@Nevis - I'm pretty sure you were camping just across the river from us ;-) Is that opposite Ashprington Point just up from Duncannon? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4782943013_2ffe86d7e7.jpg EDIT: Actually, I'm now guessing you were a couple of hundred metres further upstream just past the Sha...

Some of us are using these cheapo seatpost racks from Trago Mills in Newton Abbot (£8). They're fairly sturdy alloy/plastic and suprisingly lightweight and fit seatposts up to 31.8 mm. Here's a piccie of one on shinything's bike. He's also managed to replace the seatpost q/r bolt by clamping the rac...

Frosty morning on Dartmoor...



http://www.flickr.com/photos/8308384@N0 ... 055262824/

We're doing a Dartmoor bivi ride on Saturday 20th to test out Shinythings new MYOG framebag if anyone fancys joining the gang :-) (Me, Shinythings & Si). It'll be a shortish ride (an hour or so) out to the chosen site (weather will help decide final destination), probably starting from a pub on ...

I guess for £20 you cant really go wrong. Anyone used one? Yeah, worth getting one for £20. I've used one for bivi touring in the mountains of Northern Spain and the Alps as well as general all year round camping in the UK and kept all nice and snug. Also, it's nice to have a sleeping bag that does...

After years of meths (Trangias) and a couple of years of gas I'm now a commited solid fuel enthusiast on lightweight solo trips. As Paul said above you can get it all in a small Ti mug (a Snow Peak 450ml in my case). I've also built a lightweight stand/windshield and one small Gelert solid fuel tabl...