(Albeit I've only ever had one wild poo, I've never found myself that far from facilities that I couldn't hold it in.)

I always thought best practice was to pack it out with you.

I keep meaning to do a tour on my Brompton. Ride the nice.bit, train/bus the dull A road bits. Let me know if anyone has suggestions for routes.

loosly assembled

Is having the bolts done up a separate raffle prize?

Have you had a browse through https://whatbars.com/ yet? You can sort the list by rise or sweep.

FWIW, I love Stooge Motos - 38mm rise, 17° sweep.

I was there on the Saturday. Enjoyed Cy's talk about the Rocket, had an excellent (and potentially rather expensive) chat with Harry from Wizard Works, and then there was the apocalypse bike race!

Oof, that last pic.

Your navigation/root finding skills are clearly coming along nicely.

It's been a fair old while since I've had company for a campout. Previous bikepacking friend Varun and and new neighbour Adam joined me for a trip to my happy place. Hot drinks saw us snuggled up warm in our respective bivvy bags for varying degrees of success in getting some kip. As a cool, grey li...

Looks like a lovely trip (apart from the massive queue for chips), ta for sharing!

Best wishes for a full recovery, John.

The Reliant Robin parked outside on Google street view is the icing on the cake.

Giving this a bump as I just discovered you can set up monthly donations.

Full bike, not frameset, but Amey has a Stooge for sale on LFGSS:
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/403573/

Nice trip, and the adder story is brilliant!

Rapideye wrote: ↑Tue Apr 01, 2025 10:14 pm And, if gravel...what size tyres and how knobbly?

I did it on 42c WTB Resolutes. My friend was on 40c Nanos.

Ha!

Less mind blowing may be the news that I blvvied out this week, fuelled by an Impy Stout and a selection of cheese and sausage. It was a late departure, with little to report on the way out, but once settled I was treated to glorious clear skies, with a myriad of stars peeking down through the still...

Is a Tarptent Dipole 2 DW for £335 a bargain?

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/403169/

I've got as many Tour de France wins to my name as Lance Armstrong.

Theoretically, it'll make your suspension work/handle worse, as you're adding to the unsprung weight.

The toilets need a key but not sure how you’d get one. Keys are £10. Apparently you can pay & collect a key from the Scottish canals Corpach and Inverness offices during office hours. Alternatively you can pay an additional fee to have one sent out to you by calling in advance of your trip on 0...

Ooh, looks cracking that! Chilly though, brrr...

Me: Are we in the pub?
Reg: Yes
Me: Must be time to drink then.

First guiding job of the year today. As we were rolling back towards the finish (via a client request for a pub), one of the group said something along the lines of, "This is brilliant, isn't it? Being out here in this beautiful scenery. It must be a great way for dealing with the mental health...