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• Norwich Overnighter

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 1 month

  

  fuck me, Wally’s Windmill - that brings back some memories!

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 4 months

  

  what about a nitto R14 and a drybag or something on top rather than the tailfin, it's a good size but lightweight rack.

  i did most of the rhine route with an r14 and a MYOG roll top bag on the top

  https://www.velovitality.co.uk/products/nitto-r14-top-rack-support

• Lightweight tent recommendations?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 4 months

  

  he's got the bikepack version - the one with the shortstick poles

  i have the same one - looks like a proper bit of kit

  I carried it on tour and while pushing my bike up lots of German hills last week but shamefully I haven't used it other than in the living room so far!

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 5 months

  

  i think the 50cm is the dry bag unrolled - i had one on one of my trips and it fits between 40 odd cm drops no problem

  it was a decent bit of budget kit

• Lightweight tent recommendations?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 5 months

  

  i may have missed it but have you looked at the big agnes bikepacking stuff?

  i have the one person copper spur and although i haven't used it (will remedy that in about a week) it looks the business and is 30cm long packed

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 5 months

  

  nearly - it was immediately east of knocking hoe nature reserve

  i saw a patch of trees from the trail and round the back of it was a fantastic view across the country and nobody in sight for miles

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 5 months

  

  it was just outside hitchin i think - i can dig out gps if you wanted

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 years, 5 months

  

  I did it east to west around this time of year. on a cotic escapade with cheap 35mm tyres, went with bikepacking style luggage. it was absolutely fine. Bone dry for the most part. There are quite a lot of stretches along old roads so at times the cycling can be pretty quick

  There are some really lovely bits, and as mentioned before some fighting through hedgerows and across fields with your gps happily telling you you are "cycling on the icknield way"

  but do it. the beacon didn't seem all that far so i carried on to the ridgeway until eventually i ran out of gears in the chilterns and my knee started getting iffy. ended up at a place called radnage where i camped, turned round and cycled pretty much the same way home again.

  are you camping? i can point you to a superb wild camping site if that's your type of thing?

• WTD: Geared bike for a friend. 58cm. £750 Budget

  in Wanted Adverts • 4 years, 7 months

  

  i have a van nicholas euros i want to sell:
  campag 10 speed groupset / campag + mavic open pro wheels / thomson stem and seatpost

  i'm in norwich though

• Cyclist Off road Issue 3

  in Wanted Adverts • 4 years, 8 months

  

  order it online, can get it delivered for 5.99