As the title suggest Brooks Cambium C17 in slate

Bought but no longer required, new, boxed and totally unused.

£80 posted

Sorry to be ignorant but what width is standard width ?

Salsa minimalist indeed

If anyone is fat curious then I am selling the fat bike I put together for the Shand Shindig to make room for another bike.

.. or will trade for a singlespeed :)

Drop me a message for details though will drop it in classifieds soon.

I can offer the opinion as a Brit who traveled this year to complete the HLC

I felt 100% safe at all times ... in fact I would go as far as to say I always felt welcome and at ease.

Israeli hospitality is the best in the world !

This is a serious and very rewarding challenge

Alpinum, Thanks again will experiment with some of your footwear suggestions ... as its a one shot ride to the finish I think there are some compromises that can be made over riding something like Iditarod where you need to maintain the effectiveness of your kit for multiple days. Tyres I haven't th...

Thanks Alpinum I am going to try these .. http://www.lakecycling.com/shoes/mxz303/ Sized at least 1 or 1.5 times bigger than normal with VBL and wool socks or alternatively some thick seal skin socks ( they seem to work like a VBL and wool sock in one). I am also planning on either modifying an over...

Ian, yeah it's not a cheap outing .... I had to sell a bike to part fund it.

The sleeping bag is I think the biggest outlay though I am sure someone could loan you one.

I have some snowmobile boots I used for Arrowhead 135 you can have if you come play :)

Yeah rider #20 :)

I ran flat pedals for Arrowhead 135 back in 2010 but this time I wanna try spd pedals so ordering some Lake MX303 then will figure an overboot should it get really cold.

Plan to ride an Ari Cycles custom frame, will be running it with least amount of kit possible

Yeah I have entered.

Will be running 1x11 on a new frame I am having made.

This week I will be ordering footwear :)

Alpkit will be supplying the bulk of the rest of my kit

How many guys from the forum are in or gonna enter ?

How's preparation going ?

Sold ... a little sad its gone

Wow you guys are showing a lot of restraint .. I thought the Warbird would of been an easy sell.

I may also be able to offer it as a complete bike for £850 with Sram Apex white instead of stock Tiagra.

A tentative post as the bike is still complete and its replacement has not yet arrived. So ... 2013 Salsa Warbird Frameset 56cm Alloy frame with carbon Enve fork ... frameset details here ... http://salsacycles.com/bikes/archive/2013_warbird The bike is a Tran Iowa veteran though is still in great s...

Sounds interesting

I work in Newcastle city centre very close to the train station and I like the idea of a 'Desk to Bivi to Desk' midweek overnighter :)

Third and final installment ... thank you all for bearing with me on this epic blog post :)

http://shoestring-racing.blogspot.co.uk ... art-3.html

Yeah Dusty certainly made the trip for me :)

After an amazing trip I have finally sat down and started to write the blog posts. Part 1 and 2 are done with the final part being written this week ... the blogs are taking longer than the ride !! http://shoestring-racing.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/holyland-bikepacking-challenge-part-1.html http://shoe...

I am still in Israel but thought I would upload a selection of the shots I took. I have to echo Steve's comment on how tough this event is ... Went thinking a 100 miles a day would be achievable but so much singletrack and climbing really slowed us down. Totally blown away by the quality of the trai...

Taj and Sandy Carson are listed as riders on the 'TEAM' .. anyone who does or has in the past rode bmx and watched the original Road Fools film by props will know these guys ... great riders !!

Nice looking bikes

Thanks for the offer !!

I am hoping they may be able to accommodate me and I have also mailed Titanium goat about their similar offering

I would like a Borah vivi for Israel but as its in 4 weeks and wouldn't mind a pre event test am I likely to get one in time ?

I have emailed Borah direct but I also have to factor our postal services love to hang on to parcels before delivery.

Worth keeping an eye on my local bike shops site as being local to Scott they buy in all the end of year clothing and do some crazy deals ...

Startcycles.co.uk

You have to live with the Scott branding though it can be subtle on some items but fabrics are proper .. all goretex and windstopper

So is anyone else travelling to Holyland Mtb Challenge ??

Postponed due to deciding to go to Israel instead :)