Quite tempted by this! Don't know the area at all so hard to judge timings etc as have to be back at work down South on Monday. Is it likely to be similar riding time to BB200 do you think? Not done the BB200 but the bits I know of this route, (70% of it) there is little hike a bike. Should be doab...

That's for individual riders to decide. Would be a start at 10am(?) and finish when you finish.

Usual ITT 'rules' apply

OK, up for that then.

Like the stuff on the "modern" brake systems.

Fit silly light tyres

I've experience of running lightweight tyres in races. Great in theory, not so in practice.

There's murmurs of a low key group start on the saturday of what would have been the gravel outing...

Is the plan for an overnight stop?

Bar end shifters I really rate.

I've used them, and my boy has a set on his bike after breaking a set of STis.

Virtually indestructable, I prefer using the non indexing shifting.

I put my name down.

Whilst I like the idea of doing it at a leisurely pace, realistically i've not got the time for pottering round.

I'll not be on the podium, but will hopefully get round in 6-7 days.

Someone has posted about these and their experiences of use. Have a search, was a while ago.

Think the upshot was they worked, had some limitations but a viable option, if only in extremis.

NIce one found it. Looks like they do work. I'll give one a whirl.

Cheers Rich.

Agreed that the 385gms is quite heavy though it does look that you might actually be able to get some sleep in it. They're supposed to offer a fair bit of insulation.

Has anyone used one of the Blizzard Bivi Bags? They look like they would offer a good weight saving as they are a combined sleeping bag and bivi. I know condensation would be a problem if you were going to use it, and they probably wouldn't offer a night of luxury, but if you were going fast and lig...