Thanks for all the replies
I need a solution with which i can plan the next days riding whilst sat in the tent/pub.
With many GPS's you can't do this without a computer ( e.g Garmin )
Can this be done with an app on an Android smartphone ?

Tent now sold to SillyBigFella

A little cheeky, but their may be some wiggle room
I'll send a PM

Try 2nd hand for the tent and sleeping bag
Alpkit / sportsdirect for the mat perhaps

Hi everyone, At the moment i carry a mobile when bikepacking and i have borrowed my mates garmin GPS a few times. The weight weenie in me would love to combine the functions into one unit IFAIK most posh mobiles now have a proper GPS built in that can establish location without a phone signal. Most ...

loving my El Mariachi 2. Handles nicely and is good for endless miles in the saddle type riding. Mud clearance good and not too heavy. The alternator plates give both easy chain tensioning when in S.S or Hub gear without a weight and complication of an EBB. Being able to swap the plates if you go ge...

For Sale
Terra Nova Lazer Competition 1 tent
Its the current model with the improved ventilation etc.
Used once in my back garden so as near to brand new as makes no odds
£180 posted

Now sold thanks

Hi Kieracon
If you don't get over to Halifax i have a wildcat one you can try
I live in Clayton West
Mark

As the adverts say “This is an extremely lightweight tent choice that compresses down to an easily transportable package. Despite this, it still offers the sort of performance that Vaude pride themselves on, protecting from even the harshest of stormy weather whilst offering brilliant ventilation an...

@Have to agree with Scotroutes about the sizing. There is nothing peculiar to the Salsa El Mariachi which causes the seatpack clearance issues. Any 29nr in a smaller frame size ridden by anyone with shorter legs will have these clearance issues. My 5'8" mate has to run the smaller size seatpack...

Welcome I think, like many of us on here, you may end up with lighter / more compact kit in due course. Every time i come to an uphill technical section and have to walk when i know i could get up on an unladen bike i make a mental note to trim the kit again. As my kit has evolved, i can now ride fu...

Good article
My mate Phil has an almost identical handlebar to the third picture.
He has both gear shifters on one side.
It's on his full suss with 150mm front forks !
I hate it when he beats me downhill

+1 for PHD bags especially in the sale. They are doing Mimim 250 and 350 is the sale. Drishell option a good idea too. My tip is to be be realistic about the minimum temp you are going to use it in. i started with a -5°rated bag which i though would do everything i wanted. Trouble is i found it too ...

Hi Neil The alternator dropouts are really well engineered. You have a built in tugs bolts on each side very easy to use and i've had no slippage issues. lots of info on the Salsa website. I'm running quite a low gearing on the Rohloff for 3 reasons...My knees are shot, it gives me a 16" bottom...

Similar thoughts here.... a few months ago i bought a Salsa El Mariachi ( steel 29nr ) frame It has "Alternator" dropouts which give easy chain tensioning, a std bottom bracket shell ( no EBB ) and you can get different dropouts for geared, singlespeed and Rohloff setups The frame is not o...

Hi Ray, Check out the Tubus logo rack. Made from tubular steel it is both strong & light. ( it ain't cheap though ! ) I use this rack and the main thing i like about the logo is the pannier attaching bars are set a bit further back to give extra clearance. it's also nice to be able top strap som...

Hi all
Thanks for the ideas
I went for a Zebralight H501 in the end and got a handlebar mount too
I'll let you know what i think
Cheers Mark

I've got a small headtorch that i take bikepacking Unfortunately no good enough for riding with and cannot be attached to the bars can anyone suggest something that i can use around camp and also for get you back from the pub slowly duties. I'd prefer it it took a single AA battery as these are read...

Ultra lightweight hardened aluminium cutlery
Unused
£5 posted the pair

I bought some of the msr carbon core pegs. I can't recommend them. I have snapped one very easily and the plastic top has come off a couple of the others. The Easton carbon core jobbies look very similar to me. i've got a couple of the Vargo Ti Nail pegs. The 9g ones are very strong and the 15g ones...

Some interesting weight saving idea's in this thread which i am investigating. I've been trying to put it all on a diet since an infamous 52 lb weigh in of my bike and kit ( and a little Ridgeway mud ) after a bikepacking trip last autumn. My bike weighs 26 lbs for a start.....oops There doesn't see...

All sorted now
A big thanks to s8tannorm

Hi Zigrat
I'm interested, PM sent
Cheers Mark