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by Alan63
Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:25 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99536

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

That's 3/3 for Fraser and I this year. Decided to move on from camping in the garden. On Friday night, we left the house after 11PM and cycled about 25mins past the local National Trust property to a nearby field. Along the edge of the field are fallen and cut down trees. We bivvied behind a large f...
by Alan63
Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:44 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11421
Views: 1906466

Re: The post man's been ...

And brought me a Garmin Vivoactive 3. Happy days.
by Alan63
Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:44 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99536

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

That's Fraser and I 2/2 in 2021. Spent last night in back garden again. Out on bikes this morning around East Renfrewshire. Hopefully we can start moving further afield soon.
by Alan63
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Who plans their routes?
Replies: 24
Views: 2080

Re: Who plans their routes?

I always plan my routes. Whether I am bikepacking or hill walking, I will have one or other son with me. I like to plan routes with bad weather alternatives and bail out options. Apart from spending hours poring over maps, part of the fun of researching any route is to read up other folks accounts. ...
by Alan63
Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The worst journey in the world
Replies: 22
Views: 2806

Re: The worst journey in the world

When we can, definitely worth visiting the Scott Polar Museum in Cambridge: https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/ Free to enter and it includes a lot of their letters home and other artefacts, some of them are heart-breaking knowing they are not coming home. I really must go there... I have been to th...
by Alan63
Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:49 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The worst journey in the world
Replies: 22
Views: 2806

Re: The worst journey in the world

Finished the book a short time ago. Was recommended by Al Humphries as a must read book. Took me a while to get into it but when I did, I really enjoyed it.

Must have been grim finding Scott's tent.

Went back to re-reading South afterwards.
by Alan63
Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: A favour from the parents of secondary school kids.
Replies: 11
Views: 1687

Re: A favour from the parents of secondary school kids.

Fraser (13) has completed your survey.
by Alan63
Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:27 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
Replies: 973
Views: 99536

Re: Bivvy a Month 2021

My son Fraser and I have decided to attempt BaM 2021. Ticked off January in our back garden last night. Woke up to a frost covered tent. Fraser now out on his bike with Mum on NCN7 down the Clydeside. I'll get out when they get back. As there's no bike racing at the moment, Fraser doesn't have any t...
by Alan63
Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Danny McCaskill, The Slabs.
Replies: 33
Views: 3013

Re: Danny McCaskill, The Slabs.

Was at the Kelvingrove Galleries in Glasgow with the family one wet Sunday a few years ago. My eldest son Fraser is a big fan of his. When we got there, Danny was practising on his bike at the front of the building. We asked him if it was ok to watch and he was happy for us to do so. At the end of h...
by Alan63
Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:00 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Future plans.....??
Replies: 120
Views: 37698

Re: Future plans.....??

As a family, we are trying to visit all the Scottish inhabited islands. Hoping to bikepack to a couple of "new" islands. Gigha and Lismore are the targets. Went to Orkney the last 2 years and we love the place. Perhaps get back there. Eldest son is desperate to fly on world's shortest rout...
by Alan63
Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:07 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Cross Border drove rode advice please.
Replies: 10
Views: 1895

Re: Cross Border drove rode advice please.

If you are riding from Glasgow, simply follow the 2nd City Divide down to Kielder. Looking at the map, the southern end of the route appears to go close to the West Yorkshire boundary.
by Alan63
Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th
Replies: 621
Views: 56385

Re: January's Virtual Winter Event 2021 (Covid lockdown edition) Jan 9th and 10th

Borderer and I have been in ccontact. We are both pairs teams.
by Alan63
Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:45 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2020.
Replies: 923
Views: 129734

Re: Bivvy a month 2020.

The water of leith walkway tunnel has certainly come on since I was last there in 2015 (dark, dank and mucky) And compared to what it used to be like in the '90's (darker, danker, full of knife wielding neds and very mucky; also off limits to bikes :lol: ) Thanks Phil. The tunnel is scheduled for c...
by Alan63
Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:15 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: New jerseys - you'll 'ave them next week.
Replies: 43
Views: 5352

Re: New jerseys - you'll 'ave them next week.

