Thanks very much Stu and Chew... (and anyone else I need to thank... thanks). Now lets just hope my legs, bike and lungs (and mind) hold out

Oh... ok. So will leave the softshell and take my the Rab microlight jacket instead....

That should do it then right

Was trying best to go ultralight (maybe I shouldn't have watched James Haydens vid of his pre TCR bike/gear showcase ) but thanks for knocking the sense back into me

I have the thermorest air mat... the highly rated one which was recommended on here at some point and used it for winter and it was good. So that with my clothing and the bivi... should get me by yes chiefBB ??

Paul hutchinson design... thats the lightweight sleeping bag I have which IanFitz kindly sold me. Might be a bit hot for this climate. What think you guys if I just took some thick merino socks and gore windprroof softshell with some arm warmers as backups... Is that ^ just a daft thing to do and be...

I have an old normal sized Hunka you can have. It packs down smallish and will probably do what you need if paired with sleeping bag liner. That combination will keep you warming if you pick the right spot. It's a bit 'used' but still works fine. Otherwise moon on a stick. Cheap or light. Pick one ...

Planning a 4 day adventure with around 370 miles an 30000ft climbing. Will be to raise some money for the displaced/war-affected Syrian orphans (hopefully sponsor 5 or 10 for a year via one of the human rights charities... Need to go ultralight to ensure my knees hold out and will try and use youthh...

Lol. Funny you say that about the couriers... i had a right jib recieving them too.. had to call 3 different internal depts of same company before they actually managed to recognise the number and have relivery sorted...

I got mine fully built up. Apart from the little glitchy with the crappy Reba forks (were acting wierd) I took for its second fully rigid ride today. Travis Prongs upfront and it absolutely mind bogglingly lovely. I got mine in green but on hindsight maybe should have gone with a colour that doesnt ...

Lights came a week ago and the little one has 2 attached to hus bike. One on his balance bikes bars and tge other like a maglight gorilla taped to his top tube. Lovely jubbly/thanks Stu

Been trsting out the newly built bike. Put some used 2017/2018 Boost Reba forks on in 27.5 guide... They are 120mm in theory but the fork leg reading/marking seems to be showing up at 130mm. The problem I am having is that the pressure I am having to put in is 50psi as opposed to thw suggested 120ps...

Just an update. The ebay guy mwntioned in ebay item number above: he just got back to me and his gauge is shcrader valves only

On the subject of pressure gauges, does anyone have any experience of this chap: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074TXK84M (or can recommend something of a similar type) The display on my digital Topeak is missing bits of numbers so it's almost impossible to read. A good old analogue version a...

Mart wrote:

redefined_cycles wrote: 5 quid psi gauges

Where from - I could probably do with one

Accutire shows up as being 11 dollars from some places but not syre how accurate it qould be. The same gauge is listed as 73 quid aswell in Amazon so unsure of why the massive variability!!

Thanks all... I think I will have to invest in one of them 5 quid psi gauges. I also guess I should swap out the 2.4 inch rear for the 3.0 Bamboloni...

Just finally build up my Sonder hardtail (will mainky be rigid with the Travis Prongs after I've had some fun with the suspension... Question is regards psi please. I'm new to fat tires with superwide rims... the rims are 35mm dt swiss and the tires are 3.0 (Bambolonis) front and 2.4 rear. What psi ...

Some anodizing somehiw peeled off main cage body. Maybe it wasnt anodizing after all. Works as expected and spring is tight as...

Fiver with postage at cost. If you are close enough I can drop off and save the postage...

Cheeky Monkey... i remember you mentioned it but I didnt chase you up/remind you regards it cos I thkught theBCD might be incorrect for your cranks? Let me know and I shall happily post it out. Dyffers... if cheekymonkey has incorrect bcd for my ring, then cool... its ypurs. Lets see what he says fi...

AB chainring oval
Single narrow-wide.
104bcd.
Brandnew.

SOLD

Bottom line is that Sapim along with DT and Ritchey (if you van find them) ate all hood spokes. 2nd to bottom line is that each spoke will eventually at some ppiny reach its fatigue strength and break. But yhat ppint came recenty on some DT spokes (one or 2 of yhem) afyer possibly 15 years of use so...

Excellent... hot linseed oil may be the way forward... I will defo try it in due course when i find the right bike/creak

Lemme take a look at spoke count this eve... regards the wear on the 719: best to send you a pic. Lemme know email address and I will hold it against a flat item (to show the gap and thus indicate for you the wear)...

Have a few rims that are just in the way now and I prefer they got rehoused. Just pay postage at cost (not sure how much at the mo but I would imagine around 8 quid) or collect from Dewsbury (although I travel alot so something might be able to get coordinated!). Will start with Dt swiss 445D. Disc ...

I have a spare new 32bcd BlackAbsolute oval. Have PMd ypu in case you decide on it...

Yesterday I ddcided to try and grab the longest commute by bike record. Was running late so didnt manage to complete the full distance to my night shift at Scarborough from Dewsbury. Supplemented the ride with 15 miler train journey ehich reduced journey from 86 to 70 miles. Ended up doing 69.2 mile...

Excellent. All done and postage paid. Lets see if I can make em fit on my sons balance bike