Interesting. Like I said, I love my trangia, so I'm no stranger to carrying meths. I have a little alpkit steel bottle that fits nicely under the downtube for that so no problems there. I even carry a pack of green rizzla with me even though I gave up smoking a long time ago as I found that using on...

mine is not for sale, no way josé. different stuff works for each of us but i really like the setup of a bb 22g stove, bb custom windshield and 900ml alpkit pot. https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/shop/?product=ultralight-22g-meths-stove or if u wana go smaller lighter again then the bb 8g flavour,...

Hello! First things first. I F'ing love my Trangia, but I have a few wee weekends where I want to be faster than carrying a full size Trangia really warrents. With that in mind, does anyone have any lightweight/small footpring cooking solutions sat unloved somewhere? Open to all ideas and price rang...

Fancy buying my Singular 'Rooster'??? Large, yellow, 1*11, 52mm rims, 3" tyres, good used condition, sensibly priced but plus postage from here (France). Full specs/price available upon request..... Let's play a game of lusting after something I don't need but will inevitably want. Yeah please...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:51 pm I've just had a quick on-line search and I hadn't realised before just how depleted stocks are.

Mental isn’t it! Fortunately I’m in no rush, so I’m gathering intel for an October/November execution ideally.

Piemonster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:17 pm I was going to suggest a Sonder Frontier but the sub £1k options are out of stock, £1099 for the next option.

No idea what they’re like mind you.

Spotted that, they look great but I really do fancy something with the bigger wheels for mile munching and commuting. I'll keep scouring!

...That isn't a planet X. That bootzipper would be ace. I'm gonna grab one on the cycle to work for both bikepacking fun and winter commuting. My commute is ~15 miles each way and I'm enjoying that mental chess that is road commuting. but I can also do it almost completely on canals if I want, which...

There are a few threads on this and various options but 8mm zip ties and inner tube worked for me many times. They weren't re-usable but you could generally pop up the wee tab and open them / re-use them. You know what, I'm old enough to know better than to post without using the search function fi...

Hello! I recently received two Blackburn cages (From a very nice chap on here, I might add) that I intend to use across two separate bikes. One is a Genesis CdF. Has one mount, will zip tie through the other, no problem. The other is an Orange Crush for the Gnarlier trips. I'm not planning on bangin...

“SPD” is the standard, so if you’ve got SPD pedals and SPD cleats (regardless of if either is shimano) you’ll be grand. Just be cautious because SPD-SL is also a standard. But a different one.

Could you quote me for postage on the 2 blackburn cages please?

Thanks!

...turned out to be driving rain, 2 metre visibility, and howling winds all night. Fortunately, It was about 10 degrees which I consider quite toasty in any normal situation, but I really struggled to keep warm around my hips and waist. My current bag is a Blacks Aerolight 1000, which has served me...

I went from a Numo to an Exped Synmat, it's made a very significant increase in warmth for me. Given your height, you should be able to pick up one of the M sized mats for ~£70 if you keep an eye open for special offers. I really want to believe a new mat will make a bunch of difference, but I feel...

Thanks for such a comprehensive reply! I've done some research into mats, and nearly pulled the trigger on one of the thermarest pads a while ago but the cold seems to always be on my top side, not from the floor. So long term, yes, I agree a higher quality mat makes sense, in the meantime, I just w...

wild East Lancashire hills Careful now, that's getting mighty close to Yorkshire :lol: What sleeping mat were you using? Better to think of things as a system rather than individual items. Generally light, compact and decent comes at a price. Have you considered a quilt? The Cumulus range are popul...

Hello! First time poster, medium term lurker. Semi-competent bike packer. A wee bit of background. I've done a lot of what one would have to call bike "touring". Panniers front and back, food for days, and a 50+ kg loaded bike. As a recent convert to mountain biking, I've invested in some ...

I've been looking at this for a similar time. Living north of Rochdale I know the route round me is "chunky" at best and catastrophic for a CX bike at worse! Never the less, I think i's sooner pick a slow route through the first half (It would be south to north for me) and then cruise on t...