I had a similar problem with the Viscacha on my 9:zero:7 fatbike. You can see here how little clearance I had on my first trip out. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7349587728_85b9fa9465_c.jpg P1040183 by ScotRoutes , on Flickr Doing the straps up tightly does help but I also found that being a bi...

outnabout wrote: 3. no need to carry spare food/water, Wales isn't so big and the local water boils just fine.

Except when it's -10C and all the water has frozen


We live and learn eh?

My first tarp. - a SilTarp 1. Some experimenting in the garden tomorrow I think....

My standard Dakota mount seems to stay put fairly well - I've had neither the rotating nor the "self-ejecting" problem.

Only from the loch south to the col at NH173706. It was some time ago and certainly before I'd have considered biking it. I can't say I recall much about it though.

Backcountrybiking wrote:Colin The track was well above the water line, in fact everything was dry as a dry thing ( well until it snowed all night!)

Harumph! Last time I was up there it was completely flooded. Luckily, I was walking, not pushing a bike!

Andy - looks like you went in via Loch a'Bhraoin. I was wondering if the track was above, or below, water level??

Nice one - and a great idea for a destination. A couple of days on Arran would be pretty much ideal.

You're not alone. I prevaricate for ages before buying anything! For bikes, I always try to work out what sort of riding I really want to be doing and then home in on a bike (or, more likely, frame) from there. My last purchase was the El Mariachi and I'd only really got switched on to the 29er idea...

More on my latest overnighter here...

http://www.blog.scotroutes.com/2013/04/ ... tions.html

Actually, it took him 3 1/2 days to get to JoG and he has subsequently given up the ride. Looks like they had a few problems with route-finding and with the support car. A chilly headwind for 800 or so miles couldn't have been much fun either. I did LeJog in 9 1/2 days and was more than happy with t...

Done.


P1050475 by ScotRoutes, on Flickr


P1050486 by ScotRoutes, on Flickr

More details in due course!

I have a set ready to be fitted to my El Mariachi. I've just been trying to dial-in the normal riding position first. I also use those Cane Creek Ergo bar-ends and find I'm on them most of the time.

I love my Shimano MT90s for hikey-bikey stuff and team them up with Crank Brothers Candys. However, there are lots of shoes with SPD holes and a good sole. Specialzed Tahoes are another favourite.

I read somewhere on STW about creating custom mapping (for the Garmin Edge 800 specifically). Something along the lines of scanning a 25k map then spending some time associating it with lat/longs to create you own GPS-able map. Did I dream this? Anybody done such a thing? If so can they be used on ...

Ian wrote: The 3 has the advantage of being able to shoot full HD,

I think you have to consider how the video will be viewed. If it's over an internet connection via youtube, vimeo etc it makes little difference that it's Full HD.

I made a "chest" strap for my old Go Pro from a standard mount. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5048/5304400091_df945cb28d_z.jpg P1010512 by ScotRoutes , on Flickr http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5081/5304402385_3a639fc967_z.jpg P1010513 by ScotRoutes , on Flickr http://farm6.staticflickr.com/...

My Dakota 20 GPS lets me put a message on the first/loading screen. I've put in a home contact number.

I ended up at Comrie Croft on Friday night. The purists might claim it wasn't a bivvy as we had a good camp fire going until midnight but it was another night in my tent under a cloudless sky full of stars and a bight moon so it's a big tick in my book :D

Rab Ascent bivi. It's last years model so needs a wee loop on the upper zip area so I can maybe tie it to something and create a bit of airflow/ventilation in the right conditions.

Expect a flurry of tarp questions ;-)

Bivvy bag is currently en route to me via ParcelForce and so now I need to think about a tarp of some sort. I was having a look over on backpackinglight.co.uk where there is a bewildering assortment. I'm only after a 1-man thing and, as usual, cheap & light would be appreciated :lol: I'm also as...

I have a Thermarest Prolite 3 Short that's seen little use. It's the original "square" version. I'm after the newer version that has a more tapered appearance - also in a Short. The reason for this is that will be able to use the tapered version inside my packraft. I'm therefore looking fo...

The "best" solution is to avoid pitching where you might damage the groundsheet. That might involve going over the area and picking out anything that might be a problem. I used to use my "emergency" bivvi bag (the big orange plastic kind) as a groundsheet protector.

I've done that thing with the tent strapped to the bars. I found that a length of Karrimat (am I showing my age?) inside the drybag gave it some additional stiffness and stability too - and was a handy seat. I've now got one of the Revelate bags. The advantages are * I can pack other stuff in it wit...

Funnily enough.......