Hi Rich, you're welcome to borrow mine. PM me.

Is that Blea Tarn? It was chuffing cold there this morning - cleats kept choking with snow & ice. Did you see the bridleway between Little Langdale and Tilberthwaite has been repaired?

Following on from Bob's comments...

There's good gravel to be had between Windermere and the top of Great Langdale. If you must climb Scafell Pike from the Wasdale side, then it's up and over Wrynose and Hardnknot passes - tough road climbs but all rideable.

18/01/2019: 230.6 lb (-1.4) 104.6 kg (-0.6) Heading in the right direction

I've got a Rohloff on my steel ECR and love it, but chose 1x11 on the newer gravel bike. Pros. 500% range, just choose your cogs accordingly. Easy to maintain, one oil change a year. Steel bits and a straight chain line mean minimal wear. Finding a shifting solution that works for you can be a pain....

11/01/2019: 232.0 lb (+1.0) 105.2 kg (+0.4) Continuing a bad trend

04/01/2019: 231.0 lb (+0.2) 104.8 kg (+0.1) Not a good start

01/01/2019: 230.8 lb 104.7 kg New Year's Day
04/01/2019: 231.0 lb (+0.2) 104.8 kg (+0.1) Not a good start
11/01/2019: 232.0 lb (+1.0) 105.2 kg (+0.4) Continuing a bad trend
18/01/2019: 230.6 lb (-1.4) 104.6 kg (-0.6) Heading in the right direction

Aiming for:
31/12/2019: 175.0 lb

Lingy Hut is well worth a visit, recently taken over by the MBA. There’s a bit of nice riding to the north, joining up with the road that encircles the back o’ Skidda. All other directions quickly turn very boggy. The Cumbrian Way is largely rideable, albeit rough in parts. It’s been very wet this l...

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I've got one. Never used. No new stock on the Wildcat site but they used to be £52. Yours for £35 + p&p.

(https://web.archive.org/web/20170705061 ... ms/tom-cat)

Chris

Another thumbs up for Mountaineering Designs. They resurrected my old down sweater. Top notch service.

19/10/2018: 225.2 lb (-1.4 lb) Back in the saddle

14/09/2018: 226.6 lb (+2.6 lb) Dismal

24/08/2018: 224.0 lb (+0.8 lb) Minor fluctuation.

Or hang 3 enamel mugs from a seat pack?

17/08/2018: 223.2 lb (+1.9 lb) It's been way too long! Now back on track.

I'm looking for one too.

http://backcountryresearch.com/ is offering free international shipping for orders over $60. If there are any other takers I'd be happy to organise an order and forward distribution.

Anyone?

It was all going so very well. One and a half stones lost since the new year then I fell off the wagon and undid a lot of the hard work. A slow circuit of the Fred Whitton last weekend has since provided sufficient incentive to get me back on track.

I've got a pair of TRP Spykes for sale. Used but still fully functional. I'll throw in some Avid brake levers, cables and some sintered pads too. £100 the lot, posted.

I think I've got an old serial-to-usb adaptor lying around somewhere. Would that help?

http://milesgear.com/UberBivy.html?

A full custom frame bag from Beth at Wildcat. Magnificent workmanship as usual.

01/07/2018: 214.8 lb (-5.6 lb) 7 days on C2C2C in the scorching heat
06/07/2018: 221.3 lb (+6.5 lb) Just can't stop eating

22/06/2018: 220.4 lb (+1.6 lb) All over the place these last few weeks

Yes, you can upload your own tracks. Fourth "row" down, fifth button from left. It will try to route using the selected transport type, so maybe first set it to Cycling - Mountain Bike.