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Can vouch for these, great for commuting with double benefits of puncture protection and tubeless.

No dice, Certini must have kept that for themselves. Sorry to keep you hanging

Does anyone have a Crux blanking plate for the downtube?

Will check later tonight, nudge me if I forget

I think @moog has been there recently

Or like Torres del Paine, but in Italy

The last bit of the trail wasn't particularly fun to ride, too busy and slightly worried about being fined. Getting a mix of kudos and menacing looks from hikers. Still glad to have done it.

Hiked through there before, I recommend going at the crack of dawn for a peaceful experience.

Will do a little write up later, in the meantime, here is the "as ridden" full route.

More pictures and day by day breakdown on Strava:

https://www.strava.com/athletes/6088420?num_entries=10

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47577083

Yes it is, we didn't know it's not allowed to ride bikes up there. We came up from Lago di Landro with a 3.5h hike a bike and only found out at the top, at which point we rode it anyway.

A couple more, might do a trip write up at some point

Some gravel found in the Dolomites

Bought from you in late 2016, still going strong!

Gravel bikes don't exist

#notanArkrux

Dude, just build the crux already

Bump for a great seller!

Any boxes in Leyton or within short drive? Friend needs one for a trip this Thursday

Or could that be what triggered it?

Had the same in my arm two years ago post collarbone surgery, SVT treated as DVT. Your body will reabsorb the clot naturally, the thinners go really well with Epping brambles scratches! On one of the first rides I was concerned I'd bleed to death, was much more underwhelming than that

I was wondering if anyone had something a bit more direct.

Pretty sure the hard shoulder of the A23 must have some gravel on it..

A what what now? The sticker on my bike says "Epping Forest Honey Badgers"

https://strava.app.link/TrZ71pmZGKb

Rode this a year ago.

Western leg better than the eastern. Some bridleways might be thoroughly overgrown this year. The bit round Toys Hill needs some tweaking, let me know if doing it and I can advise

Rode the DIY M25 offroad orbital route posted a couple of pages back yesterday. Contrary to expectations, it's actually a very good route, aside from a couple of very overgrown sections, most notably between Bulphan and North Stifford - avoid this.

A last minute change to CW direction to catch the strongest winds on our back and get the Dartford crossing out of the way early.

Pics and route here:
https://strava.app.link/dHA0APt5DKb

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rules around local trains and bikes

Yes, stick to Regionale trains, remember to buy the bike ticket (3.5E I think) and generally keep your bikes in sight while on the train

0° rated bags

Depends on expectations on where to sleep. In July valleys are hot, 25C overnight easily. At around 1000m you are looking at 15C overnight, 5C around 1500~2000m sometimes less. I had a bivvy with a 10C rated bag last year, and a 10C thermal liner. Only needed both bag and liner, and still felt slightly cold, when we slept on Col de Turini at 1700m. A couple of nights at 500m I was too warm in the bag. Weather and exposure could affect the numbers above significantly. Above ~1000m you don't get mosquitoes at night, which is a bonus.

Doing it in 8 Days

I did it in 7.5 days both times, the latter being fitter and with better gear felt much easier and could have pushed harder. It's a long game of climb, descend, repeat. Take your time on the climbs and know what's ahead.

I would like to be up high for the sunsets a couple of times based on your photo's.

This was by far the highlight of last year trip. Knowing the route and being fitter allowed us to push close to the limit of what we had accepted as doable for the trip. So definitely study the route and learn how your body copes with it in the first 2-3 days, that will allow you to know how/when to push that limit and chase that sunset. Staying in refugio helps, as you can get there relatively late, without having to descend to a valley in the dark. Riding Via del Sale at dusk will be forever impressed in my memory

Is camping pretty straightforward with that kind of day structure? You'll end up down in a valley each night?

You can end in a valley each night if you want, I did that the first time. But I recommend staying in a refugio at least once/twice, same comment as above. There are campsite in/up the valleys, but you can also wildcamp, just be sensible about it.

All I can say is that the canal paths are annoying to ride depending on when you're there. I'd rather ride the roads. Too many other people, stop/start.

Yeah, that's my worry, but we should be there at random time of the morning, on a Friday, hopefully not too busy.

Great input on the route so far, gotta love LFGSS