RIP wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:42 am What could be more cheery than that

Ok, I'll bite... Woke up most of the way up the Colle delle Colombardo, over the top and into Condove for coffee and pastry. Now having a 3 course lunch

... yesterday and brought the bar I bought on the 30th of August. I'd asked the eBay seller to delay sending for a few days since we were away for a week, so it wasn't say behind the bins all week. He agreed to send it on the Monday, but then was told but to send it til we got back on the Saturday, ...

Nice work Phil Though slightly nervous since I built a new carbon rim into my rear wheel after your suggestion that it would be more durable as well as lighter!

Will PM you

Just checked - Ok both the ones I have are a little more swept back Pro taper Carbon 2020 - 20 degree sweep. Like new, fitted but not used Carver MyTi Carbon with 29 degree sweep Brand new never fitted. Any use to you? This might be useful to get a comparison https://bikepacking.com/index/comfort-m...

Last minute bump for this since I bought some On One Fleegle Pros off someone, which seem ideal, but I fear they may have fallen victim to Evri's random parcel vapouriser

That's rather good... neat thinking and recycling. the TNR next week :-bd enjoy! Cheers James! But what did you do with the arms? Bodywarmer for a python? :lol: Dave Started making them into to some fetching over-Croc foot warmers, but got stuck for motivation and something to trim them with. May y...

Made my old down jacket with a bust zip into a kind of quilt-style pied d'elephant to use in conjunction with my new down jacket to top up my summer bag. The whole thing is a bit more flexible than my winter bag which is only half zip, which will be good for the TNR next week where the temperature c...

Banana Industries have loads of bargains https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/ I've just bought some WTB Nanos for a tenner :-bd Didn't see the Nanos. Just as well, because I've already got a pair in the cupboard from when they were 13 quid or something at Wiggle. Bought some £16 Rubino Pros for the ...

Was over in Dumfriesshire last week, staying in a place called Glenmidge no less. It was still pretty warm and not windy, and absolutely no sign of midges :???: :grin: Friday was particularly cheery actually: clear blue sky, 25°C, a warm breeze - yet we sat by a still loch in some woods completely u...

(Yesterday) a nice new eXotic carbon fork for the Longitude. Um'd and ah'd about it, having failed to find a cheaper option used, but decided it was worth it to give the bike a new lease of life, and if I was going to it would be silly to wait till after I ride the TNR. Annoying thing is I had exact...

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2024 5:19 pm I cant do that weekend dave - mebbes the next one?

I might have a trip to Norway in the offing mid December, so need to keep that weekend free for the mo

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:02 pm Got a vague memory that it was only our professional Scottish brethren that got their acts together last year?

Only one native (Jimmy) IIRC and it was held in the debatable lands. It did at least happen though.

Dates already noted.

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:17 pm Ritchey Kyotes any use Dave?

Probably more sweep than I've found works for me Phil, but thanks.

Having tried about a hundred different bars to get the sweep I like with a loop, I've now decided I don't want the loop but would like to keep the same sweep, so looking for something with around 15deg. Anyone got anything they want to sell?

Glad my slapdashery has helped people :lol: I have one of those and tbat is such an obvious solution its embarassing i never thought of it To be fair, it doesn't seem like it would work very well. It's not terribly efficient because you inevitably get a bit of leakage, but if you have enough air cap...

2. All inflaters are schrader not presta so you need a solution there. I just use an air gun with the nozzle jammed in the valve (core removed, obviously) to seat it, and then stick the core in and use a normal pump. If you're quick you can get the core in before all the air comes out and save a bi...

I couldn't for the life of me find an off-the-shelf replacement for these. But I remembered when I'd gone into the workshop at work to ask if anyone knew what they were called, one of the technicians had shown me a flexible part he'd 3D printed in TPU, and suggested that could be a last resort. Havi...

Paintballing gloves sprang to mind... I was going to make this as a joke, but...

Good to see people cracking on with this :-bd Could we just have a clarification on what constitutes separate rides? Would taking a 110 mile coach trip part way through a trip mean that's really 2 rides? careful with the answer as it's a loaded question If you want it to :wink: I guess we can "...

No great insight, but I can tell you the ones in my full-sus are the same loose fit. Struck me as sub-optimal too, but I stuck them in and promptly forgot about it

Are you using QR Dave? I'm about to swap out Hunt QR end caps for TA's so you could get the QR ones as I won't be swapping them back. I think seals like that will be bespoke so not likely to be available from a seal supplier... Thru-axle I'm afraid, but thanks anyway. I guess you're right - seems q...

Wow, glad you're ok. Thanks for posting to try and warn others. I'm not great at keeping hydrated while riding either - another reason to try and manage that. You'd have to be prophetic to take those symptoms and arrive at that diagnosis without the benefit of hindsight though. Best of luck with the...

Are you using QR Dave? I'm about to swap out Hunt QR end caps for TA's so you could get the QR ones as I won't be swapping them back. I think seals like that will be bespoke so not likely to be available from a seal supplier... Thru-axle I'm afraid, but thanks anyway. I guess you're right - seems q...

Checked the front wheel bearings on my Hunt wheels, which turned out to be shot, probably helped by the fact that the seals on the end caps had both perished and one had split, so I'm trying to find replacements before I replace the bearings. Hunt told me the seals aren't available separately, and I...