oh, who am I kidding: Don't forget your mudguards!

Yellow warning for rain from the Met Office

At least it's not a warning of yellow rain

Sugru, used on the meths stove and gas

right through to decommission.

I doubt any will be, they'll just put new turbines on the site and forget about the concrete base they are supposed to remove from the old turbines

As for noise, some on the 2022 BB200 route were really loud

Sugru is what you need

On the handles and where you drink so you don't burn your lip, fold the handles out when cooking

I have ridden my bike since the middle of December and also have filled in the DD entry, so if anyone has a tracker after Boab gets sorted let me know

i have quite a tidy set up bag wise, but my harness when packed weighs 2.5kg. I had a setup that must have been a similar weight with bag, tent, first aid kit, paramo jacket and puffer on the winter event, fine when riding, clumbersome getting through the myriad of gates my badly chosen route took....

I have the aeroe pannier rack, it's great, works well on my mtb's and transfers with not too much faff, seems bullet proof

It is however hefty, and not and instant switch over, not sure whether i would be happy fitting on a lightweight carbon frame

The track now became a quad bike track through rushes and led past another barn/shippon. What was strange was that none of the old fields looked particularly workable or likely to produce crops. Farming subsidies, this type of grassland is important for ground nesting birds and if unimproved probab...

I've also booked the campsite but might have to sleep on the outside of the wall. BaM rulez innit

Bollox, I'll need to find another Feb opportunity

83 entered 43 booked on for the camping so far should be a good night in the ODG!

Earplugs added to the packing list........

That's a Lifeventure thermal mug in an old bottle that's cut down. It's such a good fit in the bottle I had to drill a hole in the bottom the let the air out otherwise it wouldn't push down to the bottom. Fits in the bottle cage perfectly and much cheaper than the dedicated bike thermos. I paid und...

Have always thought they should be sold with the production year on them (like wine) as opposed to the age. I thought they mixed the barrels from different years to get a consistent taste, age being the minimum age? A lot of the "specials" are failed/trial batches that didn't quite work a...

Just think how much the legal fees could have done for outdoor education

It would be nice to think someone steps in to take them on but there is a pattern emerging here

There is a pattern of cycle industry companies being sold by their founders and then going into administration

Tesr

Ooh it's a cold one

Boots are frozen, rime ice in and outside the tent

Not getting up until the sun comes out

I'm in, currently on a mid Wales hill for the Jan one

Sixty some riders have left the building and are now enjoying a reasonably pleasant afternoon in the hills, pubs and cafes

I haven't seen any of them since I set off

It is very nice though

Maybe it stops some of the warm air getting out as well as adding insulation.

I have never understood why lightweight bags don't come with a neck baffle, I'm sure there's a good reason

Some bargain ladies gore cycling waterproof jackets in the Ambleside Blacks sale rail including some shakedry

Some half price sea to summit in the Climbers Shop including XL pillows, lots of sale down jackets

Remember, the GR aren't as important and what you put between them

The one that is in the middle of a isolated byway is an interesting one, obviously some local knowledge or the traditional "lost ways" get some mountain bikers daft enough to go anywhere to ride it

It's a mk11 SL

I think, I'd have to check the box and I'm not at home

Yes and butties.

It's the excitement of plotting a route past a pub and then checking on Google to find it "temporarily closed" as a crushing defeat