Fully Loaded - Touring Bikes

[davelodwig]

Waiting at Stroud station for the train taking us to the start of the DunRun.

[clarion]

Nice.

Did you meet my sister btw?

[LEE]

"...and it was all Yellow.."

[davelodwig]

Nice.

Did you meet my sister btw?

Yes we did, she was much faster than us though.

[clarion]

Yeah. 

[davelodwig]

"...and it was all Yellow.."

Still need a yellow drybag for the tent to go in though.

[Polar Bear]

You need an Ortlieb Rack Pack.   We have a yellow one which Mlle PB carries the sleeping bags in.   I'm going to have a green or black one for easy stowage of the tent.   Being an 'end to end' closure rather than stuffing the tent in from one end will make it easier and quicker, especially valuable when the weather is inclement. 

[nikki]

"...and it was all Yellow.."

Still need a yellow drybag for the tent to go in though.

Might one of these be a) The Right Yellow and b) big enough for the tent?
Waterproofing-wise, I can attest that they're rated at least up to 4 days touring in North Wales.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Waiting at Stroud station for the train taking us to the start of the DunRun.

I spy plant pots. Does this mean no more hanging baskets?   

[davelodwig]

You need an Ortlieb Rack Pack.   We have a yellow one which Mlle PB carries the sleeping bags in.   I'm going to have a green or black one for easy stowage of the tent.   Being an 'end to end' closure rather than stuffing the tent in from one end will make it easier and quicker, especially valuable when the weather is inclement.

We have a large collection of dry bags, it's just they generally have other stuff in them at home, and I forgot to remove the large winter sleeping bags from the big yellow one.  I do like the ortliebs though and the fact it all clips together is great, might have to see if I can pick one up before our next trip.

[clarion]

P7210017 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

P7210016 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

Bikes belonging to Gill & Tony Pearson, en route around the coastline of Britain.

[Deano]

WowClarion, they're making good progress.

Anyway, this was me last week, round the Applecross pensinsula:

[Luke]

A surprisingly capable set-up.

Brommie camping. by Hey look, it's Luke!, on Flickr

[Clare]

Re Gill and Tony travelling around Britain, which way are they going and have we missed them in Portsmouth already?

[woollypigs]

They are in Hove atm - http://gillandtony.co.uk

[Clare]

Thanks Woolly, I've sent them a message.

[epa611]

Just about to go for a week long tour of Kintyre:

[Domestique]

A surprisingly capable set-up.

Been thinking about a front bag for my Brompton, that looks good.
What bag is that please?

[Luke]

A surprisingly capable set-up.

Been thinking about a front bag for my Brompton, that looks good.
What bag is that please?

It's the standard S bag. I'd imagine it'd be ideal for commuting to an office, but it's not a great for camping stuff. Lots of small compartments and no real capacity for bulky items. It's also very not waterproof. 

[Domestique]

Thanks Luke. Might be a bit small. Having a look at the T-Bag now

[Pingu]

Seen at Aberdeen station yesterday morning: Mezzo folder with trailer, propped up with a folding stick.


IMG_3631 by The Pingus, on Flickr

[andrewc]

That looks like a Click-Stand. Excellent piece of kit.

[αdαmsκι]

I did a cycle camping tour to Greece using my Ribble audax bike.

[Oscar's dad]

I did a cycle camping tour to Greece using my Ribble audax bike.

Blimey, I never thought I'd see a Ribble Blue on this thread    Amazing what you can do on them. I still love mine.

[Oscar's dad]

By the way, what type of bag have you got slung under the cross bar?