Glad it worked

Also worth noting that if you go 11speed in the future the mech will still work as its the same cable pull, I use mine with 11 speed rs685 and works perfectly

@sean_iow Although currently I don't actually need any maps as I know every footpath/bridleway on the Island and I'm not allowed to go anywhere else

Ditto for my local patch too!

What a crap way to treat customers, but i'm not surprised. Consumer rights seem to barely register in the digital world, and not enforceable. I use the £25 premium subscription so I can get OS maps wherever I am, and I don't often use it to make tracks or save routes. Looking at it just now I don't ...

Have a gravel bike as my most used bike and a couple of rigid 29ers. Usually decide which bike to use based on terrain/what kind of ride I want to do. And if I was bikepacking then also how long I was out and what i needed to carry, and what would be best for all that. As i've not done any bikepacki...

I've got 38t oval chainring with 11-40 cassette on mine (11 spd), Plenty of off road in drier times, less so winter. Live in the gently rolling terrain of the south and enough range for me both on and off road. Not often using the smallest 3 teeth, but i'm no road speed demon either...i'd go 36t if ...

didn't spot that!

I've got the grx400 on a 40t cassette with no extender, and it works perfectly. It is on a 1x setup though...but should be fine on 2x as shimano are always conservative with range compatability and it's only a 4 tooth increase. Nice to have a clutch mech too.

Leftfield choice from Europe so it might not actually be deliverable unless smuggled on to a trawler, but similar to a camino...

https://www.finnacycles.com/en/content/ ... inium-2020

I wish books had been my lockdown saviour but I don't get time to do enough. I could spend many hours a day reading....what book is it Reg?

Has to be the V3 camino frame and fork. It's done about 560 miles since building it up and it's been brilliant, really nice ride and very good off road. It's become my go-to bike.

Got a Madison Isolar merino cap to go under the helmet as i'm freezing my head too much. Also some bitumin flashing tape to seal up the leaky shed roof...until it gets re-done with corrugated sheets at some point in the future!

PM'd you about the rear mech...

These are seriously cool:


But expensive and not very bright at all...nice to use a bolt on lug though and they unscrew for charging

EDIT: they are Koma Bluelug lights: https://www.tokyobike.co.uk/bluelug-koma-light.html

But they've made the effort to carry that log on their front roll (headline photo), so gotta burn it right!?

A good book and a cool tool, sent from a great friend

Oooh, really good recommendations so far, particularly like the Galibier stuff

Bit boring, but I need a bike glove that is warm but quite thin, and probably a bit breathable too. My winter waterproof Endura gloves are too thick and a bit sweaty for lots of winter riding, the fingers aren't great for brifter shifting. Any suggestions welcome ta, but looking for a nice close fit...

Been using it since about 2013 I guess so have been through it's various pitfalls, now just used to log rides and see what other people are up to in purely a supportive way rather than feeling like I need to out do them at some point. I like to see friends/relatives out enjoying themselves on the bi...

i think i'm logged in most of the time and read plenty of threads, mainly because i'm a bit of a bike geek and there's plenty of interesting things to learn/read here. I get plenty of vicarious enjoyment from seeing other people's exploits and seeing pictures of rides in different places - though it...

I've been running 650b on my Camino since about March and I like the feel. Good off road, fine on road, very comfy and feel a bit nippier to accelerate (though probably not actually true). When trails are dry it handles all my local trails well, and for the winter it's on Hutchinson overrides for ma...

i'm always guilty of neglecting my jockey wheels until all the teeth are nice and pointy

The Unit can take a 100mm fork, and the Sonder Frontier is designed for one too. Then there are still a fair few XC/race hardtails at 100mm, including the Orbea Alma, Vitus Rapide, Canyon Exceed, Chisel mentioned above etc. I agree above that rigid bikes are more available, there are lots of options...

Bought a Beto tubeless inflator as I needed it for a change of tyres that wasn't happening with a track pump. Worked pretty well!

Instagram comments from Sam seemed to suggest £1000 for F&F

Wooden gravel bike anyone?
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/twmpa-cy ... avel-bike/