A Straggler for all occasions (and 2018 pivot mach 6 carbon)

Lovely bike, keen to know what happened to the boat though, was a big inspiration to me!

Ha good spot ( @hugo7 )

Thanks all.

Yes, but fortunately the field is directly opposite my house.

Thanks.
The boat is still an ongoing project. It was a much bigger project than i first anticipated, and it's been on the backburner while I've had other things on the go. Still chipping away at it, and it's getting close to going afloat...
I've ended up doing things a little differently, and it's become a very comprehensive rebuild. Decided to go engineless too, have removed the prop aperture in the back of the keel, and faired the rudder into a socket on the trailing edge. We are actually removing the engine tomorrow.
She's near completion, and the intention is still to go blue water cruising when She's afloat.

Pursuing different adventures. I've unfortuantely been ill and had to have some minor surgery, which has made long-distance cycling less comfortable. I spend a lot more time going on sailing adventures than cycling adventures now, including lots of coastal dinghy cruising and camping, as well as blue water yacht cruising.
I have recently purchased an adventure touring motrobike, and as much as I love cycling, this seems to be the more likely future of my two-wheeled adventures.

Looking forward to see more updates from you again. Do you have any pics of the boat?

pass it on to a new owner [...] in LFGSS Classifieds [...] who will take it on more adventures.

£5 and a twix says it never goes further than a coffee shop ever again

Looks fucking lovely though, great job

This is excellent news! Engineless is very brave but I’m sure will be awesome, faster too! I’d love to go engineless with my little boat but don’t think I’m a good enough sailor yet.

very good stuff

where's this last one and the canyon? Morocco? got a route? Looks fab. Ta

Yeah, both Morocco. I've taken a photo of the map from that trip, with the route marked on it. Hopefully it's visible.
I didn't plan the route, I just had a rough idea of the way I wanted to go, and tried to find the most insignificant roads heading that general direction. A lot of the roads I took through the mountains aren't shown on this map, but I drew them in, approximately. You can see there are a few occasions that I had to double back on myself due to the snow.
This map was the only navigational aid I had for the whole trip. I'd spread it out on the ground every time I stopped to eat, and try to work out where I was. I'd mark a point on it, in pen, then draw the route in the evening, before going to sleep

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I've just re-read the thread, and I don't think I could bring myself to sell the Straggler after all the work you put in to it and the incredible trips you've done on it! I'm going to look at my On-One OGs and think how much better they'd look in polished silver, and then probably not do anything about it.

I made custom mounting hardware for the racks and mudguards, and took the opportunityy to colour-match them when I resprayed the frame and forks. The result of these custom mounts is the bike having zero rattles. If you pick it up, a few inches off the ground, and let it drop onto it's tyres, it almost sounds like a basketball bouncing

God, this is the dream

this thread is great, I love seeing ‘basic’ bikes doing mad stuff; puts into perspective what the fundamentals of having a good adventure on bike really are.

Plus it looks mega after its refresh, someone’s gonna be riding to get their filter coffee in style fo sure

If you pick it up, a few inches off the ground, and let it drop onto
it's tyres, it almost sounds like a basketball bouncing.

...I love that description

Glad this thread popped up, re-read it and it is great.

Still want to know what happened to your boat project though

Will update on the boat(s) soon.

In the meantime, the Straggler is up for sale here:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/396116/#comment17377884