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Hang on lads. I've just had a great idea...... So I'm actually picking up a geared Surly Ogre on Friday and am thinking of riding coast to coast France, mainly off road, self supported sounds like a plan (obviously if anyone's close enough please feel free to come round and slap me). I only thought...

flash wrote:Mick, personally I like a hill me.......

I like them when they go down [emoji6]

I have a bikepacking tent even smaller than Nick’s. Who even knew that was possible.
I like Wimps-The comeback.
I will work on Cally, I’ve got a spare bike she can use [emoji1787]

I could be tempted to ride the opposite route. Inland via Altnaharra would be s preference. We drove home that way and it was very rural, although not the best road surface.
I may not be able to convince the designated driver to do it again so might have to camp.

A house full of giggles is more fun than a bikepacking trip any day. There is always another trip.
Maybe we should arrange a wimps bikepacking coast to coast.

I'm doing the shorter route of 824 miles ... probably of the maximum 14 days allowed .... possibly not a race in my case ...but an adventure. Yes, the "Party" ... so the super triathletes are going to wait around for the old guys to turn up 7 days later .... Swiss cheese comes to mind ......

Hush Puppy

Great, what could go wrong??? So are you thinking, credit card / B&B or full monty bike packing / camping??? Bike packing / camping ... spent an awful lot of time under polyester ... and without the support of Julie and Hattie the camper van ... i'd rather have the ability to stop when I want, ...

I've had a Vango Blade 100 one man tent for 4 years and it's been a great tent for cycle touring. Only 1.5kg. The beauty of this tent is that it has a single pole that runs lengthways so you get decent height, enough to sit up. Plus it has a porch. They don't make it any more but you may be able to...

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flash wrote:Rather you than me but that’s one hell of an achievement. I’m at SSUK. I came top 10 overall and 1st in the over 60’s category...very chuffed

Great result. Those 900ish miles of training obviously helped. But the important question is....Did you wake up with a hangover?

FasterFerret wrote:A49 and through the middle of Warrington then?

If I remember correctly, that was traffic light hell.

It was a lovely ride. Scenery was fantastic. The climbs might have been a bit easier if I wasn’t lugging 12kg of kit.

It might be a problem trying to find a Wimps route around it though!

Get a hopped bivvy with a sewn in net to keep the critters out. I use an Outdoor Research Helium. I use s tarp for protection from rain and dew. It can either be tied between trees or tied over the bike using 2 small poles. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180911/cf99cc34ad3883b2823118c36d7d78c1.j...

Are you posting progress reports anywhere??? I just want to make sure all that extra training we enabled you to get is going to be put to good use...... :? Sorry, I missed your post. I will post updates on Facebook as and when I can find a signal. I think I have found the polar opposite of our Wimp...