Super impressed with everyone who contemplates this. Even those at the back are putting in 75+ hard mountain miles every day. Whilst at the front I'm watching the gap between Phil and Andrew. Seems to be hovering around 3hrs or so. Will Phil stop? And risk Andrew pulling an all nighter to sneak past...

Indeed...Happy Daze

Some of the dot positions are getting interesting (some drop outs happening)
Looking at the tracker Phil looks to be arourd 4.5hrs ahead of Steve Heading

Blackhound wrote: Some pics on my twitter account

Nice photos Kev
Good to see how folks have their bikes set up & loads if cake

Ian closed a gap on the group behind Phil last night. Presume he rode later and stopped less than the others.

Be interesting to see whether the go faster and stop longer strategy is effective over slower but keep going and stop less (or vice versa)

ScotRoutes wrote:Looks like Phil Simcock just found the ON button for his Spot tracker

I just noticed this as well
Shame It doesn't show his position or his profile

jay91 wrote:Blue dot time

Green dots for me (although that might be the phone)

Ah that brings back memories of when I used to live in Alton

Im a confirmed Blue Dot watcher. Wishing all riders good fortune, and ride strong

Liking the look of the weather forecast (well for the first few days at least)

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/forecast

Charliecres wrote:removable core but the part with the flats on sheared off flush with the outer

Ouch

Charlie, had this happen before and learnt the hard way - Removable valve cores is what I now use to avoid this (so small and light can carry a few spare too) Both the Stans valve, for tubeless, and some Schwalbe inner tubes have valve core's that you can replace without faffing about taking the tyr...

Ouch Neil, thats bad news, Sometimes its the not knowing whats causing it thats frustrating part. If you dont know what it is how can you treat it effectively? Sounds like they are taking it seroiusly, and doing the right tests etc As someone who had 6 months on crutches a few years ago, I know how ...

Oh thank goodness its sold
I was very tempted, but have bought too much bike stuff this month already

Oh ... ncie prize. I just got an email, to say Im a winner too
My prize a custom 10mm headset spacer engraved however I want from www.kapz.co.uk

Never won anything in my life before, so Im right chuffed

Link to last years weigh in, for comparison. Looks like the average increased on 2013

http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... 013#p19436

I'm liking the new Velcro.
Had not seen it before but works very well

Love the sound of this, Is it OK if I tag along?

Last tick I had was in the depths of my belly button didnt know it was there for over a week
Getting it out was rather a saga

Ah those Affric pictures brought back some memories for me, was up there last year
Im up the weeks of 11th and 18th August (usual Summer Hols in Nairn) so if you want some company for the second half let me know
Will do the usual get a few days break from the kids, for riding

Ive started operation "brownie points" today with the purchase of paint to which i now need to add to some walls after the WRT ... should be good for a 1 night out trip ;-) :o Ohh carefull with that strategy. In my experience this sets a precedence which cannot be undone very easily. A mo...

Had my pedal come off the spindle, on a techy descent near Ben Alder. Rode the stump for a few miles to get back to the car
Turned out I had smacked the pedal at some point, no external damage but inside bearing races were damaged which ate the bearings

I was just about to post the same. Heading back down Glen Tilt
If he has missed the turn, he's gone quite a distance before realising.
Did I see on twitter that he's on the fattie?

Our house has no kitchen, the place is a building site / bomb site and more disruption to come next week, and a stressed out wifey with the mess and muck. Been feeding the family from a microwave, toaster and kettle Oh hold on maybe that should be an incentive to get away :lol: To top it all, I'm al...

Another Topeak Hexus 2 user here, its not let me down in all the trailside fettling ive done I was wondering about seperates, with a Alfine that needs a 15mm spanner so it soon adds up A usefull tool is one you can use effectively. In my view, its one area you need to weigh up the cost v quality v r...