A gravel bike will be fine, I did it on my Whyte Gisburn and had no problems, the only real techy bit is the descent down into the Corrie Yairack. I stopped at the Blackburn of Corrieyairack bothy as my first stop. Both times I've used this bothy its been empty. Its a single big room and even if its...

The whole fork flexes, though the most flex is in the crown. There is no movement in the bushings (that's fairly easy to spot). Holding the brake and pushing forwards everything from the crown down flexes. Turn the wheel 90 degrees and do the same and there is no flex. I've even had the wheel out an...

Over the past year or so I have built up a Titus El Viajero frame for bikepacking and long days out; with various parts from the garage and doner bikes. Everything works great other than a very recent and rather nagging feeling I have about the forks which are Fox Factory SC32's, with 100mm travel. ...

Chris,

If this is still on I would like to join in. I was planning on doing this route in early May, especially as it passes my front door.

There's more than pensioners in Helensburgh, and you rode past the end of my drive.

That looks a cracking loop to have a go at right from my front door.