Genesis Alfine ioid 2009 17.5” Reluctantly young family/lack of riding opportunities means it’s up for a bargain price of £375ono. Equally good as a standard HT or a “bivi bike” I originally bought this because I’m too unfit to ride SS on hilly rides especially carrying bivi kit (I tend to carry loa...

My girls have outgrown their balance bikes and since I’ve just bought them their first “proper” bikes these are now surplus to requirements. Excellent condition with no major marking/scratches apart from very minor general wear & tear. Couple of Charlie Bikemonger stickers on them for extra nich...

having a bit of a clear out… kona kaboom frame, semi built with an assortment of acquired parts (I think the only things missing are brakes, chain, stem and headset) with a little bit of rummaging round a spares box this would make a decent shonky SS £75 ono http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k110/ma...

deffo interested in one too Stu, I'll keep my eye on the thread with interest

i did have a brief flirtation with meths but my homemade pop can stove was a bit pants

hope it's not too late but this summed up our WRT (sorry if 2 photos break the rules)...

by day bus stop


by night luxury accomodation

wow !

I've only been into bikepacking a couple of months and am yet to reach double figures for bivi trips, threads like this though give me so much motivation to get out, thank you everyone. :D

faddyvictor wrote:I'm just wondering if I could plan a route that consisted of two finishes=2 helpings of tea and cake :

even better... spent the night bivi'ing down in the bunkhouse when nobody is looking

cheers chaps

have initially put it on with some zip ties but will pop to wilcos tomorrow and pick up a couple of j-clips

going on a short midweek ride tomorrow night so might chuck my sleeping bag in a dry bag as a test ride

ta,
Barney

i've just bought a Salsa Anything bottle cage for carrying a dry bag on my bike not having Salsa forks i don't have mounts on my forks, i can put it on my frame but obvioulsy that will reduce the ability to carry a water bottle. do you reckon i could attach it to my forks (possibly zip ties) or woul...

might take a photo of my current kit...

it will be interesting because no doubt next year everything will be different/new, ha !

(lets hope mrs Barney doesn't read this forum )

in my local gym they have those small bright blue plastic bag type overshoes that allow you to wear your shoes by the pool side i use them when i bivi as my "spare shoes", keep your feet dry if you need to pop out for a "comfort break" in the night but can't be bothered putting s...

Couple of photos from my first WRT… Pre-event weigh in:- http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k110/markPC/WRT%202012/1_bike_weigh_in.jpg On the fire road at GR 1 before the big bog:- http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k110/markPC/WRT%202012/2_before_the_bog.jpg The first of a couple of minor mechanicals...

our meticulously planned route was cut short by the weather as early as Sunday morning, ha !

we didn't even make double figures, just out of interest did anyone get close to all 26 GR's ?

echo everyone's comments above still new to bikepacking and couldn't believe what a great event it was, unfortunately we were beaten by the weather on Sunday night with wet kit and the worry of early stages of hypothermia for one of our team we reluctantly we checked into a pub for the night (yes I ...

We lost our camera on Monday, we're pretty sure that we took a few photos with it at the finish/tea & cakes ceremony unless it fell out when we were loading the stuff back at the start. it's a silver Canon Ixus camera in a black protective case i don't supose anyone picked it up did they? cheers

haven't got a clue how much mine weighs... all i know is that (hopefully) it'll roll downhill and i'll have to lug it uphill so i guess i'll enjoy at least 50% of the trip at the moment i'm not so much nervous but bloody excited, there are 3 of us in our team and we're taking bets on who will be the...

ok, i'm still fairly new to all this so no laughing... couldn't decide exactly what to take, clothing was the main issue as i've only done overnight bivi's before, probably overkill but i'd rather have extra stuff as oppose to not enough. the camelbak looks bulky but thats only because my "even...

i've seen a few photos now of people having bags & stuff attached to their forks

how is this done, is there a special adaptor or just strapped tightly with velcro or similar ?

anyone do it, seems like a good way to carry lighter items such as sleeping bag/tarp etc.

I'm going for the option of a nice comfy sleep at home and then a 2 hour drive Saturday morning.

To be honest it's not like a "normal" event were the start is anytime between 10am and midday

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...

Hi Brothersmith

is it still available?

will deffo take it

can you email me please...

markcolebourn at gmail dot com

cheers

I’ve done a few bivi’s now and I’m quite happy with my kit with the exception of my coat. when I stop to bivi I normally prefer to take off my riding jacket and put on a dry/warm top. As I’ve not got anything specific this normally means a fleece and a cycling softshell (often in the night I still p...