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Snowdon, or to be more precise riding it with MTBs.
Do you want to be looked upon by your fellow Man like Jimmy Savile skipping hand in hand with Gary Glittler? Take your bike up Snowdon.
It's ground zero for the sort of grumpy rambler who detest anyone else using the Outdoors, it's a total slog to get up and not very good to ride down.
I would wager that 90%+ of riders who ride it. Double check Strava is recording before you start,grab 15 pics on the way up and a dozen more at the top for FB and Insta, knock up a Relive video and vow never to return again, well privately at least.
If you fancy a trip here to Wales and want to ride something with epic views (weather permitting) and a bit of a old-school big-climb, big-descent feel, I'd suggest The Gap in Brecon. At 600m it's not a "proper" Mountain, but it's far better ride
A tube weighs 200g
(I’ve just weighed one)
And you’ve got more favour with the gods, than I, if 75ml of sealant leaves you with some still sloshing around a week after set-up. I’ve found I need closer to 200…
(Take out 200, put in 200)
I was being generous with 75ml, I usually run 60ml, there's no reason to run more if you can get away with a 200g MTB inner tube. You don't need loads sloshing around. If you want, take another 60ml (between two tyres) to reseal when inevitably you've had several punctures without even noticing and used up all your sealant. Which sort of proves one of the other advantages.
Unless you're not bothered about weight, in which case fill your boots tyres.
More in line with the thread though, I'd like to add:
1) Tyre du jour on STW - sometimes tried it, usually it's OK but nothinkg special.
2) Every tyre anybody else recommends in a "what tyre" thread.
Modern membrane waterproofs.
Work great out of the packet, then the following year, you find yourself with a 'soaked' jacket and getting cold with a heavy sodden jacket. So then you buy some waterproofing spray, and find yourself asking WTF when you spent a considerable sum on it is it not waterproof. Breathability? Well I'm fine with a windproof pertex top on, so when I really want to stay dry and not soaked caught out in an emergency, is the industry supplying me with this crap. There isn't even a subset of waterproof 'waterproofs' with moderate breathability anymore. Give me a breathable waterproof that still beads water off for life please.
Snowdon, or to be more precise riding it with MTBs.
Oh absolutely. Last rode it a couple of years ago in April, and while the folk on it on the way up weren't aggressive at all, more than one group asked me if I knew that bikes were banned, and I had to explain the voluntary scheme, and on the way down Rangers where I gave way to every walker group, got the usual "walker death leap" and walkers loudly announcing "Mountain bike" in a voice that suggests what they'd like to shout is "Baby Rapist"
Best avoided at all costs
Your colourful description sounds more like a ride in the Peak District to me Nickc.
I usually ride Snowdon on a weekday when it's quiet-ish, but I've only had one encounter with a militant walker there and that was on Telegraph about eight years ago - and I think he was a troubled individual.
Edit - Actually the Peak District could be a good candidate for this thread?
Edit – Actually the Peak District could be a good candidate for this thread?
Behave yourself sir!
Cha****ng, my ride was a sunny Saturday morning, so I think I was probably unlucky. It was rammed with folk though. Mid-week is probably a better bet for a popular spot like Snowdon.
Any kind of walking on supposedly "walking friendly" SPD shoes. Any of them
Ooh Ooh! Miss! I know something!
Merino baselayers.
I'm not sure, but I think the introduction of Merino as the next wonder fabric, sustainable, eco-friendly, high performance and so on, coincided with a big marketing campaign from NZ. On the strength of recommendations from here I bought a couple of baselayers and they were rubbish for any kind of reasonable exertion. Got wet, stayed wet, took ages to dry compared to synthetics. "But they don't smell" said the acolytes; neither do my synthetic baselayers...
Good for walking in, good for wearing at home, rubbish for actual exercise.
Slow cookers , never eaten anything decent that has come out of one of these things .