Hi gairy, yes still using mine, it's been used on three outings and it works just fine, never had to tighten or adjust it. Have a good trip whatever choice you end up making. great, good to know. it's a great little solution and one i'll be using if the Mountain Lion doesn't make it in time :D Shou...

didnothingfatal wrote:Nothing like being organised

yeah, it was a last minute idea but it's also the French postal system being slow.

am just off to the shops to see if it's arrived today.....

hi ray, i'm currently researching alternative ideas (incase the Wildcat Gear 'Mountain Lion' doesn't arrive before i leave on my big trip on Sunday) and i'm re-visiting this option. luckily i bought one of these mudguards a while back and have cut it down and fitted it and all seems to be fine. my q...

i was hoping that my upcoming trip might yield a potential competition winner but so far the forecast is predicting mainly thunderstorms :(

depending on the altitude i might even see some snow

summer indeed!

agreed - looks like an epic!

yeah, you're right.

everything shouldn't need to be perfectly planned/organised - where'd be the adventure in that?!?!

brilliant - the alps map worked!!!

nice find fella, was dumb of me to miss it.

all set on the GPS side of things.

i now just need to worry about finishing rebuilding my bike and hope that my Wildcat Gear luggage arrives in time!

so little time.....

mine's still downloading (damn slow connection!) - 209mb of 641mb downloaded - 34 mins left and counting.....

i hadn't seen that one - i'm downloading it now and will see if it covers enough area to work.

hopefully it will!

thanks, will report back shortly.....

i need:

- Germany (just the Bayern state/area)
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Italy

and i got the maps from http://openmtbmap.org/.

Does the GPS have a memory card slot? On my Garmin Edge 605, I put the maps I wanted for Spain on a different memory card. Maybe you could put all the files on one card? I know mine only takes cards up to 2Gb and the whole of the UK just about fills it. yeah, it's up to 4gb (if i remember right) an...

i realise that it's late in the day for me to finally be getting round to sorting out the maps for my trip (i've been busy!) but.....my question is this: is it possible (and if so how) to load multiple maps onto a garmin (extrex legend hcx) for use over a number of countries??? i've got all of the m...

thanks, i'm hoping i will

didnothingfatal wrote:Ride your bike across the Alps

yeah, hopefully that'll help.

s8tannorm wrote:I think it'll depend a little on what you're hoping to do

my plan is to dream about C, aim for B and be happy with achieving A.

i've never been much good at pacing myself.

something to work on during the summer!

i leave on sunday - can't wait!

nice find!

will come in handy in the next couple of weeks!

i was thinking about this too!

what sort of training would people suggest for this type of event (i'm very inexperienced at both training and long-distance events and so any/all advice would be really helpful)???

that's a nice looking trip you had yourself there!

sounds like a hell of a trip - will keep an eye on your progress.

good luck fella!

sounds like you made the most of (i.e. ignored the signs) a tricky situation. i spent a few days riding around some nice countryside west of Cork of few years back and after finding no information about trails/bikes/paths anywhere i just went out and rode what i found irrespective of legality. i had...

yeah, that's what i do.

i do speak french (if very badly!) but it's much easier to google-translate it.

thanks. i've got a french gps route site which i usully use for starters and then just wing-it based on what looks good on the map and on the trail. http://www.utagawavtt.com i've been riding around the gorge area enough now that i've got a good general knowledge of what's around but there's always ...

sounds great!

Pace RC129 £695 and a true thing of beauty! that's what i'd go for if i had the chance. but.....failing that i'd go for the Cotic (simply for the built/steel quality over the On-one even if it's a bit pricier). i'm loving my Surly 'Karate Monkey' but it is a weighty beast (although only the same we...