We think he was near a lightening hit and was blown off his bike.”

Fair play to the guy for carrying on into the town. Guess is the last thing you would expect as a reason not to finish a race like this :(

Hi all,

Link to m blog with a write up of my ride over the weekend, hope you enjoy

(btw-I cheated and stayed in a friends cottage, none of the roughing it outside stuff!!)

http://singlespeedsimon.wordpress.com/2 ... tice-tour/

Looks vaguely exciting, but then you're pictures make it look sunnier than it sounds :) I've been out on the weekend and have the same problem, I didn't take any when I was foul!

Getting lost on the bike is annoying, but being 4 miles out whilst walking is a 'shoot-me-now' moment :(

How about a mountain hardware Lamina 45?

Not sure of its ratings off-hand (5*C?) but it does pack down small and it's synthetic, so didn't matter if it gets damp :)

Specialised langster for the last 3 years, 20km round trip. It's now at the end of its life, so will be swapping over to my genesis equilibrium 853 at the end of the month. The salt in March pretty much finished everything but the frame off on the langster :(

First time was in February a few years ago near Moel Famau. Took a summer sleep bag, so was cold and a very long night but I survived :D Some mountain bikers went past on a night ride (both parties looking at each other as weirdos!) and a helicopter hovered above me about midnight (did get worried i...

Cheers for those, will keep me out of mischief for a while :D

Just read Ian's account of the highland race and thorough thoroughly enjoyed it. It got me thinking, are there any good blogs out there that are worth reading?

Ian,

Sounds an vaguely exciting ride, well done on completing it (more impressively, racing it!).

Thoroughly enjoyable write up too :D

Hi Malc, Completely forgot your forum name, so nice to put a real name and face to the forum name :D We had a look at the beach and the tide coming in, had a quick photo shoot and then departe our ways from Yetiman. After a short road section, we headed up a road climb about 1km north of Tre-d-ddol,...

Thats good news :D

My friend used a lamina 20 over the weekend and got hot duingthe night, so definitely worth a look.

Its also worth mentioning that sleep bag ratings rely on the person getting into the bag warm (do a few star jumps if needs be), well hydrated/fed and that the person is wearing some warm base layers.

He certainly was!

Cheers for the photo Johnny :D

You mean you didnt find it...





...neither did we

Did a very brief write up for work yesterday on the WRT

http://www.ellis-brigham.com/advice-ins ... hing-2013/

sympathy vote for chew, beats my grain of sand that i forgot to hand in at the finish...

First ever WRT and loved it, coming back next year with more mates too. Such a good event, nice and relaxed and everyone was very friendly :D Also thanks to Yetiman and Malcom (sorry, didnt catch your forum name) for the pub meet. First time i've got permission to sleep in a landlords garden :lol:

How about a tea towel, be a bit lighter?

Bag is 7kg
Bike with sleep bag+bivy+water is 14kg and thats a singlespeed

So, thats 21kg or 46lbs

Time to repack and ditch some kit i think, altough knowing myself, i'll add that extra layer of clothing, a bit more food etc...

Two for me too, might also add in a repair kit

My repair kit reads
-2 tubes
-Multi-tool
-Pump
-3 tyre levers
-Mozzie repellent and sun-cream (both sit in my bag all year)
-First aid kit

some good ideas there, shame i dont like porridge :( Mightbuy some and mix it up with chocolate chips Forgot to add my own energy mix to my list -chop jelly babies into thirds and leave to dry overnight (stops it being sticky) -add it to mixed nuts and dired fruit Probably the easiest recipe ever an...

I always get this wrong, generally too much and the wrong type!

I'm thinking of a freeze dried meal as a backup if the pub or cafes are closed, several energy bars and some sweets. Is there anything lightweight that I can add for some savoury snacks?

Whats everyone else doing for food?

MSR pocket rocket, pan is an aluminium cup thingy and some gas

cheers s8tannorm, i've marked those on the map :D

Got a feeling this is going to be a tour of cafes and pubs at this rate...

Yetiman, General plan for me is to ride with my mate (he hasn't rode for a few months and i'm singlespeeding!) and go to either of the closest checkpoints. Then using mainly tracks/fireroads, start heading west to Glaslyn (8294) and dip southwest Nant-y-moch reservoir. We'll probably circle south ar...