Terra Nova Laser Comp 1 for me. It’s a really really good tent, just under a kilo with bags of space. Comfort is important for me, so having lots of interior space is welcome.

On the subject of bearings, I’ve just discovered the joys of a blind bearing puller. No more tapping around a bearing hoping for the best. Amazon have them from £22 up depending on the sizes needed.

Fat bike good for fat bike stuff, although for better rolling then a 27.5 x 3.8” is a really good combination. I have this on the front of my Jones and it rides well. Full fat is better in snow though, the 4.8” tyre much more voluminous.

This just landed in my inbox from cotic:- https://www.cotic.co.uk/product/rocketMAX Quite a nice looking thing and the frames are now made just down the road from me. I guess my issue is that you could ride this through absolutely anything just by pointing and pedaling..... Do it! Support my local ...

Great to see that letter, thanks for sharing.

Charlie now has the Stooge from me, it arrived on Monday. Happy days.

Not a great day. Just found a crack in the top tube of my Kinesis ATR :oops: No idea how it got there, is it repairable? How visible would the repair be? (If indeed it cn be repaired). Not an ideal time to be buying a new frame.... https://i.imgur.com/TSTw8Sx.jpg I have recent experience of Ti repa...

I sadly lost my Leatherman Skeletool CX, which is an ideal trail plier. I’ve since replaced it with a Squirt PS4 which is a bit flimsy at times but generally well made. It’s also genuinely tiny so goes on my keyring all the time. Pad-wise, I bedded in four sets of pads years ago for the Puffer and s...

Now that funds have been received, I’ve now deleted Shaf’s email address at his request. If you want to donate anything to his hospital trust, please do so directly at https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/get-involved/york-teaching-hospital-charity/how-to-donate/ Alternatively, your local trust could pr...

Charliecres wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:59 pm£611

Winner! If you PayPal Shaf to his address in the first post, I’ll get it shipped to you this week on receipt of your address,

Actual 9pm - 11 minutes’ time.

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:55 pm Dave.. the Ti Stooge in the classifieds auction... does that tick the boxes??

Yes, this. 90 minutes to make up your mind!

Bump

When did Tramadol become performance enhancing though? I had a course after some surgery a few years ago and suffered with nausea and dizziness, not ideal for riding? I have a couple of close relatives who take it, and it’s clear they’re off their tits on even one tablet. It’s really not the sort o...

So Charlie is back in the lead at £450. A good price for a great bike. Anyone else?

I had a 3” 29er Chronicle in the rear, so 650b + is fine.

It’s 135mm QR

I had one for my Lejog and it was great. Attached to a Brooks saddle, I used the little rack as well for support, but in the end it fell apart (pretty much at Tongue on the north cost). Great bags for just chucking stuff in, and with the long flap it made stretching it for even more stuff particular...

...and we’re back. It turns out the weld wasn’t completed fully at manufacture, so it split where there was a gap in the weld. Luckily the wizards at Five Land Bikes have removed and replaced the weld properly, so it’s better than it ever was. Here’s a before and after shot: https://i.imgur.com/hGos...

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:49 pm I'm not sure what our site policy is in identifying private bothies....

It's about 4km East. English translation is The hangman's house

It’s also slightly off the route, so probably not particularly appealing to the hardened racers.

The design appears to work with almost a straight cable run down the seat stay,reducing the need for a curved outer and thereby reducing the friction. The photo above has it on the chainstay so it appears that other methods would be supported. The issue with seatstay cabling is it has to cater for ...

Great news Shaf, thanks for sharing. I expect to have the Stooge Ti back up for auction next week, as a local frame builder (Five Land Bikes) is removing and fully replacing the weld. It will be a seamless job - in his words it won’t even look like a repair has been carried out. Helpfully they’re al...

Enve forks are gone. It’s just the frame.

OK, the full story. I found a hairline crack in the chainstay/seatstay weld, so obviously I can’t sell a frame like that, no matter the good cause involved. I need to ship it back to Stooge, who’ll then ship to their frame builder for a professional repair. So it’s not going to be a quick fix, espec...

I’m going to have to put this on hold for a moment. I’ve found an issue with the frame so cannot pass it on until resolved.

Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:50 pm Head tube dim's?

Just measured it at 122mm, with 44mm diameter.

44mm diameter, can’t remember the length but will find out when I pop out to my garage. The mk4 is listed as 150mm on the Stooge site.