Enjoyed that Phil - nice to recognise some bits too. I wouldn't have dared try to kip at that lodge - it looks like the sort of place they would set the hounds on you!

Well done for facilitating access - carbon fibre bolt cutters - now there's an idea...

Ray Young wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:45 am Tom Gibbs official finish time - 49 hours and 20 minutes.
Previous best Alex Pilkington - 56 hours 29 minutes.

Tom reckons a sub 48 hour is achievable.

He did come very close.

Incredible ride. Not sure about the time, maybe Ray can tell us.
ETA - wow.

He does not even look tired chapeau Nope - he was quite happy to stand up and chat. Not out of breath or anything. Legend. Was he enjoying it? I think so. He said the Cheviots had been claggy and tough going, which isn't surprising given the rain we have had recently. He was pretty focussed - unsur...

In Reverse wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:07 pm 146km to go and looks like he's loading up on coffee. Going for the last stretch in a one-er? He's going to be smashing Alex's time...

He was planning on a wee kip tonight but he might get inspired to keep going if he gets far enough I spose.

Lazarus wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:29 pm He does not even look tired chapeau

Nope - he was quite happy to stand up and chat. Not out of breath or anything. Legend.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1uDn5jCrou5MA_sVkPAHgRRJaprLqQ1qkkPs8P-qPbAfRYPuCVWAGJFcDZiL6Se9avz2YR-fonrgmCF97WJOhkHXYRQYFfZuVKfbkdtsGA1BuDBLkss_5BYay-CTNKEwjmXwb3FGQg=w1920-h1080 Safely escorted past the one way street and on his way. I'm not sure he got the joke with the sign :lol: I wanted ...

I'll pop out in a bit and make sure Tom doesn't try and ride the wrong way up Princes Street.

I see you have changed the section from Jed to Hawick Ray to take account of the river bank collapse. You have actually routed the wrong way up a one-way street - Princes Street in Hawick is one way west to east since last year. There is also a much better off-road path from Burnfoot to the Leisure...

I see you have changed the section from Jed to Hawick Ray to take account of the river bank collapse. You have actually routed the wrong way up a one-way street - Princes Street in Hawick is one way west to east since last year. There is also a much better off-road path from Burnfoot to the Leisure ...

Ray Young wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:50 pm Just out of interest who's watching this?

Me

Black & White photos - fantastic. We should have a Black & White Photos Only Month..... There is something very romantic about black and white images somehow. Certainly often more atmospheric. Or maybe that's just me projecting a romantic image :smile: . Either way, I like your B&W only...

RIP wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:14 pm Black & White photos - fantastic. We should have a Black & White Photos Only Month.....

There is something very romantic about black and white images somehow.

Landslide wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 11:49 am A little delivery of bits and bobs from Joe's shop. Whilst I commend his approach to reuse of packaging, there's a bit of me that's disappointed not to have received some Morrison's "The Best" rum & raisin truffles...

You'll be very pleased to know that they were delicious

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:57 am Did I miss a write-up of your Hebridean adventures?

Naw, I haven't finished writing it yet!

Landslide wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:17 pm Wowsers. That Barra pic looks fantastic.

Yeah it was an amazing place. I would have stayed there a long time but we couldn't find water

The ultimate in lightweight dossing gear ,. A micro doss sac. at a mighty 62.47 grammes in weight,[edit]: of Pata-gucci heritage. it an up-purposed sleeve.. :d Made with Mini clips from Joe's Shop. . :-bd https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8LfN6bmq2tanoZhbsBo5GPGvomMu5WzeqxLbOEx-ukQL5XshMp6hXB01beDz...

Joe has some new products in his shop including thermolite sleeping bag liners, helmet rear lights, sudocrem in the handy bikepacking size and Ti hip flasks.

https://www.weirdosonbikes.com/product- ... verything/

Cheers

+1 for bigger font please. Also as far as I am aware all posts on this forum are fully visible to the public without having to log in, ie via Google etc. I may be wrong about this but I am pretty sure it was the case when I last looked. If I am right about that then could we have it made so that you...

May and June for me and Borderer 2. We didn't do the months between Dec 2020 and April 21 btw, to save someone checking back. For May I have chosen one of the nights we camped at Loch Etive and June is on the beach at Barra. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gORgjGM8KH4_VSvmkU2J5aZVGXOK0hoG8pqCEBaYB...

belugabob wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:22 pm

K1100T wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:51 pm

Borderer wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:37 pm I am the only one who thought this was a tarp made by a Dutch company?

Nope. And it's every time I see the post title...

A Dutch company with an office in Warsaw?

Quality industrials there Reg. I always like a bit of backstory to my rides to keep the interest too.
Bugger about the nicked helmet Glad you got through the trip safely. Now you get to go shopping for a new one...

I am the only one who thought this was a tarp made by a Dutch company?

This was my first bikepacking/cycle touring bike and I absolutely loved it. It was a bit heavy at 14kg for a 16in so a large would be even more, but it was really well made and handled beautifully. For a new bike its a good price. Nothing to do with me - it's just the same place I bought mine 5 year...

https://www.hitrans.org.uk/News/Story/1260 I did wonder if we would get away with using one of those. We just wrapped ours in sheets of polytunnel plastic and taped them up. The bus from Ullapool to Inverness was easy - it had the huge luggage area underneath, but the one from Inverness to Edinburg...

A full day eating your way through the food parcel :-bd The Glaswegians had taken loads of food with them in a gas cooled fridge, but not eaten it as they were too drunk most of the time. :lol: They were happy to get rid of some of it on us but it was a full bag-for-life sized carrier they gave us ...