Only used a couple of times (at the most) My "as new" Mountain Hard Wear Lamina 0 sleeping bag https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8549/29911959912_881e311569_c.jpg From Mountain Hard Wears website "A warm, affordable, and water-repellent synthetic bag, with unique Lamina construction for u...

Have you tried it on your road bike before posting?
I have no problems fitting and using it on my drop bars and narrow (ish) Lauf Grit fork crown.

Just watched the "teaser" videos on the front page of Mike Dion's new site and although I'm no expert bike packer you'd have thought he'd put in a few "secrets" to make you subscribe. I felt that the videos were not only dull they were poorly filmed and edited especially if you w...

Serious question.
For us mere mortals who don't have the endurance or time, has anyone thought about Ben Nevis'ing or Mont Blanc'ing?
Or is this just silly?

I hate sleeping bags and never got a good nights sleep in one.
The quilts are perfect as they (Cumulus ones) wrap around your air bad and as you role over they stay in place whereas sleeping bags wrap you up in knots.
A down jacket with a hood in your quilt is the perfect answer for me

Time for 4 vomiting Gnomes from Greg coming up. My Lauf'ing stock of Travers Bikes first photo of them all together https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8205/29627130360_c8c94c1cd9_b.jpg CX/Gravel (DRITi with Grit fork), XC (29er with Trail Racer), Bike Packer (29er+ with Carbonara fork) & 5" Fat ...

Note to self..... watch this later

Bikepackingsecrets.com
As soon as he said there was a charge I tuned out, I wasn't expecting it to be that much for 3 videos plus other bits.

ScotRoutes wrote:Been there once. It's a nice route from the Gairloch road. Doesn't go beyond that though and it's wild, untracked terrain beyond that. It's certainly a strange target for abuse but I guess we're really only hearing one side of a story.

Cost of upkeep?
Get off my land?
Holiday home?

Just seen this on social media.

Never used it, to be honest I wouldn't know where it was without a map, but someone on here may know it and might be planning on using it some time in the future



A sad day

Just counting back.
I've been out overnight just 11 times in 2016 and have been once (or more) a month following my operation in April from May until this month.
Looks like it would be rude not to carry on, but not to stress if I fail.

Not yet, I'll wait a month or 2..... or 3

Thanks to IanFitz from round these parts this arrived safe and sound

I'm out of your leagues of distance riding and time away from base ability, so I never have a problem taking "the path of least resistance" for me it's all about enjoyment rather than endurance.

Sorry if that's not much help

Tonight's moon

htrider wrote:........ especially bikepackers, its just something more to go wrong and be unfixable.

As you say more things to go wrong, and one shot the rear mech was totally underwater, would it still work after this?

Should someone tell Shimano that most of is are still running with Avid cable pull BB7's?

Red Squirrel

Isn't a sus-forked CX just a MTB? :wink: Lauf's tag line is "Absorb the Ride" and that's just what they do, I'm not getting any younger and for the smoothing out of non technical trails, gravel trails, canal tow paths or even the odd trail centre they are absolutely perfect for my type of...

If you were unbiased John, would you say the Trail Racers are OK for CX/gravel, or are they too bouncy? What I meant. My original 29er Trail Racer from the very first batch are a little too bouncy as we're all of the other original 29er Trail Racer. TBH, I can't tell much of a difference, but I've ...

Bearbonesnorm wrote:*Holds hand up*

I actually really like the look of that John. I think it's the understated nature of the Ti frame and black wheels forks

Quick, quote it before he edit's it out

STUART LIKES ONE OF MY BIKES

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8437/29577582321_249a670dd6.jpg 1st ride out on my DRITi FrankenBike with the Lauf Grit fork last night and home again this morning. I've had 2 previous CX bikes, both rigid (a Felt and a Planet X XLS) and this bike is so much more comfortable and also faster, (tested ...

That above is shocking.
Makes you think why they need to pay so much

And from today's first ride out on the new DRITi FrankenBike

Steve Makin is your man for the Island.

Newbourgh Forest is great for Fat Bikes

Some of my favourite and edited photos from our 10 day motor home adventure https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8056/29635333045_e118c3b958_c.jpg https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8434/29553960291_df79af751a_c.jpg https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8107/29008884924_d4a9298066_c.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/82...