Was thinking the same only yesterday while out and need the same length of battery life, Dirty Riever 200km in April
I just checked that my GONASS is turned off but my blue tooth was on (although I’ve never used it) and it’s not good to hear that you cant use it while it’s charging.
My normal Garmin Dakota will be used for navigation and stats, but as it hasn’t got a heart rate connection I was hoping to use the 25 for this.
I guess I’ll just have to take it easy while the 25 is charging up from a small power bank on the go after it runs out.

Travers titanium Bat Fastard 4.8″ of floatation and Lauf Carbonara Forks

Sad news ;-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/brian-pern-tribute

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-02-17/brian-pern-to-be-killed-off-in-segway-mistake

Spring’s coming #CameraPhoneShot

It was the mango one.

Cheers for the help

Not a great shot, but proud that I caught it

Seen on the road today in Blackburn

But take a closer look at the note hanging from his rear view mirror

“Road Safety Week” you couldn’t make it up could you?

A great event for a great lady ran by a true gent

Some photos from last year

Claife Heights bivi spot

monkeyboyjc – Member
Oooo that DIRTi is lovely – what are the bars?

Digest Bars

As long at it’s not a heat wave I use a Sawyer water filter to keep my 2 bottles mounted on the frame topped up

As for a frame bag I use THIS ONE[/url]

Nothing on my back unless it’s cold and I need warmer clothes then they go in a small Wingnut (lower) back pack

22 1 The Fab Four by Johnclimber[/url]

Travers DRITi and Lauf Grit fork

To Greg, Kitt and those who take portraits.

Do you ask strangers that you meet in the street to be your subject?

What do you say to them to get them to stand where you want them to?

Do you pay them anything?

Or are they friends who you ask?

Fit mud tyres, pedal like hell and stick your elbows out

P1010844 by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

29 12 Another place, Another Santa by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

DSC07820 by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

P1010878a by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

Lots to remember, but the one that I remember most fondly from this year is the terror where we nearly got cut off by the fast in coming tide between Little Hilbre Island on the way over to a bivi on Hilbre Island itself

If anyone is looking to save weight on a fat bike, then fat biking maybe isn’t for you.
Just get on, ride and smile

28 12 Moel Famau looking SE by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

IMG_20161228_154645_197 by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

Moel Famau view 6 by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

Twixmas Sunset

A windy boxing day turkey burner….

Sad news indeed, let’s hope that it’s a hoax as this website is claiming

http://en.mediamass.net/people/george-michael/deathhoax.html

Sod it, let's get festive by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

24 12 Pre Christmas ride by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

Just watched the one on my link above and I liked Top Gear.

But this episode wasn’t good enough to make me subscribe to yet another thing each month.

Really enjoyed the film tonight.

Amazing how they bought Peter Cushing back and Carrie Fisher right at the end.
Hope she’s OK after her flight today and the bad news about her health

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38423963

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01J93ZV7A/ref=dvm_uk_gw_l_ft_GrandT_005_Search_Gateway

I’m with Firestarter.

What’s the point of a fat bike if you don’t have fat rims?

Some of Archie

Carry on with Bivi a Month
The Bear Bones Winter Event
Dirty Riever 200
Bear Bones Welsh Ride Thing
#JennRide
A week in Iceland Fat Biking cherry picking the best spots
Growing a pair and doing the Bear Bones 200

Help mates get into Bike Packing

Del – Member
how do you find it? is it noodly?
for reference i went from a fox 32 on my old orange 5 to an old style pike and found i over-steered everywhere until i got dialed in.

What the hell is a “noodly” ride?
I’m no reviewer of any sort, all I know that the Lauf’s suit my type of XC wheels on the ground, mincing down gnarly stuff style of riding, they simply “absorb the ride” as their logo says.

Why not get the best of both worlds?

Short travel fork and 29er+

Today from Liverpool

Dream Big

For those not on FB.
Simply donate £20 or more for each rider via the Just Giving Page aand drop Rich an email to the address on the first post

North Wales GFBD

The perfect bivi spot, pre Global Fat Bike Day (Friday night)

This was my evening view from my sleeping bag

A warming camp fire was needed in December

In the morning

And so to Global Fat Bike Day on Saturday

Chilly up on Snowdon

boxelder – Member
Did half of it this weekend just gone
Which half John? and did you bothy?

The northern half plus Newcastleton’s 7 Stane, didn’t make the bothy as the pub owner at Kielder offered us the grass in front of his pub for the night and it would have been rude to refuse.

Denis99 – Member
Agree with much of the above , but I will be experimenting with a 4.8 tyre up front and changing back to the Lauf Carbonara fork for the winter.

Hoping to see if the bigger tyre and Lauf give good squish performance compared to the Bluto.

roverpig – Member
Jumbo Jims in the summer, Bud and Lou in the winter (both 4.8); job done.

Agreed with both of the above points, 4.8″ especially if you ride on beaches from time to time.

Here’s mine early this morning after a beach bivi out

I am frightened to go back to Keilder after all the kit I wore out the last time .

Of course it could be dry, :lol:

Did half of it this weekend just gone and it killed a set of brake pads. Take spares in April.

If you’re in reach of North Wales or over in the North West of England?

Head over along the A55 to Anglesey for a 10am ride off on Saturday.

Anglesey GFBD ride FB link[/url]

If you fancy a December beach side bivi, there is a nice weather forecast for Friday night then feel free to join us for the evening & night as well, meeting up at 6pm at a pub before driving to the rides car park.