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Hot damn, that was fast! BUT DID YOU DROP IN? (I was too intimidated by to BMXers).

It seems Helen Miles has quite a few graffiti mosaics around the city. I was going to tag the mosaic crow wearing red heels near Warriston Cemetery but it seems the council have removed it along with the other graffiti.

New: IPA optional, bonus point if you drop in.

Old: graffiti mosaic by Helen Miles, Carlton Hill (round the back of Paul Kitchings 21212 restaurant). Not hike-a-bike if you come down the path ;)

@Señor_Bear I think there was a meet-up in Helsinki(?) where there was a few more. Not 100% sure though.

@Eingang Nice! That top panoramic photo is great.

Found some really old photos on my computer, one of which was this.

2010, wow.

Yes, you’re right - the Kowal way. I have more annual leave in July so will hopefully be making a return then

Big Agnes Tiger Wall. They do a bike packing specific one where the poles pack down real short so it’s easy to fit in bikepacking bags.

Ahh, good to know as I’m keen to give it another blast soon!

Somewhere near Lochgoilhead at 5:30 this morning.

I tried! Drove out to Helensburgh last night and did about 40 miles before it got dark. Got up this morning and my lingering cold had made the comeback of the century. Sacked it off at Dunoon as even the road miles were a PITA . On the plus side, I had a lovely sunset ride and an incredible camping spot last night, and I still did about 100 miles.

Does anyone else call their cats by strange nicknames? We call our cat, Kimchi, the following: Tiny Chi (because she is small), Rattachino (because she looked like a rat when she was smaller), Babychino (Baby Chi became Babychino) and Squirmachino (because she never sits still).

I’ve had loads of wheels built/rebuilt at Bicycle Works. John and Dave are brilliant so I’d recommend there.

Sea to Summit.

@Pmccee @andyp It seems the west coast is having great weather right now, while in Edinburgh it’s very wet.

I have a week off and plan to do it in three days so I can pick whatever days the forecast looks good (or least wet, ha!).

Sounds dreamy, especially the pushing up boggy stuff, haha!

May head to Helensburgh for early evening, pedal 30 or so miles, camp and then see how I get on the next day. Don’t mind 15 hour days, I’ll be alone so not like I have much else to do other than ride my bike.

I'm planning on doing the Wild About Argyll Trail in the next week or so. It is 400 miles with 45,000 feet of climbing. Question is do I do it over three or four days?

For once I am prepped and ready well in advance. I'm even going to test my new tent this evening.

Packed up and ready for Wild About Argyll Trail in the next week or so.

Anyone else found the Rapha checkout a bit glitchy? Tried to order arm and leg warmers but got redirected back to shopping cart. Tried to order again, same thing happened. Checked email, no confirmation email. Tried one last time using PayPal and success! Check emails; three duplicate orders on their way to me.

Sounds utter shit but I’m still very jealous.

Having been to Cock Bridge and lived near Dick Place, I can confirm that the top bit of that route is rather nice.

A good point. I guess with rockers I could always change the plate if I want to run gears in the future? But then I’m limited to 135 rear hubs...

The possibilities are almost endless and I haven’t even asked about bar-end shifters vs. grip shift style shifters yet, haha!

My Google-Fu must be weak today because I can’t find any real world examples of this. Would be great to see a photograph of this set up.

Yeah, steel frame. Interesting, will have a look at that. Looks need but won’t dirt and stuff get up in the BB shell?

@Thrasher Good to know - thanks!

@gbj_tester Sounds like the kind of simplicity I’m after!

Anyone here care to share your thoughts on sliding/rocking dropouts vs. eccentric bottom brackets?

I’m looking at building a hub geared drop-bar MTB and have opened a whole can of worms when it comes to chain tensioning.

I’m not really fussed on having the “clean looking rear end” an EBB provides as the bike is probably going to end up looking ugly as sin anyway. I just want reliability (I would like to say fit-and-forget but who am I kidding!).

Currently looking at the Bushnell EBB vs. Paragon Rockers. Hub will be an Alfine or Rohloff.