Nobby Nics 2.6 front and rear for me.
Only 1 puncture last year - repairable in 5 mins with a Stans Dart. - Amazing considering that included 3 x Lakeland 300's, 2 x Peak 200's, Dales 300, Cairngorms Loop 300, a BB200 and a North Peaks 100.

Bedmaker wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:34 pm Anyone heard any word on the HT550?

Yes - The group start for the HT550 is still planned for 22nd May, but Nicola Sturgeon's briefing yesterday was very downbeat.

Good luck !

I figured a way of doing the Peak 200 over 2 days bivvying in my garden (Chinley) but will wait until the spring given the C19 lockdown situation and the fact it might be wet and snowy/icy this weekend.

Do folk sit the mug straight on top of the 22g burner once it is burning ? Or do they suspend it from the windshield using skewers ? or what ?

If Boris is on Strava then it can all be resolved quickly.

If he is not on Strava, then it didn't happen anyway ...

Also, I assume he only had one bodyguard with him otherwise that's another 'rule' in tatters ....

I have a few half empty canisters so this sounded quite a good way of consolidating the gas and then using cheaper butane sources in future, but are you suggesting that doing this is high risk ?

I am finding this the most enjoyable of the year !

I bow to your poetic prowess Cheddar Man and Norm !

Hopefully there are no serious fallings out here.

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) have just issued some guidance for England which suggests I can only exercise within the limits of my village. Not sure what that means in reality - Parish Council boundary ? It's a very active Peak District village (Chinley) - full of cyclists, walkers and f...

I have been very impressed with the Hoka One One Torrent 2 shoe: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/hoka-one-one-torrent-2-trail-running-shoe I had not heard of them before but the shoe is robust and offers good cushioning but not too much that I feel I am on platforms. I have only done about 100 miles in the...

Would it be worth just buying some thick elastic and making a different headband for the Joystick? Can't be too difficult to make one that had the band still round head, but then strip over the top to hold the light on top of your barnet? Seems a much cheaper way, as the Joystick is a great light. ...

There are no high passes etc. so as long as it is not snowy / icy then the conditions for a winter attempt on the Peak 200 might not be that much different to other times of the year (i.e. wet!). The crux would probably be Cut Gate, but most of the ascent is a push (for me anyway!). Would need more ...

Here is mine. Not a bad year all things considered. Highlights:
1 successful + 2 @ 75% of Lakeland 300
Yorkshire Dales 300
Cairngorms Loop 300
80% of BB200
2 x Peak 200
1 x North Peaks 100

I couldn't see Shaf's 'North Peak 100' route listed.

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:38 am Photoshop innit?

Or possibly - like those beach Covid pics earlier in the year - a telephoto shot where the fire is much closer to the camera than the tent.

sick of cleaning em, sick of keeping em running, sick of punctures, sick of total ncutish car drivers, sick of the weather and riding in it, sick of road grime. Time to get a Zwift account ? - I tend to mix outdoor and indoor this time of year. - I appreciate indoor riding in general and Zwift in p...

For weekends/long weekends, I have recently been using the £2.95 per day (10 minute) Tracking option with Protegear. I keep it in "Standby" for the rest of the time which costs nothing. There is the ~£40 Annual Fee on top: https://www.protegear.com/products-data-plans/inreach-iridium-data-...

Another happy InReach Mini Protegear user here
The battery capacity is 1,250 mAh and lasts over 24 hours on 10 minute logs and can be topped up quickly using a power bank and whilst in use.

Hi Stuart,
One Lifter Pole for me please ! - I have just sent you the payment.

u02sgb wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:40 pm You just need to keep plodding when you're feeling a bit flat.

Yep - I'm definitely a plodder ! Bob (Whitestone) really drove it home to me that the best approach (for us mortals) is to minimise the stops.

I am hoping to do it in under 5 days this time (6.5 days in 2019 as an ITT).

I just noticed that anyone with a deferred entry for the group start on 22nd May 2021 needs to email Alan by 21st November letting him know whether or not you want to take up your place.

https://highlandtrail550.weebly.com

- I have just done so ! - Excited !!!

I have a spare Befree 0.6L that I bought when I thought I had lost one but then found it again! It has filtered about 5 litres so is practically new.

I also have an MSR Tailshot which has filtered about 25 litres and still in good condition.

Both for sale. - If interested, please message me.

The drops were massive, I struggled to walk down some of them. Don't think I could have even done it in my DH days. Agreed. I note that Fabio Wibner hasn't made a video of that descent yet which says something ! I assumed that descent was The Gap that folk were referring to. - Where is The Gap then ?

Yes - St Issui's Church, Partrishow:

I did go past a little church on a steep road climb - it looked like the church in the Lost Lanes book and also where Jameso went on his travels in the summer. Still trying to find it on the map as that is somewhere worth a return visit. This one ? - I passed it just after leaving Eugene: Capture.J...

Thanks. - I really enjoyed watching that