Just back from a few days away. New jersies safely received. Thanks. Dad and son now sporting new jersies.

Spotted a new BB jersey outside Edzell on Saturday afternoon? Any know who it was?
by Alan63
Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paisley Freight
Replies: 12
Views: 1387

Re: Paisley Freight

I thought this name rang a bell as they're not that far from me.

Found an fb post dating back to 2013 which recommended not using them. The seller had a bike returned to them as it had been "damaged in transit" ie smashed to bits.
by Alan63
Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:45 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Todays ride
Replies: 3322
Views: 609343

Re: Todays ride

Had my longest ride of year yesterday, a massive 71K. Whoop de doop I hear some say. Rode down into Ayrshire to pick up some more tiles. A77 bike path was really busy. Found some great new back roads in Ayrshire but some bad surfaces too. Great to be out in sunshine.
by Alan63
Wed May 27, 2020 2:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
Replies: 794
Views: 138381

Re: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles

Why have I never read this thread before :oops: Thats me started on my tile ticking journey - only at a measly 7x7. Clearly some catching up to do :???: Measly is good. We're on 9x9. I'm collected tiles when I'm out and about with my sons. It's a great way to let them where they have visited in the...
by Alan63
Mon May 18, 2020 2:36 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2020.
Replies: 923
Views: 129734

Re: Bivvy a month 2020.

Under Emergency BaM legislation, we killed 2 birds with one stone. Got a road ride in during the day picking up stray tiles in SW Glasgow. Fraser had got a ride in with Mum earlier in the day. My other son Lewis had his virtual cub camp. The challenge was for him to camp in the back garden. The 3 of...
by Alan63
Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Pro cyclists bikepacking
Replies: 27
Views: 4156

Re: Pro cyclists bikepacking

For completeness, 2 Lotto Soudal pro's Tim Wellens and Thomas de Gendt rode a chunk of the Montañasvacias trail at the end of last year. 2 Belgian hard men, Wellens wore the polka dot jersey for most of the Tour de France last year. They seemed to be enjoying themselves but only did 3 days due to i...
by Alan63
Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:04 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2020.
Replies: 923
Views: 129734

Re: Bivvy a month 2020.

Emergency BaM legislation enacted. First bivvy of the year for the boys and I. After a trundle to the shops and back on the bike, l put up the tent in the back garden. Lewis also had a Cub challenge to camp out in garden so ticked 2 boxes. Boys had a great night. 1/4 in 2020 and 10 BaMs in last 16 m...
by Alan63
Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:20 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Todays ride
Replies: 3322
Views: 609343

Re: Todays ride

The Second City Divide passes close by our house. Part of our 2020 plans are to start this route. Fraser and I made a start today riding from Whitelee Forest over to Kype Muir. Whitelee was mobbed. After a mile or so, we had the place to ourselves. Was a beautiful day to be out and about. Visited pa...
by Alan63
Wed Feb 19, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2020.
Replies: 923
Views: 129734

Re: Bivvy a month 2020.

Borderer wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:37 pm Neither Joe or I managed jan btw. Feb isn't looking great either tbh.
I'm afraid Fraser and I fell at the 1st hurdle too. A mixture of me hurting my back and loads of other activities going on too.
by Alan63
Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:51 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2020.
Replies: 923
Views: 129734

Re: Bivvy a month 2020.

JimmyG wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:09 pm Will do Ray once I get home later this afternoon.
Can you add me to the mailing list too please? Found a small bunker in Tentsmuir, junior was keen to try. Your location is closer to home. Thanks
by Alan63
Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Glasgow bikepacking shops?
Replies: 35
Views: 6084

Re: Glasgow bikepacking shops?

I have picked up a couple of Apidura bike bags from Bilslands down in the Saltmarket. Good shop run by great people.