Whereabouts are you for collection/inspection? I’m in the Cotswolds but am reasonably mobile at weekends. Been longing for a trailer for ages now and do love fixing bits up

Wow. I'm slightly overwhelmed!

benconnolli wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:50 pm ...scary things are sometimes necessary, and they are rarely as scary as being scared of them was.

I didn't really believe myself when I said this, but had made up my mind, it holds true in buckets and barrels

I would define a good bivi as getting away from "it all" and taking advantage of the freedom to sleep wherever I please. The more "it all" I have on in a hectic life, the more anything out of the door satisfies me. I remember after working a 50 hour week in London, returning to W...

I don't include compulsory off-road in my definition of bikepacking so a stiff road bike might still make the cut off. I agree that backpacking can be road as well, it is mainly that I see my road bike as inappropriate because it is uncomfortable for long periods of time and I would not want to ris...

Much love for this family. BTW, personally, I don't give a damn about anyone's sexuality or how they identify; that does not mean that they cannot express themselves though, especially if it puts them in a better place mentally. It's not that I don't care, just that it's really none of my business u...

Riding the winds of change. The climate is changing at an alarming rate. Extreme weather is less rare. We should be doing everything in our power to slow this change, but we are not. Seeing as this is the bed we have made for ourselves, we are going to have to sleep in it. That is exactly what I dec...

I have a stiff road bike that is fantastic for a couple of hours, then extremely uncomfortable as I found out when some enthusiastic guys in a pub accidentally convinced me to extend a quick evening loop into a through the night epic. It also has immaculate paint that I am ashamed to say on here tha...

Might have been up there, definitely wasn't down here. I'll vouch for that. To be fair yeah it was right and proper between Newtown and Mach, so your neck of the woods. Presumed that was just a passing strop among the drizzle. Can I ask if you rode it as a BP trip or in one go? Sort of both. I took...

I rode to Anglesey and honestly Denis is much more of a dribble than deluge, just constant drizzle, none of that proper bouncy rain. The wind was the power play. The reason for my destination was it was as North Wales as I could get so I had plenty of tailwind to play with. Will write up tomorrow in...

So my fortunes were with getting a train, but I still got a taste of the storm riding back from the station. It felt like I was riding on a treadmill. At a point I did a gust powered two wheel skid into the middle of the road, then had a branch the width of my bars fall two seconds ahead of me. Love...

I’m currently in Sheffield and complete train cancellation is looking distinctly possible. Hell of a headwind, no tools or waterproof, on a lock anywhere tourer.

There is a hint of one at 8:55 and in my twisted mischief this feels like a win win situation.

As a relative young person I can confirm that “respect” has been relegated to older folk impersonating yoof speak. I rate that is probably the current champ

Hate to break it to you... but my eagle eyes have spotted that the bag your uberlight harness was attempting to harness has escaped

Good brainwaving nonetheless

I am seriously literal like that. Words mean words to me or, more specifically, computer generated symbols mean words to me, a wry smile goes a long way in mockery or mischief and real life is less lost.

It isn’t a new day until you’ve gone to sleep regardless what the clock says* I feel that I could be responsible for some confusion (blatantly wrong now I think about it properly) here having set off my 2020 saga on New Year’s Eve. It was a right story that I wanted to share with you lot and I’ve be...

I am for it in principle. Different starts and ends would be on the positive side of neutral. There are other more important factors in attracting me to an event. I do back this movement against cars. We cannot control everything, but if everyone who cares enough takes positive action then the comme...

The connection with the environment that I notice the most is the sound. Agreed it is the most noticeable. I am trying to be very conscious about improving my writing so appreciate any constructive criticism, thank you for picking up on this. I am aware of the line between describing everything I w...

Last night I had nothing on, a bit of an itch to scratch as my weekend plans had been thwarted by two accounts of daftness on my part, so just like that I decided to have a night out. This is the beauty of riding from the front door. Everything it to my schedule. I took this opportunity to practice ...

Also, enjoyed the lack of numbers. I don't know how far your rode, for how long other than a rough guess, how many feet you climbed, or what the temperature was, and I feel the story was all the richer for it. Thank you for noticing this. I am a mathematician and spend my life searching for pattern...

Glad it has been so well received. I’ve set the goal this year to write up every trip within two days, after that it just doesn’t happen.

It was indeed.

I’ve had two proper holes, one 5cm 3cm L shaped over a baffle. Sewed it up with a my shorts label as a patch then the exped glue is what makes it airtight. The patches are just to stop the glue sticking to itself I believe. Think three layers each dried until tacky (10-15). Holds air like new

Our modern lives are often dictated by convenience and instant gratification, I am rebelling against that. I do not want an easy life. I want a good life. I had entered an event with a hard time limit and made it harder for myself by taking sleeping gear around with me. I wanted to find my breaking ...

Under armour 6” briefs. Multipack from wiggle. Do not notice them so must be doing their job

Recently completed my first audax tour this Saturday and just writing it up. That was only me biviing because it was a three hour ride from my flat and I didn't fancy waking up at 3:30. I live in Stroud so would be a double bivi holiday for me and need to get round for the last train at 8pm Sunday. ...

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:51 am Liking the new BenNav notation too

If I am trademarking it then I want it known as the BenGo drums