01.01.18. 89kg
06.01.18. 88.5kg
12.01.18. 87.9kg
19.01.18. 86.4kg (just back from bivi)
26.01.18. 87.4kg. ( virus affecting play)

Afraid to say but I can't make the new dates. My partner is off to Australia to see her daughter around this time. I'm on driving-to-the-airport duty and childcare/dog walking duty for a few weeks solid. On the other hand I've got a couple of days free in February so I'm off to cycle some of that ar...

First bivi of the year. Snowy here so took the Fatbike. http://flic.kr/p/DWYSjc

pushbikemike wrote:

pushbikemike wrote:01.01.2018. 89kg
06.01.2018. 88.5kg.

Still on holiday. Back to work on Monday and last of Christmas treats will be taken there away from me.

Back to work. Eating better.

12.01.2018 Weight 87.9kg. Heading in right direction.

19.1.2018 86.4kg. Just back from first bivi of the year.

pushbikemike wrote:01.01.2018. 89kg
06.01.2018. 88.5kg.

Still on holiday. Back to work on Monday and last of Christmas treats will be taken there away from me.

Back to work. Eating better.

Weight 87.9kg. Heading in right direction.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Also, why does the video make it look like the entire trail is one continual climb?

I thought that too.
Pretty sure there are some descents out there.

That's the one. I made use of some of that route last year cycling from home to near Oban for a family holiday. What I did of the route was cracking and I had brilliant weather. Plan to do a bigger chunk of it this year.

HTrider phil put up a route last year covering a lot of this, I think. Maybe called The West Highland 500.
I did a chunk of that for summer solstice last year and loved it.

Great area to ride in.

01.01.2018. 89kg
06.01.2018. 88.5kg.

Still on holiday. Back to work on Monday and last of Christmas treats will be taken there away from me.

I'm in
01.01.18
Weighing in at 89kg or 14 stone. Just had a big steak pie lunch.
Would like to get to 80kg

Yes, I can do weekend after.

How about the weekend after?

I'm in.

Cool that's half a plan already. I prefer whisky but only expensive stuff hence cheap rum for camping. What sort of distance do we want? over 2 days? A day ride or One night will probably be all i can get approval for and not too concerned about the distance, interesting is more important for me. p...

badger divide yeah I just need to work on an extension to get me all the way home to Lilliesleaf :) Bit of the capital trail does Edinburgh to here but need to look at Glasgow to Edinburgh Would you consider the canal route. Taking in the falkirk wheel to link the two canals between Glasgow and Edi...

Happy to put something together in Craik / Esdalemuir for March with or without a bothy overnight if anyone fancys it?* I've done a few recce trips down there this year. *warning: I ride slowly, drink rum and am a bit socially awkward ;) I would be up for that Shawn. Could be a nice warm up for The...

. I'm making plans to ride a Dirty 'Free'ver around the same time ;) I've got my eye on some local forest trails to do something similar. :grin: No free food stops in mine :wink: I have a nice 100km loop round Eskdalemuir and Craik planned out, time for a quick bit of meditation at Samee Lyng and a...

restlessnative wrote:. I'm making plans to ride a Dirty 'Free'ver around the same time

I've got my eye on some local forest trails to do something similar.
No free food stops in mine

I did the second one. Cold start but beautiful day in Keilder. Not the most exciting of routes but pretty sociable. Price has gone up a bit and a little rich for me now. I had a similar time to restlessnative. Phil, you will be capable of doing it a lot quicker. Will you do it on your new Surly Stra...

Interested if it gets this far.

Mike

Pm sent.

Cheers for that tip.

htrider wrote:I've cut down motorbike / car dog turds - its PIA but doable. I've had a lot of success with thin strips of old inner tube with a knot tied in them = free!

Phil, does the knot go in the middle of the inner tube when you do this?
Sounds like an excellent idea to use up som old inner tube

Chew wrote:Learn to type with your nose.
You think I'm joking, but I'm not.

Just tried this as an experiment. It hurt my eyes.
Not because I bashed them against the screen I must add.

I made a couple of sets the other year. One for me and one for my daughter. I made a cardboard template first. Used left over cordura and merino wool from old jumper for mine and waterproof material and fleece from old dressing gown for my daughter. I used a connecting piece of material between the ...