Oh... and some incentive to try keep going

Indeed. SOL bags are for people who don't want to have to stop.

Now chuck that rain gear out and your ready for a proper ITT.

Dyffers wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:54 pm Indeed. SOL bags are for people who don't want to have to stop.

Now chuck that rain gear out and your ready for a proper ITT.

Now there's a thought. Lemme drive on it

My Pace RC627

Steel frame, 160mm Pikes, 2.8 WTB Rangers, 30T x 11 / 42 gearing.

I totally forgot to take a photo of my bike setup. Here it is earlier in the month when I completed The Icknield Way double. I had less stuff in the saddle bag, no backup water bottle, otherwise it was looking pretty similar.

Boab wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:39 am I totally forgot to take a photo of my bike setup. Here it is earlier in the month when I completed The Icknield Way double. I had less stuff in the saddle bag, no backup water bottle, otherwise it was looking pretty similar.

Do you have lots of dogs?

Alexinthepeaks wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:43 am Do you have lots of dogs?

I'm not a dog person. That was at the Dunstable Downs NT visitor centre, free water...

OK, here's my setup for tomorrow's BB300.



Salsa Spearfish.

Saddle bag: bivvy gear
Frame bag: tools, spares, stove and fuel, evening food.
Top tube bag: food
Stem cells: food, camera, glasses.
Loop bar bag (hard to see): battery for light on bars, phone, cash.

Spare clothes (not many) will be in a camelbak along with a couple of litres of water.

whitestone wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:44 pm OK, here's my setup for tomorrow's BB300.



Salsa Spearfish.

Saddle bag: bivvy gear
Frame bag: tools, spares, stove and fuel, evening food.
Top tube bag: food
Stem cells: food, camera, glasses.
Loop bar bag (hard to see): battery for light on bars, phone, cash.

Spare clothes (not many) will be in a camelbak along with a couple of litres of water.

Have a lovely ride Bob and everyone else. It's a lovely route and the rainbow even came out on last sitting...

I went too heavy. I thought i was going light until I picked it up to put in the van on Friday. No turning back.

I didn't use 90% of it either;

Hunt BIkes
120 Pike Ultimate
Magura MT5
Box 9 Gearing
Absolute Black wibbly wobbly ring
Bontrager Pro Somethingoranother Carbon Wheels with DT rear hub
Dropper post
Stooge Moto Bar
70mm Thompson Stem
Teravail Coronado
Hope Headset
Cheep toggle grip thingies
Wheels MFG Bottom Bracket Solution
Clippy clippy pedals
Ergon Grips
Fabric Saddle
Timber Bell
Sheepy

My Orbea Occam TR

Bivvy bag (Hunka XL), mat (Downmat Lite 5L), 2 season down bag, pillow, base layer, in the 13l bar bag.
Down jacket, stove (Kraku), gas, 400ml mug, evening food (Firepot meal, extra snacks), day 2 food (porridge sachets, coffee, more snacks) in the saddle pack (Alpkit tapered dry bag)
Tools and tube in the Alpkit top tube bag
Immediately accessible snacks in the Stem Cell - to be restocked from the saddle pack as necessary - and water filter (Trailshot), cafe lock.

Not pictured: small rucksack with 2l bladder (though not full), extra Buff, waterproof, whatever layers I've taken off, 5000mAh powerbank, extra food acquired along the way.