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@Polka_Dot i take it the capitalisation is some kinda clue..?

This will convert the tcx to gpx for you: http://www.gpsies.com/convert.do;?language=en

"We're on one of the most isolated worlds on the road" ~ Durian Rider

@hippy Haha more like: https://www.instagram.com/indypacpcsurvey/

Having been in the London for the last 3 years, I was horrified (and delighted) when my mates new girlfriend demonstrated a shoey for me last time I flew home (she's defo a keeper ;)). Also, potato cakes, dim sims and cheap chinese dumpling are the main food groups I still regularly crave over here.

There is http://gravelmap.com/ but there aren't that many routes in the database. The biggest routes on it near London are http://gravelmap.com/route/848-forest and the two which connect to it, making a total of 9 miles. Also I haven't cycled either of those so can't say what they are like but the fact that there isn't a Google StreetView suggests it probably is indeed gravel...

Figured it out. Great tag. Wont get a chance to have a crack tonight though...

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Professor John Goodenough has improved lithium-ion batteries.

https://news.utexas.edu/2017/02/28/goodenough-introduces-new-battery-technology

Cycled the Rhine a couple of years back from the Lindau on the German/Austrian border to Rotterdam. That was on a fixed gear surly 1x1 with chunky 29x2" tyres and a 38x(17/19) dingle speed jobby. I took a pannier and stayed mostly in hostels (they are epic along the Rhine old castles etc). and wild camping. There was a tough day between Schaffhaussen and Basel when things got a bit hilly in Switzerland, I think that is only because i lost the main path. But the toughest day was actually the last one to Rotterdam, it was 140km and when riding on top of dykes in Holland the wind can be brutal.

I think I was doing between 100 and 140km per day. It was summer so long and leisurely with pretzels, beer and Black Forest Gateau along the way.

Persepolis is amazing. Great middle eastern food and really nice staff. Very informal feels like someones lounge. Waiting Room has plenty of veggie and vegan options and great coffee - only down side is its always been rammed when I've been.

Whacked a bunch of chillies into a ginger beer I brewed a few weeks ago. Finally tried some - works really well! That extra heat at the end makes me guzzle it far too quickly though...

@skydancer yep. Got free tickets even because a mate group up near Malmesbury. First UK festival I've been to, and line up looks pretty fun!

I've used Ortlieb back panniers in on the front and not had any trouble. That was with a Tubus Tara rack on fairly rough terrain and still handled well. I've never owned a pair of 'actual' front panniers so can't tell you exactly what the difference is.

Bit late now maybe but had a great time camping in Alfriston last summer. Posh town but down to earth campsite with fire pits and firewood for sale. Also good walking/cycling as its on the South Downs Way. People there were super friendly - our tent got blown away on the hike there (luckily cheap argos one), and on arrival to the campsite we had heaps offering to let us sleep in their cars. In the end a hen party happened to have some spare tents saving us from a night under the elements.

On a related note now that its summer, would anyone be keen on doing some "Sub 24 hour" bike-packing/camping trips? Preferably mostly gravel/off-road? Leaving London on the friday/saturday and returning the next day?

Sounds about right. Should be able to PM soon and talk business once I'm out of the nursery.

Very useful thread. Learnt heaps!

feel free to make an offer via PM

I just joined the forum, so you'll have to wait till tomorrow unfortunately before I can PM. Just arrived in the London (from Melbourne) and getting desperate for a bike after 4 months without...

Would love everything but wheels as I have wheels already if you split.