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soon to become mainstream.

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it was always gonna happen. everything good becomes mainstream and fashionable once the marketing folk get old of it.

https://bikepacking.com/news/cycling-uk ... PjS6FGB1kU
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BAM. OS must be having a hard time selling their maps (especially since other people might also have exp losing all the tiles you buy periodically).
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It seems to skirt around the subject of whether to use campsites or to wild camp.
Just mentions spending a night outdoors.

Anything that normalizes the overall activity of camping by bike, though, can only be good thing (I hope)
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Anything that normalizes the overall activity of camping by bike, though, can only be good thing (I hope)
It's already normal.
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Cycling-UK formerly the CTC.

I think some of their members have been camping out with their bikes longer than any of us here.
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: Wed May 19, 2021 6:24 pm
Anything that normalizes the overall activity of camping by bike, though, can only be good thing (I hope)
It's already normal.
For us, maybe, but not for the general population
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Heresy.
Everyone knows cycle tourists just have panniers for show. All they’re interested in is telling you how far they’ve ridden and sleeping in YHA’s :wink: :lol:
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Cycling-UK formerly the CTC.

I think some of their members have been camping out with their bikes longer than any of us here.
Very true Rich, although I do recall a time not very long ago when they wanted absolutely nothing to do with 'bikepacking' :wink:
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Cycling UK ran with this last year. It obviously only lasted 4-5 months before they pulled the plug. Can't see any harm in it tbh. There're encouraging folk to do what we enjoy.
Looking forward to throwing more # their way! :wink:
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summittoppler wrote: Wed May 19, 2021 7:24 pm Cycling UK ran with this last year. It obviously only lasted 4-5 months before they pulled the plug. Can't see any harm in it tbh. There're encouraging folk to do what we enjoy.
Looking forward to throwing more # their way! :wink:
Thought I'd seen it before!
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