That would be great I'll pm you my details. I'll put some money in our Air Ambulance box anyway as you've got to go to the trouble of looking for it even if you don't find it.

Thanks.... I got all excited then until I saw they don't post to the Isle of Wight But that's the thingy. Since my post a bit more surfing has found that some Topeak tools come with them so I'll look in the LBS later and then see if they can order spares for them.

I once saw a 6mm to 8mm hex bit converter thingy but can't remember where. It's a bit that is an 8mm hex bit but has a 6mm female hex in the end so you turn it with the 6mm key on your multi tool. I think one of these might be a good addition to the tool kit I take. My new cranks are held on with an...

So far this year I have been focused on racing but having finished the HT550 I felt it was time for a more relaxed trip. Previous bivi's this year had just been part of training rides but now I feel I can relax and enjoy the ride. As the wife was going to the festival I would have the weekend to mys...

OK, I know it's Tuesday but I couldn't resist. My wife works in asthma and allergy research and when they test/weigh/measure the children in the study they get a little toy as a thank you for taking part. She was sent into town to buy a selection as they were running low. She sent me a picture of so...

A custom topcap from kustomcaps in the USA, ordered last Tuesday and arrived today :smile: http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/Sean_iow/_20180625_151125-200x202_zpsxszep5iy.jpg This is what my late father would say to me if I was helping him with a job and for example we were trying to lift som...

Someone on here had one made - from memory it was 25Euro per baffle over and above the standard price. I have the original style 150 and I had an extra baffle added, I can't remember the exact price but it was about 25 Euro or so. It added about 4 weeks to the delivery time. They were easy to deal ...

Cheers for the heads up. I've got a myog seatpack I use for my pump, tube and tools but it's not quite the right shape so doesn't fit very well. Perhaps I'll have to knuckle down and make a better one.

I've not got one but I had a promotional email for these the other day

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/accessor ... 13l_337963

I'm quite tempted, it's 1.3 lites so about the same size as your existing, cheap and it's got a 5 year warranty.

Is it the same as this one? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Naturehike-Minaret-Hiking-Tent-Ultra-light-Camping-Tents-For-One-Person-With-Mat-NH17T030-L/32836454103.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.1.787d7f54hYlgBc&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10152_10065_10151_10344_10068_10130_10324_1034...

Sorry to go slightly off topic.... but my 2nd floor window looks out onto the High Street just across from Trespass (the outdoor shop) and every year I'm still surprised by the number of festival goers coming out of the shop with tents/sleeping bags/mats under their arms. Do they head out from home ...

PS. Zooming right in on that photo Sean, on the left on the doorstep, is what looks like a tiny panda poking its nose out of the door - it's white with a black nose, mouth and ears so it must be a panda. New pet? I'm afraid it's a dog, it's a sort of bristly shoe cleaner thing but it never gets use...

Yesterday the tyres for the new bike arrived at the LBS so today is cheery Friday as I'll be able to build it up this evening :grin: Is it wrong that I made the existing bike carry the tyres for the new bike home? Especially as it's donating quite a few of its parts to the new bike. http://i1164.pho...

Here's mine from a previous discussion. http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/Sean_iow/first%20aid_zpskqt7wikq.jpg Only stuff to sort out things that are irritating or a nuisance really, tick tweezers, pain killers and gel, some bits for cleaning and dressing minor wounds. The thing that looks li...

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Oh no, a Ti mug can never be 'wrong'.

Unless you've fixed it to the outside of your seat-pack... although the 'mug danglers' cup of choice seems to be a white enamel tin mug

I don't know where he gets his energy from! He never stops riding He 'only' rode 265 miles in his first day, on a ss

(Yes, I appreciate I'm risking having the single speeders tell me to MTFU :lol: ) 1x1 definitely, anything else is over-complicated :lol: But if I was going to have gears on a bikepacking bike I'd go 2x for the reasons you've stated, plus I'd be likely to riding big miles so wearing out expensive 5...

So it unscrews as you fasten the hose? :lol: The theory is that there is more tension on the unscrew as you have added pressure between the pump and valve on pumping. Also heat has expanded the valve head. But you're right, bloody silly idea. I'm out But at least when you attach the pump you haven'...

My favourite bit of penny farthing trivia is that even now all these years after the 'safety' bicycle became the norm that when you use a 'gear inch' calculator app on your smart phone to compare gear ratios the number it calculates is the equivalent diameter of the penny farthing front wheel which ...

Some of them also have odd spoke patterns, I was asked to true a front that had probably only 24 spokes? radial laced and the spokes were in pairs with 2 close to each other then a big gap to the next pair. The worst buckle was mid way between two pairs of spokes, not much I could do with it.

I only use DT Swiss Competition with brass nipples, they just work. I refuse to true friends wheels if they have ali nipples, bladed spokes or are straight pull. This has 2 benefits, I don't have to faff with any of these options and as it's my roadie mates whose wheels seem to go out of true most o...

Anticipate ... it's like getting a quote from a builder, you nod but you don't actually believe it, you know it'll be more :wink: Point taken, but unlike a builder's quote you don't hope it might be less :smile: I think you were about right with 30 hours though. I did the 2017 BB200 in just under 2...

FFS!!!! NO ONE HAS SAID IT'S 30 HOURS Am I picking up on a subliminal message that it might not be 30 hours? :lol: Not wanting to get a ban here but from the original BB200 goes large thread.... Both routes will share many parts but obviously the 300 will include additional sections. Unlike the 200...

They usually end up about the same in £ as they are in $ so I'd say about £2800 for the frame and fork, although I see Charlie has them for £2499 https://www.charliethebikemonger.com/salsa-fargo-ti-frameset-13588-p.asp But not sure if that would have been the 2018 model or if there is a difference f...

A 2nd recommendation for the Musson book. I also made my truing stand and nipple driver from the plans in the book. I had the timber already so it didn't cost me anything more than a Spokey to build my first wheels. The first 2 I built are on the wife's bike, best she tested my skills first :lol: Wh...