first aid course up there a couple of years ago. We spent quite a bit of time in the old quarries that overlook the lake ... looked like there'd be lots of options in there.

The nice thing about the Shangri-la is the room to weight. As standard it's a single skin tipi style shelter with no groundsheet. You can use it like that or add a full inner with floor or just a floor. The nice thing about the Oook Works inner is you get to keep a massive porch area too. The room i...

I pretty much know I'm going to be in a minority but just wondering if anyone else rides flat pedals.

Please don't tell me that I should swap and that I'm missing out on a magical 20% more power, etc, etc

Erm, I happen to have a Shangri-la 3