Thats afully good of them. they're good folk

Ian wrote:.... with an SD card which I hope has the Garmin GB Discoverer 1:50k mapping on it.

I'll have to wait for the GPS to arrive before I can find out if it works though :?

is it one of them cheap ones we looked at on here somewhere? mine was / is good to go

hmmm, regular use.
PHD Diamir 500 winter sleeping bag. 10 years old.
Some Buff's
stainless pans for car camping, about 15 years old

I do I have older stuff that gets used occasionally but not all that often propably

Excellent. I'll look forward to shearing about the first ride mate. !!

So a little while ago I experimented with ditching the camelbak. It works fine for day rides with just a large bottle or even stuffing an extra coke bottle size, er, bottle in the jersey pocket. As soon as I went to an overnighter I had to get the camel bak back out to add 2 litres to the water capa...

That's a full twenty niner MTB, with 2.4" tyres, two rear wheels, front rack, 27" wide Jones bars, aero bars, 5 bottle cages,a saddle bag, a full frame bag, front and rear gastank bags, a handlebar harness, 2 13ltr ortlieb drybags, and a full size sleeping bag....all in a 26" x 26&qu...

flatfishy wrote:Looks like a Kona to me.

Yup, kona raijin. It's getting a gear hub soon too. Just got to get a dropout made

Finally...

2012 or earlier scott genius? Shock is out back so you get a triangle up front. Nice bikes too. Mondrakers have a fair bit of room, would need to check full travel though to see where that linkage goes to. Giant anthem is a bit short on travel but has a lot of frame room. I think the scott would be ...

it confuses me why if its not a criminal offence to cycle on a footpath, who / what says its not aloowed?

Bit of a topic resuraction here. I did get down to 2 bikes. Very XC hardtail (still on sus forks) - currently broken. Road Bike, mainly gets used for commuting. I've realised I definately need a 3rd bike :D Mainly it would be an extra bike, wouldnt get ridden loads but it would be nice if its a bit ...

The look really good these cages. I cant think of anywhere to fasten them though ! If you use the Monkii clips they could go on: Fork legs, under the down tube, across the top tube, seatpost or even stem/bars. I'm still undecided on forks, either sticking with suspension, at which I'm not too comfo...

I intend to have a go at this when the weather gets better

http://www.selfsupporteduk.net/routes/Lakeland200.html

The look really good these cages. I cant think of anywhere to fasten them though !

UPS man has dropped off new frame at the shop.

Gotta wait until friday to collect though

Theres a SYH in tomintoul, and in (or near I forget) braemar (bunkhouse here too I think)

Hey, no Idea on aviemore as I started and finished in Blair Athol (which has the odd shop and pub) the couple of times I've done the tour of the cairngorms. From memory we restocked in Kingussie, decent co-op here, chippy's etc. I dont remember the pubs being great. Its a quick detour after descendi...

Its a sad loss for sure. I used to follow his blog and found an inspiring character

looked like a very wet n cold trip... but good effort for getting out, which dry bag are using up front?? That one is a Sea to Summit, evac / event 8L. Squeezed in my winter bag, undies and dry socks plus down booties that I stole from the missus last minute :D I use that one in winter and a 5L alp...

you're welcome to join me over here in the peak if you like

are you going to run the same cassette and swap it over on each set of wheels?

I used to do this for while and tried to used 2 cassettes. My road / commuter mileage was higher and I ended up with chain slip on the second cassette.

Made it out. 3/3 so far. Headed out packing as light as I though i could get away with. Under 6kg. Headed from home in Glossop up the monks road, over lantern pike and over chinley churn. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee320/davekane101/March%20Bivi%20Peak/DF6EDC35-B38C-47BE-AE9E-9C97E94F0276-79...

you're right... I do! Front 8L drybag holds: PHD Diamir 500 sleeping bag (now almost 10 years old and going strong) Bridgedale Socks Undies Hipflask with Talisker Rear Bag holds: Pump Toolkit spork Borah Gear Tarp Borah Bivi Exped Downmat 7 Full size PHD Minimus Jacket MSR Titan Kettle Which contain...

Aye, sounds of interest to me too

So, having an hour or two on my hands I've packed up ready for tomorrow's bivi. 3.25kg on the back, 1.8kg on the front. Just water and food in the camelback. Obviously full kit list available if you want it :) http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee320/davekane101/B9F15D79-79FD-491D-ACD6-2D0D3BBF560F-...