On my second Orbea Occam Trail 29. 130 f and 120 r. Really like the look of the new Orbea Oiz Trail too. 120 front and rear and room for two water bottles in the triangle so lots of room for a frambag but even lighter than my occam. Also Option for custom colours for no extra cost (just an extra wai...

That should say “only” avacados apologies. My understanding is it takes a awhile for the body to convert fat to replenish muscle glycogen that’s depleted through increased effort such as through climbing. A bit of carbs is needed to do this quickly. Balanced diet for riding. High fat foods for big r...

I found this podcast useful on the subject. Zach Bitter is a very good runner (America 100 mile record holder running 7.01 minute miles) and the approach he advocates is more or less become fat adaptive in training and preparation then fuel using carbs during the actual events. https://www.youtube.c...

Thanking you :)

Hi all,

Who’s doing this this year?

Tried to organise getting myself there last year but couldn’t quite work it out with uni commitments.

Seeing if this year is viable!

Looks a cracking route.

whitestone wrote:Nice one Scott, we are humans/friends first, riders/racers second.

Aye it’s just a bike ride eh.

Was having a lot of fun out there up till that point.

I was trying to find some history on Alex Pilkington - anyone any ideas? Given his time I'm presuming he must have a fair bit of long distance stuff under his belt?? Huw was still in Raigmore earlier on a drip but OK (dodgy water then heatstroke confirmed). Mountain rescue got involved seemingly bu...

I’ve recently got one of the new rogue panda ripsey bags. Only requires 130 mm of clearance.
Only available direct so some expensive shipping and import fees must be paid to get it sent over here!

Hey pretty interested, can I have some pictures of the bike please ?

To
scott.lindsay94@gmail.com

Thanks
Scott

Can anyone suggest me a Bumbag / hip pack / fanny pack?

Like the look of the restrap one, handmade in UK is definitely preferable. Anyone have this one?

North St in USA have one that doubles as a mini bar bag.

Thanks
Scott

I think this is an issue that runs deeper than than just in cycling. The drop out rate from sport of girls in their early teens (start of high school) is two fold that of boys even in the most tentative estimates, some studies claim it's more like 6 fold. I think a huge amount of it is societal pres...

This year's fastest time on the Tour Divide was ridden by someone with type 1 diabetes, inspiring stuff!

http://bikepacker.com/brian-lucido-tour-divide-winner/

I've ridden one, super fun bike to ride, extremely agile and very very easy to manual. Responds to tiny changes in input, opposite manners to the standard 160mm enduro sleds you see at the trails. Agree with the reviews that say it is a bit stiff, not convinced it'd be comfortable on long rides alth...

Personally I am a big fan of the short travel full sus for long rides. Very comfortable and bikes like the epic, spearfish or the orbea I use can all take a decent sized frame bag if you wish. Costs of running them is more expensive than hardtails or rigids but reliability is fine on big rides if yo...

Price drop looking for £300 ONO

In Reverse wrote:I'll take the Rekon please. pm incoming.

What are the hub widths on the wheels, just out of interest?

Cool, Hub widths are 110 front and 148 rear.

The wheels are: DT Swiss M-1700 Spline 27.5 35 internal rim width TLR boost with XD driver body Perfect for 2.6 -3.2 inch tyres. Brand new and unused off a new bike. I'm running the bike with my old 29 er wheels. They are a new model that I'm struggling to find them for sale anywhere but these are t...

The Orbea Occam Trail is an extremely capable bike. Equally at home on the XC Race circuit as it is on steep technical trails. It also makes a fantastic Bike packing bike, I had Beth at Wildcat make a costume frame bag and the main triangle is pretty spacious! The HT550 fastest known time is on a ca...

jameso wrote:Hi Scott, pretty sure Roland L on the torino nice rally rider's page on FB is setting off early, you could have a look there for his posts and for others?

Thanks James found the group

Hello all, I'm due to begin a Masters at uni so I have to be ready in Edinburgh by the 11th so it is too close to do the Rally grande depart, however I think I will be riding the route starting on the 1st of September. I have no real timings plan other than a flight home from Nice on the 8th. Keen t...

DoctorRad wrote:No experience, but here's a starter for ten from my favourite routing site:

https://www.komoot.com/plan/tour/cCAYQA ... 1426392,9z

Thanks that has given me something to start with! It is not a wesbite I was familiar with, good tip.

Scott

Hello all, An appeal to the collective... does anyone have route ideas or experience in the this region? On my tour I am trying to get from somewhere around the Slovenian Italian Border (probably Udine) to Val di Sole in Trento. Will be on a 'gravel/monstercross/adventure/....' style bike. So ideall...

Hello all, Thinking of incorporated the rally into a longer tour in Europe. Just waiting on pay day to book the relevant flights. Can any one recommend maps for a garmin etrex for use in Europe? Ideally covering Austria, Slovenia, Italy and France... I use the UK Bikepack ones off the forum here in ...

Nice write up Aiden!

Just had a read through then put two and two together and realised that your pal Robbie must be the Robbie I just rode with over the weekend in the Albannach #makegravelgreatagain ride. He mentioned this ride in passing.

Small world!

Scott

My girlfriend uses one for her riding and training and finds it useful for hill efforts and the like. She is 'quite' good though to be fair Scott! Could be argued it's working for her :wink: (Regularly placing very (very) well in UCI XC races for those that don't know her) Definitely 'quite' good! ...