Recent content by Nigelpa

No. The Bear Valley SE was one of my all time favourite bikes.

Sorry to hear that Jon.

Is that a vintage dropper post?

The magic Mary on the front is a good grippy tyre.

The north side of the downs is very steep! When it’s dry I can just manage to ride up the chalk tracks but often end up pushing!

It is. It’s a 2019 one. If I was getting another one I would go for a 2020 onwards - 29” wheels and not the 27.5” plus. That said it is a great bike and got me back into regular cycling again. I have a 1997 Pine Mountain also! That’s a proper retro bike.

Sunday/Monday overnighter on South Downs. It’s a regular route that I do few times a year. Often camp at Graffham camping site because it’s so quiet and a shower is nice! 47km each way and about 1000 metres of ascent and descent. Bike has chunky winter tyres on.

Really enjoyed this thread. How did you get on? Are you still peddling!

Very narrow paths and often overgrown and reduced width bridleways and narrow canal paths - the slimmer profile is very useful then.

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Yes. The NX lighter version - two person with lots of interior space for one, and two doors.

My arms and legs got nicely exfoliated! I look for isolated locks away from villages and houses etc. Set up late and pack up early.

I’m out now - part of the ridgeway and then along the grand Union canal. Heading to the inlaws near Stoke Goldington.

Revisiting old routes on the Isle of Wight - after 20 years somethings looked the same and some i didn’t remember at all

I read that. I like the use of cheaper and more unorthodox bikes.