I have a pair of those, in silver, but they are for XTR M870 or XT M- 780 -I spec

What shifters have you got, exactly?

When I did it, as an option on Jennride years ago, I did the Ullswater to High St section through the dark hours and it was approaching the Garburn climb that we realised sub 24hr wasn't happening. Stu was convinced it finished down the road once in Kentmere, rather than climbing back up to 3 rivers...

Random contribution, but why are so many folk happy to use massively energy hungry AI systems to produce 'mini me doll' images, just to share on social media? Or crypto?? Answer - education, or lack of. Reduce should come before renewable. It seems like the growth of 'green energy' has just relegate...

Depends, to an extent, on how long you think you'll take. If not sleeping en route, Coniston is a good call. I ended up riding Ullswater to Staveley in the wee hours, which was challenging, even being familiar with it. If two days, then Staveley, with overnight in Buttermere or Borrowdale. If planni...

Get a couple of practice trips in before June.

Check here: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration for visas etc - don't believe internet forums

Wow, you hit some amazing conditions. Great pics. I don't remember that river crossing on the Gairn - just after the turf roof 'lodge', right?
I do remember slicing a tyre on a big crystally boulder not long after it

Valerio wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 7:46 pm 90% of the bikepackers i know were in the same pub that night

Plus at least one you don't know yet. Good effort.

Your rear hub issues were the hot topic for conversation in the Old Dungeon Gill on the Saturday evening of Winter Jennride

Can you not just source the rims and get a decent builder to make it happen? Mate of mine was raving about Silt wheels (MTB only), but smashed a rim on the final descent of our GR5 trip and had some freewheel issues - though squirting soap into it after mistaking it for oil probably didn't help :lol...

I booked flights a while back, to Denver, so will take my chances I guess. Decided a while ago that I'd not go back, but the CT was what got me bike packing inspired and if I don't do it now, I'll not manage #selfishgit
If it goes to plan, I'll descend to the brewery in Durango on my 56th birthday.

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:29 pm You never know - once they’ve absorbed Canada and Greenland we might be next and then we wouldn’t even need a visa

That would make the Divide a whole lot more challenging, length wise.

All booked for Colorado Trail.
Entered Ride to the Sun
Aiming for Lakeland 200 in a day, and L300 in two.
Easing closer to retirement.
Getting second child off to Uni.
Climb more Munros (get total over 100?)
Spend more time with Mrs B (probably need to prioritise..... )

Oxoman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:04 pm They've supposedly moved Dirty Reiver to another area so should be a different route. Should anyone want the route i should still have previous yrs gpx files.

Nope. Very similar to last year and certainly still based at Kielder Castle. Why move?

For the last 2 yrs I've seen all sorts of bikes doing it. By far the most stupidest was 2 young lads on fixies, going down hill they just unclipped and kept there legs out the way. Bloody frightening when they flew past me at nearly 30 on one bit. I'd not heard of the dukes one till you mentioned i...

+1 for what Oxoman posted.

Keep the faith Rich! It's a tricky weekend, being mid summer. I'd normally be all over it, but entered Ride to the Sun, expecting Jennride to be May.

i.e £10K out of your ISA becomes £12K into your pension

But you'll obviously potentially pay marginal rate (20%) income tax on it as pension income

(*) does anybody comb their teeth? If so, why?

Not if they use the correct spelling of fine-tooth comb.

How about open access like Scotland Because.....numbers of 'users'. No open access for camping around Loch Lomond/Trossachs for 6 months of the year - https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/things-to-do/camping/campingbyelaws/ It wouldn't be sustainable in many areas, sadly. You can’t conflate that w...

I'm probably being pedantic but shouldn't it really be called the GB Triple Crown

In that case it would just be the British Triple Crown, as none of them are on the smaller islands.
The MAGA crowd have spoiled the name 'Great' Britain anyhow.

How about open access like Scotland

Because.....numbers of 'users'. No open access for camping around Loch Lomond/Trossachs for 6 months of the year - https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/th ... ngbyelaws/
It wouldn't be sustainable in many areas, sadly.

I can lend you a gen 3 Shaf if you cover postage. You'll also need batteries.

Saturday forecast looking wintry.

In praise of the National Trust, they've agreed to reclassify/create a new stretch of bridleway along the base of Flat Fell near Ennerdale. Used by Wainwright C2C walkers for decades, it wasn't a public RoW and was going to become a footpath. After listening to cyclists and horse riders they've agre...

Careless use of a word/term, which I'm certain many of us have used in the past. I agree with you both that recent events make it much more offensive potentially.
Draconian is much more fitting, having been among the rain bedraggled carnage last time.

I'm in aswell. Thanks Rich. Is the campsite gonna be really loud with music etc, or are the ear plugs so we can't hear the other snore. It's a National Trust campsite Shaf so any noise after 10pm or so is frowned upon. Plus it's February so the usual suspects on that score won't be about. Amazing, ...