Think he ment seat post mounted racks? Supposed to be cack! Cant remember where i heard/ read it though..

29.6 on a 2007 model, check orange website for yours. Never seen a post in that exact size tho, plus removing shim on steel frame may cause post to scratch easily due to ruffness of internal tubing…imo

..condoms??.. Ah for the squirrels, yeh they do put it about a bit!..and sellotape

… and a can of special brew…

A few tips for the bivvy virgin:
Find a suitable spot, your local woods is a good place to pop your cherry. Because its familiar you’ll kwow who uses them and where the quiet spots are.
Go for a recce before you intend to ‘night’ it. Dump your bike in the bushes and get off the beaten tracks.
Look for an open area well away from all tracks and paths. If you’re kipping on the floor it has to be level too.
When you’ve found the spot, check the ground for ants and , if its dry, have a lie down for 10 minutes see how it ‘feels’. If you’re freaked out by what might be crawling on you, then you aint gonna make it through a whole night!
DO NOT LIGHT A FIRE!! Chances are you’re not allowed to camp in your local woods so discretion is crucial if you want to "carry on camping". Fires are dangerous and rubbish for cooking on..take a stove!
Most importantly, for the above reasons and many more, TAKE ALL RUBBISH HOME! Leave no trace! Or your idyllic bivvy spot will eventually look like your local jump spot!!! Enjoy…

It depends on where you’re intending to kip as to what might want to get in bed with you, the only real problems i’ve had are wood ants, when i woke in the night to find my bag covered in the ‘not so little’ buggers! The next time i took a hammock…that tricked em!!

daveob..
You’re a braver man than I, hope you get lucky with the weather, snows on the way this week int it?

Hey that ryhmes

For me, there’s nothing like waking up in a wild place, completely self sufficient, even if the ‘wild place’ is only an hours ride from your door. It gives you a great sense of achievement too, just for sleeping outside! I find myself riding home with a smug grin on my face…probably cuz i’m dying for a poo!!!

Yaaay oldogre. Your what its all about! Truly inspirational. I doff my cap to you sir!!

Nice one fivespot, 44 myself and was wondering how long till i have to hang up my 5 10s! Perhaps all the hardcore oldschool oldies(50+) dont twot about on computers and instead are out on the hills.. maybe they die up there.. like sheep, in gullies..ah!

You didnt mention your age FOG? Tongue and teeth content not accepted.