South Spain sounds very appealing right now. Might be worth holding off till Dec 11 (Weekend prior) to see what the weather looks like and make the final call as I am not keen on riding through thunderstorms. Wondering if a three day plan is more reasonable given that days are so short? I'm riding f...

I'm sure you can all use search, but thought i'd make it easier. Here are some links to write ups by other riders who did this trail: http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/mountain-biking-the-trans-cambrian-way/ http://uninspiredramblings.com/2014/04/25/trans-cambrian/ http://www.bikepacking.com/routes/trans-c...

My mrs. said 'Go For it' which may or may not mean the dog house. While on the trail, such issues don't matter, which is the magic of bike packing.

Hi Everyone, I'll be leaving London by train towards Knighton on December 18th in the evening to start first thing in the morning on Dec 19th. Plan to finish Sunday afternoon / evening. I plan to camp over night on Saturday, but happy to follow the lead of any experienced rider who knows the trail. ...

Got it, swimming and climbing maybe required skills, and all I was looking for was a long bike ride. Folks, thank you so much for your input and advice. I'm pumped and ready to go. I will start a new thread with the title "Trans Cambrian Way ride Dec 19 and 20, 2015" Any advice on starting...

...Hoping that four days without rain will dry things out a bit... Four days?! Pack dry socks and be prepared for wet feet...and perhaps a serious ford crossing! Greetz S. I have these waterproof socks and Gore Boots. But I'm not counting on anything but getting wet. How deep are the fords? Knee hi...

Hi Chew. I think it's the hangover from they last weekend in September in Wales when I did an adventure race. Probably they nicest weekend all year.

G'day KT...I'd be up for another stab at this route. I'll watch out for your thread. Here's hoping the ground dries up a little beforehand and the lakes and swamps recede. Greetz S. I'd love to have you there as I've never done this trail before and one year into bike packing means I can use experi...

Hi All, Planning to ride this route Dec 19/20. Weather looks glorious. I'll start a new thread but wanted first to get a quick feel for who is up for it? Likely train to Knighton Friday evening, ride Sat/Sun and back Sunday evening or Monday morning depending on progress. http://www.accuweather.com/...

I'm keen to try the 60mile north downs trail from Sevenoaks to Canterbury, and back. Lots of camping on the way. Optional loop to the coast depending on speed, time and weather.

I'm quite keen to do the North Downs trail from Sevenoaks to Canterbury. 60 miles each way.

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:Any advice on what chain lube to bring that might get my geared drive train through a week of wet trails, with minimal TLC? I don't anticipate Squirt being up to the job...

In case of emergency good old cooking oil will do.

If you are booking a train ticket from London, you may not get a bike spot on the Glasgow to Tyndrum leg. Virgin told me there were no spots for bikes. You'll have to contact Scotrail directly. They were very responsive and reserved a bike spot for me.

Hi All - I may be going crazy, but can't seem to find anywhere on the forum or the online site for WRT that shows where the start point is or the closest city / station to the start point. Would be great to find out to help me plan.

Thx!

Hi - does anyone have HT550 cue sheet from previous rides?

Found a 200 miler here: http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=puoxwsbgoijicerj

ianfitz wrote:There's one on composites site. I found it through google 'wc2c gpx'

Downloaded the file and looking at it now. Thank you!
A bit of a twisty route in Brecon Beacons. I may have trim it down by 100 miles to fit it in three days.

Hi, found the Maps, so many of them, but have not found anywhere to down load a gpx file. does anyone have a link?

Lights are useful if it gets dark in a place you really don't want to stop ( like a few miles short of a bothy etc). I used a helmet mounted Joystick last year, and ran it on medium so it would last a few days. This year I am going with a dynamo and Revo, and probably a joystick for the slow pushin...

kbrembo wrote:If anyone requires a Spot gen3 to purchase new...drop me a line.
I sell them at my work and have supplied a few other HT550 people.

I was speaking to Iona last week and her spirits were good....Get well soon Iona....

Hi, I need a spot, and would be great to contribute to Iona.