NOW A RIDE REPORT STARTING AROUND POST #229
Following on from the success of this years trip to Iceland's wonderful West Fjord region, the guys who went asked if I'd run one again in 2019.
I've had time to think about it and it seems the answer is yes
The chaps who went this year plus a few others I know are keen have already been invited but it's important to keep the group to a manageable plus enjoyable number.
This trip is perfectly ok for a GS using appropriate tyres and NOT loaded with everything from a Touratech catalogue plus a little experience beyond simply completing 'an offroad course'.
What this means is, if it's the trip for you but you don't have any or very little experience of riding on gravel, rocky, slippy roads then you have around 8 months to do something about that ie. don't turn up if you can't ride the fucking thing
NB. this of course doesn't only apply to GS riders
That might sound a bit blunt but I've been running offroad trips for GS'ers since 2001 and know you can all have a more enjoyable experience if you're confident
On that note, there's also the opportunity for anyone going to have a weekend or two on relatively easy trails in Wales.
These weekends together have proved invaluable for many, whether they've been early trips to Morocco, Mongolia or Iceland etc. they're a great shakedown for you with your bike and camping equipment ..... plus they're great fun
There's also a possibility I'll be running two trips back to back.
The one mentioned above to the imo more spectacular West Fjords and a second slightly tougher trip focusing more on Iceland's wild interior.
Dates to be confirmed but likely to be second half of July onward.
PM me if you're interested
Following on from the success of this years trip to Iceland's wonderful West Fjord region, the guys who went asked if I'd run one again in 2019.
I've had time to think about it and it seems the answer is yes
The chaps who went this year plus a few others I know are keen have already been invited but it's important to keep the group to a manageable plus enjoyable number.
This trip is perfectly ok for a GS using appropriate tyres and NOT loaded with everything from a Touratech catalogue plus a little experience beyond simply completing 'an offroad course'.
What this means is, if it's the trip for you but you don't have any or very little experience of riding on gravel, rocky, slippy roads then you have around 8 months to do something about that ie. don't turn up if you can't ride the fucking thing
NB. this of course doesn't only apply to GS riders
That might sound a bit blunt but I've been running offroad trips for GS'ers since 2001 and know you can all have a more enjoyable experience if you're confident
On that note, there's also the opportunity for anyone going to have a weekend or two on relatively easy trails in Wales.
These weekends together have proved invaluable for many, whether they've been early trips to Morocco, Mongolia or Iceland etc. they're a great shakedown for you with your bike and camping equipment ..... plus they're great fun
There's also a possibility I'll be running two trips back to back.
The one mentioned above to the imo more spectacular West Fjords and a second slightly tougher trip focusing more on Iceland's wild interior.
Dates to be confirmed but likely to be second half of July onward.
PM me if you're interested