I haven't ridden my full susser since September, mainly as I didn't want to wreck it in grotty conditions so it's been rigid rides on either my inbred ss, fargo or fatty. On a single track outing around the woods I took my fatty and my BIL brought his El Mar. Dunno if it was the fork set up, seat he...

It's a lot of money to spend to remind yourself how duff bikes were back in the day! I know the Rover Mini sold largely unchanged for 40 odd years but that offered something modern cars didn't. I'm not convinced ye olde mtbs offer the same experience. Retrobike might disagree I guess. If you were de...

Hmm, worth me chasing one up for £12.99 then..

Any sources for the revolution other than direct from the states?

Well, a fella's gotta dream, right?
(£8.79 from The Book Depository via Amazon)

Like slarge says, it's all about pace. Spending all day meandering around bridleways is less of an endurance test than pedalling like mad for 4hrs. That's why I said it would be different if you had to cover a certain distance in 4 hours ... flat out for 4 hours would certainly be a test. Which is ...

Like slarge says, it's all about pace. Spending all day meandering around bridleways is less of an endurance test than pedalling like mad for 4hrs.

I saw them in B&M for £12.99 a week or two ago.

Lulu.com are having another of their 20% off sales if you haven't yet got all of the Cordillera books.

The code is....... WAFFLESSAY20

A year or two ago it seemed like a good idea (didn't do it mind) but now I've realised it's not that difficult to cart the stuff about yourself!

s8tannorm wrote:

Did any check that MikeD actually made it back?

I did see him early afternoon clutching a brew and a butty the size of a football

Ok. Finished off by coronary disease then!

But also the April edition of Outdoor Fitness that was a freebie trial copy......will it contain the BB200 write up? Be nice if it did but I think it'll be in the issue after this one ... nice if I'm wrong though. Alas, you're probably right. No sign of it in this issue. :( Did any check that MikeD...

mountainbaker wrote:Yes, totally forgot about doggers, I guess I chose to forget. Seeing some sixtysomethings at it over the bonnet of a vauxhall cavalier is not a memory I'm fond of.

I take it you're a Ford man then?

SWMBO has reported bumper deliveries at Storm Towers:

Singletrack mag
Coffee
Chamois Cream

But also the April edition of Outdoor Fitness that was a freebie trial copy......will it contain the BB200 write up?

Look out Wales I've just signed up my mate Bert! It'll be his first bikepacking, "proper" off road trip and he'll be on his new bike....wish him/me luck!

I'll have to drop back in and have a look again. Hopefully AAs for the Dakota at a bargain price as well.....

My local morrisons had the AAAs marked up at 50p a pair so I duly bought the lot. Might be a national cock up. Had trouble finding AAs much cheaper than the supermarket as the PO/couriers can be arsey about shipping lithium so the p+p kills it.

From the other tyre tread, err thread, I mentioned that I only got 60 miles from a racey 3c ikon before putting a slit in it. A mate has had similar issues. The light ones might be a bit too light!

My experience of schwalbe tyres has been hit and miss. Can't set up a Racing Ralph on a Stans rim, and durability is poor in rocky areas. Maxxis, Conti or Spesh tyres have all been fine for me. It was a Ralph & Ron I fought with on crests. Iirc stans said not to use schwalbe for a time as they ...

No need to be nervous! It's only a mission if you decide to make it one. :) I made it around all the checkpoints last year and had plenty of time to chat to the fellow WRTers I bumped into. :)

The only thing worrying me this year is where I finish on the weigh in "scales of destiny".

I had fancy schwalbes on my canyon and took chunks out of them and got two punctures on their maiden voyage around sandy Thetford! They were also a complete arse to fit to Stan's Crests. I've since had a pair of the ORC Nobby Nic folders which fitted the crests tightly, but without a struggle and we...

Email heading your way.....

I just noticed they are full of notes.....

Are these any good?


http://imba.org.uk/where-to-ride/trans-cambrian-way/

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2862/13284042214_d6e390971d.jpg Sorry... 1. Go to the flickr page 2. Click on the icon of a rectangle with an arrow leaving it 3. THEN click on the drawing pin icon 4. Choose pic size and then copy n' paste the code 5. Use preview to check that when being a smart arse...