My ethics are 1. was it for a charitable cause - I donate to the cause if so- calder divide is one I will get round to riding and donate 2. Was it commercial- i just ride the route 3. Dont think i would "steal" a route but i would use it for inspiration As noted you cannot really control t...

Depth perception and field of vision are the big losses - trust me i only have one working eye

more than the cost of my bike

Nothing I own [ except the house*] meets that criteria

* still technically the banks

Was it any point contacting the RoW people They are pretty good my way when I have complained ( Barbes wire over the styles for example ). I once got can you read ( had a private sign up) so went with my stock reply of " Yes I can what do you need help with ?" They ranted I pointed out th...

Paid and sent you an e-mail - though i know you would have taken me at my word

Thanks for organising it i did enjoy the ride and got lucky with the weather

that just where i lost the light battery so i saw the ressie and the ditches [ ish]

I actually bivvied at the little structure between Coolam and FB on the BW

Will get the donation sorted later tonight and send a screen shot

mtb* and roomy for me but probably too small for you 43 are [every so lightly too] snug on me and 44 are [ever so slightly] roomy I have had the old Japanther version and just bought the new version [ higher collar] and really rate them personally Had I not got a set that were three rides old I woul...

My worst lacing error was getting a 32 hole rim for a 28 spoke hub....realised only after I had stripped it and the 8 th spoke was not fitting....

Do you want me to pay you and then you the charity or me to pay directly ?

Dont mind which way it gets done tbh

Chapeau Sir, Chapeau.

Set off at just gone 8 am as was the plan and Shaf very kindly made the nearest one to my house [ and he has been so no excuses ] a mere 22 miles away. At least I knew the way and it was the only point I knew riding was fine, weather was cold but no wind and it was easy going. Thought about clearing...

When you go in pubs and cafes what do you all do with your bikes? I dread to think how many thousands of pounds there are on two easily rollable wheels Oh and I sneaked mine in very early this month - see write up [ yet to do] on The alternative Winter Bivvy - short version very sub optimal emergenc...

The lakes are only an hour away I might only do one ride there in winter but from easter[always starts Easter monday] on its a monthly ride - they range from bikepacking, to longish MTB rides [ Gatesgarth, nan bield and Garburn] to FS HIke a bike [ please let me get down in one piece type stuff *- l...

Finished mine I wil lpost ip a proper update at some point Monday when I have the time Glad i did it after record low rainfalls as it was spectacularly muddy in places- like lowest gear on the flat. I got all 6 [ probably] i forgot top put POI on the Garmin so only new roughly where /what it was. I ...

so he will be ready with the brews and cake then

Thanks for organising and all links worked for me Still going and ambitiously going for all of it but more interested in the Cartmel bit [ as that is new to me] than Langdales which I know if push comes to shove - may even take Ambleside Jenkins crag [ Garburn possibly] to get back * OK for parking ...

I'm trying to find a legal off the "main roads of death" route from Horwich to Farnworth or Walkden Ok there is potential BUT its going to take you into the heart Of Bolton and through there - its " quiet roads " once there but its * should * be doable - I am happy to test ride ...

often minor differences between the two

Probably use the famous Planet X pricing algorithm

same reasons for me and whatever you do if you google squirt make sure you add the word bike chain lube to your search terms and not just squirt on its own and then lube added

Very substandard news and hope its all resolved to your and the other local satisfaction

there are bike chain specific chain waxes out there[ i found the motorbike one too sticky and gloopy personally and would advise against its use] but i use a kit from ebay which is basically wax [paraffin ? i forget] and PTFE powder Heat it up, dunk a chain, swirl, wipe and drip dry then crack it - ...

The A6 is fine till the bit before the large roundabout for Middlebrook. Never ridden the bits afterwards so no idea. Will ask but my initial guess is you will need to either drop down and do the 55 sustrans path [which does follow a river - same route as railway line and all legal ]or go up and rou...

Its local to me but cannot claim to know it that well[ have a few mates who know it though ] Route 55 into Manchester is a good one but its bit confusing and not at all signed in Bolton till you reach the hospital - iirc - only done it three times mind bit confusing by Middlebrook as well which can ...

Joystick to supplement a bar light
Diablo if its your only light

my pics are just copying the address from strava so you can do it that way as well - unless its just me who can see them