I've also booked the campsite but might have to sleep on the outside of the wall. BaM rulez innit

Bollox, I'll need to find another Feb opportunity

83 entered 43 booked on for the camping so far should be a good night in the ODG!

Earplugs added to the packing list........

That's a Lifeventure thermal mug in an old bottle that's cut down. It's such a good fit in the bottle I had to drill a hole in the bottom the let the air out otherwise it wouldn't push down to the bottom. Fits in the bottle cage perfectly and much cheaper than the dedicated bike thermos. I paid und...

Have always thought they should be sold with the production year on them (like wine) as opposed to the age. I thought they mixed the barrels from different years to get a consistent taste, age being the minimum age? A lot of the "specials" are failed/trial batches that didn't quite work a...

Just think how much the legal fees could have done for outdoor education

It would be nice to think someone steps in to take them on but there is a pattern emerging here

There is a pattern of cycle industry companies being sold by their founders and then going into administration

Tesr

Ooh it's a cold one

Boots are frozen, rime ice in and outside the tent

Not getting up until the sun comes out

I'm in, currently on a mid Wales hill for the Jan one

Sixty some riders have left the building and are now enjoying a reasonably pleasant afternoon in the hills, pubs and cafes

I haven't seen any of them since I set off

It is very nice though

Maybe it stops some of the warm air getting out as well as adding insulation.

I have never understood why lightweight bags don't come with a neck baffle, I'm sure there's a good reason

Some bargain ladies gore cycling waterproof jackets in the Ambleside Blacks sale rail including some shakedry

Some half price sea to summit in the Climbers Shop including XL pillows, lots of sale down jackets

Remember, the GR aren't as important and what you put between them

The one that is in the middle of a isolated byway is an interesting one, obviously some local knowledge or the traditional "lost ways" get some mountain bikers daft enough to go anywhere to ride it

It's a mk11 SL

I think, I'd have to check the box and I'm not at home

Yes and butties.

It's the excitement of plotting a route past a pub and then checking on Google to find it "temporarily closed" as a crushing defeat

I'm unimpressed with the Strada

My mk14 joystick is ace

Older tacx flow, powered brake to simulate load, gives power numbers, not smart

An event a month

Winter event
Winter Jenn Ride
Dales Divide if I get in
April tbc
Valerio's Tor of the peak
Etc

Also have a Quarterhorse, also running it SS as my occasional "big" fun bike with a 140 fork

I'm running 120mm, have a 150mm fork but thought it would be too much

feel it forces more weight onto the arms. But each to their own Peak Torque has a theory that the slight tilt down was to put him a better position for the long climbs as it reduced pressure on the front of the saddle. Hand pressure would be different as they have a very low front anyway Copying TD...

, I don't ride enough to stay strong enough for SS in Calder Valley Just walk, every singlespeeder does eventually.......... So excellent bike pushing training for BB200/300! ;) :grin: :-bd I have had an MTB (have two track bikes) one since Swynertons flogged off the purple rigs at a ridiculously c...

And no I'm not going anywhere near "how could we not?"

Far too much scrolling down the map to find that one

, I wouldn't be surprised if we end up being a long line of 80 Boners doing exactly the same route.

I'd be surprised, I'm going to be doing it my way, the "haven't a clue" way