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- Fri Aug 22, 2014 9:42 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: is anyone actually training for BB200?
- Replies: 15
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Re: is anyone actually training for BB200?
Been slowly ramping up the miles and have some more night riding lined up over the next few of weeks. Doubt I'll get out on the bike this weekend so I'll dedicate the time to working on my flapjack recipe - needs to be solid enough to survive in a frame bag but without requiring too much energy/effo...
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lakeland 200 - real world experience PLEASE
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1276
Re: Lakeland 200 - real world experience PLEASE
About a week after Rich's dry run, I set off for a casual pace multi-day attempt. Staverley to the top of Walna Scar road was ride-able despite it absolutely pissing it down, the only pushing was due to lack of fitness/not gearing down the singlespeed... The next day was dry but there were some bogg...
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:46 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: GPX for the ton of gravel? Anyone?
- Replies: 25
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Re: GPX for the ton of gravel? Anyone?
Also interested if it's not too much hassle!
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:30 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11453
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Re: The post man's been ...
Set of poles from Stu. Just in time for a couple of practice-pitches/garden beers while visiting parents this weekend.
- Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anyone got a gpx of the mary townelely loop
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1341
Re: Anyone got a gpx of the mary townelely loop
I've used this one before, not sure where it came from originally. Most of the route is fairly well signed. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5d36ph1zj2z4v0b/Mary_Towneley_Loop.gpx Linked in bikehike too http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?lnk=https://dl.dropbox.com/s/5d36ph1zj2z4v0b/Mary_Towneley_Loop.gpx
- Tue Aug 05, 2014 3:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to mount Exposure lights with handlebar bag on
- Replies: 12
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Re: How to mount Exposure lights with handlebar bag on
Helmet light not essential but helpful on techy terrain where you look around a corner before steering into it. Also if honking up a hill my bars flop left/right whereas you look straight ahead. They're also handy for mechanicals, map checking, rummaging in bags for that elusive Clif bar, figuring ...
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:00 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: A tour of the Lakeland 200
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2835
Re: A tour of the Lakeland 200
Looks like conditions were much better than when I went a week later. Think it rained the Monday and then pissed down on the Wednesday while we were heading from Staveley to Coniston. Dried up before a push/ride/push/ride/sit/push up Walna Scar and then very boggy in places after that (thankfully th...
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:00 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: tick remover
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1164
Re: tick remover
Picked up one of these before a few days wading through the Lakes, thankfully not had to use it yet
http://www.heinnie.com/tick-key-tick-remover
http://www.heinnie.com/tick-key-tick-remover
- Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:22 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Lakland 200
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2864
Re: Lakland 200
I can see what you mean about needing good weather. Rode from Staverly to Coniston in the pouring rain, riding was generally good, only a couple of slippy slate and a bit of a push up an impromptu river near Grizedale. Day 2 was the complete opposite, sunny, hot and ended up being more pushing than ...
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:50 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Lakland 200
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2864
Re: Lakland 200
Nice write up. Will to be riding a slight variation of this in the next couple of weeks, over 3 days though! Fingers crossed for some good weather...
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:42 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: fs or swap. Jones loops
- Replies: 5
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Re: fs or swap. Jones loops
How wide are the Jones bars? Got a set of 46cm Woodchippers I had vague plans for but got sidetracked...
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB 200 Entries Closed.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 11669
Re: BB 200 Entries open - but going fast!
Same here!Charliecres wrote:I'm entered. Not done anything quite like this before. Training will be required. Gulp.