but it has been interesting.

I bet it has, although I believe it's meant to stop raining about midnight, so just 30 hours of continuous heavy rain then

I know that some of you love Iceland and don't think it simply looks like Dylife, so this is for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xINoleICy4

Enjoy but careful out there, these kind of winds don't mess about

I'm sure I've got a 'Pauls' stem top cap that has built in cage fittings.

Earlier this week, a woman from the bank asked if I'd like any assistance making plans for my retirement - I simply gave her a look of confusion and asked her what that was. Contrary to popular belief, I didn't retire when I was 34 but have simply never had what you might call a 'normal' work life ....

Nowt - although, I actually say that as a good thing as I've always disliked Christmas and all it entails.

Sorry, carry on.

I sleep quite 'cold' and I know I'd freeze in that bag. :wink: For general winter conditions, I tend to look for something with a minimum of 600g of decent down inside. Obviously, I'd go a bit less it was a quilt but likely nothing below 500g. I'd also look for something with proper baffles and not ...

Rough here on Sat with the rivers as high as I've ever seen them in 20 years.

Good luck sorting the bees out Rich.

How did you generate that,

I take no credit Duncan - I stole it

... well, I thought so. Each of the coloured squares represents a 1km x 1km area and the interesting thing is that none of them contain any buildings at all. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OfrhL8gV0pvLYTCYiuXNc79dLpVsapsWU_8x-GSz3xIaaiorEc3novQL9C136Qa5PmRxfrMTBWkn1yoDb...

I may be sponsoring Torquay United

I once agreed to sponsor Dee's netball team but it was on condition that they'd have, 'you're goin' home in a f*cking ambulance' on the back of their tops ... suffice to say, it never came to pass, which I think is a real shame

both Jeff and the keeper of the scales, Taylor

Just so everyone knows, entries for the January Winter event will be closing on Dec 8th so we have time to order goodies ... as you were.

Anyway, I think these articles, while delivering bad news, could have still encouraged people to continue visiting. CyB still has a a bike shop, and other local businesses needing continued custom. I said similar to Dee this afternoon. Seems to be a mixed message out there, something which could ea...

'Satanic masturbation ritual' ... come on, what's not to like about that

Here's an example of reality V fiction. i'm sure we can all relate to one much more than the other .... :wink: The prize glistened just inches below the surface. I pushed my hand through the cool clear water and brought it to the surface. My faithful Leatherman made swift work of releasing the golde...

What’s the long version of that Stu?

i feel it's important that people get their money's worth

enjoyed Stuart's words far more than any arty photos and glamorised gear reviews

Thank you John. Hopefully your mind's eye was able to conjure up the required images.

Two things ... Just like many things in life, I think bikepacking (generally, not just .com) can have a tendency to take itself too seriously - after all, it's little more than simply riding bikes and making dans. Secondly and back to trip reports, I wonder whether some folk lose sight of the actual...

Interesting - with regard to trip reports, I think it's true that the whole finding yourself thing is done to death and only really relevant to those on that actual trip ... capturing a moment in time with the written word, is not an easy task - no matter how special. I also tend to think that bikep...

I lost mine some time ago - it coincided with a bout of depression following Shingles (a weird but not uncommon side effect I'm told). It ebbed and flowed a bit but one day while riding I suddenly realised that I no longer remembered what it was I liked so much about riding ... I knew that I did but...

I'm not sure if it counts as 'organised'

Mortally wounded

Was it Carno side or Mach side?

Train? Llanbrynmair

Without meaning to sound flippant in anyway ... it's a good job it wasn't a week later when the trains crashed as the A470 is being completely closed for 6 weeks and a 70 mile detour instated. No access for any vehicle including emergency services on the stretch between Carno - Llanbrynmair.

We've had fibre for some time - Welsh assembly paid BT / OR to install it, the thinking was seemingly that ... we've nothing else