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Job done. An LBS took my pal to a trusted welder. They didn't even charge him.
Many thanks for all the help. Long term i think he will get the stay swapped out. Just needs to get to Lisbon now.

Thanks everyone.
Hopefully with this advice and a good welder he should make it to Lisbon.
He’s giving Dawes a ring on Monday hopefully they can advise on compatibility.

A friend is 2k into EV 1 and near Santiago. The frame on his 2015 dawes grand tour with disc brakes has developed a 30mm split. His options are a repair or new frame. Unfortunately they don’t seem to make the same frane anymore. Theres a new super galaxy disc frame on eBay would this be compatible. ...

Slightly off topic I’ve done the Hebrides a couple of times and would second the comments above re hostels, the
http://www.nuntonhousehostel.com/ On benbecular is the best hostel I’ve used in Scotland.

I cycled from Bayonne to St Malo dropped off by the euro bike bus home on the ferry. It was around 1000km all but 200km on dedicated bike tracks always very close to the coast except across Brittany and quite flat. It was great. I camped all the way.
Please ask if you want more detail.

I left my car at the sports centre for a week which is free and used by many.

If you do the outer islands which we enjoyed, there's a nice hostel on Barra which is also a sea canoe centre. The best hostel I've ever used is Nunton House Hostel on Benbecula. The hopscotch ticket Oban to Ullapool I remember as reasonably cheap. We also went across Arran. North of Ullapool there'...

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We did it going south but noticed this sign on the other side.
Don't get stuck there, I guess a quick phone call would be a good idea.


If it's not busy and you're in a hurry, rule 5.

http://www.lochabertransport.org.uk/Tra ... Ferry.aspx

There is a timetable see above. Note the mobile number at the bottom.

The A82 south of Fort William is narrow and fast/busy. There is an alternative but it's a bit of a fiddle. If you cross on the corran ferry you can cycle on the other side of the loch on a lovely empty road, you'll need to get a little ferry back at fort William. Its part of the cycle route, there's...

Any suggestions for cheapish accommodation on route or anything else useful. Will be doing it in early September. Will be going down by car and getting back to the start by train.

robing wrote:You could always stay on the bike bus to Bayonne and then just cycle up the coast missing out bordeaux altogether.

This. We did Bayonne to St Malo camped all the way. Only wild camped once on a canal towpath when we couldn't find a municipal site. Up to Rayon it will be easy to find wild sites.

Dodger
It would be a great time to go. We did it last summer. We stayed in hostels to save carrying tents. Most were good, this one was great, Nunton House Hostel on Benbecula. It could be windy. Any specific questions, just ask.

They are constructing a bike route mainly traffic free north from Oban that will go to Inverness.

Thanks folks.
I've done the Nantes to St Malo before, so will plan on driving to Nevers park up and come back by train.