How on earth do you get 20kg on a bike for off road use? How did you HAB?
All food and water and camping gear, plenty luxuries. Unlike lots in here it seems, I wasn't in some superlight adventure race.
I'm not saying you should have been racing, but it's still a lot of kit to be hauling
I'm guessing you weren't using bikepacking bags? You'd struggle to have enough space to fit 22kg into the luggage space, unless it was entirely filled with scottish tablet
it's still a lot of kit to be hauling
Quite.
@thegeneralist to reiterate, your post was excellent. It helped me loads.
I'm enjoying a pint in Fort William atm. 3 days is about right for most bikers.Lots of (predictable) willy waving in this thread. Good luck to you.
Anyone who covers the distance gets my respect.
As mentioned, it's about enjoying the journey and sharing the experience.
I met a guy who was doing it for the 54th time. Unbelievable!
how were the midges this time of year, ok? you camp or stay in digs?
I met a guy who was doing it for the 54th time.
You would have thought there are other bits of Scotland he would enjoy wandering through...
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I camped at Beinglas top of the loch and this happened. They were ferocious with a net and Smidge.
Stayed at Kingshouse last night. Personally I wouldn't camp.
That bit after Inversnaid, don't do it, it's drudgery. Ferry, pub. Theres plenty more to challenge you further on.
Que the pain is only temporary brigade who've done it with a 20'odd kilo backpack on a niche steel 26'er with no midge replellant drank their own pish...:)
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You would have thought there are other bits of Scotland he would enjoy wandering through...
He must really hate his wife 🙂 I don't get it either. There's plenty more challenging walks out there.
If you don't do the bit north of Inversnaid them you've not done the WHW. That's fine, but there are then better routes you could have spent your time on.
