Spur of the Moment, One Nighter in the Lakes.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 5:18 pm
Hi,
To cut a long story short...I haven't got a bike built up that's really suited to bikepacking at the moment, so haven't managed to get out this year! At the weekend I was up in Scotland on a 40th birthday mountain biking trip (not mine), I had to take quite a bit a of stick off my mates for having all the bikepacking kit and not using it. Anyway, after I'd had my tea last night I decided to pack as little as I thought I could get away with and off I went. I had three different spots in mind and ended up choosing the one furthest away...still only 12 miles.
Target sighted
Zoomed in a bit
Looking back, not far now
Made it
Panoramic
Good night
Good morning
I enjoyed my little jaunt anyhow and now I'm itching to do something over a weekend. I need to get my hardtail built back up as my bar bag won't fit the bike in the pic unless I change the brake hoses/gear cables. It's not suited to carrying water on the frame either.
Notes to self:
- Don't forget any of your food, I'd left my porridge at home so had to have a muesli bar for breakfast.
- However little the ground is sloping, your mat WILL slide down to the lowest point.
- Carry tweezers/tick remover. Got my first bite this morning, think it might have came off my tent when hanging it out to dry.
Cheers, DF.
To cut a long story short...I haven't got a bike built up that's really suited to bikepacking at the moment, so haven't managed to get out this year! At the weekend I was up in Scotland on a 40th birthday mountain biking trip (not mine), I had to take quite a bit a of stick off my mates for having all the bikepacking kit and not using it. Anyway, after I'd had my tea last night I decided to pack as little as I thought I could get away with and off I went. I had three different spots in mind and ended up choosing the one furthest away...still only 12 miles.
Target sighted
Zoomed in a bit
Looking back, not far now
Made it
Panoramic
Good night
Good morning
I enjoyed my little jaunt anyhow and now I'm itching to do something over a weekend. I need to get my hardtail built back up as my bar bag won't fit the bike in the pic unless I change the brake hoses/gear cables. It's not suited to carrying water on the frame either.
Notes to self:
- Don't forget any of your food, I'd left my porridge at home so had to have a muesli bar for breakfast.
- However little the ground is sloping, your mat WILL slide down to the lowest point.
- Carry tweezers/tick remover. Got my first bite this morning, think it might have came off my tent when hanging it out to dry.
Cheers, DF.