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Huffy, are you sure InsureandGo have excluded personal accident cover? I know I have no 3rd party liability, but didn't realise I wasn't covered myself in case of an accident. Re the 3rd party liability I am covered by my Cycle UK membership. Personal accident benefit (not cover!) is a lump sum pay...

Insure & Go have excluded cycle touring from personal accident and personal liability cover payouts for quite a while, so don't lose that arm when crashing into somebody's fence. They do cover touring as standard though, and don't require you wear a magic plastic hat. They also allow longer dura...

Just an update to say that sadly Trekkertent don't seem to be active as of January 2020 - not responding to emails, phone goes straight to answer but can't leave a message as mail box full :( I wouldn't write them off just yet. Trekkertent are almost certainly a one-man company, and as such are lik...

horizon wrote:The bivvy versus tent debate must be done to death but for wild camping:

Bivvy: light, easy to unroll, put away, you can hear/see people coming, fresh air!
Tent: needs pegging and maybe better ground. Heavier.

I would add to that Bivvy: doesn't stick up as much so better stealth.

Never used one but can see the attraction. Is that one breathable though, it doesn't mention it in the writing. Alpkit do some as well, may be worth a look?

I thought that at first but then I thought no he/she must mean leave the box in the airport, the roads in the environs are nice. I usually get the box open straight away in the luggage claim area, get the bike wheelable at the very least, rideable if some jobsworth isn't in my face, then leave the f...

The Tosor Pass is definitely rideable. It seems to have a bit of a reputation but I think that comes from bikepackers all reading the same website. I did it South to North a couple of years ago and remember the descent being excellent fun. I also thought at the time that coming the other way might b...

Can you even take a bike on a National Express bus? I would have thought the obvious thing would be fly into Gatwick then hop on a train. If you landed at Heathrow you'd probably have to go in to London then back out again, or link together some bizarre series of connections to battle south. I guess...

Just an update to say that sadly Trekkertent don't seem to be active as of January 2020 - not responding to emails, phone goes straight to answer but can't leave a message as mail box full

I see from those photos that a sock sandal combination is on trend and so the fashion peleton has finally caught up with me.

ie Quality Control.

Anyone seen a Trekkertent in real life - that's a new one for my shortlist and 2020 is definitely new tent year for me...

I take it it's a fuel bottle going under the down tube? I always use a Sigg bottle and these have proved surprisingly bomb proof: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/bottles-cages/fuel-bottle-cage-for-use-with-sigg-bottles/ Obviously it will take other bottles too with a bit of careful soft drink selection,...

Not used, but these have detents: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sram-Compact-Barrel-Adjuster-Alloy/dp/B008OR4TZI/ref=cts_sp_3_vtp And not really what you've asked but would a bit of heat shrink protect the adjuster from turning? If you grease the barrel and the cable outer before shrinking it won't stick...

If you're going to do the rest of it independently, I would do it all independently. Once you're on the ground it won't seem that much trickier than any other bit - it's always just about cycling from where you are to where you can get to each day, not forgetting to find food and somewhere to sleep....

Think this has been covered here: viewtopic.php?t=108977