When prone and wet outside, foot height is my issue too. Dimensions all round very similar to my Nordisk Telemark ULW 2, although that end frame (fiddly though it may be) gives a claimed height of 350mm against the Tele (rather saggy-when-wet end poles design) of around 200mm. Yes, heavier - conside...

Thanks - I can't see anything there that prevents or restricts GBDURO riders passing through the north west or north of England though? Am I missing something?

How do they make batteries last more than 3-4 days? Is everyone on dynamo charging do we think?

Chew wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:40 pm ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:21 pm I do hope they're not travelling through any of the newly restricted areas in North England. Straight through the middle of it.... Here’s hoping they change the route then to suit, after all the announcements were made...

A wonderfully 'British' cycling occasion - a myriad range of period characters and off road ('ish) machines (original and homage) in a fabulous setting under clear blue skies. Credit to all who picked their way to the top to the Wayfarer memorial on the skinniest of tubes and tyres. Most steeds were...

Mine. Use the loop for mounting extra hipster tat mostly...

The flask lid is probably a mug, just not of the dangling variety. Uhm but no no handle so no dangle. I can't help but feel that standards amongst the hipster community are begining to slip somewhat ... I mean, there's no axe either :wink: With such authenticity on show these days it's hard (and ex...

This Black Mountain Cycles model is called an 'MCD' (Monster Cross Disc).

I'll just leave this here... ;-) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saddle-Suspension-Device-Shock-Absorber-Mountain-Bike-Alloy-Spring-Steel/153077104506?_trkparms=aid%3D333200%26algo%3DCOMP.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D56579%26meid%3D2aa3eec058d44377b7f1eb4373b88c1b%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D282917...

Is there a Doe version?

Also interested if the Gryphon should come up for sale!

Yes - another vintage year. Can't wait to go back - in fact I won't. Planning a solo sortie later in the summer (but this time, I'll get the route right )

Great info - many thanks.

So could I reasonably expect to get 5 x 20% to 80% charges over a weekend out of a 10000mAh battery do you think?

I use my phone for constant track recording and as such it drains from 100% to 10% in about 4-5 hours. Should I recharge my iPhone when it has exhausted each time or would I be better off running it with a trickle charge continuously from an external battery? Are there any benefits either way?

'Love Shack'

On the JMW, Scotland - September 2017.

NatureHike (and other familiar-looking) stuff talked about/reviewed/compared here: http://frugalhiker.blogspot.co.uk/2017/ ... -tent.html

300 Slow - I don't expect to finish, just want to be part of it...

A sweet overnighter at the weekend - Manchester/Hope/Manchester - with some old friends from Nottingham and London. Max rode his lush Ritchey Team Comp circa 1985 to show all us modern fad/kit people up...

Some great debate already. Notions of 'competitiveness' has always been a struggle since school days for me. I should be clear from the outset that I've no talent or inherent ability/don't train etc so have no experience of winning. What I do have though is loads of experience of being on start line...

Looking rearwards onto the John Muir Way en route down into Glasgow after a Friday night out at Inversnaid.

An Sc024 last weekend.

I have a first gen Fugio (from Ebay for £400) and can with conviction say it's the best 'feel-of-steel' frame I've ridden - undone somewhat by the rigid carbon fork mind! If it had been made available with more rear tyre clearance (it'll take about a 35mm - but not say a Rock'n'Road) and a steel for...

New 2017 Vagabond frameset on Ebay currently...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genesis-Vagab ... SwAH1ZiM3i

Is this a bike packing event i.e. are we expected to sleep over at some point during the 170km? Can't see any reference to 'sleeping/bivi' etc. on the website. All in a day slightly... To Germany (not all of it) and back. A bit like the Dirty Reiver in Keilder earlier in the year where fast riders ...

Is this a bike packing event i.e. are we expected to sleep over at some point during the 170km? Can't see any reference to 'sleeping/bivi' etc. on the website.

Thanks for the comments. On the decision-making (1) - I was swayed last minute to take my 'B' (comfort) list by the hailstones just before the start! Hence I quickly added a 3 season bag on the rack and swapped over some warmer clothes. As it turned out - I needn't have carried them as it was mild (...