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by Charliecres
Thu May 26, 2022 6:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Best way to pack down a sleeping bag?
Replies: 10
Views: 913

Re: Best way to pack down a sleeping bag?

Stick it in a dry bag, kneel on it with the opening open then fold the dry bag coded while still kneeling on it. That’s as small as it will go.
by Charliecres
Fri May 20, 2022 7:38 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: King Alfreds Way.
Replies: 14
Views: 1793

Re: King Alfreds Way.

Agree with all the above. Bits of it wouldn’t be much fun on any bike after a period of wet weather. Certainly doable on a tourer or gravel bike but it’s not what I’d choose. I did it over three days on a rigid 29+ and that seemed about right. Very enjoyable route, bar the bit through and just south...
by Charliecres
Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: Routes
Topic: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
Replies: 5
Views: 988

Re: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore

Fantastic. Thanks all. Decision made - I’ll stick with the easy option
by Charliecres
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:37 am
Forum: Routes
Topic: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
Replies: 5
Views: 988

Re: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore

Thanks, Colin. That’s good to know :-bd
by Charliecres
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:22 am
Forum: Routes
Topic: Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore
Replies: 5
Views: 988

Brig o’ Turk to Balquhidder via Glen Finglass and Ballimore

Anyone done this track? There’s clearly some steep hike-a-bike but is it likely to be worth the effort? The alternative seems to be an easy cycle trail to the south of Loch Venachar and then the Rob Roy way north alongside the A81, which seems likely to be a bit uninspiring. Is it? This is part of a...
by Charliecres
Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Shimano brakes
Replies: 63
Views: 4953

Re: Shimano brakes

I have this exact same issue. I’ve tried everything. New brake time, I think
by Charliecres
Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Phone navigation apps
Replies: 20
Views: 1770

Re: Phone navigation apps

I’ve used ViewRanger, Komoot and RWGPS. ViewRanger was great :cry: , Komoot and RWGPS both suffer from crap maps which are useless for planning an off-road route by anything other than the automated routing option, which is patchy at best. For attaching a phone to the bars, I use one of these https:...
by Charliecres
Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:17 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: (Not) MoorsOneHundred 2022 June 3-5th
Replies: 46
Views: 6167

Re: Moors Eighty Five and a Bit 2022

I’m also keen :-bd
by Charliecres
Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:57 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: FS: New OO Floater
Replies: 1
Views: 380

Re: FS: New OO Floater

Hi Stu, interested in this if it hasn’t gone and you don’t mind posting it (for a fee, obviously)
by Charliecres
Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:02 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99789

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

I fell at the last hurdle. No bivy in December. No excuses, just couldn’t be arsed as I had my daughters at home and the weather was poor show. I weighed it up and realised there was no point just to tick an imaginary box. :-bd
by Charliecres
Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:09 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Favourite bar system, and dropper seat bag?
Replies: 16
Views: 1323

Re: Favourite bar system, and dropper seat bag?

I use MYOG harnesses for the bars. One is loosely based on an Alpkit Kanga but with additional straps for cinching the bag. It’s rock solid. The other is simpler and makes use of the double bars of a loop bar. Again, it has an additional cinching strap. For the dropper post, it’s a +1 for the Rockge...
by Charliecres
Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Christmas Album Cover Photo Quiz
Replies: 15
Views: 1681

Re: Christmas Album Cover Photo Quiz

After a quick Google, I can only think it’s “F*** you and everything you stand for” by Broken Bones or “Welcome to the Beartrap” by Motörhead. But I’m not confident. :smile:

As an aside, I’m impressed that my phone’s auto-correct put that umlaut in when I typed Motörhead.
by Charliecres
Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2022 Plans (to go with the 2021 Reflections thread)
Replies: 90
Views: 7944

Re: 2022 Plans (to go with the 2021 Reflections thread)

I need to pull my finger out and do some serious planning. For the first time in decades I have time to do some bigger trips, so an off-road end-to-end of the British mainland seems a good place to start.
by Charliecres
Sun Dec 12, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2021 reflections
Replies: 28
Views: 2662

Re: 2021 reflections

It’s not been the best ever year’s riding for me but … Favourite trip: Trans Cambrian Way. I’d been wanting to do it for ages and finally got around to it this summer. We were blessed with great (dry) conditions and did it in leisurely style over three days. No dramas but plenty of fun. Loved it. Fa...
by Charliecres
Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:39 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99789

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

Another last-minute effort from me. I’d intended to go out on Monday night (-3C forecast) but faced with the prospect of a warm house, a nice meal and the need to wave my visiting daughter off, I cracked and put it off till last night (30 Nov, forecast of high winds and rain but a balmy 7C). Anyway,...
by Charliecres
Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:05 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99789

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

:shock: Did you swim?
by Charliecres
Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: OT: He's not the Messiah ....
Replies: 10
Views: 1147

Re: OT: He's not the Messiah ....

by Charliecres
Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:19 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd big ask but has anyone got any 29+ Tyres
Replies: 9
Views: 792

Re: Wtd big ask but has anyone got any 29+ Tyres

Just for info (don’t have one to sell), I love my Crux Duro. Run it tubeless on a gorilla taped Dually with no issues.
by Charliecres
Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Some thoughts on gloves...
Replies: 32
Views: 2635

Re: Some thoughts on gloves...

I used these on the BB200.

https://www.justgloves.co.uk/Work-Glove ... per-Gloves

Wore them pretty much non-stop for 23 hours. I was really impressed. Much more comfortable than a wet fabric glove. Reckon they might work well with over-mitts at colder temperatures.
by Charliecres
Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:50 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99789

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

Damn!
by Charliecres
Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:25 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99789

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

I think an honestly answered, self-administered ‘did I bivy?’ test is the closest we’re likely to get to a definitive answer. Taking the three BB200s where I’ve stopped to rest my eyes, in 2014 I lay asleep in a bivy bag for 3-4 hours and awoke feeling like a new day was dawning. That, to me, is def...
by Charliecres
Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:50 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Change of lifestyle maybe ?
Replies: 38
Views: 3097

Re: Change of lifestyle maybe ?

My thought would be to look into volunteering of some sort, for a sense of purpose and a reason to feel good about yourself. Also think about things you’ve enjoyed in the past but given up for lack of time or opportunity. Got an artistic streak, enjoy making things, singing or playing an instrument?...
by Charliecres
Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:11 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99789

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

Adults (18–64 years) 7 to 9 hours
By that criterion I reckon I’ve managed about three bivies in my whole life. :lol:
by Charliecres
Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:02 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99789

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

Ethical question. I had a 15-minute nap on the BB200 last weekend (and multiple micro-naps while riding!). Have I completed my November BAM? Discuss … Question: Why would you want it to? It robs you of a chance for a “proper” November BaM. Ah, not planning to do so but it made me wonder where peopl...
by Charliecres
Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Thank you
Replies: 9
Views: 756

Re: Thank you

Huge thanks from me, Stu and Dee. The BB200 is unique and no one else could do it like you do. I feel very privileged to know about it and to have taken part.