Off to Nessie

Have you used those ade? I've recently been given some but not had a chance to try them "in the field". They are a good idea, even better if they work well!

yep, they work perfectly for me

thanks platini, maybe there should be a forum ride or something

we could all turn up in everton tops.

I've got both, the thermarest / vango equivalent, is great if you've got the room.

Space has never been an issue for me. Pannier either side of the rack and tent/sleeping mat bungied to the top.

Admittedly I never make an effort to travel fast when touring. If I wanted to go fast I would travel by other means.

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread28330.html , this is how we rolled this summer.

hi, i just got back from doing lands end - john o groats, and went near your route from kendle onwards to inverness, kendle to penrith over the hill through shap is fun and not that bad really, then from gretna we followed the m74 and there is a cycle track nearly all the way to glasgow, we went more west after glasgow towards oban and followed the coast and lochs which is amazing scenery and fairly flat most of the way to inverness, nothing really killer hilly but the A roads can be scary with all the logging lorries and tourist buses, there is plenty of b&bs up there as well.

Dorr, a cycle track along the M74? Cool. I will most probably be taking that route then =)
Do you have any photo's from the trip you can share?

How was you for getting back?