Sheldon brown website, DT swiss spoke length calculator and (for BMX wheels, but worth a read if you can find it) the G-sport wheel building page were what I used to start from
https://www.gsport.co.uk/custom/wheel_build/wheels.html
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- Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wheel building
- Replies: 8
- Views: 639
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:16 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Tour de France 2023: Injuries, disaster bivies, failure to complete the ride - a great time all round
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3585
Re: Tour de France 2023: Injuries, disaster bivies, failure to complete the ride - a great time all round
That looks amazing James - I'd love to try something similar, possibly with a few days at Fontainebleau for some bouldering on the way down... now I'm getting ideas in my head including meeting the family somewhere sunny and French!
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 11:04 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: Med Steel disc Grrrrravel bike.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4669
Re: WTD: Med Steel disc Grrrrravel bike.
Have you seen the ridiculously cheap Octanes on chain reaction? https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/o ... -bike-2022
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: wtd, wide high bars, moto's surly sunrise kind of thing.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5130
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:07 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: wtd, wide high bars, moto's surly sunrise kind of thing.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5130
Re: wtd, wide high bars, moto's surly sunrise kind of thing.
Slightly cut down steel stooge motos any use to you?
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Vitoria Cannoli 29+ bulk buy?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3702
Re: Vitoria Cannoli 29+ bulk buy?
I'm stocked up on Knards for life now. But it's only a few pence more here for 1 or 2 https://sportandleisure.com/products/vittoria-cannoli-29-x-3-0-fat-bike-tyre-fat-mtb-snow-bike They're the non-tubeless ones... Needs to say TNT otherwise they're far too loose. https://sportandleisure.com/product...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Vitoria Cannoli 29+ bulk buy?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3702
Re: Vitoria Cannoli 29+ bulk buy?
I'm after 2x 29+ tyres for my Singular Rooster. I'm probably going to get Maxxis Rekon 2.8 for £47 each end. Are these Vittoria any good for all year round mtb riding ? £33 seems good price for plus tyres. I'm very happy with one on the back, and a minion DHF up front. Never used on the front yet, ...
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Vitoria Cannoli 29+ bulk buy?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3702
Vitoria Cannoli 29+ bulk buy?
Is anyone interested in some brand new 29*3.0 Vitoria Cannoli tubeless tyres? Combination of offers on eBay means they come in at £31 each if I buy 6 tyres... Ideally people in the Sheffield/Manchester/Nottingham area to avoid postal charges
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:41 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays walk
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16768
Re: Todays walk
Absolutely beautiful walk today - mini-expedition with 25 scouts, walking from Dore near Sheffield, up the surprisingly unknown Hoindkirk hill, along the top of Burbage edge and back the scenic route to home. Amazingly clear crisp day, about -1°C with plenty of ice. All kids are tired and happy, no ...
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3323
- Views: 660374
Re: Todays ride
Looks great Verena, and those Welshcakes are amazing! Did you try the savoury ones?
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:57 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: High n Wide bars?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6166
Re: WTD: High n Wide bars?
I've some stooge steel bars - pretty much the same as the moto (but steel) which have been cut down a bit. I bought them thinking they were full width, but they're not. I think they are 790mm - any use? I'll get an accurate width later
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4016
- Views: 533275
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Not sure I'll be riding this weekend, but taking my scout group on their mini-expedition tonight... couple of hours walk by headtorch tonight followed by pizza and a film or 2 in the scout hut we're sleeping in. Tomorrow's plan is a scenic walk home via houndkirk hill and stanage edge which should b...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 77673
Re: BB200 2023
This just popped up on my occasional Facebook trawl... https://www.facebook.com/reel/199778367 ... WDuG2&fs=e strata Florida? Or another stupid underwater track?
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Winter Hammocking
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8440
Re: Winter Hammocking
What's the thoughts on the DD hammock with the pocket for a sleeping mat? Looks like less faff and will keep the hammock spread out a bit... We use the (appropriately named)DD Scout double skinned hammock with my scout group, and get the scouts to put a ccf mat or slightly soft self inflating mat b...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Coming now ... only 2 days left.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6489
Re: Coming now ... only 2 days left.
Given the discount, and that it's not hitting you in the pocket Stu, commemorative T-shirt is on the way
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 6:55 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd: 26er sus fork
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3477
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Do you like choice?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5585
Re: Do you like choice?
Is this now getting into the "Set Menu" way of thinking? Saves thinking, and you're pretty sure it will do what you want? I know what you mean though, and often spend ages looking around only to go back and get the first think I thought of, or decide that I didn't need whatever it was anyw...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4936
- Views: 1252527
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Some crazy low prices on Silva head torches on wiggle I've gone for this one https://www.wiggle.com/p/silva-trail-speed-5xt-head-torch?color=black&sizeStandard=One+Size with alleged 10 hours on full power and a bike mount included... One less excuse to avoid a Bob Graham, and a better off road l...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 2023
- Replies: 588
- Views: 77673
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:44 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd: 26er sus fork
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3477
Re: Wtd: 26er sus fork
I'm not sure if they're any good, but I've a set of black RST forks I took off a bike I bought for my daughter and swapped out...yours for the cost of postage. If they sound possible, I'll go measure the steerer and give them a bounce
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:25 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4936
- Views: 1252527
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Lots of very cheap deals on start fitness, including heated jackets (not for bikepacking, but should be amazing for standing on the side of cold football pitches and an upcoming trip to Iceland)
https://startfitness.co.uk/search?q=volter
https://startfitness.co.uk/search?q=volter
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 4016
- Views: 533275
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Nothing to do with bikes, but I'm now the (proud?) parent of a teenager... I think that's something to be cheerful about? And he's a whole lot better than whichever teenager left a turd halfway up the staircase at school today!
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:06 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: 135/170mm hub or wheelset
- Replies: 6
- Views: 784
Re: WTD: 135/170mm hub or wheelset
That's OK then - mine are QR and come with the skewers
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BB200 - a few thoughts.
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14294
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:47 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: 135/170mm hub or wheelset
- Replies: 6
- Views: 784
Re: WTD: 135/170mm hub or wheelset
Does sound like a nice selection of parts! Entirely possible that it was built up with older bits where suitable, and those XTR shifters last pretty much forever. Forgot to say that the tyres are on-one floaters, and I think I've also got a spare vee tyre which I tended to run as a faster rolling re...