https://alpkit.com/products/stem-cell-2021
Alpkit have a tenner off their new-style stem cell cockpit bag. I picked one up a few months back and think its an improvement over the original. £24.99 seems a fair price...

I've got an Arkose X and use a Lezyne Power cage under the down tube: https://www.bikester.co.uk/lezyne-power-bottle-cage-M124164.html?vgid=G231663&_cid=21_1_-1_9_432_231663__pla&ef_id=Cj0KCQjw6pOTBhCTARIsAHF23fLS4h_7G6_c99HPpZtFutlmzonnpIPD3f_yO-NsZMP_8eiQynB-yvYaAqWMEALw_wcB:G:s&campai...

Oh no..wish I hadn't opened the link to Smokestone bikes now :roll: :cool: As an owner of an Arkose X and now also a Ti Silk Road I'd say both great for different types of riding, with the Arkose more road-focused but still capable enough for 'lighter' off road. Mine now has 53mm 650b tyres, lighter...

Pair of Hunt Trail Wides, plus a GX Eagle 10-52 cassette. Hopefully a bit lighter combo than the Alex Rims EXR30'S that shipped with the Silk Road...

Pair of 30mm Hutchinson Fusion 5 Performance Storm tubeless tyres. Decided it was time to try tubeless on the road bike. Conti gp4000s in 28mm size up as 31mm on the bike,so hoping the 30mm Hutchinsons are true to size and will fit. Also some 75mm tubeless valves for the deep carbon rims :cool: Yest...

Token G23AB wheels...£349 https://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-wheels/token-g23ab-prime-disc-alloy-tubeless-ready-gravel-wheelset/11785975.html I got a pair of these last year and have been pleased with them. Light (sub 1500g) alu 650b wheelset, 23mm inner width. Smidge under £350 at PBK (and where ...

Keep looking at the Alpkit Mora mossie net, and Mora underquilt to go with the hammock I got a few weeks ago, but thinking my old Cloud Cover could be used as an underquilt? Anyone tried? John Climber did so, he posted some shots of him using it on the BAM thread from a couple of years ago. More th...

^that's good to know. Though naively I trimmed the cinch cords at both ends on mine not so long ago. Could never fathom why they were so bloomin' long and after waking up again with them round my neck! Now I'm thinking they were meant to be that length to help attach to the daisy chain / carabiner f...

Bit of a mini splurge, with stuff turned up today... Banana Industries sale - 900ml steel flask, some cool socks and a Wild Roots turbo lighter thingy (lid is a bit plasticky and lightweight but otherwise looks ok) Alpkit Spacesaver sale: New version Fuel Cell (regular), Drift inflatable pillow and,...

@Jurassic - nice one, sounds like I might not be far off a Large. Will keep my eyes on the site

Alpkit Juice Bank 10,000mAh power bank charger, in their recent sale. Looks OK but never used a power bank before. Sucked in by the IP65 water resistance rating, but hadn't counted on the open ports which are presumably vulnerable to water ingress?

Outdry jackets showing as £108.50 for me now... Yep, they've gone up. Mine was £93 on Monday so the sale has ended or evolved. Maybe they'll go down again soon (if they're less than £93 I don't want to know though). I'm going to keep my eyes open for these in case they come down again in price. Wha...

Outdry jackets showing as £108.50 for me now...

Montane Prism Ultra pull on jacket, from Trekitt reduced to around £70. Went for medium instead of my normal small in Montane and fits lovely. Lighter weight insulation than the standard Prism jacket, and no hood or hand pockets (or refectives, anywhere...). But seems snuggly warm and very packable....

Exposure bracket fitted to a 3d printed mount from Raceware Direct.

Mora hammock from Alpkit - not sure it'll get much use, and as we only have 1 small tree in the garden, may be difficult to try it out at home. As ever my defence will be that "it was in the January sale" for pity's sake!

@Boab - I tend to find Polartec Alpha breathes better than most insulated stuff, but we'll see. It'll be up against a old merino peaked winter cap by Giro, which whilst very good at covering the ears and keeping my head warm, used to soak up a lot of sweat. Caught out a few times over the Christmas ...

A DHB Aeron winter cap made with Polartec Alpha Direct from CRC
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/dhb ... prod187231
Got mine in medium and fits snug on my 54cm bonce. Looks to be well made but probably a bit warm to wear it out just yet...

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBTISRGX/ ... nture-bike
Titus Silk Road ti rigid 29er down to £1649 til Xmas Eve.

...and today he's dropped off an Exposure "aero post spacer" with extended silicon band for my TracerR - now fits nicely on the Tailfin rack leg and, at £4.75, was a lot cheaper than the accesory that Tailfin offer... ...also a silicon diffuser for my old mk5 Joystick from the Wiggle BF sa...

https://www.sportpursuit.com/search?s=Roswheel
Roswheel bike bags on SportPursuit, look to be decent discounts

My Silk Road only has rearward facing mounts. Have done a few (local) trips with fully loaded PX fork bags and was surprised that I quickly forgot they were there once riding!

They fit fine on Ritchey Beacons :-bd ...only trouble is these were intended as a Xmas present and fitting was supposed to be temporary as only "trying for size". But silly me cut the bar tape (needs to be quite a bit shorter with the grips) so can't now revert and put the grips back in th...

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:58 pm I suspect if you measure 90cm from one end of the bar, you'll end up somewhere past the other end.

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Alpkit Tarp from the previous PSA :-bd , and 2 x rubber TracerR seals sent out FOC from Exposure after I emailed them day before asking if they sold replacements, as the rubber tabs had started separating from the ring that seals the charging port. Great customer sevice....sometimes it's the little ...