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by GPC » 20 Nov 2019, 9:26am from the A712 south around Loch Clatteringshaw via Craigencallie following the off road sections of NCN 7. The road to the west of the loch from the dam to Craigencallie is single track tarmac. From Craigencallie to Bruce’s Stane it is maintained gravel, then tarmac aga...

The Applecross locals are fund raising for a project that unfortunate cyclists might be grateful for;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... s-50288153

What actually happened;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49894349

Try this;

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg176/ ... -191717245

I should say, I'm a first aider, not a medic. Bottom line, if worried bother your Doctor.

Here is a link to the standard NHS advice on head injuries;

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg176

It's just been passed. Info on here;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... s-49999555

SJSC are wrong. I have bought wheels off them which broke. I am heavy. As an example, watch Mark Beaumont's films where he repeatedly broke spokes on a 32 Rohlof.

Can anybody specify 40 or 48 hole rear hubs that would do for 130 oln dropouts ? Tandem ones that I have seen are wider.

If you want to farm out the job, Scottish Mountain Gear, in Musselburgh, does tent repairs. I have had them do a couple of zip repairs which turned out OK, but I haven't seen their groundsheet repairs.

https://www.scottishmountaingear.com/repair-service

There is also the Velological rim dynamo option. Never used one, myself;

https://www.bikeradar.com/features/so-i ... -dont-suck

by HobbesOnTour » 23 Jun 2019, 1:56pm I was in agreement until this..... then you lost me! :D Tinnishill wrote: Single burner cooking. The sort of sachets that quick cook rice, couscous, mash and instant custard comes in are usually of a 2 portion size. For solo use reseal the second portion by fol...

Single burner cooking. Some single burner stoves can simmer a bit but a lot are a tad crude. Good results can be achieved by keeping it simple. I am assuming that the cook is using a single pot with a decent lid and that the available cutlery is a dessert spoon and a pocket knife and that the cooki...

An outdoor education instructor of my acquaintance who works in the area of the world mentioned swears by their Zephyros 2.

I see that the design has been updated recently with more thought to cyclist use;

https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/tents-and- ... ct-2-tent/

Last week, heard a woman comment that she had been round the route and "had lots of marvelous views of the back doors of camper vans".

Unread postby mattheus » 28 May 2019, 9:34am I think you're BOTH right! [and to be fair, I suspect Mick is quite capable of using a paper map : x ] Top I didn't use the word "paper", and I was thinking about all the novices out there rather than the old stagers. Mike had already mentioned...