I've trashed my shins and calves up a good few times on vicious flat pedals when having to hike-a-bike ( I wear trail shoes). Didn't want to change the pedals or buy and wear shin/calf guards , so with a plastic milk bottle and gaffa tape made a 'boot' that I can slip over the pedal and stop the lac...

Just did a trial run with my popcan style stove. Small one made with a small energy drink can. 650ml of water to the boil in 10.45 with 15ml /0.5fl.Oz of meths indoors but without windshield which insulates too. Means I should get up to a max of 17 boils from the one vargo outdoors bottle in good co...

Thanks for that input :smile: I've obviously planned to do it and think I've been pretty generous with myself to allow a leisurely ride with photos and relaxing too, but if I have issues with whatever I'm happy to just chill for a weekend away and even just explore a few day rides from Ballater. I j...

Yeh, got some jungle formula which worked fine for me with mossies, midgies and black fly in Greenland last year, plus a head net. Though I know they're not the Scottish midge or cleg :???: Have a Beaton's midge jacket but doubt I'll take that.Was going to wear cycling tights to hopefully keep the t...

Hi, For any who are interested I thought I'd post a link to my youtube channel of ride, hikes, camps and sails... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UConl-HxdR839tIUUv0gVXrw/videos including my trip to Greenland where I was this time last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=assU0EzsC8c And my blog lar...

Cheers for that :) Yeh not taking the waterproof trousers is jinxing it I guess and they take up no space really . Just wouldn't like riding in them and they're not cycle specific . Only driven through Ballater before so thanks for the info. Looking forward to the lochnagar Indian or chippy there :)...

Good stuff :) I'm off on my first trip next weekend so I hope it's as successful as yours!

Hi, I've just been trial packing for my first bike packing trip (video of kit to come once it's uploaded). I've done lots of wild camping, but not on bike before so I'm being a little cautious. After too many years out of cycling due to illness I'm just getting back up to 'speed' with a 100km road r...