Nothing like the lack of a proper loo, a few days exercise and a vegetarian diet to get the waste gasses going. Better out than in and you don´t want to die of brain bubbles.

I love my Ergon grips but it takes a few rides and some tiny adjustments to get a comfortable position and looking at your photo they need rotating down a good few degrees

benp1 wrote:Solstices always on the same dates no?
21 June and 21 Dec

thats cool who arranges it?

Are you Brian?

No Fat Bikes Here
https://vimeo.com/93034546

Title inspiration thanks to Groove Armada

Thanks johnny have been after a pair of them for a while and at that price i´ve ordered a pair

I got some gold marys on offer the other day loving the sweep maybe its a precursor to jones loops

Composite you´ll be missing out
the a la menthe

plenty of tea in Morocco but with mint and plenty of sugar which is required. no scones but fresh cooked doughnuts and pancake like affairs called msimmen

Spandex is a great word

In Morocco you will find wells which are generally safe to drink from. They are marked on the good maps and ´Morocco Overland´by Chris Scott has GPS coordinates of many.

Sunny and warm here off along the Solent to Hurst Castle and back tomorrow

10 quid should see you allright for other stuff

is the whole family in there?
i love hammocks i got a great hammock from Merida in mexico it is a matrimonial size being large enough for a wedded couple the next size up be a familia with space for the ankle biters as well

The current mountain bike rider mag has an article on Norway worth a read

down here on the Solent a good part of our favourite local route has gone the cliffs have collapsed. 80knot gusts last night recorded at Hurst Castle combined with a high spring tide there will be more cliff damage

never any need for imodium. well maybe if you eat too many prunes

My back wheel has just arrived home after the Alfine 11 had the internals replaced on warranty, they did claim the reason it was not working properly was when they were serviced Alfine 8 grease was used and not alfine 11 grease. i don´t really buy this as it was bad before the service.

Like FLV Pasta and soup is a good one we have been going for macaroni as it packs a bit smaller and cooks a bit quicker, adding golden veg cup a soup in the last minute of cooking no waste water. Tea is essential and porridge for breakfast, finding porridge abroad is not always possible though. Cust...

has anyone seen the tv docu Atlas Biker? i found the book cheap and read it but have not found the film anywhere

We are discussing a return trip next christmas. Where else could we go?? with a short flight, some warm weather, hospitable people, interesting culture, cheap living and fantastic riding for every taste??

Stu Meraid´s busy writing the next instalment wich will maps are a difficulty we had a Marco Polo tourist map of the whole of Morocco which does not have enough detail or any contours but is ok for general planning. I had hoped to plan more before we went on the computer then follow pre planned rout...

I will watch this one closely as i am also in the market for waterproof trousers.

the ctc bags fold up small and easy to leave somewhere or post to the hotel at the end of your trip

A short vid from our Morocco trip into the desert and a night under the tarp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8QP0OBsRmM