RIP wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:38 pm

Glad to see it doesn't include Marmot Essence jackets .

https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/pr ... id/1054243

Aye, spent lots of my youth ridding around the chalk,we ran panracer darts at 1.9” in a vain attempt to cut through and find some grip.

Good advice above, my first tubeless setup was with split tubes on rabbit hole style rims. And yes the non removable valves clogged up. Bite the bullet and change the valves, it’ll only come back to haunt you otherwise.

Both Shimano and SRAM have missed the ball, that ‘gravel’ might include big hills. Eagle with its 500% range seems like the best option at the moment but has very limited shifting options on drop bars. There are some closer ratio 12 speed cassettes available from the likes of rotor for example which...

Curiously they all make me laugh rather than cry :-bd . Same here, in the snowmageddon ridding up to Bishops castle I was merry giggling away to myself, only option at the moment :lol: I think like last years Ice storm bivvy there is amusement in the sheer silliness of it, and in our very comfortab...

And continuing the train of thought we could possibly make it into a two night affair, continue on to north Devon coast to coast and train back to Exeter? It would be brutal if the weather wasn’t playing nice

Would be nice to see you Craig, if others are thinking that the 28th would suit I’d need a little notice to get a day/ half day off. Assuming the rest of the Fargo doesn’t fall apart by then

Interesting, I’ve looked at connecting the ridgeway and South Downs way but couldn’t really see any coherent options without lots of road.

RIP wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:21 pm

... with my blinkin' replacement Joystick, of the Mk14 variety. Winter Event was just as expensive an outing as the Winter Bivvy. If I carry on BaMming like this I'll bankrupt meself trying to complete BaM-2020.

Odd how it’s not turned up, I definitely saw you with it at HQ.

I don’t, I have an iPhone 8 which is water proof. The case does come with a cover which provides protection from the elements.

In my own edition of cheery Friday, after finding most of my drivetrain bearings shot I then discovered that my race face carbon cranks were fubar’d and out of warranty.

Why cheery? They are still giving me a new pair

Dave Barter wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:28 pm

I made a vertice insertion algorithm that actually works.

Carry on as you were.

Nice one!


I think, for all I know it could be the first step if an evil plan for world domination (que evil villain laugh)

Having had a look at the SP I’d still go for the quadlock,it comes down to the mounting options. With the quad you can get a basic handlebar mount which is great and VERY secure, for a little more they have a choice of two out front mounts. I have the least expensive plastic one, the other is longer...

Bearing update, hub and BB bearings arrived while I was at work. Got to it straight away and discovered that the race in the inner free hub bearing had cracked and there was a sizeable chunk missing! The balls were still just about retained but lots of play, probably a source of the poor indexing I’...

I was wondering about that full-on #GravelWanker look you speak of, could one achieve the look while wearing it with a mtb helmet or should i go for a road helmet? And the peak, up or down? Any other tips?

And delivered bearings, all spinning nice now

I ran SRAM Eagle on the Fargo with a microshift bar end.

The 10-50 cassette range is huge, might it be possible to use an eagle mech and a double up front?

If only someone was selling such a setup

Signed up too, look like they could be fun events

Quadlock user for years, nice slim case, very secure mount (it’s not coming off unless you want it to) and a very good car mount. They also do some useful accessories such as a tripod adapter and wireless charging head, recommended

Mine is the 30mm, Hope use INA bearings? At least your getting quality bearings for your money.

To further the case against ceramics I’ve just noticed that the bearings in my hope bottom bracket are shot as well, these have seen about 15 months use and have been regular maintained by poping the seals and flushing followed by repacking.

Anyone remember what size they are?

Good point, well put

Oh yes speed is very much of the essence Bob. Very similar to 'pressing' cylinder liners in. If you're quick, they'll generally just slide into place, 30 seconds later and the 3 ton press is coming out :wink: it is a bit of a rush...at one place I used to use an industrial pipe freezer to shrink th...

Just prior to the winter event I discovered my rear bearings were shot again, under a year and ceramic as well. I’ve gone for standard this time, any idea why I could be getting such short life? My installation was carried out without the hope tools, I chilled the bearings down to-28, warmed the hub...

I run the Salsa Cowchipper, and cannot get my head around the benefits of going wider than the 44cm that I'm using. I’m using them on a salsa Fargo which is very much a MTB, mine is also fitted with a suspension fork which perhaps encourages slightly more spirited use than perhaps a drop bar gravel...