Not necessarily relevant but I've felt there's a better attitude towards me when running with a full pannier touring setup than when I'm in lycra roadie mode, my road manners are the same but there seems to be more forgiveness/less conflict if I'm in hobo mode not recreational why the feck are you i...

A cafe lock for supermarket trips is surely a must

cycling-challenge.com not a route planner but a great resource for cols and what to expect, I've got a week near AdH planned off the back of using Will's recommendations.

Brutal and savage! Scratched after Elan and rode 30k back to the start, knew I didn't have another 200k in me. Wow that lake gravel section though, want to do that again! Nice to meet chris n and littlegirlbunny at the control, although I didn't know who you were at the time (chris this might be whe...

burty wrote:is there a way of opening the route sheets from the email without using Microsoft office ,
my laptop doesn't have it and I am to tight to pay for it ,

Wordpad or notepad if you are using windows
Download the attachment then right click an open with>

25mm Michelin Pro4 Endurance — that's what I have for road, and I'm not riding 400km on a mountain bike. Bear in mind that there's only about 25km of gravel on the 400 by the routesheet (the GPX goes a different route with about another 4km of completely benign track), and so won't make a lot of di...

What tyres are people using? I'm going no ideal Kenda 40mm Flintridge Pro, because it's what i have over 25mm. totally not a tarmac ideal tyre but nm eh?

Taylor wrote:

JustinF wrote:What with Routes arriving and stuff, the impotant matters are now at hand.
What's the best pub in Llandridd Wells?

Has everybody got their info emails then?
I've not got anything.

got my slow 300 mail this afternoon, 400km people got them this morning

What with Routes arriving and stuff, the impotant matters are now at hand.
What's the best pub in Llandridd Wells?

Re Garmin crash, common problem, turn off at 200k, turn on again, hit start, will continue the recording as one but not hit the memory hole.

Starting to get a kit frown, are people on the slow 300 riding through or bringing a bivy kit?

Not with any intent to devalue the BB use of this, just an interest in IP and slogan use, advertising and stuff like that. It's a phrase that's been around a while in motorbike circles but not sure where it started. Fair to say it's a BB motto though, has been as long as i remember bikepacking in t...

Just like the 800, new files. I have both.

try contacting the tomato directly, info@tomato.to.it

Re: the pub bivy, obviously don't bank on it; we got lucky in that we'd spent enough, the temporary manageress was a massive flirt and more than a bit saucy with it and took a shine to one of the group (we never did find out if he slept indoors!), your mileage may vary, have a backup plan :D

https://www.campbellirvinedirect.com/cidirect_activitieswecover.htm Used these a few times but never had to claim. £41 for 10 days seems not bad and the 2k equipment cover is about right for me should the baggage chuckers get over-zealous. I'd go uninsured but the event requires it so the two main ...

A friend forwarded me the email mailout, I thought I had registered and have subsequently done so, can I have a place please sir?

Any recommendation for wallet friendly bike specific or otherwise short trip European cover? I'll be needing it for TNR but also seems sensible to have for another trip I'm doing in July.

Sounds great, although so was jumping in the sea in my smelly kit :)

looking at ghetto 46/30 using a mtb triple crankset with just two rings, although there was a release yesterday from Easton that will also get consideration. Drives me nuts that brands are making 'gravel' cranks now while still making them too big for anything like this ride :grin: Shimano 10s MTB ...

you have to wonder what he was lugging if hoteling it, 3 days kit without a sleep system erm, some socks, short and tops, waterproof and tools, thats a frame bag then...

Well it seems that GCN have jumped in, Simon 'I hate top tube bags' is off on a trip with Mr Ibbet.

I'm a maybe. What's the overall trip length, i.e. how many days are people generally overseas for? I'd say ignore the distance completely, it's not the constraint to progress on this kind of ride, and look instead only at the 20,000m total climbing. If from past experience you know how many loaded ...

looking at ghetto 46/30 using a mtb triple crankset with just two rings, although there was a release yesterday from Easton that will also get consideration. Drives me nuts that brands are making 'gravel' cranks now while still making them too big for anything like this ride :grin: Shimano 10s MTB ...

looking at ghetto 46/30 using a mtb triple crankset with just two rings, although there was a release yesterday from Easton that will also get consideration.