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It was remote in the context of California - the hike doesn't cross a road, and we were 4 days walk away from any sort of civilisation (i.e. a car park) at some points. It's a popular trail as it forms part of the Pacific Crest Trail so we were seeing c.10 people per day :)

The Tatras look really cool. Not considered them and I'm keen to do some Euro-hiking.

I've ordered the H5 Shakedry - mainly for walking in the rain, not riding, though I may try it there too. Will report back.

Yes I’m tempted but slightly concerned with durability. Sounds like the H5 is more heavy duty than the stuff used in the cycling kit and that article links to some promising sounding comments from thru hikers using similar fabrics. Have you seen one in the flesh?

I’ve been reading up on jackets with a purchase for hiking in mind. There’s a Gore ShakeDry hooded jacket which sounds interesting, in theory far more breathable than gore tex pro. It’s the H5 if you’re interested @ltc

Review from the god of backpacking here: https://andrewskurka.com/review-gore-wear-h5-gore-tex-shakedry-jacket/

Had to get back early so missed the forum element of the ride. Rode up from Putney at 6:45 with my wife and was surprised by the amount of traffic on a couple of roads, mainly Ubers and such by the look of it. City and millennium bridge were super quiet. Left central at about 8:15 and yeah it was starting to feel like a normal day. My first Christmas in London so was expecting total quiet! Sunrise was crazy though

Talisker 18 for me :)

My third bottle of the stuff in a couple of years. Just so good.

The pics of round there look great

Kind of resigned to those or raceblades. It's annoying as the bike was sold as being mudguard compatible, and muggins here has to clean it after my wife rides it through London and Kentish mush

Keen to get some hiking and camping in the diary next year. Looking for some recommendations on where is good to go in Scotland. I'm happy to wild camp and have all the equipment needed for that. Considerations would be that I don't have a car (though would be willing to rent one).

Where's good for a week or so of stomping? And what time of year is good, I've heard varying advice re: midges / wet weather. Cheers!

Anyone know what mudguards fit a Liv Avail advanced disc from 2018? There’s drillings in the rear dropouts but no brake bridge or drilling by the BB... Front has a full set

I bet Mamnick guy is reading this thread with a massive boner

Well put.

Tories rebranded as “the people’s government” eh

Did Neil just say “you need to get back to your cunt”?!

A wild Francois appears!

The smart money is in unpicking ropes by hand, in candlelight

I mean in terms of schadenfreude that would be off the charts.

Not that I want that obv

I’m only in it for the lolz at this stage

It’s not too late for Raab, IDS or Boris to lose their seat

I mean it’s not very surprising

My polling of the four people I know in Putney suggests one Tory, one labour, one lib dem and one tory / lib dem on the fence. It's all to play for.

True - but you are interacting with people who you know to be people. Now your friends and acquaintances could be lobbing fake news into your facebook feed that looks legit - you read the headline, take in that it looks like it's from a source somewhat based in fact, maybe drop a like or a smiley, and scroll on to the next meme. Meanwhile some algorithm sees that you've seen that and serves you something similar, reinforcing your view...?

The context of news consumption was very different a few years back, I guess. You got the paper once (or perhaps twice if you lived in a city) a day for news, and there are set points during the day for broadcast updates on TV or radio. Perhaps you were in a mindset that allows more for thinking about what's being presented to you ("it is time for the news so I'll tune in"), and the organisation doing it had more time to formulate actual analysis on whatever the story is.

Now it's a relentless slew of constantly updating stories from an array of sources, so it's jading, and you remember the controversial points or those which reinforce your existing worldview.

Interesting and depressing article @Oliver Schick

This is an interesting piece for those worried about / accusing the BBC of bias. I've found it pretty interesting to watch both sides say the BBC has an agenda - as the article says, perhaps that suggests they are doing something right.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/04/bbc-impartiality-precious-protect-election-coverage

Wild commute back. Massive detour on hellish roads thanks to that tiny handed orange twat being over here.

Then big close call with another rider on a bso. I was overtaking at c25 mph (boast post) and she went for a hand signal plus moving to turn right without looking. Ended up rubbing shoulders to a stop as I had to go right as well. Both asked if the other was ok and then moved on. Phew.

Not sure which one of us was at fault. I could have anticipated the move and been going more slowly, she could have checked over her shoulder. Still, no harm done.