Within the UK: The Lakes (grew up there); NW Scotland
Outside the UK: maybe Alaska
NW Scotland and Alaska both have that wilderness appeal.
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- Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where do you WANT to live and why?
- Replies: 23
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- Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which part of the world do you live, and do you like it?
- Replies: 57
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Re: Which part of the world do you live, and do you like it?
Just outside Skipton. Other than it being full of Yorkshiremen it's fine :lol: Got a (currently very very muddy) bridleway right past the house and a few others within a short ride :grin: The Dales isn't far away. 90 minutes gets us to The Lakes. I grew up in The Lakes and would move back if I could...
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Isle of Arran trail info?
- Replies: 7
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Re: Isle of Arran trail info?
I've not ridden those routes but have walked the Glen Rosa - Saddle - Glen Sannox route and I wouldn't take a bike anywhere near it :o The MBR crowd did it a few years ago and wished they hadn't bothered. There's some serious hike-a-bike on the Glen Sannox side of the saddle. Here's a photo or two h...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:06 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Flying with bikes
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3545
Re: Flying with bikes
Used the good old cardboard bike box picked up from the LBS rather than any fancy specific bike box. Followed most of the tips on the CTC link but also used foam pipe lagging to protect various bits. Extra padding provided by some clothes. If you do use the cardboard box keep a roll of gaffer tape o...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11457
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Re: The post man's been ...
Alpkit bicycle 3.5 and some string You could save a 'noticable' amount of weight and reduce packsize by using different line and ditching the clippers. Need to have a play :grin: Unlikely to use all of that but easier to have it ATM so I can practice then leave what I don't need behind. I think I w...
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11457
- Views: 1985014
Re: The post man's been ...
Alpkit bicycle 3.5 and some string
- Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lies and Trickery
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2693
Re: Lies and Trickery
This Insert name of non-essential part or upgrade here is made of titanium and is 5 grammes lighter than that other one.
- Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:47 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?
- Replies: 32
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Re: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?
Well you must have a flat sheet to begin with to be able to fold it down so it's most likely a demand and supply thing. The only maps I've ever seen that are sold flat are the large scale (either 1:1250 or 1:2500) maps used by farmers and others for land registration purposes. They are of a scale wh...
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Altura Night Vision Evo Jacket
- Replies: 13
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Re: Altura Night Vision Evo Jacket
I've the basic Night Vision which is the same material but fewer pockets and a slightly different cut. Definitely heavy duty, stood up to 40MPH winds and horizontal sleet/rain the other week. Very much a winter jacket rather than summer but I'll take it with me when touring in northern Scotland as t...
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: favourite way to set your tarp up?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 14250
Re: favourite way to set your tarp up?
Just ordered the Alpkit bicycle 3.5 and some line and clippers. Cue a bit of fun working out the best set-up
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:22 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: T/T ring? What chain are you using?
- Replies: 13
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Re: T/T ring? What chain are you using?
I've a RaceFace NW ring and use a SRAM 10sp chain at the moment. I think the previous chain was KMC but would have to check the parts list. Only put the new chain on at Christmas so not a huge number of miles on it but not had any problems so far and didn't have any with the previous one either.
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT 550 route advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1267
Re: HT 550 route advice
On the basis that I haven't done the route (but have read the reports) :???: The section that most people seem to dread is from Lochinver via Glen Canisp to Ledmore Junction, seems to be: (1) ride for ten metres, (2) pick up bike and carry over boulders for ten metres, (3) go to step 1. Other sectio...
- Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5321
Re: The best way to learn to read/navigate with a map?
Did some orienteering in my schooldays - the maps are very specific but definitely good for thinking on your feet. Done lots of fell running, not too much navigation required in these. Only did one mountain marathon and I found the navigation to be pretty straightforward TBH, just one control on eac...
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: favourite way to set your tarp up?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 14250
Re: favourite way to set your tarp up?
bicycle 3.5 nearest camera and Mikes ID Siltarp1 ... both a similar size. No reason why something like a 3.5 should be considered summer or race use only. Both the tarps in the pic were put up in a pretty severe storm (although we obviously looked for a sheltered pitch) ... no one got wet I had som...
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rovaniemi 150
- Replies: 399
- Views: 68662
Re: Rovaniemi 150
From https://www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/insurance/Default.aspx
What's not covered
"Competitive winter sports "
Though the Covered activities include: "Adventure racing (up to 48 hours)" and "Cycle racing"
What's not covered
"Competitive winter sports "
Though the Covered activities include: "Adventure racing (up to 48 hours)" and "Cycle racing"
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: favourite way to set your tarp up?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 14250
Re: favourite way to set your tarp up?
Guys, which tarps are those? I'm currently undecided between the Alpkit bicycle 3.5, Alpkit bicycle 7 and the Silwing. I'm aware that the 3.5 is single person and the others are for two, I might get the 3.5 AND one of the other two as my wife might want to accompany me on some rides. Also the 3.5 lo...
- Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:09 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11457
- Views: 1985014
Re: The post man's been ...
Garmin cadence sensor. (for training geek mode )
Was pairing it with the head unit when my wife asked what the beeping was, at this point she pulled out a Garmin cadence sensor (same model) she'd bought for her bike!
Was pairing it with the head unit when my wife asked what the beeping was, at this point she pulled out a Garmin cadence sensor (same model) she'd bought for her bike!
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Rovaniemi 150
- Replies: 399
- Views: 68662
Re: Rovaniemi 150
Anyone else use marzipan as trail food? Since it's oil based it doesn't freeze quite so quickly and it doesn't fall apart in to crumbs :grin: I've used it on winter alpine climbs down to -15C, kept it in my jacket pocket and grabbed a bite as and when I felt peckish. Not exactly a slimmer's food tho...
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 'Adventure' reading list
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7957
Re: 'Adventure' reading list
Sat on my bookshelves is a smorgasbord of mountaineering tomes, pretty well all those mentioned. I'd add Walter Bonatti's "On the Heights", Dave Robert's "Moments of Doubt", "Savage Arena" by Joe Tasker. For historical reading: "The Black Cliff" is worth searc...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:18 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stuck in the mud
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1623
Re: Stuck in the mud
In that type of clarty mud bigger clearances aren't going to help - you'll just pick up even more mud until everything clogs up and you've an even heavier bike to shift
The only real solution is to carry the bike.
PS. *clart* is that type of mud that sticks to teflon
The only real solution is to carry the bike.
PS. *clart* is that type of mud that sticks to teflon
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:54 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Peak District trail conditions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1141
Re: Peak District trail conditions
If you are on Twitter then follow Keeper of the Peak @KoftheP, he posts condition reports sent to him. There's also various ongoing threads on the Singletrackworld forums so worth lurking there.
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:31 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Water, Water every where an not a drop to drink
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7168
Re: Water, Water every where an not a drop to drink
Good video is there any need for the carbon filter really? Looks bulky In the UK in upland areas, probably not. In the UK uplands would you bother with any of this? The general rule used to be: "if you were above human habitation and the water was free running then it would be fine". With...
- Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:23 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: C'mon what did 'he' bring you?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8931
Re: C'mon what did 'he' bring you?
Camelbak Mule
photochromatic glasses
Fuel pod
photochromatic glasses
Fuel pod
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Happy Christmas
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5997
Re: Happy Christmas
Happy christmas from a newcomer here (I didn't lurk for long - honest )
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Next year, I will ....
- Replies: 60
- Views: 13081
Re: Next year, I will ....
My list is:
- Dales 300
- Cairngorms Loop
- Fred Whitton (assuming they'll have me)
- A week in Chamonix on the trails - eek!
- Lakeland 200