Iv not a clue what, where or with who I'm riding with. Iv not done any prep for it at all so just winging it when I finally drag myself out of the cafe on sat morning. Chances are ill be on my stooge though now
Having just seen stus post on the other page though maybe ill just head for llany and loiter there for the night
As you say, a lot of the fun of this game is fiddling about with and honing your gear - I just sadly got a bit obsessed
I'm of the same mind Reg. It's obviously a very broard church but personally, I enjoy the challenge of trying to reduce what I carry while still carrying enough to remain functional / safe. I derive a certain satisfaction from it, especially if savings can be made via a process of thought and experimentation rather than simply shopping for something lighter.
What have been your best/favourite/most ingenious savings Stu?
What have been your best/favourite/most ingenious savings Stu?
I suppose most are quite small but the sum of their parts add up. Perhaps the biggest single saving was when I discovered that I don't really need to eat (much).
slarge wrote:Andy, yes a 90 mile route with Hafren singletrack. Pm your email and I'll send it over
Probably too far for me this year Steve - fitness and man flu will be restricting me to something a lot more modest. I'll also be (modestly) doing that Hafren singletrack though.
hmmmm, I'm having thoughts of bailing. My knee is a bit iffy - not terrible, but could really do with a bit of rest and gentle rehab. It's seems a lot of effort to drive near 500 miles to do say 50km in Wales...
Got a 120Km base route that heads around places we've not been to before. There's options to do more on or off-road as conditions/time/arsedness dictate.
No Bob. There is some singletrack down there but it's not shown on the map - only small parts of it are. People are referring to the section through Hafren from last years BB200. A delightful few km of hidden gems
RIP wrote:Poor old Roo, that's right cheeky our Steve, there'll be at least 20 of us I would think . Yer man'll be on gruel and water for the rest of the weekend after that.
Not sure I can make the Star on Friday night. Work of course
Once again work gets in the way of play
Small comfort is that I’m taking my bike and kit with me to Austria and hope to find some snow to play on later
Look forward to reading the tales of woe and triumph over the coming week
Zippy wrote:hmmmm, I'm having thoughts of bailing. My knee is a bit iffy - not terrible, but could really do with a bit of rest and gentle rehab. It's seems a lot of effort to drive near 500 miles to do say 50km in Wales...
All sorts of things hurt on me. Mostly down to old age. Get yourself down there you know you won't regret it
Richard G wrote:If anyone is going to the star tonight and has a solution to my head torch problem... free drink for you!
(I've tried my Exposure mount, it wont tighten up enough to grab)
Shorter (or shorten the) bolt in your exposure mount?
We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
do what I'm doing and just turn up and ride with who ever
