ACRe19

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• Any question answered...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 weeks, 3 days

  

  There are also the Zoulou frames on CNC bike https://www.cnc-bike.de/index.php?cPath=­21_73

• Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

  in Bikes & Bits • 3 weeks, 5 days

  

  But it has lightweight and supple compass tyres

• Microadventuring, mini tours etc

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 weeks, 1 day

  

  I just got back from camping in Dalwhinnie and then over in Rum and there were 0 midges - think the season must be done

• Wanted: High rise stem, wide swept back 31.8 bars

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• Wanted: High rise stem, wide swept back 31.8 bars

  in Wanted Adverts • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Hey,

  Plenty of new options out there, but just checking to see if anyone has any 31.8 wide bars with enough sweep for comfy touring, or a high rise stem (like Humpert Comfi or BBB Hi Rise) that they'd be willing to send to Scotland.

  Cheers,
  Andrew

• Lightweight tent recommendations?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  I seem to own one of these - I bought it from @ghostface who seems to have gotten a custom pole made - it looks like a fairly normal tent pole and works well.

  Tent is great by the way! Super fast to put up and take down, and the inner mesh tent is perfect for pitching on its own in warm weather.

• SOLD: Custom steel Victoire CX Frameset, inc Columbus Fork & Hope Headset

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  Wow, where were these taken?

• Rhine - Basel to Strasbourg

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  I started the trip when the heat wave struck - it wasn't as bad as when I started, where it was 41 degrees in Holland, but it was still low 30s, high humidity and hard going. I was really surprised at how few amenities there were along that section of the route. I was low on water the entire time.

• Rhine - Basel to Strasbourg

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  Here are a few pictures from that section Never mind, upload not playing ball. I didn't really take many as it was so dull

• Rhine - Basel to Strasbourg

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  I cycled from the Scottish Borders to Basel this summer, via the Hull ferry.

  That section of the Rhine is honestly the worst - I ended up covering the whole section in a day as I wanted to get it over with. It's often very exposed which is miserable if it's hot, and you are often on raised gravel paths with either boring woods on both sides, or woods and the Rhine.

  The only section I found interesting was this bit. I cycled on the German side of the Rhine, I'm not sure the French side is any different (just read the comment above, seems not!).

  Also it's worth noting that there were a number of construction projects along that section, which involved a number of badly sign-posted diversions. I had originally planned to cycle this had I managed to get my bike more off-road worthy by the time I started my trip.

  TLDR that's the worst bit, honestly, don't bother. The section between Hoek/Rotterdam and Koblenz was the best bit!