I had a bit of a life event at 53, causing me to have a serious think about the future and that resulted in me taking a year off work and doing the TD in 2022. I will say that it was fantastic- epic scenery, some absolute high moments, weather to test the resolve, great people, and some moments wher...

If it helps a 1x chainset is a 2x or 3x chainset with rings removed.....

Chris Ellison is back for a 3rd time as well. Alan Parkinson is back also after crashing on the way to Banff last year and breaking a bone - so a DNS.
Should be a good dot watching year!!

Last year I built up a very nice road bike and went all out on the components - full Dura-Ace Di2 12 speed with hydraulic discs. I can say it's fantastic and so much nicer than cables and rim brakes. However a mtb is a different beast - it'll have rocks bouncing off it, will get rattled to death ove...

Thats a wren Shaf. Fairly common in certain areas, and one of those birds larger in life than it is in reality. It is (with the goldcrest) Britain's smallest bird.

I was sitting in my comfy chair last week when this lady appeared from somewhere... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczP7NyOh6QkXk4s3N3uBj5OHBDfOPwwfUIcLp1InVMN5nGD4otnF46vA4WLhE5mjy7HMOp6LNdKMY7-kofpU8cMxRrzxRUBWP0rWGuYk6ojnkFcDT8sm=w640-h480 ... a girt big queen hornet. I don't know where...

Yes, had to deepen the holes and tap them - standard M6.

I think it's also made the steering less wandery as the weight is nearer the bars.

Salsa cradle is my almost perfect choice. Almost because it's heavy, and because bar mounted lights need raising to see over the bag. I took some weight out of mine by shortening the brackets, not a lot of weight save but I had a target of 10% weight reduction and achieved that. Bar mounted lights a...

Happy birthday Stu, hope it's a cracker

He would appear to have finished! Well done Karl!!

Must be slow going! 90 miles left!

And really enjoyed the write up Jeff. Looks like you had a well needed trip out.

Verena, I'd be inclined to dig out the boggy mud and divert any water around the building not through it. Even building a floor over wet ground will be cold and damp...

Surprised the 11 speed chain worked as it's narrower than 9 speed, so it might get stuck on the cassette with a bit of dirt etc. But it's good to know - you never know when you'll have to raid the spares box!

Enjoyed that write up - i was wondering where some horrid bits went, but you seem to have found some others, so we'll done on entering the spirit of the BB685....
That experience with the farmer- most of us have had one, it seems to be their problem not yours

Got a very old MaxxD with diminishing run time - yours for cheapness. I think it's 1200 lumens (it must be 2010-2012 vintage),

I'm away for a month though, so if you can wait PM me

I was all geared up for this weekend as well! I might have a local bivvy instead!
A good decision though Stu and Dee!

should be sold now (to Errol)

Hi all, Having a tidy up and now I've got all the bikes on Hope brakes i have a lever and caliper left over. As their history is unknown, and they could probably do with a rebuild you can have them for nothing. The caliper is IS mount (remember them!!?) So probably only for frames pre 2010, black wi...

More mtb, less gravel bike In for the Highland Trail and also hope to do the NYM 300 and BB300. I'm going to have another go at getting down to the WRT by train and also use the train more for some of my trips as it worked well last year. SSUK doon sooth, hopefully joining forces with Lazarus Again...

To start: biking plans for this year involve a fair bit more mountain biking than the last few years. You decided against the big event in E Europe Steve? Too much faff? Kind of, I'm thinking of using this year to get my head back together, and the whole logistics of a no fly event doubles the time...

Hi all, Happy New Year and all that stuff; in tandem with the other thread about looking back over 2024, this thread is about looking forward to 2025 and telling us about the plans you have - hopefully to inspire others or maybe just to write down the stuff to which you've half committed. 2 Question...

Saw a red kite this morning about 500m from the house. Likely to be one of the descendents of the Harewood House release as they increase in numbers and slowly move outwards. We've had one, then two, then a few arrive over the past couple of years. Lots of circling and soaring going on. Walking up ...

He looks grand - dogs really are a man's best friend!!

There is no set destination to reach any time. You can use the GR's as a set of checkpoints, or just something interesting to look at on a map. The rules are just "go out on your bike, enjoy yourself (type 1,2,3 are all possible), and spend the night outside. I already have a sort of route plan...