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- Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
- Replies: 518
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Re: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
Ohhh my! Best of luck Mart. It’s a beautiful route, just keep moving and you’ll get round.
- Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:32 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
- Replies: 518
- Views: 110928
Re: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
On the push up to Glen Affric, I sold every bike I had, apart from my 2 singlespeeds, so maybe. Yes the yeti will likely go pm me and I’ll send you the full specZeroDarkBivi wrote:
Back to SS next year then?
How much do you want for your Yeti...?!
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
- Replies: 518
- Views: 110928
Re: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
Will Rich and Tom keep going (maybe for a 1am finish) or will they stop once they get down the Devil's Staircase? There are some quality camping facilities going up on the kinghouse site, toilet blocks, showers and beers ! Might be too much for Rich to resist. Plus it’s a fair way back from there e...
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
- Replies: 518
- Views: 110928
Re: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
Oh... and I did bump into Danny Mcaskill in the woods in Kinlochewe. My kids are convinced I was hallucinating and talking to a tree !
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
- Replies: 518
- Views: 110928
Re: Highland Trail 550 - 2018
Wow that was hot! Some great stories, and glad everyone (bar a couple to keep an eye on) is back safe, well done Scott. Ive done this 5 times on the trot, quit the first two, but managed to finish the last three all around similar times and I have learnt a few things along the way, so just thought I...
- Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - the 2018 edition.
- Replies: 57
- Views: 12267
Re: HT550 - the 2018 edition.
I like a good push, if I didn't I'd have gears :lol: it's a matter of choosing a ratio to give the best ballance against pushing on the up hills and spinning out on the downs/flatter bits. I prefer to have to work harder on the climbs than be undergeared on the flatter bits but I'm also aware that ...
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 11:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: R.I.P. Mike Hall
- Replies: 69
- Views: 14795
Re: R.I.P. Mike Hall
I have never met Mike Hall, but I've followed his dot around the world since he won the round the world bike race. He inspired me to ride further and faster, ending up like many on here, sleeping in a bag in ditches by the side of the trail so I could stay out and ride my bike longer. Seeing his dot...
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 9:05 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Best SPD bikepacking shoes
- Replies: 41
- Views: 9239
Re: Best SPD bikepacking shoes
I picked up a pair of Giro Terraduros this year. Simply the best shoe I have worn in my 25 years of riding in SPDs. Great off of the bike as well. A number of HT550 riders had problems with this shoe - basically fell to pieces mid ride. Depends on your severity of bikepacking I think! Another vote ...
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:40 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 271673
Re: HT550 - 2017
Interesting trying to pick a winner from that lot, I reckon it could come down to a bunch sprint at the end!
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 271673
Re: HT550 - 2017
Probably more than 6, it's going to be riveting ! Then there a couple of elephants in the roomianfitz wrote:Which 6 do you think?

- Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:22 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 271673
Re: HT550 - 2017
Looking at the start list, I reckon the winner is going to have to go under 4 days this time, looks to me like there are half a dozen more than capable of a time like that. Dot watchers hold on to your hats !
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 - 2017
- Replies: 799
- Views: 271673
Re: HT550 - 2017
Yes!! I'm in, can't wait.
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:25 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
- Replies: 517
- Views: 94445
- Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:44 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Highland Trail race 2016
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4561
Re: Highland Trail race 2016
Hoping this link works, my view if anyone would like to read
Here’s the link to my shared document:
https://www.icloud.com/pages/000mLEkw6e ... ht550_2016
Here’s the link to my shared document:
https://www.icloud.com/pages/000mLEkw6e ... ht550_2016
- Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:34 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Peak 200 Group start 9 July
- Replies: 64
- Views: 29538
Re: Peak 200 Group start 9 July
Ian, can you put me down for this pleeeaaaasseeee! Would love to do the group start, been meaning to do this route for ages
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:05 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Highland Trail 550 ride report
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9716
Re: Highland Trail 550 ride report
I've read half that, Ian, but need to get out of the door to ride to work! Very good so far :-bd Wil come back to the rest later :smile: I think the Bryan you refer to is Phil Fraser Thomson, on the blue Singular Swift? Thats right Bryan is way to fast for me, he rode back from before Dornie on the...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
- Replies: 517
- Views: 94445
Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
WOW! Did that really just happen? A truly unbelievable few days, once Ive come back down from the ceiling I might actually do a write up this time, so many inspirational people and places, I spent most of the last day back to Tyndrum in floods of tears, then more of the same in the car driving home ...
- Tue May 17, 2016 8:39 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: HT550 Lift sharing thread
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9078
Re: HT550 Lift sharing thread
just sent you a message Karl if you are still after a liftKBRPro wrote:I'm looking like needing a lift from South East Manchester (Mottram/Hyde area). Only need a lift there not back as I'm meeting friends for a weeks holiday after the event.
- Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:33 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Cairngorm loop grp depart 2016
- Replies: 252
- Views: 48561
Re: Cairngorm loop grp depart 2016
Dropping my son of in Perth on Friday for the youth tour of Scotland and planning to sneak off and ride the route before I collect him on Monday so should be able to see which bits still exist 

- Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 81351
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Google just led me to a few meanings not all scotsScotRoutes wrote:You do know what a tollie is in Scots?philipft wrote:Liking the route changes, won't miss the tollie path, I'm sure my 'Alan cursing' must still be echoing round there

- Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
- Replies: 383
- Views: 81351
Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Liking the route changes, won't miss the tollie path, I'm sure my 'Alan cursing' must still be echoing round there 
