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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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?

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

order it online, can get it delivered for 5.99

if the forks are still available and you can post i am interested

good route there, that's my home turf so have cycled all of that lot several times

the bure valley railway path is an alternative you could also do, it is also possible to get a lot of the way down the coast on the coastal path from waxham south along the dunes if you want to get off the roads. it's quite sandy though obviously

what, like a rack. yes they do!

I am the recent recipient of £60 of vouchers for Pedal Revolution

I have no current need for this so will let it go for £50

Can meet there if anyone wants this as i live a few minutes ride away

airlok xtra 13l

the strap points line up spot on, i have sewn a couple of bits of velcro strip through the bits on the bag so i can hook the velcro loops over the cradle to hold it while i do the straps up.

i've used one of these for my last 3? tours with an alpkit dry bag

it's never given me a moments concern - recommended

I did most of the rhine route a couple of years ago and can definitely say the most boring bit was the stretch you mention

I was on the French side: it's lots of dead straight riding alonside canals, looks pretty for a few minutes but rapidly becomes very dull

Maybe the German side is better...

There was also some pushing..

Its a beautiful ride.

I did it on 35mm tyres on my Cotic Escapade with no trouble at all, that was august though and was totally dry.

these pictures are possibly from the section you are talking about

I did this a couple of years back

Started at home in Norwich, cycled to the start and ended up at Radnage in the Chilterns (think i was on the ridgeway at that point)

Then went back home (i needed lower gears, the hills over there did my knee in)

I was scratching my head for a minute there wondering about your bike

I have an old glued and screwed alan in exactly that colour but the tapered headset and fork were really confusing me

After a bit of googling i have now learnt that ALAN still sell bikes

Are they still the same company or did someone buy the name?

sounds good mate, have a good time. You're doing it the right way - have a vague plan then wing it the rest of the way

hopefully it will lift your mood too

looks awesome

Although the alpkit is a little bit lighter

and more importantly packs down small enough to fit between drop handlebars.