Why not order a few sizes and send back those not needed?

I downsized by a half as some of them see fairly wide in the heel

I've trimmed a pair of GTX paclite pants into shorts and it works fairly well. More mud proof than waterproof, but keeps me comfortable during a ride. They do wear thin quite quick though on the bum, guess the sandy mud my way grinds the seat area away

Now that the nights are drawing in, what does everyone do to pass their time? It's all too easy to sit in front if the TV everynight! Obviously I still ride in the winter and do night riding etc, but sometimes it's good to chill in the house with a coffee. I've been thinking of airfix for a while bu...

Excellent, I'll look into the podiums as I already have the normal type. Failing that, that decathlon looks a good option. In the past, I could only find sigg but didn't want metal bottles.

Thanks chaps :)

May I hijack this thread please? Can anyone help with finding a bottle that has a cover over the mouth piece? Using cages on my forks and they get covered in rubbish :(

Some exposure lights arrived this week, spoilt myself with 2 joysticks and a rear flare (which I'm highly impressed with for commuting). Even better, Rutland Cycles had them in sale and they delivered next day for free :D

It's a great little film, really enjoyed it :D

Cheers Chew, I haven't used one, but did think the rating was optimistic for its pack size. In that case, they do a 15C version too, so that may be an option on the safe side :D

Sea to summit do a sleep bag liner that costs about £45 and will roughly add 8^C of warmth and it's about the size of a tin of beans. Might be worth looking into.

It's my anniversary around that weekend and my Mums 60th, so no permission to attend :(

Tried one but it never kept its pressure.

Buy cheap, buy twice

Fingers crossed, i'll be there with jblewi :D

Might even treat myself to a new down bag for the occasion...

Best bet, as MM-Point said, use the sustrans site and find the paths from there. What I would do is, Follow the coastal sustrans path from Bangor along the coast via Llanfairfechan, through to Conwy, Llandudno etc. Keep on this past Rhyl and onto Prestatyn. Here, the path sorts of fades away from wh...

Both of those setups look vaguely exciting. If I hadn't just stuck some foam grips to my bars, I'd be very tempted to copy them :)

Might wait for a rainy day and have a play around

An impressive ride the second day, that's a lot of miles with a loaded bike. Seems you met some nice people along the way, guess they helped to motivate you on your way :)

Cheers John, again, never thought of the walkers shelter and it comes with the added bonus of that fantastic singletrack descent over the moors

Just building up a new bike, think I've got a couple of feet of brake cable to trim off :x Why do shimano insist on giving so much, I knew I should have got the shop to do it for me! Oh well, at least the rest of the build is going well except I forgot to get a new middle ring and some chaining bolt...

Cheers yetiman, didn't think of that.

Barney, I'll let you know when I'm next out. Was going to be this weekend but I'm building up a new bike.

Loggerheads is a great idea, never thought of it despite visiting it a few times this year

Anyone know of any good spots to bivy/wild camp near to Llandegla? Thinking of a ride for the near future and using the centre for tea/breakfast, so anywhere within an hour's cycle would be good

Cheers :)

It looks tempting but why do you prefer the Salsa over the on-one?

Also, with either, can you put 29er wheels on them and how would they ride?

The most breathable part of your bag is the head area, the big hole lets all the heat escape. The toe box is the least breathable, hence why it's damp, the heat can't escape anywhere. A little through the fabric but no-where near as good as the top end. It happens with waterproof boots, damp toes an...

Nice, think I need to try a multi-night trip.

Think I would of wet myself if the military were training nearby

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 :(