As per Scotroutes, 2/2. Responsibility this time was mine. So I had to scope out somehwere which started with a decent pub and finished with a decent sausage/egg/bacon & sausage roll... Oh, and a bit of cycling and a bivy thrown in... :lol: https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3669/33084406566_01033b2f...

Has Craigie had her crayons out Colin?

At least she knows Neill has two L's

Cotic posted a photo of, ahem, a very nice looking chubby SolarisMAX in black/aqua on the Facebook page, quelle surprise....

https://www.facebook.com/CoticLtd/photo ... =3&theater

How about thinking of nothing, letting your head empty. And talk to the animals. Mooing at sheep, neighing at cows and baaing at horses keeps my simple mind amused for hours. Enjoy the surroundings - they're part of the reason for the ride. I always say hello to the local inhabitants. It would be r...

Apologies, I've been extremely lax over this I'm afraid. I've had, er. Competing interests of late and my mind/focus has been elsewhere. Also, I acquired a new set of scales which read 2.5-3.0 kg higher than my old ones. So, I weighed in at 110.8 on the new ones (108 on the old). With your approval ...

Your welcome

Is the Sherpa staying too?

Yeah

Too 'short' for all day b/packing I'd reckon.

but a very small tarp is all that's necessary.

Speak for yourself, we're not all feckin Hobbits y'know....

Well, I wasn't exactly overjoyed when I found out it was boost (I'd even bought 12x142 converters for my Evo2's in anticipation) and my Sherpa rear is also 142 so neither existing wheel set will work... I've had a while to get used to the idea and the 35mm rims/2.8" rear tyre will reduce the we...

This will be my main bikepacking bike, keep the mk1 for extreme conditions and winter duties...

Yup, my order went in yesterday. Frames arrive Monday and my bike is due for dispatch on the Thursday.

2x11 SLX, B+ Tough casing 2.8 rear/3.0 front.

Black and Aqua...

New Sherpa on its way then

Take a look at the whole thread then take another guess....

How does the rear feel of Solaris vs. Sherpa? Any difference in comfort to be noted?

Should be in a position to be able to advise on this in two - three weeks time....

Nordisk Telemark 2. Wanted a bigger floor size, smaller packsize and lighter mountain marathon tent. So far fits all the bills.

LW or ULW?

Looked at them, had finger poised on buy button but decided on a Force 10 at less than half the price. So, footprint or not?

Not sure they would qualify as hip flasks mind.

Did bring a smile to my face though

Thanks for pocket rocket links

And delivered my MSR pocket rocket 2

Where from and how much? I was looking for one of these just last night.....

How does the rear feel of Solaris vs. Sherpa? Any difference in comfort to be noted? 2.25" Ardents/Arch EX vs 3" Trail Boss/Scraper is apples and oranges so I can't honestly give a meaningful response I'm afraid (never ridden the Sherpa on 29s). 3" more comfort than 2.25" though...

Re Solaris: website just updated, medium now in text too. Ah well.

Fair point (only noticed your location after posting ).

Only 4? Pah, amateur. New Solaris will be #6 for me...

Give em a phone. Always found Cotic very easy to deal with (and I've dealt with them a bit obver the years ).

Ask em when the next batch is due too...

Well, I have both a Solaris (mkI) and a Sherpa (new gen). My Solaris is a medium and feels a bit short for long days (saddle position also makes front end light when climbing on the steep). Bottle mount is bang middle of down tube so interferes with a (non full) frame bag. It's built up 29er/100mm R...

Thanks for the update Ian.

Now, I don't want to come across like a whiney brat but....

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