New R7000 & 8000 mechs work with a 40t rear cassette I believe - but not officially, which guess doesn't help someone thinking of speccing on a new bike. Just gone GRX 30/46 Chainset on Camino. £78 from zee Germans. Very impressed so far, much smoother shifting (R8000 front mech) than the Ultegra tr...

Blimey thats a bargain!

On carbon steerers 40mm of spacers between stem and headset is the maximum I have always worked to (and 5mm of steerer above the stem). No idea where it came from. Enve, Fairlight and Kinesis all state thats the maximum they recommend and will void the fork warranty if its exceeded. Whether you choo...

Ha ha and you were still trying to process it all whilst this was going on. Brilliant. (I was given 3 copies of Riding the Great Divide when I got back, my BiL [retired 30 year nails navy petty officer]had an entire wall with the route printed out and stuck up. The dog just shouted at me for 20 mins...

Good reading Dave, cheers Meanwhile my mother-in-law was actively stalking me. My phone pinged with a text requesting details of the diner I was currently sat in as she couldn’t find it on Google Maps. I replied and within minutes was advised she was perusing the menu online. Yep, similar happened t...

I'm of the mind that there's far better bikes out there if you want to run flat bars. I also believe that many people don't set the bars on a Fargo high enough and set the brake levers too high on the bars ... BTW, I'm not saying you've done this, simply something I've noticed some people do. Agree...

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The V2 (cant remember if V1 the same) Broken road rear through axle comes with the nut loose, but the nut should be fitted under the little steel plate which holds it in place and helps it stop loosening. Let me know if you want me to put a pic up. Also a good dollop of grease on the shaft and threa...

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Yeah - my first thought was to see what 'pubes had to say

Alpamayo Top Tube bag will pm for pics please

now sorted

Cheers Matt, after Cowchippers mate. I want that flare baby

Ah yes - think as they are starting out only offering one size frame and forks to fit. Thats why I didnt save their details. Light blue is an option - but there are different forks for the Darwin. Not sure which is which. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2499334.m570.l1313.TR11.T...

Does anyone have any Salsa Cowchipper bars 44cm width they are willing to part with please?

(must be Cowchippers and must be 44cm width)

cheers

Those femur forks do look good.

Was that the blue forks that were posted on the TNR facebook page? I have come across Bivvy bikes - but cant remember where I saw them. Do you have a link please? Other options might be Light Blue Darwin forks, or JamesO might be able to recommend something from the Pinnacle range? Would this work? ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh2Y68zbW6I&feature=youtu.be Alastair humphries, product placement, making it look fun, trains yada yada. I don't care, I'm jealous, that looked great! EDIT - warning, it contains a fire! It is a great film, but the fire thing irked me so I did comment on the Al's yo...

Great news back out riding. Would happily lend, but all my bikes are XL sadly. Those Marin Pine Mountains on CRC for £500 (dont forget quidco etc) look good value.

Yeah I only posted as last night swapped out the Shimano outers for compressionless outers on my Spyre flatbar set up and the difference was night and day in brake sharpness. The compressionless outers have the linear wire strands like a gear outer as opposed to the coiled wire on a Shimano. Think I...

Amazing ride Rich & Tom - well done.

Not got any of these sadly, but you can use easier to get hold of Spyres with flatbar levers like BL-R780 Ultegra levers, which are £20 from CRC (and can be set to mountain or road pull rates). I use them on one bike and they are good. Whichever option you go for dont use Shimano outers. Use Jagwire...

Could you put drops (midge) on a Brompton and it still fold reasonably? Planning a camper van sabbatical next year and taking a full size bike will be tricky If you go on the Brompton Hacks fb group https://www.facebook.com/groups/796190400521866/search/?query=handlebars&epa=SEARCH_BOX there are a ...

Spot the difference? :grin: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48622754721_636a8a2eed_c.jpg Old tatty green frame had a cracked chainstay. Spotted the Grey one on pinkbike. It came from France and is in mint condition. Struggle to tell its not new. Swapping frames took less than an hour. I use this...

Cheers! OG Bars sold

Few things to clear. Prices are posted - happy to combine. Pics are here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dGqYm6nujjgd2yqW9 (Please let me know if anything missing). Cheers Thomson X4 stem 70 x 0 degree 1 1/8" Stem 31.8mm bars silver £40 Problem Solvers HDM front mech clamp - high direct mount 28.6mm diam...