Another thing I do is to take out my own excess insurance policy beforehand - much cheaper than the one they offer at the depot

Be wary of Greenmotion. They are cheap, but the service at the depot is very slow and lots of form filling. Never happened to me, but supposedly they are one of the worst companies for fake damage claims against you. Walk around video on your phone when picking car up and dropping it off is a good i...

The drybags are about £50 each I think

Generally it's the rim tape that is the issue with tubeless, especially if it's coming out the spoke holes. I am lucky that my bikes all have old standards on them (non boost and QR) so I bought up some 'ancient' highly unfashionable top end MTB 29er UST wheels with the solid rim bed for essentially...

Sold!

Price drop:

£80 collected or £90 posted

SOLD Have got a set of Shimano Deore brakes for sale. Model BR-M447 These come with a spare caliper. Front hose is 79cm Rear hose is 143cm £30 posted. https://i.postimg.cc/brQHYx5c/PXL-20230614-062420592.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/CL2LM3j0/PXL-20230614-062427860.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/fTyRNzS5/PXL-2...

I can do that for you

Enjoying my Crocs All Terrain sandals for general pootling on the bike as well as beaches and kayaking...

I have had good experiences with the Vittoria Terreno Dry tyres and the Panaracer Gravelkings - though not in the large volume slicks which puncture continuously, even on the road. The tubeless Semi Slick one they do is excellent and comes in 27.5*1.9 variety

First night out in it yesterday. Not quite bikepacking as I took my little motorbike to the beach. https://i.postimg.cc/gkKFYyL1/PXL-20230611-191327432.jpg Very quick and easy to set up and get a good tight pitch (something I'm not always good at). Space inside is perfect, not claustrophobic, good p...

Weightlifting
Just walking around

Now SOLD

So, what we've got here is an EXTRA LARGE 2 man tent made with lighter fabrics so that you get more space but it doesn't weigh no more! Good tent, I lived out of it for three weeks on a trip. Absolutely palatial if you're on your own and actually pretty decent for a pair. 2 doors, a single pole thro...

It's a shame, had so much kit off them in the past - really good for cheap basics.
In fact my camping bike is a Titus Fireline titanium one of theirs, it's a great bike.

I'll take the trailer, been looking at them anyway.
Where in Fife are you?

Yeah, quite expensive - have to sell a couple of my other tents soon.

However, they seem to hold their value well so can get a fair bit of the cash back if necessary.

And, sometimes when you're out for a while the £££s are forgotten about if all the kit is working well

I've got one a terra nova zephyros 2 xl lite I was going to sell if that's of interest? Very spacious and about 1.4kg if I remember correctly.

I can dig it out and take some pictures later on

It was $454 including shipping and customs. That was with two of their poles that go with it. So, about £365.

Got a chance to do a test pitch last night. Very easy to get a good pitch. The Durston poles have a slider on them to adjust the final length which is nice. Only needs 4 pegs. I like the two poles thing, gives you lots of headroom. Easy to get in and out of the tent as well. The sleeping area inside...

BRAKES I was buying a set of Magura MT5 brakes from one of the German sites and had to buy something else to reach a minimum order cost, so bought these as well. They are a 4 pot front and a 2 pot rear. I think it is an MT5 front and an MT8 rear? Info on them here: https://www.magura.com/en/EUR/mag...

It arrived this morning. That was pretty quick, just under a week.
Been a busy boy today, but will test pitch tomorrow. Also got two of their carbon poles for it.

1. Dropper - that is a good life for a dropper might just be time to bite the bullet as they are £50 new for a 100 mmm dropper from crc 2. Wider tyres are more draggy [ though it may just be the lack of mud] so I use wider in winter narrower in summer - that is a s scientific asI get personally. 3....

2. When going uphill on a trail with some loose rocks but generally hardpacked. Not having to worry about anything other than that one trail - going up and down it continuously, like you do! Is a thicker (2.8 or 3.0) more appropriate for the back as the wider footprint means less drag and more trac...