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by restlessshawn
Tue May 15, 2012 8:42 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Welsh Ride Thing 2012
Replies: 244
Views: 38773

Re: Welsh Ride Thing 2012

funny you should say that griff I nearly made that mistake :oops:

will check what my plan was with 7 tonight

seemed like a nice not too crazy loop for a bikepacking virgin
by restlessshawn
Tue May 15, 2012 8:36 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Most bikes ever owned at one time?
Replies: 12
Views: 2458

Re: Most bikes ever owned at one time?

I briefly got up to 3 -

853 Inbred (rigid)
Kona Dawg (play bike)
Tifosi CK3 (road bike)

I've since decided life is too short for road biking so the Tifosi has been broken up and I am back to 2
by restlessshawn
Tue May 15, 2012 8:28 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Welsh Ride Thing 2012
Replies: 244
Views: 38773

Re: Welsh Ride Thing 2012

...... these are footpaths right?
------ and these are bridalways?

I was halfway through drawing a big track in memory map when this occured to me :roll:
by restlessshawn
Mon May 14, 2012 11:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Welsh Ride Thing 2012
Replies: 244
Views: 38773

Re: Welsh Ride Thing 2012

Aha glad you mentioned memory map as I just discovered I have the maps for that area in 1:50k :oops: As a first stab (ignoring the rogue GR in the numberings) 4, 1, 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 17, 6, 5, 7, 10 Comments welcome as I have never been there! How fanatical does one have to be about not riding on ...
by restlessshawn
Mon May 14, 2012 4:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Welsh Ride Thing 2012
Replies: 244
Views: 38773

Re: Welsh Ride Thing 2012

Having bought a house that needs so much work we can't even move into it yet I have been so preoccupied I haven't even read the email with the GR's in! Hardly ridden a bike for the last month Not bought the maps ...it's not looking good is it :( on the plus side my bike and gear are 100% ready, the ...
by restlessshawn
Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Packing, what? where?
Replies: 8
Views: 2374

Re: Packing, what? where?

Thanks for the input, need to get everything together and try packing. A bumbag is something I hadn't considered but might be great for Day food, first aid kit, phone, thin extra layer, etc
by restlessshawn
Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Pillow talk!
Replies: 34
Views: 5251

Re: Pillow talk!

I'm planning to use an old wine box bag for WRT coz I am tight and it weighs nought! Need to get out in the next couple of weeks and try it out though.
by restlessshawn
Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:05 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Packing, what? where?
Replies: 8
Views: 2374

Packing, what? where?

I am trying to get down to just a bar mounted dry bag (13l) and a large seatpack and no rucksack for the WRT. Bottles, pump, tools, spares are frame or fork mounted. Can decide what is best packed on the bars other than the sleeping bag? All the other sleeping gear? Bivvy bag, mat, tarp? Though this...
by restlessshawn
Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:07 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT 2012 - open!
Replies: 30
Views: 7938

Re: WRT 2012 - open!

I'm in, coming down from Scotland for it. Couldn't get any mates interested :(