Cheers Colin, was a grand day out! I ended up on the lower level to keep out the wind better, but the upper would be ideal with a bit of breeze in the summer. I imagine midge levels are quite spectacular there at times! That sounds like a good ride, there are so many extra tracks up that way that al...

After cutting it fine last month, I thought I'd get April's bivvy in early and mix it up with an attempt at a 200 mile ride the following day. After my lovely wife took the kids down to Glasgow for the weekend, leaving me free and easy, I sneaked out of work an hour early on Friday and jumped a trai...

Some brilliant pictures above - just more morning/evening commute ones from me:

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Good effort to the man above! I just scraped in my 3/3 on Saturday night with a very late start after feeding guests and getting food and prezzies ready for a very excited 5 year old's birthday the next day. Headed out after 11pm and rode about 20k to a nearby wood I thought would do the trick in an...

Yup just stick it on and keep it narrower than the bars. VN Amazon is optional.

Good price, but aren't they the wrong axle size?

Some good info here! I went for the SRAM cranks, as £40 was too good a deal to miss out on - we'll see how long a GXP BB lasts...

My hubs also came to 132 euros which was nicely below the other options, provided Novatech.eu is a genuine site! Now just need to squeeze in some wheel building time.

I'm aiming to keep the spending down since it will make the frame seem like less of a bargain if I go overboard with the parts. I've gone with some 32H Novatech hubs as Hope were a bit too much and some Stan's Flow Mk3 rims which were a decent price at Winstanley's. If I get it built up in time to d...

Thanks Bob, sounds like I've got what I'd need then - probably!

Aye, standard thread, just wish Shimano did a chainset with a 100mm axle. I was looking at the RaceFace cranks, any extra tools needed for the AEffect one?

Thanks, most places seem to be out of stock for that headset! So, how many people have took the plunge with the Commando frameset here then? I couldn't resist: https://s18.postimg.cc/sn8fa54yx/IMG_0336.jpg Have hubs and rims on the way to build up some 29er wheels to start with. Also need to decide ...

- Yup, brake routing is along chainstay. - Spacing 135mm QR and 170mm QR rear as stated. - Will be fine with 27.5+ as this was what I was planning for it, although internet research has people setting them up as 29+ too, which is where I'm erring towards at the moment. Probably 2.6" tyres though. - ...

This thread is pure evil:

Probably a good thing with the amount of water in the ground at the moment!

Pictures are 10 years old but it goes from this: https://s17.postimg.cc/bsyoksd7z/C2_C2_Day_3_0034.jpg To this: https://s17.postimg.cc/u8j5i6473/C2_C2_Day_3_0035.jpg To this: https://s17.postimg.cc/772kcfc9b/C2_C2_Day_3_0042.jpg And a bit of this: https://s17.postimg.cc/mfshq7dnj/C2_C2_Day_3_0045.jp...

Heard my first Skylark of the year on an early ride last week - snow still hadn't thawed, but nothing beats their song for making you feel summery!

Managed to get my 2/12 in last weekend, but am only just getting round to posting it now. After the usual drill of getting the kids to bed and then packing, I set out from Banchory at 10pm amidst the throngs of boy racers down by the park and headed into Scolty Forest. Tracks varied from dry to wet ...

I use my old Thermarest 3/4 length between the layers of my DD hammock, seems to do the trick. I've survived at -8 this way, though can't say I was particularly warm that night!

That stretch isn't too bad - went that way in reverse about ten years ago: Leaving Luib Chonnal: https://s17.postimg.cc/iuqoo27qn/Glen_Roy_-_Corrieyairack_0018.jpg Rough and ready singletrack most of the way: https://s17.postimg.cc/djbs3dgj3/Glen_Roy_-_Corrieyairack_0024.jpg https://s17.postimg.cc/p...

I still have over half of this list - no bike less than 8 years old! Raleigh Tomahawk Raleigh Super Tuff Burner Townsend Equaliser Raleigh Firefly Scott Expert Racing On-One Inbred Generic unbranded steel MTB frame built into a commuting singlespeed Kona Fire Mountain '98 Van Nicholas Amazon On-One ...

I use this stuff, as I'm always moving things around between bikes.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00186OJG6/ ... vAbEY5707F

Available in various widths and in 5m lengths.

Ticked off my January bivvy at the weekend too. Had to get the kids to bed before I could even pack the bike so rolled out from the house at about quarter to ten. https://s17.postimg.cc/dnuthti0v/20180106233955.jpg Headed West, then crossed the Dee and made my way up through Durris Forest, where I f...

The thought of damaging mine is a bit distressing, but I got everything on the cheap, bit by bit, to offset the distress if it happened. I went for it with when I was overhauling my road/cross bike because I wanted it to be 1x11 and it was the only way I could get the gear range I wanted using road ...

You can have 1x11 with Shimano Di2 road levers and XTR rear derailleur right now if you don't mind the wires? Works really well!

I've got one of these which does pass through and will automatically supply when you plug in a device: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enerplex-Portable-Charger-External-Battery/dp/B00OZCVO8Q It may be that you still need to unplug the light at one end to re-initiate it if it times out though. Is this easi...