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Hi Paul, Happy to lend you my tent and a sleeping mat. This is the tent: https://alpkit.com/products/ordos-3 Mat is one of these: https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16231192/exped-versa-1r-medium-sleeping-mat-16231192 Tent is not in perfect condition at the moment, but it is totally functional, I usually ...

I'll come

Come and ride / support the Beacon TT! Meet at the Black Horse this evening at ~17:35 to leave by 17:45. We'll ride at a relaxed pace to the Time Trial (probably a C pace) and should arrive at least 15 minutes before the start to sign on. After the TT, we can meet near the end of the course and ride...

I'll be riding there this evening (slowly!) if you'd like to ride in with me you're welcome to, just let me know. We could meet at the black horse aiming to leave there at 17:45?

I'll ride with Dave and meet you at the cafe

I'll join you, Si

I can help all day on the 26th. Let me know when you need me.

I can if you're stuck.

Thanks both! What an atmospheric ride

The public transport system is ridiculous, but if you are planning to tour using it then picking an individual rail line or touring between rail lines is a good compromise. You can guarantee that the journeys then won't involve changes and even if you get mucked around with cancellations etc, it jus...

On the subject of accomodation costs, there are a few other options that might be worth looking at. Obviously, if you happen to have friends dispersed around the country, riding between their houses makes for a cheap and very pleasant trip! If you don't happen to have such a network of friends, or y...

I am free and happy to help in any role provided there's a full explanation of how to do it! I'll put it in my calendar but I am unlikely to check the forum (sorry!) so please whatsapp me if you need to contact me.

Not cycling, but mountain running and a really good read regardless: Solo by Jenny Tough. Jenny's account of running a mountain range on each continent solo and unsupported. It's not really about running, it's about all the highs and lows of the expeditions, the people she met along the way and the ...

I'm interested but the bank holiday weekend makes it harder for me so I can't commit at the moment. Not sure on plans for hols next year yet but likely to try and use as many as the BH weekends as I can to spread my leave further.

Is this one night or 2?

I've got a 3 person light weight tent you could borrow if you'd like a bit more room. 1 person tents are really really tiny!

The Next Challenge offers small (up to £800) grants for people new to adventure travel planning a trip. There's still a few days to apply this year if you're interested. (But get in quick!)

https://thenextchallenge.org/grant/

I'm going to try and get to some more MBO events. Not sure they count as races though!