Get a tent mun! Tent + mountain = FUN!

Quote from: M3ta7h3adGet a tent mun! Tent + mountain = FUN!

i would, but if i bring my commanding officer, its not feasible... shes only just got out of hospital after breaking her hip in SEVEN places, she be crippled  if we roughed it in a tent... good suggestion though.

Well there is a youth hostel at Killin (an actual full-sized village, they have shops and things ) at the bottom of Glen Lochay. Almost any of the glens in the Highlands have estate tracks that are good to ride, going all the way up to the end of the glen. The most interesting thing would probably be to try and find one that allows you to get over the pass to the parallel glen to do a round trip. Youd need OS  Landranger maps to see the detail.
Glen Affric has a very long track/road/path from the end of the public road about half way up it, that can be followed all the way to Dornie on the main A87 road. Youd have to take the road back to make a round trip though. There are a lot of cycle tracks around the northern Cairngorms inland from Aviemore that make for round trips; you may find them too domesticated though You could try riding the West Highland way - although very much a tourist-rambler footpath, its a much more serious proposition on a bike and passes through the best of Lochaber scenery, and you could top the finish by riding up Ben Nevis

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Also; Tent + Mountain + August + midges = Hell on Earth

There are hotels and the SYHA everywhere in the highlands, but the best vfm is in B&Bs, which havent changed much in price for decades!, and theyre everywhere.

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Quote from: CeathreamhnanAlso; Tent + Mountain + August + midges = Hell on Earth

Avon "Skin So Soft". Thats what you need.

If you want to smell like an antie that just peed herself.

I like the ubertastically toxic Off, and dont get the floral variety, as it has auntie pee in it as well.

When you people say "midge" I always think of the dim neighbor on "That 70s Show". Ill take several of her into my tent, thankyouverymuch.

Santa Cruz Chameleon
Marzocchi Bomber Z1 Drop Off IIs
FSA Pig Headset
DMR Cromo Wingbar and Conrod Stem
Deore Shifters
Hope M4 Disc Brakes
Hope XC Hubs - Mavic D521 Rims
Race Face Evolve XC Cranks and External Bearing Bottom Bracket
XTR Cassette
XTR Rear Mech
Sram PC99 Chain
LX Front Mech
DMR V8 Pedals with Terror Pins
Specialized Body Geometry Saddle.
Specialized Grips
Continental Vapor 2.1 Tyres (for now)

sooooppaahhfllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

what have you done to my bikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

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FISHSTICK FACE!

You know it looks damn good

Quote from: soopahflyYou know it looks damn good

you wont climb many hills with that stuff on it!

REPENT!

With what stuff?  Its all freeride!  The forks are probably the biggest hurdle for XC, but I dont really do XC.  Its a means to a descent

My only criticisms of my own bike are:
Bars are probably too high, but theres a lot of adjustment in my setup.
Rear mech doesnt bed down into 9th properly, maybe a cable problem.
Saddle is also pointing up in the air too much

Quote from: soopahflyWith what stuff?  Its all freeride!  The forks are probably the biggest hurdle for XC, but I dont really do XC.  Its a means to a descent

My only criticisms of my own bike are:
Bars are probably too high, but theres a lot of adjustment in my setup.
Rear mech doesnt bed down into 9th properly, maybe a cable problem.
Saddle is also pointing up in the air too much

it looks burly i like it, its designed for a purpose, im just not a bike fan or freeridey/DH stuff, purely due to the weight...

but it does look pimp.

its suprisingly light! could do with lighter forks mind

Quote from: soopahflyits suprisingly light! could do with lighter forks mind

i bet its still lighter than the Apollo my missus brother has just bought. i am a fit, strong guy (i think) and i struggled to lift the wheels off the floor... I sh*t YOU NOT. The wheels on it probably weigh more than my on-one.

Which model is it?

I cant wait to weigh my SS once I get the new wheels and brakes on it.  Theres got to be about 5kg of paint alone on that thing