Windsock says I wasn't exaggerating /imagining it /just being slow.

reminds me i did get into trouble in BC for using it . On a concrete table on a tarmaced parking area , in the rain with the windshield up. She thought i was burning wood on the table (priming the stove with maybe slightly too much fuel in the priming cup) she was going hysterical until i pointed ou...

'Pretty sure I've seen Revos with the mounting shoe removed and bolted to a fork crown mount before now if you want to 'permanentise' it.' that was probably me . I tried it as a way to get my light under my bar bag as it was cutting off the bottom of the beam. What i ended up with was a light that ...

my whisperlite is 15 years old , its travelled all round new zealand , austrailia , british columbia , alberta , many of the islands in scotland and all over the mainland - jiggled about in a pannier for many thousands of KM. its never missed a beat. the versatility is what wins with it - you only g...

every km from tomintoul to the turn up to fealar lodge was fought for. I assume it was the same for you In reverse.

there were times in glen bulig that it was A a dust storm and B granny ring just to make forward progress as the wind funneled down the valley !

Just got home.

Had dry shoes all weekend.

Last night was warm as owt. Didn't bother with a ground mat and spent most of night with arms and head out of bag. The high winds kept the midges away.

Destroyed a silly amount of kit. But finished

I packed summerbag with addition of down layers to up the rating a bit. Still swithering to add in my lightdown quilt(quilt plus summer bag still less bulky/weighty than my3 season Bag)

I also figured the cool temps would get us to hud Chapin

not to jinx it but the weathers looking topper. when i rode the inner loop a couple months ago it was riding well , lots of the lower end of Glen Derry that had been washed away leaving scrambles has been reinstated and much of the ride into feshie from geldie was really quite dry and not its normal...

Indeed. At least 1 if not two of us will be there on Friday night . Will be parking the van somewhere. Unsure about leaving it at old bridge of tilt and it's a bit inconspicuous to leave in Blair atholl it's self. Locals will have it towed haha. May end up at the Blair castle campsite unsure. Our pl...

strangely the red house , twice ive passed it in the middle of the night and theres been a man in a wax sowester and hat sitting by a fire outside . Never speaks back ..... :shock: Me and a buddy are looking at doing the route that weekend , just noticed its also the group start. Neither of us reall...

None of them do etrex mount though pistonbroke.

I find the etrex one ok if I mount it on the stem or the top tube so the mass centres not trying to rotate it on the long axis.

If I mount it on h accessory bar I find it drops down at the nose so you can't see it over rough ground

fly out with cardboard box , recycled on arrival .

source another nearing where im heading - just email bikeshops a few days ahead of where i need a new box - although these days i find facebook messenger yields better results on the reply front.

Got giardia in New Zealand after filling from a labled safe source (a drinking water tap)in Abel Tasman. Have never carried a filter , occasionally boil up if I suspect the source but it was 3 weeks of unusually hot weather so the 10 litres I was carrying for the day on some of the remote sections w...

polaris bike wear doing their 3 layer waterproof flux shorts for 19.99 reduced from 69.99

Igaro have incorporated a solar input into their latest charger.

Dual input so plays well with both hub Dyno and solar to charge your battery.

I'm on my third cycle2charge. It's sitting in my toolbox now. Don't rate them at all.

like wise TNF make big gear . i use a regular sized blue kazoo in winter at 6ft3 ... i should use a large according to their sizing .... i could fit another ME in there beside me and still have room for my clothes at the bottom of the bag. my pipedream 200 long is a tight fit still even with just me...

run to the hills iron maiden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86URGgqONvA

i should expand - im too young to have seen it first time round so had no ideas what it was about ..... so i just associate it with getting into the hills :D

i shall not be , i dont fly back to the uk till the friday :( Im looking at them , compared to bike jackets they dont seem all that pricy .... when you look at the price of either the mt500 or the bonty jacket i was looking at .... might try and get a look at one in the flesh when i get home just to...

how well does that pack down ? looks like the sort of sowester thing id wear offshore that doesnt pack down in the slightest ?

Folks my waterproofs need updating I'm using an endura 50 quid job that's been around the block a few times.... I bought it for 6 months touring back in 2008. Like wise my shorts are altura from 2004..... , what waterproofs y'all using ? I mean proper 3 layer pissing it down all day riding top layer...

Big changes. - already started implementing some. Get out of Africa (work) Strathpuffer in a singlespesd quad with mates Looking for a job in the UK(feelers out in a few leads) Failing that I'm prepared to take 6months out and ride my bike. (Of which I have a few big trips planned) and go back to bi...

I'm working away till 28th

But I have built the Mrs a (used) pivot Mach 5.7 with revs and 1*11slx +dropper

Hopefully it means she will enjoy some of my favourite trails in the Cairngorms as her mamasita gets out of its depth quickly on some of the steeper stuff.

It's not so much the wait.....

More the fact I bought 2 pairs of shorts from wiggle last time and got charged for 6 ....complained and didn't even get an apology.

Just a curt "your money will be refunded"

tbh ive found they have both been on a steady decline

Wiggle seemed to drop when they got bought over

CRC just seemed to get sub standard.

Now they have compounded each other crapness.

i only use them if they are the last option these days.

but think the glen more lodge outdoor centre has a bar

it does and its open to the public + does good food but seeing as its set up more like a function suite id be surprised if they are not doing a ceilidh or something for new years .