As Ian says instructions are that they can be stored in its pack. I do store my standard thermarest inflated though.
I have noticed that they have gone down a bit overnight in colder conditions though.

Poundland sometimes have little folding trowels. Surprisingly they cost £1. Not for gram counters though.

Just finished this short ebook by Carrot Quinn. Really enjoyed it, well written, though a very different lifestyle to mine. Nice, happy ending as well: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thousand-Miles-Freight-Train-ebook/dp/B00AXPRA8M/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359745449&sr=1-1 Proper review ...

Quite intrigued about the PRT, hopefully can do that and BB200. Will be on holiday with Herself around that time.

Ray - well done. I usually drink once a week on a Saturday night. Bottle of wine and some of Scotland's finest with Mrs B. Must admit I can take it or leave it, purely social for me. Prefer peppermint tea - less calories & cheaper than beer as well!

Still a good achievement Ian considering weather and using only a singlespeed. I suspect (hoping!) that HRT 430 will not be so bad. All you have to do is ride your bike. None of that pesky work to get in the way. Was thinking of aiming for 1,000km in February. I was ill at the start of the year and ...

Yes, a road ride. It is a warm up for another World Cycle Race in 2014

Merino t's at £18/£25. Just got one and they are a thinner merino, don't know what weight, and expect it to be good for riding in:

http://www.moonclimbing.com/mens-climbi ... ffers.html

This links to men's section but there is a women's section as well.

Not much I can add to above,lots of good advice. Inspiration for riding with your son:

http://aaronteasdale.blogspot.co.uk/sea ... 20outdoors

You don't need to go far, it would be a great adventure to the local woodland for a kid.

I use either a 4l MSR bladder or a 3l camlebak bladder. Sometimes with one of those roll-up bladders if I need any more. I prefer to keep plain water in the bladder and energy mix in a separate bottle.

Just riding along in beautiful places is never going to be 'rad to the power of sick' compared with throwing yourself of buildings and 'nailing' it. A difficult thing to pull off. 'in which people do a lot of standing around, a little riding and much talking about very little' is probably what most ...

* Coleman 3 person for MrsB and myself to use as abase from the car. * Vaude Hogan. On my own from car or one night with MrsB. * TN Photon elite for bikepacking duties * Vango Mk1 lw - bit of a coffin and was going to flog it. Intend to use it flysheet ony this year instead of a tarp. * Siltarp 1. N...

Seven - that's number of bike, not the brand. 1986 Fat Chance currently s/s but I have all the geary bits for it. (For sale at £300 in anybody interested) 1994 Kona Kilauea. Rigid and on turbo trainer most of the time. 2003 Specialized Epic which I use in Peak or trail centres 2005(?) Solitude s/s. ...

Will definitely be out some where. Bivvy appeals but local cycle club are also riding out as it is on the edge of our local roads. Will decide nearer the time.

File received from Chew, thanks mate. All sorted.

Don't know what I am doing wrong but unable to download gpx file from mapmyrun. Could someone email the file to kevin DOT cunniffe AT gmail DOT com please so I can have a look at on MemoryMap. TIA

Thanks Taylor. Try and book 3 months in advance and you can get decent prices. Look at 'splitting' your route as well for savings. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-train-tickets It is a days journey each way for most of us in England. Is it worth it? I think so. It always seem bigger so...

I was 54 yesterday and I am still dreaming about doing things. I consider this a positive and that I am not drifting into old age with nothing on the horizon.

Spoke to Chew about this briefly at the weekend. I am a possible, off to Ireland around that time so until that date is finalised I can't commit.

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I prefer maps but know gps is way forward. Back in 1977 (before most of you were born I won my class at the Irish orienteering championships and competed in O events for almost 20 years. I also like to see the big picture but for moving quick on the fly then gps is best. I always take a map with me ...

Dan just PM'ed my address and sent cash through Paypal. Thanks for sorting all this out.

YGM

Still attached to the card/label they came with. Size Large in black. 'For Perfectionist, from Specialists' it says here.

£8 posted.

Backing up what Mart says above I first read about the TD in 1999/2000 - it had been on my radar a LONG time. The CRT is quite a technical challenge rather than the long steady miles of TD, different but much shorter. There are more events taking place in USA but the Highland Trail Race route in SCo...