Matt wrote:So I have itchy legs from a Gorse bush incident.

Do not Google "Gorse bush rash"

stucowp wrote:

whitestone wrote:Blizzard bag and SOL bag are different things though I would like to see him pack an "opened" Blizzard bag into the dry bag he had.

The blizzard bag is opened Bob I used it on the htr ,one of my fundamental errors as I used as a bivvy bag with the cumulus 150 this year. It's now strapped shut and is bloody huge also very warm I've slept in it on the fells with nothing else so know what it can handle, plus I had a foil blanket as well ,bloody hell how hot do you want to be! ;-)

I know they are effective, quite a few MRTs keep them for use in rescues. For a sub 400g system they are pretty damn good. Just reading Blizzard's blurb about using a Hoover (other domestic cleaning devices available) to suck the air out when repacking!

Matt: gorse rash - on that last traversing bridleway I absolutely twatted my shin against what I think was a stump of a cut down gorse bush. Jeez it hurt! Shut my eyes momentarily and nearly rode straight through the next clump of gorse

Well we're both not long for this earth then

benp1 wrote:Problem is I like the bivying/camping as much as the riding

I'm the same, but it's not really a problem. I bivied after the cafe at 140km - found a spot in the woods a km or so down the road, set the tarp up and had about 7 hours. That meant the cafe in Llanidloes was open for breakfast when I rode through, AND I got the enjoyment of riding the last 60km in the beautiful mid-Wales sunshine. Like Scotroutes I hadn't ridden the area before so it was nice to see it all in daylight.

I think I finished somewhere around the 31hrs mark, without completely killing myself.

In Reverse wrote:

benp1 wrote:Problem is I like the bivying/camping as much as the riding

I'm the same, but it's not really a problem. I bivied after the cafe at 140km - found a spot in the woods a km or so down the road, set the tarp up and had about 7 hours. That meant the cafe in Llanidloes was open for breakfast when I rode through, AND I got the enjoyment of riding the last 60km in the beautiful mid-Wales sunshine. Like Scotroutes I hadn't ridden the area before so it was nice to see it all in daylight.

I think I finished somewhere around the 31hrs mark, without completely killing myself.

Similar here but stopped after Knighton. Ditto to everything else

I think Reverse and notinabox just admitted to being tourers.

I just REALLY like a cafe breakfast

I think I'm getting old. I still don't feel like I'm recovered from the weekend. So tired.

Richard G wrote:I think I'm getting old. I still don't feel like I'm recovered from the weekend. So tired.

Join the club. Had tea last night then felt like going to bed. It was 1930 Thought about riding in to work this morning but then couldn't face it and got the train. Oops, yawning now I wonder if it's because we were doing the sting in the tale and having to concentrate hard at silly o'clock in the morning?

Yeah, I blame Stu and Dee for all of it.

I think I'm getting old

I've never been good at late nights!

I haven't been nobbled as much as I'd expect- I managed a night ride monday (if you ever want your otherwise quite heavy full suss to feel sprightly, ride it straight after 19 hours on a loaded bike) but going to the pub after that and trying to maintain a sensible wake up time has left me feeling somewhat short of sleep.

Looking to get back commuting tomorrow- thought I'd be sensible and give it a few days. I knackered myself out after 24:12 a few years back by thinking 'I feel fine', commuting to work for a week and ending up nearly broken the following weekend.

Anyone car to share there Strava of this year ?

Lump wrote:Anyone car to share there Strava of this year ?

Here you go - https://www.strava.com/activities/739914226

Ta, not quite were I thought you were while looking on spot trackers. But looks like a good route

But looks like a good route

Only 185km of it.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

But looks like a good route

Only 185km of it.

Bloody rubbish GPS, it told me I'd done 200Km

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

But looks like a good route

Only 185km of it.

I'd say technically about 193km... there were a couple of non sub standard bits hiding in the sub standard bits.

It was all a good route Stu. The first 185km were fast and good, the last 15km were slow and in time the bad memories will fade and they will be good as well!

Please don't make it easy. Those t shirts need to be exclusive and earnt

Bastard hard is fine, just not all of it at once please.

/sense of humour failure

I don't know about tired (I'm always tired with shift work,) but i can't stop eating. Even the dogs are guarding their bowls.

Richard G wrote:Bastard hard is fine, just not all of it at once please.

/sense of humour failure

More or less this!

I really wish I'd tried the leek and potato. It is a fave of mine.

The baked potato was lovely though.

Matt wrote:http://allthegear-noidea.blogspot.co.uk ... -2015.html

Ye bb200 calf tattoo should defiantly become a thing haha

Matt wrote:http://allthegear-noidea.blogspot.co.uk ... -2015.html

Brilliant