I concur with all statements above

Not to put anyone off though. As someone 'average' i managed to get around in ~30 hours (cant find the times). More of a case of pacing yourself and turning out the miles. Sounds like you had an overnight stop then? How many people normally ride straight through, and how many stop for the night? My...

Good work that man!

s8tannorm wrote:

Ah yes - and how much is hike a bike?

Not that much really. There are some pushes but nothing too extreme or prolonged.

That's the correct answer to make me more interested

hmmmmmm

Ah yes - and how much is hike a bike?

Chew wrote: I have no idea where hes come from....

Banff

What's the biggest hurdle to overcome? (I realise this is based on opinion...and that's what I'm after)

Depending on this answer to this, I might consider it

Also, could I look at the route now?, please.

My carbon hardtail race MTB weighs 23lbs according to the literature. Add a tube and a bottle of water and that's 25lbs. Don't think I would be self sufficient on that....

Ooh hold on.

-Bike + small water bottle 24lbs
- Credit card - 1oz

Total, 24lbs 1oz

So reading halfpastdone.

From Mike

“So when your main rival has gone home, the route is on lock down and your nearest competitor is 200 miles away, what do you do?”

That said, his tracker is on the move. I've not been able to look at any social networking updates as I'm at work...

Aidan wrote:A bit of thread resurrection here, but it took me ages to write about the Highland Trail. Here it is, though:

http://www.aidanharding.com/2013/06/hig ... ace-intro/

Hope you enjoy it :D

Sounds epic - made good bedtime reading that, and made my bed feel comfier

That was good, I enjoyed that. 8-)

1824 miles out of 2745miles (I make that 66.5%) in 8days and 20ish hours.

That is insane!

didnothingfatal wrote:Sent a 2nd PM back to you, seems to be in my outbox though :?

It'll be in your outbox until welshwit reads it

Zippy wrote... This will be used for purely navigational on bike purpose, and all for less money than the mount http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Garmin-010-11 ... 43bc3d47fe It may be too late for you Zippy but i got one of these and it's been good (on rough roads too).... http://www.racewaredirect.co.uk/...

I've been using a Garmin Edge 500 for years now (think I have about 3 years of data now...) and I'm very happy with it. I came across an Edge 200 on eBay for £34 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330943792356 so I bought it. This will be used for purely navigational on bike purpose, and all for less money t...

SoBo would be my guess to be first to Brush Mountain. That is where the Golden Spoke was the other year. Mike and Craig are going loads faster than Kurt & Jefe and Cjelllost time with his frame and I think was slower than Paul Attalla anyway. Anyway, I am not always right and I could be wrong a...

Yarp, I remember being well overloaded on my first bikepacking trip too - all part of the process. Glad it hasn't put you off :) As long as its only type 2 fun it's all good :) Chew - you keep on bringing up various types of fun. So what is type 1, type 2, etc. etc. How many are there, and what are ...

Ha! Love it :D

So, looking at the tracker this morning, it shows Mike out infront of Craig. However it is 4.5 hours delay since Craig's Spot updated, and Mike's is up to date. So has Craig stopped for a rest and Mike carrying on? Or are they riding together?

There's still a helluva a way to go

Chew wrote:Craig looks like hes stopped in Pindale and Mikes pushing on.

I wonder what he said when he passed him.......

I missed this - I was riding my bike home on the way from work.

6 days in and the gap at the front is tiny

Everyone's feet are different, so what's comfy for one - blah dee blah.

I personally find spesh comfortable, but I don't think they last well.
Shimano seem to fit almost as well, but are lasting a lot lot better.

Speaking in generalarities (is that a word?).

I remember having a recurring knee problem in my early days of singlespeed and the chap I went to traced it to back/ pelvis problems which he put right and its been good ever since. *touch wood* That's the problem with all these inter-connecting muscles - the problem rears it head somewhere complet...

Just a quick thought / something to think about ... I was using my Borah this week (M50 top). It was a still night, I was right next to water and the hood/net was zipped tight to keep the flying ants at bay. I woke up without any condensation at all, not even a tiny bit in the foot end ... everythi...

Jameso's group looks tight, that will be interesting as the race progress'.

I notice having to second guess positions at times due to occasional SPOT lag or otherwise - or I could assume one is asleep :?: