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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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Bear Bones 300 (2020 Lockdown edition)

larsmarshandlebars — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:45:13 +0000

As with everything in 2020, endurance cycling events have been impacted by COVID-19. There was no Bear Bones group start this year. Instead, we received the top secret GPX crafted by Stu @ Bear Bones and we were given the option to ride any time in October, starting from any …

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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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Countdown to Highland Trail 2016

larsmarshandlebars — Thu, 26 May 2016 12:58:06 +0000

Sometime towards the end of 2015, I made two impulsive decisions: I bought a piece of titanium with fat wheels named Rasputin without considering the clear lack of space in the bike shed; oh well, it will have to live indoors. I signed up for the Highland Trail 2016, in order to test …

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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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Winter Bothy Loop, Mid Wales

larsmarshandlebars — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 21:25:05 +0000

I somehow overlooked the email from Stu about the Bear Bones Bach to Bach winter event, but I saw the bothy photos popping up on the forum and I got a bit jealous. I had a few spare holidays rolled over from 2015, so I decided to get back out to Wales for a long weekend of bothy biking.

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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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