Guys, which tarps are those? I'm currently undecided between the Alpkit bicycle 3.5, Alpkit bicycle 7 and the Silwing. I'm aware that the 3.5 is single person and the others are for two, I might get the 3.5 AND one of the other two as my wife might want to accompany me on some rides. Also the 3.5 lo...

Garmin cadence sensor. (for training geek mode )

Was pairing it with the head unit when my wife asked what the beeping was, at this point she pulled out a Garmin cadence sensor (same model) she'd bought for her bike!

Anyone else use marzipan as trail food? Since it's oil based it doesn't freeze quite so quickly and it doesn't fall apart in to crumbs :grin: I've used it on winter alpine climbs down to -15C, kept it in my jacket pocket and grabbed a bite as and when I felt peckish. Not exactly a slimmer's food tho...

Sat on my bookshelves is a smorgasbord of mountaineering tomes, pretty well all those mentioned. I'd add Walter Bonatti's "On the Heights", Dave Robert's "Moments of Doubt", "Savage Arena" by Joe Tasker. For historical reading: "The Black Cliff" is worth searc...

In that type of clarty mud bigger clearances aren't going to help - you'll just pick up even more mud until everything clogs up and you've an even heavier bike to shift

The only real solution is to carry the bike.

PS. *clart* is that type of mud that sticks to teflon

If you are on Twitter then follow Keeper of the Peak @KoftheP, he posts condition reports sent to him. There's also various ongoing threads on the Singletrackworld forums so worth lurking there.

Good video is there any need for the carbon filter really? Looks bulky In the UK in upland areas, probably not. In the UK uplands would you bother with any of this? The general rule used to be: "if you were above human habitation and the water was free running then it would be fine". With...

Camelbak Mule
photochromatic glasses
Fuel pod

Happy christmas from a newcomer here (I didn't lurk for long - honest )

My list is:

• Dales 300
• Cairngorms Loop
• Fred Whitton (assuming they'll have me)
• A week in Chamonix on the trails - eek!
• Lakeland 200

I'm sure there's lots more that I'll end up doing - I'd like to do the Bearbones 200 but I've a previous appointment that weekend.

Road biking in Majorca in May - Epic scenery and big hot miles. Sa Calobra is an amazing climb isn't it? Pick a gear and keep churning it out for 10Km. May must have been quite warm - only done it at end of September. My Highlights: A January turbo session (my first time back on the bike after a ma...

With a bit of searching around I reckon I could get about 2.2Kg off in weight but it would cost quite a bit. Might be easier to cut out the pies

Haven't looked at lighter wheels/tyres but I think I'd rather stick with something that can last.

12.7Kg Cotic Solaris 29er. 1x10 drivetrain, XT brakes, Reverb dropper post.

Buuuut, and this is the witchcrafty bit I don't understand, what keeps your foot on the pedal over rough terrain? You! Look around and you'll see the mantra: "Heavy feet, light hands". Basically when it gets rough you should be stood up on the pedals, legs firm but not locked out, arms be...

kbrembo wrote:If anyone requires a Spot gen3 to purchase new...drop me a line.
I sell them at my work and have supplied a few other HT550 people.

I was speaking to Iona last week and her spirits were good....Get well soon Iona....

What's the cost and what's the subscription fee?

Get well soon Iona.

I've got Fatties Flatties which seem to be among the lightest - not tried them in snow yet but they keep pretty clear of mud. Not as expensive as DMR Vaults, Hope and the like. Having moved from SPDs to flats this year, the trick seems to be to keep pressure on the pedal at all times even on the up-...

I'm surprised how popular rigid's are compared to anything else. I thought front suspension forks were reliable enough now to be more popular, or is it that the first 29er's were not available with suspension? I've x-fusion forks on mine, switching to a decent set of rigid forks saves 1.3Kg. I can ...

gairym: OK, Jealousy level has just gone to 11 :mrgreen: I did a lot of climbing around Chamonix in the 1980s so knew the area well but it's changed a lot in the intervening years, the last few times I've been have been skiing. We'll be another group of middle aged, pasty faced Brits on the trail :?...

My HT's a Solaris too, so that's good to know gairym. I'm off to the Alps next July (Chamonix) with it as well so I'll see how it (err me) cope

A CX bike might be OK for a while but a few I know who use them say that as soon as you get on anything rocky you'd be better on an MTB. Yes, there's a huge range of MTBs and of course the manufacturers would love us all to have a bike in each of the increasingly specific categories they come up wit...

First post here so hi everyone :grin: I've put my name down for this as my first official ITT. I'm local to the area so know most of the trails but haven't ridden them all in one go before. Hopefully I'll have done some long training rides by the time we are on the starting line. Looking at the rout...