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• Which Groupset?

  in Bikes & Bits • 5 days, 1 hour

  

  Thought they were 105 but I'm not that familiar with stuff below Ultegra:

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  (Too easy really)

• Hovis builds a garden office*

  in Current Projects • 6 days, 12 hours

  

  At 1g/cm^3, thats around 7 tonnes. Probably around 120 wheelbarrow loads? This site (from the UN) has useful timings for fish farm construction (digging holes): http://www.fao.org/tempref/FI/CDrom/FAO_­Training/FAO_Training/General/x6708e/x67­08e12.htm#60'a

• Touring Scotland

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 6 days, 23 hours

  

  Looking at the OS maps I have of the area (10 years old), there's not even an unmetalled track for the second half of that route: sheep trails only. I would expect some reasonable amount of big-based hike a bike. The main road is pretty quiet!

• Any question answered...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 2 days

  

  I have one of these. 13 years and still going strong.

• Hebridean Way: 17th-20th May 2019 - company sought!

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 weeks, 2 days

  

  The couple who used to run it retired a few years ago, and the company changed.

• Hebridean Way: 17th-20th May 2019 - company sought!

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 weeks, 4 days

  

  The ride in (and out!) of Reinigeadal, and the hostel there is also incredible. Also don't miss out the golden road on south Harris.

• Hebridean Way: 17th-20th May 2019 - company sought!

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  10 years ago when I did this, the bus took bikes. Otherwise you have a further 50k to Garve to pick up a train.

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 6 days

  

  Or a bit cheaper if you have access to a nisbets https://www.nisbets.co.uk/olympia-milk-j­ug-340ml/j316

• Bicycle Tag of bike

  in General • 2 weeks, 6 days

  

  First one I recognise. Not able to get there til June though :(

• Restaurant Reviews & Suggestions - Where to eat?

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month

  

  Had an outstanding dinner at Lupins (just by Flat Iron Sq) a month ago. Pretty casual, downstairs sort of blends into the bars of the square, so not quiet.