Unsure how to post pics, but the mud:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5bMwPqIXzx ... F1ODJheTk3

I attempted and failed to ride this starting easter Friday. The worst rain the region had at that time in years, 4-6 degrees in the day low down, incessant rain/wind, claggy mud. Even the gravel was so saturated, it was like riding on wet sand. Got rained on, got a hotel, called it, got rained on co...

BB7 road received

A fortnight ago I did my first 1300km, up from 1000km. The last couple of hours my arms just gave up and I needed the aerobars to hold me up, to be able to keep going. I think they're essential for 600+ just to give muscles a rest or change

Jimmy, I'd like to try the bar harness/bag.

Duncan, I can collect whatever and bring it when I see you, not complicted as it turns out

I'm a side sleeper and wriggler, and this is the comfiest https://www.bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/ ... ymit-cush/

I used to volunteer for a charity supporting people with additional support needs to cycle (recently closed, lack of funding). We had those and many various other wheeled objects to cater for specific needs. Zero chance they'd wheelie or roll, even with a load on the back. Trikes and side-by-side tr...

Is it important to get the dry bag along with the handlebar harness, for a proper fit? I've loads of other dry bags already

Klymit Cush pillow. An initial fondle suggests this is the side sleepers' pillow I've been.. dreaming of

Stu's pole is ideal. Packs small, light and proper stiff

Do you already have or buy any Garmin compatible one and cut 1mm from the female slot, which will make it fit Wahoo

An old eye drops bottle

£10 for 100. AliExpress could take a month to arrive though
https://a.aliexpress.com/_A2mJpZ

Yes, apologies, the nano version :cool: Faffage to my mind not that big a deal, certainly not c.£120 worth of big-deal given the price difference. HYOH, of course :cool: It's not just the price difference though. There is also a difference in usable floor/head space; much more with a Solo than with...

I raced on the green Mud clincher last cx season. Very good in cx-style mud. Easy tubeless set up, they've still all the air in since the last race and bike's use in January. Wear quickly though. Going Vittoria Terreno Wet next. Pretty much identical tread, bit more hard wearing

I'll download it onto my gps just in case

this is cheap and light weight but robust. Ive used them on the trail without issue. Hidey place for a split link too [url]https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000295421779.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.10.71bf2dfaTILZRL&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.13338.142407.0&scm_id=100...

Ive taken a few days off work and tomorrow getting the train to Dunkeld to try to main route

I did most of it in a day. It wont occupy a fairly experienced mountain biker - large parts are on road, off road is mostly tame (although memory hazy about that) and did it on the 33mm CX bke. Parts seemed convoluted doubling back for little benefit. Suggest doing the South West and then staying ou...

16ltr dry bag and saddle harness arrived today. Bag is cavernous, as large as any other saddle pack I have (aipidura, lumo, podsacs, alpkit). A very wide mouth for shoving stuff in. Thick material, heavy weight. There is a slight, very fine weave on the outside - I wonder if this will hold dirt more...

voile straps, carbon pole, acepac drybag and saddle pack harness

I use some merino socks and £6 decathlon swim shoes, about as light and packable as can be

someone's just shared a link on STW, which I find helpful. I now wont be camping on 3rd but in phase 3 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-can-and-cannot-do/pages/sport-culture-and-leisure/ "Can I go wild camping? Not yet. In Phase 2 we are still requiring people to ...

So does that mean July 3rd wild camping is ok (Scotland)? That's how I've read it (if also maintaining distancing and hygiene measures) I see TJ is having a massive tantrum about this on the STW thread, and is being aggressively rude so I'm not interested in getting involved. Does anyone disagree w...

restlessshawn wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:26 pm So does that mean July 3rd wild camping is ok (Scotland)?

That's how I've read it (if also maintaining distancing and hygiene measures)