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Posted : 02/04/2012 8:59 pm
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youtu.be links don't work


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:00 pm
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fixed


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:01 pm
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beat me to it. ta


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:02 pm
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You might want to change that soundtrack or at least warn folk it's NSFW!!!


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:02 pm
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Oh yeah I was gonna mention that, but then the link thingy didn't work and I got......... Call me Dory

Music NSFW

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Posted : 02/04/2012 9:05 pm
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Naw bikes involved?

On your bike trips where do you go?


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:08 pm
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Some trips are just on Rothiemurchus and the Spey, finishing at the Old bridge inn some are further afield.

Next week we're off to Loch Maree for a couple of days to do a trip.

Knoydart and the northwest for other boat/bike trips too.

For bikes and boats

No bikes on the Feshie as it's (well certainly the gorge section) a bit on the gnarly side. Likely to be bike/boat/rock/face interaction!


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:16 pm
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Loch Maree is great. Remember to visit the viking graves.


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:17 pm
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Aye we're gonna camp on the bigger island and paddle over to check em out.


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:19 pm
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SO you do trips you couldn't otherwise do, ride places that would otherwise be tough to get to?

camping on an island sounds fun.


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:22 pm
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In a nutshell

on foot too

or rollerblades if you really wanted


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:25 pm
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More my thing..


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:25 pm
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What sort of distances are you covering?


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:28 pm
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wonder if i could put a submercible leccy motor on one of the rafts...... 😉


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:34 pm
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Really depends on terrain

but the boat only weighs just over 2 kg paddle and BA 1kg ish so add that onto your usual bikepacking kit.

The bikerafting vid up there we do around 15-20km on bikes and then 6km on water. all in all it takes the day 9-5 including cake and beer stops
(beer at the end)
Andy


 
Posted : 02/04/2012 9:37 pm
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You could try one of those kiddies scuba motor thingys


 
Posted : 03/04/2012 12:16 pm
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A real man would use a rechargeable drill with a spare prop gaffertaped to it.

That's got me thinking though. I really should get round to heading out for a weekend on my kayak soon. I planned a trip last year, but never got round to it.


 
Posted : 03/04/2012 12:26 pm
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A real man would use a rechargeable drill with a spare prop gaffertaped to it.

What would he use to stop?


 
Posted : 03/04/2012 12:43 pm
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Another drill mounted at the bow.

Or, just put the drill in reverse.

Or a brick on a long piece of string tied to the back of the boat.

Minor problems.


 
Posted : 03/04/2012 12:50 pm
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Throw the bike overboard it makes a great anchor 😯


 
Posted : 03/04/2012 1:09 pm
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i would love the have a couple of days floating down the rivers like that.
we cycles on the side of the tweed on saturday, it looked fantastic.
the findhorn would be a bit much i reckon for starters 😉


 
Posted : 03/04/2012 1:13 pm
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Aye the findorn video was us pushing the boats limits (and ours) that section was grade 4 in places. we stick to grade 1-2 on trips.


 
Posted : 03/04/2012 1:28 pm

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