Out of interest, Bob, did you get a notification that the ride had been flagged? I've flagged other rides in the past that are blatantly bad GPS data or segments completed in a vehicle, but always wonder if the other person got to know about it... It was an email directly from one of the developers...

Seems a bargain. Wildcat saddle and frame bag and some alpkit bags for £90

https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/222066831571

biggaygibbon wrote:
North coast sections sheltered from those S winds.

50% off MSR tents at Rock and Run

I've also heard the Charge Spoon is a popular choice, but again, I have no real understanding of why.

comfy (for me) and cheap. got them on all three bikes.

if its anything like STW they'll be for sale on ebay shortly..

we didn't use the bar harnesses, Alpamayo made us custom frame bags, one for tom's surly and one for my transition bandit. we used wildcat bar harnesses and I used a wildcat seat pack. http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/Jim_Gardiner/36A6C00A-F4EF-4914-A5D1-FD46F0880037_zpshs50feii.jpg looking a...

I know this isn't for rechargeables but it demonstrates the range in performance and expensive isn't always the best.

http://www.batteryshowdown.com

Shouldn't that be the M4?

Well, knowing ziltch about GIS instead I've taken a detailed topo, overlain the scottish watershed route (Cape Wrath Variant) and the UK river map, and roughly marked out the route of the Watershed. Then I tidied it up a bit. So, with the exception of the Scottish ending, this ought to be a half re...

Its on mine and mrs t-r radar as well how ever this summer is out as mrs t-r is heading to rwanda for 4 weeks :( What time of year did those of you that have done it go ? Mid July. Too soon and the interior routes are closed, too late and the interior routes are closed. And sometimes they don't ope...

Budget?

I've been really impressed with goretex pro as a material. I picked up a half price arcteryx beta from rock and run last year. Made the price almost reasonable.

Dartmoor, init.

Bit jaded with the Dartmoor Swamp at the moment so just went for a walk instead.

Cold, empty and pretty.

It's for strength work on a turbo trainer; I've run out of gears with the 46 teeth I have, and I don't think 2 extra teeth gives me enough either, so 52 is my aim. I don't want to put a road bike on it as I want to get my body position as close to real world as possible when on the trainer. Maybe I...

In other news - I'd really avoid an Ikon on the front...unless it is really, really dry.

i quite like them (26x2.35). only place they don't really perform is on wet grass, all gets a bit speedway.

if it ever dries out they'll be going back on.

road BB cups are a slightly thinner than MTB but if the bike BB shell is 68mm then it shouldn't matter if its in a mtb or a road bike as long as you use a road BB.

if its a 73mm shell then you may be stuffed.

You mean this one. Mind blowing video, compounded by the fact he was 5th on that stage, Richie rude put nearly a minute into him I think.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=StPeEgz5Cfo

If your gonna draft, make sure you have a noisy freehub. Then the person towing you along can hear how much you are freewheeling....

Crown steerer unit.

Low stack headset, low stack steerer. Should be able to gain 10mm easily.

The bits I did of route 1 sucked on a bike.

Use the buses to cover big distances. They go everywhere and all carry bikes.

I use a rucksack, mostly because packing space on my bike is limited and I don't want to change it. The alpkit Gourdon is good and cheap although a little flimsy. I've just got hold of a mountain equipment scrambler 30 which seems pretty good but I've yet to use in anger yet. Mountain hardware if m...

Do they ride up or are they designed to sit above?

My arcteryx beta's have a small clip/lace hook that stops them from riding up.

I had the 20. I broke it. Alpkit gave me a new one which my wife has got now. It's comfy but basically a dry bag with shoulder straps. Organisation was tricky.

New bag from ME is much much better put together and from sportpursuit wasn't that much more expensive