Used to go to Uni in Bangor, so know that area pretty well. To the summit of Drum is rideable - I used to do it from Abergwyngregin (having ridden from Bangor). Good trails along the Roman Road too, as are the bridleways north of it that lead past the Druid's Circle and then east towards Sychnant Pa...

Hi Jack, you're very welcome to join us. I remember riding trans Scotland with you several years ago, so I'll probably be a vaguely familiar face. I'll email details out later this week. Ian

This came about as I nearly forgot to take them entirely :oops: They were too long to go into my tarp stuff sack, and I briefly considered putting them in their own little bag so they didn't do damage to anything else. I then saw I could tuck them under the elastic around my sleeping mat, ensuring t...

Not sure I entirely follow your logic. The On-one would seem to be £335 cheaper, whilst effectively doing the same thing?

Mark

I will send tracklogs stuff later in the week - they're on my work PC as I don't have mapping software for my Mac at home, which is where I am most of this week. Did you note the change of start date to the 28th Sept?
So far it's looking like three of of us.

Ian

I'm surprised the photo of my tent pegs hasn't made an appearance yet...

Pedro's Synlube here, pretty much year round.

I carry a small sample pot (1oz, maybe) that was once a freebie from a merida containing Finish Line wet lube. Agree with Aidan about the sticky chain when using that stuff in anything other than wet conditions.

I've made several map boards from small pieces of perspex heated over the toaster (being careful not to melt the toaster, which takes a bit of practice) and bent into the desired shape. However, my lightest solution is quite different: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/5776027646_e08db77668.jpg MY...

I'm sure there was a reason why I couldn't use an Enabler with my Phil hubbed wheel To clarify this point, I had a look at Stu's set up yesterday, and the Enabler fork allows you to use any brake caliper (front and rears are actually the same, only the adaptors are different to suit rotor diameter)...

Pleased to see the Spot tracking worked. Need to find a good position for it to send it's messages though so it's more consistant.

Pictorial trip report here: http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... f=10&t=220

Great weekend spent with Stu, Alex, Kevin, Matt and Sally on the Radnor Ring. Weather was varied mix of sunny intervals, rain of varying intensities and increasingly blustery wind, but being of a generally hardened nature we pressed on in the most determined fashion to seek out the best bits of the ...

If all goes according to plan, I will have my Spot tracker in tracking mode:

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... k6ibemlI1i

Great, look forward to that :)

Well for me, I'm inclined to take one or two things more than the minimum in order to get some good sleep. I know it's only one night, its an ITT and all that, but if the start is at 10am, by 10pm I'll be ready to stop and put my head down (not as fit as I used to be...). Maybe I'll be so tired I'll...

The items you've listed all look fine - they need tailoring to the conditions, but as a general observation I would say you have a lot of clothes. You can limit redundancy a bit in this area, for example: Lafuma AR bag (500gram) + Finisterre Gilet + Icebreaker 150 merino long will give you warmth wh...

I'll try and post something up tonight, but yes, it is sorted now :)

a route alteration could be in order

As I have absolutely no idea which route you intend taking, I have to defer to your best judgement.

Weather looking better for the weekend.



Looking forward to it too.

Hi Mark, Sure, no problem. Company would be good actually. I don't think I'll be setting a blistering pace, just trying to be efficient and max the riding time each day. Very slight change of date though to fit around some work commitments. Leaving on Wednesday 28 September, same time. I wasn't awar...

You could try the Rab Survival Zone light - that's long and not very heavy. http://rab.uk.com/products/equipment/bi ... -lite.html

I thought you meant you'd be putting one on the front as well as the back

I have to say that a 2.4" Ardent (or anything else this width) does not compare to a 3.8" Larry. It's the combination of width and volume, and the ability to be able to run low pressures (i.e. 6-8 psi)

Except that you probably won't get a 2.4" tyre in the back of your swift. I struggled with a 2.4 Ardent for a while, before switching to a 2.2", but I've got a Pegasus and I can't recall how they differ in terms of mud clearance. http://twitpic.com/5faose

I'm sure there was a reason why I couldn't use an Enabler with my Phil hubbed wheel :?

So, in summary, it's all a bit complicated so if you want to go half fat, do your research thoroughly

Very heavy rain forecast overnight Saturday - 19mm according to this:
http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/W ... /long.html

now what do we need to make a half fat 29er like Ians?? You need to be a bit careful with the list Stu posted ^^ there, as the enabler fork is spaced to take a rear caliper (the offset from the mount to the disc is different from front to rear). Thus, if you went the enabler route, you would need a...

Still planning on using the tarp, so perhaps a bit of tree cover would be nice.