That looks cool, one of my top 5 films of all time,

Arrived today, thanks Stu

Wasn’t Josh Ibbett making a film on the same TDR, I missed all the hoo-ha in the summer so not sure if that got picked up

I listened to most of it last night

A lot of he said this and she said that, all a bit handbags at ten paces I thought. I suspect both parties regret saying some of the things they did.

I’m in, I’ll send payment over tonight when I get home Stu

Nice, I missed out on the recent delivery, pre ordered for the next batch in March now Its a broken road, they're shown in stock on the website mate I bought frame only. I’ve gone for the GX build so that might be the delay, last I heard frames were on their way and expected mid March. Weird as I g...

I use Restrap stem bags, although I only carry 1L. and fill up/filter along the way

I’ve still got my early 90’s Whisperlite which gets used on some winter trips if there’s snow to melt.
Despite running unleaded through it for many a year it still runs like new, although I do use better fuel these days.
I’m also partial to a bit of Svea action too but mine is a recent acquisition

Nice, I missed out on the recent delivery, pre ordered for the next batch in March now Its a broken road, they're shown in stock on the website mate I bought frame only. I’ve gone for the GX build so that might be the delay, last I heard frames were on their way and expected mid March. Weird as I g...

FLV wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:37 pm Shiney Shiney



Built and ridden, very nice.

Nice, I missed out on the recent delivery, pre ordered for the next batch in March now

Dutch might have something ..

https://dutchwaregear.com/product-category/myg/fabrics/

I don’t think the condensation fest Laser would be top of my list

The new'ish Lanshan 1 Pro which Al linked to above looks to be a decent shelter, I bought one a few months ago but haven't used it yet, I've pitched it a couple of times and it goes up easily enough with the right length pole. It doesn't have a separate inner but has a bathtub floor and mesh sewn in...

The Tectop trews on Ali are good, I stupidly sold mine on when a pair of Borah Gears came up for sale.

Since I’ve started bikepacking I’m preferring to carry synthetic rather than down and use a lighter bag for sleeping

Joe Swash was finding it hard to make ends meet after Eastenders and his jungle stint dried up

Thermarest XTherm are warm, a bit narrow for some though

Exped Synmats are worth a look too, I can never remember the model of mine, I think it’s a HL MW

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:04 pm What didn’t you like about the Big Bro? I only ask because it and the ribble are on my shortlist

I still like it, that’s the problem, I’d have one of each if I could

I can't help with a user review Rich, but I was in the shop last week and they look mighty nice. I went to look at the CGR, but after seeing the Adventure I had to remind myself that I'm looking for a bike for 75% road / 25% off road, not the other way around. I was very tempted by the Adventure bu...

Thanks the replies folks

Not heard of Dolan before, they do look very nice

I think a trip over the Pennines is imminent

I’ve seen Stu’s preview but can’t see much else on these, I notice a few members have pulled the trigger though.

Any thoughts yet or is it too early to have an opinion?

Ti is out of my range but the 725 is appealing,

Any thoughts on the steel vs carbon fork option? Drops or loops?

Thanks chaps

More research required ...

Quite like the look of the Cotic Solarismax, love that Mercury paint job What’s the deal with swapping the suspension fork out for a rigid, does it throw the geometry out and make it unrideable? Anyone know how quick you have to be to grab a new bike from Cotic? I’ve signed up for the newsletter so ...

Finally got through after 3 hours and 10 attempts, it sold half an hour ago

I’m considering a second bike to add to the fatty so currently looking at options. I saw yesterday that Alpkit have some ex-demo Sonders for sale inc' Frontiers ....... the only rigid bike I've ridden with an aluminium fork that didn't try a break your arms :wink: I had one to test some time ago. h...