The route looks like it goes along Bourmouth promenade, there are restrictions to cycling there in July/August. https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/leisure-culture-and-local-heritage/beaches-and-quays/cycling-skating-skateboarding-and-use-of-escooters-on-the-seafront Having ridden along there on a Saturda...

It's more flat bar, and I'm leaning towards drops. Can't help with the rest of the question but I've just discovered these https://ritcheylogic.com/bike/handlebars/comp-corralitos-handlebar Described as drop bars for bikes not designed for drops. Biggest issue seems to be finding any for sale, I'd ...

That's pretty epic! I can't top that ride, that's quite a high benchmark. Fortunately you set quite a low bar for bivi spots so I'll aim for less impressive rides but better bivi locations.

I think in reality, they probably don't break much more than other vans, but there are loads of them and you know how people love it when then the popular kid has a break down. I thought that when I was buying my Caddy and everyone said the injectors would fail.... first breakdown was driving it ba...

Pretty much. I did take a geared bike to Jenride but mainly as I wanted suspension* and it's more sociable if riding with geared riders, although as Karl pointed out as I was generally climbing out of the saddle in a big gear, why did I bother having gears :lol: Did the big tour with Mike this year ...

That's a good read James, I enjoyed that.

Scattamah wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:30 pm The grotty green cup

The cup caught my eye as well

I might get the chance to go out again in December but for now here's a placeholder - usual backup plan - Mum's woodland. Plus I had s few new bits of kit I wanted to try out. Left home after dinner Saturday after a busy day. Luckily my kit is organised enough that I can get it all sorted and packed...

Blower is a Sprintex. They've unusual in that they're not a lobed Roots type but a 'twin screw'. This makes them much more efficient but they're very expensive to produce hence you rarely see them this side of Top Fuel. Used to see them on Rover V8 powered comp safari racers back in the day* * This...

Escape Goat is in

3/ Ideally it'll be a picture taken during 2023 ... but I'll not be going checking. This was taken last year but after the closing date for last years comp so that must be ok? otherwise there's a period when any photos taken can't ever be in the comp? South Wales Winter Bivi 22 https://live.staticf...

The first thing I'd look at would be the cinched ends of the UQ: not an easy thing to get right especially if you are on your own. They want to be just snug enough to pull the material up against the hammock but not too snug. If there's a gap then it feels like there's a draught and you get Cold Bu...

Ended up carting it all in to the disabled loo (which had underfloor heating) and sleeping in there Back in the 80s when I was in the Scouts we had a camp in October at a local campsite, for the East Wight area. As the wind increased during the night more and more of the tents either fell over or w...

I did consider making one but the minimum order from Extremtextile is only a few pounds less than the cost of the Thunderfly I'd not save any money.

Plus I've made 3 tarps and 2 tarp-tents before so I like the idea that it just arrives finished

Cheers both, it's watching Shug in lockdown that got me started on this :grin: I've just had a small windfall from British Gas (they'd made my monthly payment too high and I ended up quite a bit in credit - phoned them up to suggest they didn't need me to loan them any money - got a refund) so I did...

Back off topic, if the ducks cant swim fast enough to go against the current cant they just get out and walk on the tow-path? :grin: Having ridden several hundred miles of tow path this summer I did spot that they are being topped up by flow in at places and at others there are overflows. In some se...

So as not to go off-topic in the Bivi a Month thread I'll start one here to share advice for winter BAM hammocking. My original curiosity with the use of a hammock was the possibility to use sites too sloped for laying on the ground, which applies to a lot of the more out of the way places on the Is...

whitestone wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:31 am *Where* did you get cold? On top? From underneath? Head end, feet?

I'll start a new thread in General to avoid bogging this down with hammock talk, I know how we like to stay on-topic around these parts

We have an actual wind turbine blade manufacturer on The Island so I might be able to get some cheap factory seconds, they're quite, umm, big :lol: Stu, how many sections will a 150m tall carbon pole be? PS, this isn't actually a BAM, that was Thursday during the weather warning for rain. I'm trying...

Decided not to leave it until the last minute this month. The forecast was a yellow warning for rain but that wasn't until 06:00 Thursday so if I went Wednesday night I would be able to get out and set-up in the dry. There was only light winds forecast so that was the important part. Left home earli...

I think the trick with gaiters is to have short-ish ones and put your waterproof trousers over the top. The water running down the trousers runs over the gaiters and over the boots. If you put them on the outside of your trousers, like the ramblers, then the water running down your leg will tend to ...

Just checked and my closest was 1.4km each way so 2.8km total.

Edit, mine was 800 metres away as the crow flies

Last minute and super local on Saturday, felt like box ticking but does keep my streak going. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53297090364_8bef6ca3b7_c.jpg Took a proper shelter given the forecast. Left home in the dark and rain after dinner and luckily got set up before the real rain started. I'...

A can of Glowing Embers red IPA, which I'm drinking sat on a log with my fire in front of me and the hammock behind me in Mum's garden* :grin: I like to try appropriately named beers when I'm here :grin: * Mum's garden is an acre of woodland not a lawn, it would be weird to sit on the lawn drinking ...

DAY 7 CROFT CASTE BACK TO BROMSGROVE The bivi spot was as good as predicted, quiet, sheltered and the trees kept any damp away. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53212681505_96dbeb0127_c.jpg Coffee consumed we knew exactly where we would be having breakfast and even knew what we would be having. I...

I'd like to say I'd been building the suspense but the reality is it's been flat out at work since I got back and that's where I have the laptop. However, I'm WFH this morning....