Top tip re Snow White there MaM ta. They're always blinking closing bits aren't they. Still, can't whinge cos it does get a hell of a lot of use. Absinthe and SnapIt over on Monkey are shut too apparently but I can wiggle round those.

middleagedmadness wrote:Just got back from a stroll withe the dog over the chase and parts of it are a bit boggy so be warned ,also there's a fair few thorns and spikey bits on the towpath on the ride in gazaddy so make sure your either topped up with sealant or plenty of tubes

Innertubes it is, not tubeless on the ramin yet.hopefully be at yours for just after 9ish. Is anyone taking stoves ( for late night brews) or is dining out the option?

Stove for brekky but relying on you lot to facilitate the evening gourmet eating experience somewhere

gazaddy wrote:

middleagedmadness wrote:Just got back from a stroll withe the dog over the chase and parts of it are a bit boggy so be warned ,also there's a fair few thorns and spikey bits on the towpath on the ride in gazaddy so make sure your either topped up with sealant or plenty of tubes

Innertubes it is, not tubeless on the ramin yet.hopefully be at yours for just after 9ish. Is anyone taking stoves ( for late night brews) or is dining out the option?

Dining out mate but will take my mug and little stove for some porridge first thing and a brew ,I'm a hungry get even though it's no more than 30/40 mins to the cafe

middleagedmadness wrote:

gazaddy wrote:

middleagedmadness wrote:Just got back from a stroll withe the dog over the chase and parts of it are a bit boggy so be warned ,also there's a fair few thorns and spikey bits on the towpath on the ride in gazaddy so make sure your either topped up with sealant or plenty of tubes

Innertubes it is, not tubeless on the ramin yet.hopefully be at yours for just after 9ish. Is anyone taking stoves ( for late night brews) or is dining out the option?

Dining out mate but will take my mug and little stove for some porridge first thing and a brew ,I'm a hungry get even though it's no more than 30/40 mins to the cafe

Ok thanks, mmmmmmm brekky

If its squelchy out I'll probably be better off on the bouncy bike even if it is be-tubed and just avoid the tow path on the way to Milford.

Bloody hell, is it just me or do I feel like people take less on a round the world tour than I do for a one nighter..

My sleeping gear fills my bar bag and seat bag so going for an overnighter just means I don't need a small rucksack for extra clothing.

Just packed everything and for once it dosent look like steptoes cart
I must be getting better at leaving sh*te in the garage nowadays

Packed and ready to go see you tomorrow afternoon

If I don't arrive at the caff, I'll be in a big messy heap at the bottom of Lower Cliff waiting to be rescued!

Waiting for train, pointlessly pristine 4x4 rolls up with bloke driving and lass in passenger seat. Nice of him to give her a lift I thought, even though they've probably only come 400 yards. But no, twit gets out and goes into the station and lass slides into driver's seat and clears off. Apparently she's capable of executing that half of the journey without mishap. Seriously? My parents used to do that 50 years ago.

Ace! straight into Rugers centre, avoid nasty C***a etc, nice little basic caff as usual. Pot of tea and flapjack £1.50! Only there 20 mins and already got all the town goss and info. Lovely place. They also mentioned the Vine as a top boozer - onsite brewery, proper fires etc. Right, spose I gotta ride now then.

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See you later guys, heading over after I leave work, will be about 9pm by the time I get there.
Ive got paramarts number so will call and hopefully be able to find you

Trails are nice and dry as of this afternoon
Have a good night lads

RIP wrote:
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Did Mr T leave his bike unattended again?

I believe in the Golden Rule — The Man with the Gold . . . Rules.
- Mr. T

Nice to see you all - sorry it was such a flying visit.

Not so nice was getting up at 4.30am to make it home on time - hope it didn't disturb your slumber too much when the alarm went off
Sitting at my desk looking out at blue sky and wanting to be still out there

RIP wrote:
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I love the "blinged-out carbon full-suss with a gaffer-tape plastic water bottle holder" vibe

It's sooooo "quintessentially Reg"

Spend it only where you need it . Is that the tape from your other bike?

Aye a bit embarrassing but I was young and impressionable when I bought it (ie < 60)

Splashed out on separate gaffer tape I'm sad to say.

RIP wrote:Aye a bit embarrassing but I was young and impressionable when I bought it (ie < 60)

Splashed out on separate gaffer tape I'm sad to say.

I’ve ‘acquired’ some clear gorilla tape through work if you would like some,bound to be even lighter if you can’t see it

Dark matter apparently disproves my theory according to The late steven hawking, but what did he know about bikepacking?

tempted - the clear tape would leave the bottle appearing to float in mid-air . Hawking knew a lot about bikepacking. Well he was probably aware of the quantum theory of bikepacking - the more you try to pin down your momentum (ie speed and direction) the less likely you are to have the remotest idea where the hell you are!

You could be on to something.....

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, it states that the more precisely the position of some particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be known, and vice versa.
Now bikepackers often have lots of extra particles which,according to the great men of science is why we find ourselves temporally indeterminate of our location. No escaping science, except for my teralogic forks which may be witchcraft

Gah, finally got round to finding the cable to upload my garmin data and it appears to have lost all rides from this year and it's refusing to connect to a PC. For my own tracking purposes, roughly how many miles did we do on Wednesday once we met up at Birches?

Ta.
Paul

Not many Paul think it was about 8-9