Can I join you for a ride round your way? I'd be happy to be quizzed on on bikepacking and more than happy to reciprocate and show you some lesser used corners of the dark peak. :-) Feel free .... it's hardly exciting round Cov but we have a nice social ride, gotta make the most of what you've got....

Probably just a 2 day / 1 night route. Sort of Kington, Knighton area.
I've worked out a 60miler 8000' route which sounds about right. Needs work and local knowledge though...

Why the DD tarp? Seemed like a good buy (not that I have bought one) and I like the loops down the middle .... plus quite a bit cheaper. The bicycle 3.5 sounds tiny.... so I was looking at the bicycle 7 is quite a bit bigger so I figured more versatile.... the DD is 3m x 3m so bigger again and half...

Seems an obvious progression really, MTB to Bikepacking.... we're very XC biased and so we have half the kit already... well the bike stuff anyway I prefer natural riding to Trail Centres so bikepacking ticks a lot of boxes.

I don't think I'm ready for doing it solo....

I'm hoping to do a route in Radnorshire ..... I'm sure it's been done plenty of times before ... does anyone have any route suggestions?

Hi folks, Sort of a newbie, on here anyway. Quick intro. I run Godiva Trailriders mtb club out of Coventry. We, as a club, have started bikepacking ... 6 of us did a taster ride from Calver in the Peak District back to Coventry over 2 days and had a great time. Kit is basic at the moment but we'll m...