Odd ... done on RWG obvs.... sent them to the Edge Explore ... and the GPS has added 1500' of climbing over the 5 days .... I think I'm happy with these routes Day 1 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51426141 (new Moff advised route) Day 2 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51099306 (modified Faustus route...

Day 1 - - Mile 14.8 - stay high, turn left, then right over foot bridge follow round to right on the downland (you'll get a view over Winchester here) . Follow main track through a gate (or two) then when it opens out diagonally right towards the tree line find a gate and you're back onto the main ...

For day two: Just a reminder: cross the A34 on the little southerly detour, which uses an underpass rather than road crossing. Re-instated ... it was in there after you mentioned it before, somewhere it got removed. :-bd Also, at Littlecote manor, save yourself a small climb then descent to reach t...

Enjoy the ride, looks a great route - wish I had 5 days of riding to myself! If I wasn't so busy with family and work I'd happily join you for bits passing my neck of the woods...be sure to post updates and photos of the ride! :-bd Yeah really looking forward to it. Should be leaving Soton about 13...

Loki wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 10:15 am I suffer with it on and of, mostly since my surgery, my GP prescribed some Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets to help control it, basically a sea sickness tablet.

Yeah that's what Hyoscine Hydrobromide Boots Travel Calm is...

From time to time I get a bout of vertigo. I have not much idea what brings it on... my dad used to get it , my sister does & my daughter does. My eyes will flicker left & right and frankly I feel sh!t... usually leads to puking and needing to sleep. My sister was diagnosed with "Benign...

Nearly upon me ! The route is fairly sorted, thanks for the input folks. Looking like 245 miles & 14,100 climbing over 5 days Have toyed with putting the 2x on from the Rooster but suspect in reality it'd need to be swapped wholesale, inc cassette & maybe derailleur ( it's 11 speed now, I'm ...

25th June - 14st 10lb / 93.5kg up 4lb over the last week while I was away in the Netherlands which isn't too bad to be honest, Keto went out the window, all that Belgian beer ... and burgers in buns ( virtually no other veggie options anywhere. ) Did do 82miles on the single speed though (196 since ...

Just back from the Dutch SS Champs. We had a night in Bruges. There's a tiny bar there called De Garre https://degarre.be/ Their 'house beer' is just incredible... comes with a big thick head (and gives you one too if you have enough) which lasts, never disappears into the beer. It's flippin marvell...

Hyppy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 8:15 pm I've never looked at this thread. I didn't realise we were a nation of stout drinkers!

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Sounds pretty good!

There's car tyre spaff in Aldi at the moment.
The tyre place did say it's only a temporary thing, like for 100 miles.... but that could be tyre place blag.
I carry a can of it and a compressor. And a full size spare.

Wishing your mum a speedy recovery brother.
It's horrible seeing the effects of aging on the ones we love. My mum's 87 and pretty much house bound.
Health is the most important asset we have, keep hold of it.

17th June - 14st 6lb / 91.5kg Weigh in is a day early so I'm taking that as stable. I'm not at home tomorrow so weighed today. We're backing off a little now as we're happy where we are now. Still avoiding the obvious carbs, bread, spuds, pasta rice & sweets/biscuits/chocolate etc but we've allo...

As per title ... exciting day ... off to Arnhem (eventually) via Coalport & Brugges & the Mountain Bike Museum ( it's an incredible place ) ... Going to be warm. Not really bikepacking, though I'm turning up on a bike & camping.... not been to an event since SSWC in Belgium in 2022 Train...

Sh1t news Faustus

Shared amongst friends.

Fingers crossed it'll rock up somewhere

11th June - 14st 5.5lb / 91.4kg :shock: Well I've exceeded my goals! Hoped to maybe see 14st 7lb, though I believed sub 15st was a big ask. I'm now only 3.5lb heavier than the lightest I've been in the last 40 years, which was when I was about 50... We've even added some beans back into the diet. Wa...

godivatrailrider wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:50 pm Crass

I don't mean Springsteen is crass.... I'm listening to Crass.

Crass

How is started. 13st 11.8lbs in early June 2024 88kg How it's going. 11st 5.8lbs today early June 2025 72.4kg Like everyone I fluctuate up and down a pound of two, but I've stayed around the 11 and a half stones mark for the last 4 months and feel that I'm now here to stay. The weight WON'T be goin...

and dropped off a Sea to Summit Evac dry bag. £15 seems bargain too though it took a couple of weeks to turn up.... https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/4248180?st=Shopping&ad=Bing&campaign=t-Shopping$loc-A$x-Allbrands$a-UK$y-Shopping&utm_source=Shopping&adt=Shopping&...

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 6:23 pm When the gears are solar powered I may be in

Don't you live in Scotland? Solar, that's brave !

... and bought me a cheap (£6.99) collapsible walking stick, no, I don't need one for walking but I do often need a weed whacker. I hate stinging nettles and this time of the year often hit overgrown sections and never seem to be able to find a suitable stick to beat them back with. It straps on to ...

Wall sits, are they gonna help with belly fat or is it just one of those 'easy to use calories' type exercises. Nothing easy to use about a wall sit !! :lol: Can't see it doing much for belly fat, but if it makes your massive leg muscles stronger, they in turn will require more calories to keep the...

Morning losers. 4th June - 14st 8.5lb / 92.6kg That's down another 3lb which, considering we were away in the moho for 4 nights last week is pretty damn good going. Had 2 pints, one on the Thursday and one on the Saturday, but we managed to stick to keto food wise. Tried Aubergine Parmigiana and tha...

slarge wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:32 am 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.

And somewhat surprisingly the UK's most populous wild bird.
I have a pair nesting in my bird box right now.