In 2015 one of our rides was through the old S Yorks coalfields out through E Yorks to Hornsea. I think Tom was grateful for an uplifting change.

For a change, instead of just taking still photos we made a video of 2016's #festive500.

Link to Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/197921478

Rich

Went on Ebay

I've an 11 speed Alfine Hub built into a 700c rim, which comes with the Versa drop bar shifter (and the other brake lever)

It's done about 500 miles. It has the non turn washers for horizontal dropouts. Also comes with the disc rotor installed.

£200 please.

I have to say I'm struggling with people getting sponsorship / free kit to go on a cycling holiday.

Really? This has been going on in other endeavors since at least the early 1900s.

Does anyone have any usage and, shall we say, damage stats both historical and since "The book of the Bothy" appeared (plus other "official" promotional stuff like the TV pieces)? Even if the proportion remains the same, more people will mean more inconsiderate people so you'd e...

Richpips - 5,016.1 mi

Minipips - 4,757.9 mi

We were on the telly.

Atlantic Sunset. Taken on our French trip.

196 Euros .. wow.

Yep, can't work out yet quite what that includes or if we'll sign up for the official thing.

More details - Event Date and departure place: 29th July, 2017, Florence, Italy. Available places: 200 Subscriptions open: 15 January, 2017, from 21:00 GMT Subscriptions close: 15 March, 2017, or the achievement of the available places. http://www.northcape4000.com/en/registration-north-cape-2017

I shall be in attendance in an 'official' capacity ... but don't let that put you off.

Us too.

padonbike wrote:Slightly confused by Tom's bike: clearly a double chainset, but clearly no front mech, chain just running on the inner ring in all photos. I wonder why no front mech.

The LH shifter was mangled by the bike's previous owner, and we've never got round to replacing it.

The start is in Ravenna, and it looks like the finish is there (or very near) too.

1100 kms and 18,000 "verticals".

That ain't flat.

I enjoyed that write up. Great pictures too.

This weekend's adventure.

http://minipips.blogspot.com/2016/12/co ... n-day.html

Pizza in Fort A.

The waiter said he'd never eat all of his.

Alan sent me the gpx a bit back, it's similar to last year's.

The first two checkpoints were defo manned. The Tourmalet CP required a selfie.

The end is manned, and there was an ace party put on at the end last year with free food and booze.

It looks so uncomfortable to use.

I think around 2/3rds finished.

It was good. Rural lanes, sleepy villages and byways. We didn't make it to the gnarr bit in the South, but I understand there was a bit of tech riding and pushing.

I'd go back again.

You'd think an Italian Divide would follow the full length of the Apennines. Oh and the route doesn't cross the Divide until N of Florence, and that's the only time it crosses it. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Italia_fisica_appennini.png/320px-Italia_fisica_appennini.png

French Divide #2

4 August 2017–18 August 2017

Entries open 4th December. limit 150 places.

There'll be a link somewhere on - http://www.frenchdivide.com/

Run Forever - The film of Nicky Spinks double BG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ABR30IHlq4

The 82-Year-Old Skydiver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vTnoRdusYU

The Important Places

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffNPOnbTkmo