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Sto Lat Stu! :)

Veloista are in Switzerland, which isn't in the EU. Therefore I suspect goods from there would be subject to import duties just the same as N. America or Asia etc? edit: found this via google: On March the 4th, 2001, 77.3% of the Swiss people have rejected in a popular vote an initiative to join th...

Went finally with the bikebuddy mk3, looks promising and bomb proof so far. Thx to everyone for chipping in.

Two of my mates used Alpkit Airlok Xtra strapped directly to the bars on a 300km bikepack through Wales - both of them rubbed holes in their bags. I'm not saying that you need to shell out for a quality handlebar bag, but SOME kind of protection is better than none - maybe get a sheet of cordura and...

Fired, did you ever have the quick release fail and lost your cage on a bumpy ride?

Behold, pics! https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YJGQ_-eKJCo/UVHmXfeSCxI/AAAAAAAACbE/5U7sr-F8RRk/s640/20130326-DSCF1616.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XupK_HMMFMw/UVHmXJ-i0gI/AAAAAAAACbA/Ka5OQs4pPW8/s640/20130326-DSCF1618.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZNN8UiNuluE/UVHjDaNbAXI/AAAAAAA...

Any chance you can compromise with the medium bottle and a more robust lighter mounting? [/url] Thanks for the pics Steve, already have a 1L bottle and honestly, I might need the extra fuel that fits in there. I think, I'll go with the Bikebuddy - steel is real ;) ...though the monkiicage does seam...

I've stumbled upon this page.

I'm not sure if it already came up on the forum, but it contains some cool info on trails - pics, gps tracks and such. Well documented.
Thought it might be useful to someone.

I'm looking into options for carrying an MSR 1l fuel bottle under my downtube and so far the best options seem to be: A. Monkiicage, nice and small, adjustable but it's plastic and might be on the fragile side. B. Bikebuddy, more burly than the monkiicage, all metal and not a lot of parts to break/b...

OK, ok... 110 posted

New bag (tapered kind). Got it together with the Pugs and never used - already have a fitting Wildcat bag and will stick with that.

£130 posted

Still looking

GENIUS :)

Who wants to get rid of theirs? :)

Hi Dan, I just checked and it works fine for me.

Happy Wildcat bag owner here, you could be too

s8tannorm wrote:it also kinda looks like Wales on a really, really big scale

When I first cycled Wales I thought of it as a mini scale World, it really has everything one would desire :)

It strikes me as one of the last truly wild places left, that you could possibly take a bike. I've been thinking about this myself and came to the conclusion that I (we?) underestimate my own backyard. If you leave western Europe you'll get plenty of wild, pristine places. I'm thinking Northern Sca...

Just got my pair of Vivobarefoot Ultra shoes, I might have found my holy grail of camping/2nd pair shoes.
With the insert (which has a rubberized sole) you basically get 3 shoes for the price of one.
The outer shoe with 240g/pair could be a tad lighter though.

Saw this great trip report a couple of months back. I was always wondering how did the suspension cope with all that stuff on it.
I particularly liked the pocket strapped to the saddlebag - have Iceland in my head this year and still wondering if I can do 3-4 weeks rack less.

Very nice Stu, can you check what's the max diameter that would fit the cage? I'm looking for something that could fit a cooking system, something like the jetboil sumo and the anything cage is a complete no-go until it's fixed.

So many cool bikes here.
Here's my (dirt)road machine, setup for a 600 km road/cross country ride.

No probs jameso, give me a shout if you need any info.

Cheers Mark, earlier today I got hold of the same Vivo shoes on sale @ sport pursuit - on order :)