Seems to work, thanks Ian!

Aren't alloy listed as $125 and here they're sold for £120-130...

Give or take how they're measured, rim width and how much clearance you want... Schwalbe (usually measure a bit small IIRC): Thunder Burt 29x2.1 (54c) Smart Sam 700x40 (42 printed on sidewall), 700x45 (47 printed on sidewall), 29x2.1 Dirty Dan 29x2.0 (depending on the terrain) Marathon Mondial 700x4...

I went for a similar "do-all" gearing when I wore out my last groupset. I'm running 42/32 paired with 13-26 or 11-28 (8speed). The small tooth difference at the front means nice smooth shifting and has been great for a mix of audax and some cross-style riding in the Peaks and Pennines as w...

Also, why do people seem to have predominantly the SP-8 instead of the more powerful (I'd slightly weightier) PD-8? I think the model names are getting mixed up somewhere... The SV-8 and SD-8 models are for 20" wheels, they only produce 2.4W if you use them with 26"/700c wheels. PD-8, PV-...

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:What's the difference between SP and USE dynamo hubs?

Nothing, USE/Exposure just rebrand the SP hubs.

Gari wrote:I like the look of that pro fabrics stuff, I think!! The photo is pants, at least on my computer, so not really sure if it's what I am after

I'll try and take some photos tomorrow or can post up a couple of cut-off bits...

No fixed route... it's your choice if you want to cross them :p

I've used this for feedbag attachment before https://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/a ... 01174.html

It's not as fluffy as regular velcro and the hook side seems less scratchy but appears to work. Can probably throw a few cm in the post if you want to see what it's like.

From the little I know about these 2 they sound attractive. However, they also seem to be a quite different style of event to the ITT of the BB200. Are there other ITT events that are shorter than 200km? The Trans Cambrian ITT is slightly shorter (100 miles). There's a list/links here: http://www.s...

Ditch the canti for a mini-v?

Look like the Whisky ones. Dammit, why didn't I buy a Krampus?!

There are a couple of updates now by the looks of things

I was interested in their new Longitude but considering they originally said a September release I wish they'd get their act together. They're available to buy now even if their website doesn't reflect that... Keep Pedalling have one on the shop floor and I have a friend who picked one up from Harr...

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:Can anybody recommend an app for viewing this file on an iPad? Can't wait until I get home tonight...

PM'd you a link with it loaded on Bikehike, assume that should work on an iPad...

Looks like a Salsa Minimalist

Does the torch have enough metal to drill and tap a few threads into it? Exposure sell both their qr mount and the bolt-on 'wedge' that fits in (found on the bottom of the Toro, Revo etc.)

Dave42w wrote:...yep I know the Terra Nova bags are but you have to go to a Jupiter to get mesh...

I believe their new Moonlite bag has a mesh zip panel thing... http://www.terra-nova.co.uk/tarps-bivis ... bag-cover/

That shimmy and then... ouch...

Ah, I hadn't seen that... I've popped a favouribly-priced Knard on for now. The whole fat front thing is quite fun, seems to make up for my lack of finesse at times...!

I'd planned a Chronicle/Ardent pair, then I saw the price of the Chronicle...

What sort of distance are you looking for?

It'd be interesting to see if the MBRUK Lakeland Loop would be more-or-less rideable... http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=hqp ... anguage=en

Route shares some parts, but at least it skips Scarth Gap...

Where does it say they aren't stocking them? "new MytiMug combo" would suggest they're bringing them back as a pair or something?

Definitely carry the pegs/poles separate to anything material. Went on a test-ride with tarp/poles/tents despite not actually sleeping out... I had the poles in a bag between the toptube and framebag, pegs in little pouch in the framebag and the tarp/lines stuffed into the end of a drybag with sleep...