Its been discussed before:

http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... ail#p45813

Richpips has the gpx on his link in there ^

I know there's been previous threads about this, but there's a new video out:

http://vimeo.com/110867169

Looks a lot like the BB200, but with less CLints.

Was a pleasant surprise to find it waiting for me last night.

Still not coming back next year though.

Wasn't me, but it was the mantra that kept me going, and the first word uttered on completion.

So 42 finishers of 59 starters.
How many entered and didn't even start?

Do I spy carbon 29+ rims there

Are they going to be for sale through your website Michael?

After riding with you to Barmouth, I'm really taken with the Travers bikes. Like the idea of an Angus for my Rohloff hub, combined with carbon forks and rims....

I use a SP PD-8 dynamo hub. I have one on my road bike, and a PD-8X (15mm bolt-thru) on the mtb. Wire it up to a Kemo M72N USB charger and through to an Exposure Revo. Only downside is the Revo really. Its designed as a MTB light, so projection is rubbish for the road, it wastes too much light, but ...

Eating lots, but anything sugary makes me ill. Think I've developed an allergy to jelly babies, fig rolls and stroop waffles due to over-dosing.

gpx sent mountainbaker

Too much stuff in the drybag, but I was glad of the warm (heavy) sleeping bag later.
Dropper post and long forks made the descents in the first bit to Mach and Barmouth lots of fun

A few of mine on flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ir_bandit ... 183711940/

I think a lot of people did ride down to Craignant

Isn't there something about shortcuts = dnf?

Oh, my one real route question: Here: http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=284517&Y=343470&A=Y&Z=120 Why not go down the nice smooth swoopy trail to Craignant, rather than slogging on along variable sheep track and tussocks? And what was the recommended way out at the bottom? I eventually ho...

Holy cow. I got home this morning at 10am. Finished at 8:45 to be welcomed by a fantastic bowl of prroidge and massive bacon bap. Thanks, well needed. Sooo much harder than I thought it would be, on account of being massivly tired before even starting, and those bloody bog-trots and hike a bikes tho...

Weighed the loaded bike last night at 31lbs including 4lb of foo

Yikes! Mine was 40lb! That said, all I'll have on my back is water and a spare pair of socks and gloves, and my borrowed sleeping bag is a lot heavier than I realised.

Gutted.

You and me both

On the positive side, if you're not there, the weather won't be too bad

How hard are the Welsh bog trots, compared to pushing your bike up Cross Fell from Kirkland. Twice?

How on earth are you going to find a sheep track in the dark? (Assuming it will be dark as you're trudging along?) Nowt showing up on Google earth.. In other news, aswell as bikehike, I've discovered that you can load the route (by copying and pasting the contents of the gpx) into wheresthepath, so ...

Oh bugger.
I spent all summer in general ignorance about it since entering. Best get onto it...

Can you connect either Garmin to an external charger, eg dynamo hub, or are they both AA batteries only?

So here's what I ended up with, a seatosummit drybag and a 2m webbing strap:


DSC_0691 by ir_bandito, on Flickr

It worked, but it took 15 minute to lash it up tightly. So I've just bought a Wildcat Tiger for future use

Brilliant!
Thanks rudedog!

Thanks Do you need a 'load of clothes'? Yes. Its first proper rip will be the LEL in July, I want to carry a dry bag with a set of dry clothes in, in case the worst happens and i can't make it to the bag-drops. But its got to be good enough to use off-road too in the future. I have a Jaand frame bag...

Hello. You may know me from the Singletrackworld forum. You may not. Veering tentativly into the world of bikepacking, mixing it up with epic mtb rides and audaxes. Can anyone recomend a saddlebag/harness system for carrying a load of clothes essentially. I like the look of the Wildcat Gear Tiger, b...