Wise choices I guess include pine forest, out of the wind, lower rather than higher?

In the forest - yes. Out of the wind - yes. Lower rather than higher - often not, if it's cold, it's often warmer on the side / top of a hill than it is in the valley bottom.

s8tannorm wrote:

Wise choices I guess include pine forest, out of the wind, lower rather than higher?

In the forest - yes. Out of the wind - yes. Lower rather than higher - often not, if it's cold, it's often warmer on the side / top of a hill than it is in the valley bottom.

So late on Saturday evening I need a fit and willing idiot to ride up and down the nearest hill checking the temperature all the way and suggesting the warmest height.

So late on Saturday evening I need a fit and willing idiot to ride up and down the nearest hill checking the temperature all the way and suggesting the warmest height.

Yes and if you can select a spot that faces east that'll be even better

I'm in

I'm still in!

Annoyingly I'll need to have made all of my kit choices by the 22nd as we're away from then before heading straight to the uk in the New Year.

Think I'm gonna have to plan for the worst weather/temperatures and then carry too much weight and be too warm if it's mild.

Like the sound of the evening spent in a pub before finding a hedge to sleep under

I measured -7c last time.... Frozen sleeping bag, socks and gears... All good fun!

Si

I measured -7c last time.... Frozen sleeping bag, socks and gears... All good fun!

It did go cold. There were patches of ice forming on the road down to the coast by 4.00pm. Climbing back up (after a visit to the pub) I lost my gears and every puddle was iced over. Slept under / in some trees and I woke up thinking the cloud had moved in during the night ... it was only when I left the tree cover I realised it hadn't

I'm in as the wrt is off the cards.

well in jay, sorting your gear out, or grinding,

Finally stopped dithering and entered!

Just need to not break my legs skiing the week before...

paramart wrote:well in jay, sorting your gear out, or grinding,

18t on the back I think!

11th hour entry

Any ETA on the GR's tomorrow?

I'm "at work" so i'm going to need something to keep me occupied....

Any ETA on the GR's tomorrow?

I don't want to say too much after the confuser threw a wobbler on the morning of the BB200 route release ... but hopefully around 10.00am.

I don't suppose there's any chance there'll be a set of scales there WRT style?

I'm interested to know how heavy my set up will be (so I can compare against my WRT set up), I'm on a new bike

I don't suppose there's any chance there'll be a set of scales there WRT style?

I won't be taking any ... far too many cakes and tea bags to ferry about

Am i bringing some Brick?

s8tannorm wrote:

I don't suppose there's any chance there'll be a set of scales there WRT style?

I won't be taking any ... far too many cakes and tea bags to ferry about

Cool, thanks. Thought I'd check just in case. Need to work out a way of doing this some other way then!

Fantasticmrmatt wrote:Am i bringing some Brick?

I thought it was written in the rules?

Am i bringing some Brick?

Most welcome, ta.

Need to work out a way of doing this some other way then!

Stand on bathroom scales.
Pick bike up and stand on scales again.
Subtract one from the other.

benp1 wrote:

s8tannorm wrote:

I don't suppose there's any chance there'll be a set of scales there WRT style?

I won't be taking any ... far too many cakes and tea bags to ferry about

Cool, thanks. Thought I'd check just in case. Need to work out a way of doing this some other way then!

Luggage scales?

Luggage scales - don't have!

Weighing scales - not working!

Only got kitchen scales which might get slightly overloaded!

Do you want me to bring my scales with me?

I'll have some electric workman type scales with me if any one want to use them..