The one that gets me through Cairngorms loop and highland trail next year!

Happy to get an Alpkit stem cell and Krakan stove. My dear wife overlooked my request for A Pagan Place by the Waterboys. I requested it because I'm anticipating the lyrics being relevant to more than a few points on the HT550 route!

Nobody has mentioned Markus Stitz Capital Trail from Edinburgh. I believe there was a massed start around June 2015 and it is looks a fab route so hopefully it will happen as massed start in 2016 too?

Interesting article. Notwithstanding the shame of asking "the way to Carnmore".

It's worth a whole post in itself as to which has the most severe rivers crossings: the HT or the CL? For me the CL is a very tough proposition with regards river crossings, especially that time of year as there can still be snow melt coming off the high mountains, which would affect the crossing at...

From Ian's comments this sounds like 350 miles not 350km?

Alpkit 400 is quite an old model I think. Sure that's what I've got 6-7 yrs old. Weighs about 900g and packs fairly small. Have used in air temp as low as 2C in a bothy but wearing clothes in sleeping bag and was still on the limit of comfort. Probably would get uncomfortable to go much lower than 2...

Chris Reeves, fascinating stuff with the Cube Reaction. I have one too and the stuck on OEM "protector" behind the chainrings on Drive chainstay fell off. I zipped tied a piece of rubber tube around the area but this wasn't totally satisfactory either. You're not commercialising your home ...

HI BoxEdlder - yes interested in a spot 3 to hire. waiting entry for Cairngorm Loop so could do with one for CG and then a month later HT.
Rather hire than buy outright.
Let me know

Taking the "hike" in hike a bike seriously - ordered some Shimano MT34 shoes. Look a lot more reliable around the laces than the more expensive (and flashier) MT 54. Could be a good choice if I got the size right to fit sealskinz. Any experience of these shoes?

Ian wrote "I'd like to think that sitting in the cafe at Kinlochlewe and thinking, "right I'll go straight through to the finish from here, it's only 200 miles", and then pulling it off, required more than just luck" I reccied the 180odd miles back from Achnashellach to Tyndrum i...

Actually scrap that - The Struy seems to have gone even more upmarket and is now calling itself a Restaurant. It doesn't welcome kids, so it's unlikely the welcome the bigger, dirtier version known as the Mountain Biker!

Not sure anyone's mentioned the Struy Inn North East of Cannich. A quite posh pub that does food. (Fondly remembered from a more luxurious previous holiday :shock: ) By the way Marshall, thanks for your questions - a lot of the answers are interesting to other people too! Pity this forum doesn't hav...

On a closely related topic ... has anyone heard if they have been selected to ride Cairngorms Loop next year?

The plot thickens ...

When will the names of the next group of people appear I.e. Those not listed in first 30?

Some seriously good advice from Scattamah.

Thanks to all esp Ian fitz for useful replies. was my first post on the forum and I'm happy to have had such good advice.
Stuart I will follow up that hire lead you posted
THanks again

Hi info please and apologies if this has been asked before - did try to search it on the forum. For events requiring SPOT is it possible to borrow a Spot, or are they uniquely logged into the owner's name and can't be changed to the borrower's? I notice gen2 go for around £50 on ebay, but it is stil...