Downside and I think most of these are similar, it’s oversized one side and standard on the other side, so means bulking out the light bracket for it to fit properly. Use two? One mounted to the bars and a second one reverse mounted to that, with a section of oversized handle bar to take your light...

I used a cheap eBay one to actually lift up a bar bag recently and it worked OK, plus to mount a light.

Despite a weird incident where someone with a very bright headtorch seemed to be searching for me then found me and then buggered off

https://youtube.com/shorts/OiBDDs0LZKk? ... VSZpiOZ14n

Sure it'd be a laugh on the bigger tyres. How long are you planning to do it? I want to get into doing longer, multi-day trips and local is good as time is limited.

I know about as much as you but I would think you'd be fine on 32s. Might steal your idea actually

Enjoyed reading the dedicated post :-bd My April BaM was a bit less interesting than others to date and no pics because I didn't have my glasses. Threw the bare minimum into a rucksack and went back to a patch of community woodland I used in November 2023 and failed to reach in November 2024, which ...

I use a Restrap bumper bar which worked well on the old bike but the new one has a shorter head tube and rubbing is an issue so I'm considering a cradle of some sort.

Yeah I'll take that. Thanks again all who contributed.

Peas!

I did get out, which is why I'm still in

Apologies Phil, March's BaM was done under the auspices of NAWE - should have cross-posted:

https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpB ... 25#p333636

Brilliant read

Thanks all! Proper Preparation Prevents Provoking Pitfalls when bike Packing There's always faff but soon you're on your way Your heart singing and wheels spinning until A creak or crack does cause your heart to fail And mind on all that could go wrong to dwell A broken seat clamp/freehub/chainring/...

@Dean that's exactly what I'm talking about.

Full disclosure, I'm after material for this https://www.ghostsociety.co.uk/best-bad ... mpetition/

Promise to feed the Bear if I win

Give me a list, from experience for preference. I'm thinking airbed gone flat, river crossing gone wrong, closed shops or, even worse, pubs. Realising you left something vital behind. Dogs. The kind of thing you laugh at looking back. What you got?

https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/prod ... 8mm-40-635

If you mean these, note that they're 700b not 700c (ask me how I know it matters).

Cheers Shaf. Forgot to mention the barn owl that swooped down and flew in front of me for a bit last night and another one (or the same) a bit later, and the hare this morning. Castle not suitable for SWB unfortunately Phil as camping discouraged (didn't see the sign until this morning) but I think ...

Ah, cool. I was wondering if it was from the Scots thole - to suffer, endure, or bear

What's a tholten?

March BaM done - see NAWE 2025

Well, while the weather might suggest otherwise my beard confirms it's still winter (it comes off when the clocks go forward next weekend - the question is what to do with it in the meantime: thinking Wolverine. Most successful in previous years have been half'n'half and monkeytail) so there was tim...

Haha thanks. She had a very clear idea of what she wanted and we had fun with all the drilling and sawing. She's recently got into crochet and that might be the answer to the roof.

Might get a bike ride in next weekend.

So the weather looking good for the whole weekend, all that was needed was to fix the squeaky front brake and get on the road. As I made my way down to the shed the sun was shining and the birds were singing. Turning the key in the lock I became aware of a plaintive wittering and turned to see a sma...

GR1 done. https://i.postimg.cc/vZRL6Z8t/PXL-20250302-140401865.jpg 16 or so miles, a mix of rough and smooth including some steep out of the saddle uphill which would have put plenty of twisting forces through the bottom bracket and stays and nothing broke so I hereby declare bamboobike2 fit and gra...

Aha, forgot there's different ways of reckoning the seasons. Cheers Phil. Won't be this weekend but there's hope yet.

As you were.