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Highland Trail 550 2021

larsmarshandlebars — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:18:11 +0000

It has been five years since I first completed the Highland Trail 550 route in 2016 in 4 days 21 hours 35 minutes. At risk of sounding cliche, it was a life changing experience. Aside from having near perfect weather and conditions, there was a shared sense amongst the riders …

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Highland Trail 2016: Speechless and euphoric with a sore bottom

larsmarshandlebars — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:06:11 +0000

I rolled into Tyndrum on Thursday morning at 06:35 after riding through the night to finish under five days where I eagerly joined the other Highland Trail 2016 finishers for hours of storytelling over Scottish breakfasts, cakes, coffees at the Real Food Cafe in Tyndrum. A strong bond had developed between the riders whilst riding and it was cemented by our post mortem huddle, a sense of mutual …

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Bikepacking Dynamo Lights: kLite vs Revo

larsmarshandlebars — Sat, 21 May 2016 18:35:06 +0000

Keen cyclists have long been using hub dynamo lights for commuting and touring to avoid the hassle of dead batteries and the subsequent ride home in the dark. I’ve used a few different hub dynamo lights with my SP hub dynamo systems over the past few years, including the B&M Lumotec whilst touring Central America and …

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New Bike Porn: Jerónimo Rasputin 29 Plus

larsmarshandlebars — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:03:25 +0000

I wasn't even looking for a new bike. Rasputin found me (at least that’s the story I am telling). I was just browsing PinkBike ‘for a friend’ when Rasputin growled at me. I was powerless.

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A Dusting of Snow in the Hope Valley

larsmarshandlebars — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:38:45 +0000

After the bikepacking ‘getaway’ in Spain in Sept, I thought I’d treat Jenny to a surprise weekend away. I had all intentions of finding us a luxurious day spa… with bikes, of course. I booked a little cottage in the Hope Valley, Peak District *ahem* with good intentions. Unfortunately, I got a little side tracked with the route …

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Bear Bones 200 (2015 edition)

larsmarshandlebars — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 06:02:21 +0000

Bear Bones 2015 route was not only more rideable than last year, I'd say it was altogether more fun (mostly the type 1 kind).

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Basque Bikepacking… Una Vuelta de Vasco

larsmarshandlebars — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 20:07:12 +0000

We both had two weeks holiday remaining and enough air miles to get to Bilbao and back. That seemed liked enough of a plan to get started. I thought up a route and fiddled with our bikes whilst Jenny worked her magic on our clothing to climate calibration (CCC) and optimised the pack list for bikepacking. The flight date approached faster …

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Quantocks & Exmoor Bikepacking Weekender

larsmarshandlebars — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 22:41:59 +0000

Recently I’ve been getting the hint from Jenny that I should get better at surprises. So far I’ve flat out disagreed. I am full of surprises! I take her on downhill singletrack that she would never expect. I often don’t tell her how far we have to get home or about the next big climb that is around the …

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