The bikepacking and cycle touring thread

It has the word “windswept” in the heading :rofl:

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I toured that coastline during August one year on a motorcycle. It was indeed windy. And cold. Brzezno beach didn’t look like in that photo. The few hardy Poles that were sitting on it were all sheltered by windbreaks and fully clothed :grinning:

It is lovely there though, we enjoyed it.

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Having made it home, I can report that the east coast of Lincolnshire is the most boring place I have ever been.
In addition, Skegness is clearly a front for Hades itself.

Thankfully we had to do 1000m of climbing in 20 miles across the Peak District yesterday morning which restored my inner calm :slight_smile:

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This is probably a bit of a trek for most of you (Morpeth) but something a bit different, a 300KM audax starting at 10:30pm, late May so will be minimal darkness and almost a full moon if it is clear.

@Chriswim didn’t you want a unique event?

Not one for me though I think, like my bed too much!

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I cycled through Newcastleton.
Seemed an odd little place :see_no_evil::joy:

Been through Bellingham, too.
There’s a CoOp there. But it’s a weird county one.

Starts on Friday, too.
Which is pretty cool.

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Although it’s north for me I’ve ridden a few of those roads over the years, usually fairly quiet.

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Like new, too!!!
I was blown away by how smooth they all were :exploding_head::heart_eyes:
No cars for miles, either. :white_check_mark:

(Or humans :joy::see_no_evil:)

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Mrs is away that weekend, and I’m working nights Monday to Thursday that week. Acclimatised!

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There hasn’t been a picture of a packed bike on this thread for nearly a year.

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I put mine on the photos thread. You can have too much of a good thing obviously :wink:

Looks like I’ll be cycling along part of the south coast (LE to Lymmington) with maybe a loop of IOW to finish. Friends are planning to carry on to Dover but don’t think I’ll be able to afford the time.

Also plotting the trip to mid Wales that never happened last year; that may not involve bikepacking depending on whether a friend joins me or not.

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You can have a photo of mine when it warms up a bit :white_check_mark:

Oh, find me a decent hooped bivvi too :face_with_peeking_eye:

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Decent = Terra Nova springs immediately to mind. Derbyshire too Duck. Get it bought. Sub £200 on Google.

ETA brand new - Terra Nova Jupiter Lite Bivi | eBay

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