slarge wrote:Bothys are on the MBA website, but there are lots of impromptu shelters (toilets in Kinlochewe for example)

Those toilets were locked when I arrived there last year :(

Some bothies (like Shenavall and Suileag) will probably be busy but others (Hydro bothy) will only have HT riders.

I know nothing about training regimes at that level but some of the figures I find interesting. 2018 TdF = 3349km in 21 days, ave. speed approx 40kph 2018 TC = 3406km won in (just under) 9 days Now, the TdF riders spend a lot less time in the saddle per day at much higher speeds, mostly in a peleto...

I would avoid the A82 as much as possible and go via A828. It should be slightly shorter but has a bit more climbing. The A828 is much quieter than the A82.

Before I go and have to measure it does anyone know how far round the route in miles the new Ruigh Aiteachain bothy in Glen Feshie is? It's at 90 miles. Don't plan on getting space in the bothy if it's a nice day though. In the May group start, there were 12-15 tents already set up outside the both...

Anyone got any pointers where Im going wrong? The URL you put in the IMG tag needs to be a direct link to the image rather than a page which displays the image. Using the first link you posted: https://photos.app.goo.gl/S6Fj88kP93sHzvvW9 Click on the image to show it in the lightbox. (this is a lit...

Has she got an extended visa for Russia? Seems a long way looking on the map for a 30 day visa? The route across Russia looks to be slightly over 4000 miles. She said she's planning on averaging 180 miles a day, so that works out at 22 days to cross Russia. Should give enough contingency time but I...

What daily distance would she have to ride to break M and W record? Her route goes Moskau-Krasnoyarsk in quite a straight line, seemingly following an orthodromic distance as good as possible. This and obviously less border crossings for possible reasons? So how do such rides work? Are there exit a...

Looks like Javi rested/slept at Linlochewe and will push for a finish now? When did Lee or Alex rest? Javi has an issue to do with the sliding dropouts on his singlespeed. He has it zip tied together just now but i don't think he's expecting it to last until tyndrum. I'm sitting outside strathcarro...

ianfitz wrote:Been seeing some pictures of folks setups. Big variety.

Anyone seen Fraser’s? (Touch on here)

He’s packing light

I do have a backpack which wasn't pictured. Also still got another bottle and a couple of tubes to strap to the frame.
Still as light as I can be though.

Are you on a greenish Shand? Think I might have just ridden past you on Inverness high street.

Looks like it's going to be a nicer day today, good luck!

Primula squeezy cheese tube as a tyre boot and zip ties to hold everything together fixed a split tyre wall: https://i.imgur.com/qEYJsdY.jpg?1 I had expected the zip ties to wear through and break off pretty quick but they lasted from the 'puddle of doom' on the little road after Aviemore right roun...

Peter is on the move again and has just started the central loop backwards, it must be intentional? Perhaps he going for the first HT550 Yo-Yo? Perhaps wants to see some of the riders in the group start? If he's not sure that he can make it back to Tyndrum by saturday morning, doing it in reverse m...

Another ITT just started PETER .... your forgot to turn right He's on the section of WHW above Bridge of Orchy which was only included this year, so presumably he has the correct gpx file to follow. Just he's missed the first turn and is now following the line in the wrong direction? Could be a whi...

I couldn't find Guy's ride but from strava I think they are both from the Isle of Man so probably know each other. Looks like this might be the final section: https://www.strava.com/activities/1570081149 Good effort from both. The weather hasn't been as nice up here recently as the river levels wou...

I stopped at the little ruin in Glen Builg about 2k before the loch and got about an hour of sleep. I'm surprised how much it helped and I felt awake for the rest of the day.

I did 26:18. Very happy with that.
Happy just to finish it, in fact - that's the 3rd time I've started and the first time I made it to the finish.

The river crossings were all very low. Some lower than others, as Phil says. The feshie, in particular, looked very low. Dry trails and good weather too. Fords of Avon, after having crossed looking back North: https://i.imgur.com/XBKzkIJ.jpg Top of the climb after Fords of Avon, looking down into Gl...

Richpips wrote:How's everyone's training going?
1 month to go.

I think those steps have been removed now?

edit:
Maybe not? I've just realised that's a photo from your 2017. I didn't make it that far last year. I thought they were gone before that.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:are you only 'lost' if you're somewhere other than where you want to be?

If that's the case, then I get lost in my office quite often

Would a gravel bike be particularly unsuitable for the HT550??? Its not any slower than a MTB but not any faster either and a lot less comfortable. I used a planetx XLS and it held up fine as far as Lochinver where i scratched (for reasons not related to bike choice). I'm quite sure the bike would ...

Postage would be £2.90 for 2nd class royal mail.
Paypal gift would be best for me.

Yep, it's goretex.

Now sold.

see if you can find the routes that the Trans Scotland Race people took. Jenny Tough wrote a blog and it had a pic of the strava fly-bys. (it isn't a fixed route.) I came over from Laggan to Ft William via Spean Bridge on the Trans Scotland and I think most other riders did the same so none of us w...

There's also a description of the route on the Scotways HP website Ah yes! From that link, this photo shows where I got to before deciding it wasn't passable: http://www.heritagepaths.co.uk/uploads/40448_bf55bab297f833c179626732d35adb1c.jpg Although, the river looks a lot lower in that photo than w...