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by lune ranger
Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Difficulty of a ride
Replies: 29
Views: 1651

Re: Difficulty of a ride

Attitude towards the route is definitely a big part.
Ground conditions/ surface as well
How many ‘hard’ BB200 have run in the wet vs ‘easy’ ones run in the dry. My wet 2018 experience was much harder than my dry 2021.
by lune ranger
Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Difficulty of a ride
Replies: 29
Views: 1651

Re: Difficulty of a ride

Fwiw the current Geoid model used for GPS is the snappily named GEOID18 afaik.

We covered GPS vs barometric elevation on Friday
by lune ranger
Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:17 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.
Replies: 81
Views: 4773

Re: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.

Sounds pretty close to heresy - burn them all.
by lune ranger
Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 650B Gravel tyres
Replies: 9
Views: 629

Re: 650B Gravel tyres

I'd forgotten about Schwalbe. The G One All-round looks like what I'm after, more road bias but that's where I ride the bike most of the time, good call :-bd I have these 40mmx 700 on my ‘comfy road bike’ Great All-Round tyre (go figure!) Fast on the road and surprisingly capable off road too - jus...
by lune ranger
Sun Jun 05, 2022 2:46 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?
Replies: 30
Views: 1725

Re: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?

Shag! Classic :lol:

Overthinking? How can you say such a thing?
Next you’ll be accusing the poor man of being hard to please… :grin:
by lune ranger
Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:21 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.
Replies: 81
Views: 4773

Re: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.

johnnystorm wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 11:48 pm
That time she rode from Alaska to do the TD and then rode it again straight afterwards means she's got plenty of cred. Also, as above does she really care what the "die hards" think?

Anyone who can chug half and half by the quart has all the cred they’ll ever need imo :-bd
by lune ranger
Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:19 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.
Replies: 81
Views: 4773

Re: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.

Mistake
by lune ranger
Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:43 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: New hardtail MTB
Replies: 23
Views: 1899

Re: New hardtail MTB

Big Rohloff fan here.
My oldest is more than 20years old and still running faultlessly. Wouldn’t want to run anything else on a bikepacking bike.
by lune ranger
Sat Jun 04, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.
Replies: 81
Views: 4773

Re: Lael Wilcox AZT FKT controversy.

Might be worth seeing if Micheal Buerk would like to cover this in an episode of the Moral Maze…
by lune ranger
Sat Jun 04, 2022 10:07 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Aero gravel?
Replies: 31
Views: 1515

Re: Aero gravel?

I was thinking about this whilst riding home from my night shift on my ‘comfy road bike’ - I definitely like that description, I always try to steer away from calling it a gravel bike because I don’t view it or use it that way. Is there any UCI rule, such as tyre size that is stopping a pro roadie r...
by lune ranger
Fri Jun 03, 2022 2:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Difficulty of a ride
Replies: 29
Views: 1651

Re: Difficulty of a ride

We’re both saying the same thing. If your GPS unit contains a barometric altimeter it tends to use that data - Edge 1000 does this. Some of the discrepancy comes from sampling interval - how many data points your unit adds to the file. The more data points added the more accurate the representation ...
by lune ranger
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Difficulty of a ride
Replies: 29
Views: 1651

Re: Difficulty of a ride

GPS elevation data is calculated by triangulation from the satellites the same as the position data is. Some GPS units preferentially use barometric altitude data if they also contain a barometric altimeter.
by lune ranger
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Aero gravel?
Replies: 31
Views: 1515

Re: Aero gravel?

Very true. That’s what I use my gravel bike for - that and the 75/25 type of rides you mention.
If I do a ‘gravel’ ride, like the East Devon Trail published recently on Bikepacking.com I’ll ride my Fargo with 2.2’s
by lune ranger
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Aero gravel?
Replies: 31
Views: 1515

Re: Aero gravel?

The marketing makes perfect sense. People are buying lots of gravel bikes :wink: Gravel bikes such as that one make no sense in the UK though, we lack the hundreds of miles of gravel backroads that are designed for. UK gravel is really just mixed surface riding where you will encounter all sorts of ...
by lune ranger
Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:28 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd: good quality but worn half frame bag?
Replies: 13
Views: 659

Re: Wtd: good quality but worn half frame bag?

I’ve an Alpkit Possum, either 47 or 52, don’t remember which off the top of my head. Hardly used. You could have it for £30 all in.
If you’re at all interested I’ll measure it for you.
by lune ranger
Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?
Replies: 30
Views: 1725

Re: Anyone made a dropper-specific bag yet?

The Gondola is expensive and the lead times for custom gear from Rockgeist is loooong. The bag is totally solid though, no sway at all in my experience. The attachment is very simple indeed though, so I reckon you could convert any other small bag to work the same by sewing on an extra strap and buc...
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:13 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Dervla Murphy
Replies: 6
Views: 807

Re: Dervla Murphy

She definitely played a part in inspiring me to do my transcontinental rides.
by lune ranger
Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:10 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.
Replies: 22
Views: 940

Re: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.

I did say in the OP. So now we can add ZTTO to Campagnolo, SRAM and Sonder/Alpkit onto your hit list :lol: None of this is my doing. I’m just helping ‘my friend’. To be fair to him he didn’t purposely buy the cassette either, it came as a job lot with some Stans carbon wheels (Ardent tyres, tubeless...
by lune ranger
Tue May 31, 2022 9:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.
Replies: 22
Views: 940

Re: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.

I did something today I haven’t done in more than 30years - took a bike to a mechanic!
First impression was that the hanger is a little out of true but not much more than he would expect on a new bike.
He reckons most of the blame lies with the ZTTO cassette.
I’ve left it with him to make sure.
by lune ranger
Mon May 30, 2022 8:37 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.
Replies: 22
Views: 940

Re: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.

Not my bike so I’m not too bothered, and I’ll get a hanger alignment tool out of it.
Poor show from the Stooge QC if it really is the hanger.
Does anyone know if this is a common problem for bikes straight (bent?) out of the box?
by lune ranger
Sun May 29, 2022 9:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.
Replies: 22
Views: 940

Re: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.

Having just been out to the shed again I’m now pretty sure the hanger is out of alignment. With the chain off and a steel rule pressed against the sprockets the two jockey wheels must be 5mm out of plumb. If i’m right that’s pretty piss poor for a brand new bike, no? I’ll take the derailleur and han...
by lune ranger
Sun May 29, 2022 8:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.
Replies: 22
Views: 940

Re: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.

I used the chain gap tool that came in the box from SRAM to adjust the B screw. Chain is the correct length. I will recheck the position in relation to gear 2 again with the chain off and see. After that I think I’ll get a hanger alignment tool if necessary. I could also adjust the chainring chain l...
by lune ranger
Sun May 29, 2022 6:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.
Replies: 22
Views: 940

Re: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.

Thanks Shaf.
SRAM as well? Bloody hell. Maybe we need a thread for cycling equipment manufacturers that haven’t pissed you off :grin:
by lune ranger
Sun May 29, 2022 6:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.
Replies: 22
Views: 940

1x12 set up help. SRAM AXS content.

You know when you volunteer to do some thing and end up regretting it? This is currently me. ‘For a friend’ I’m building a Stooge Scrambler with SRAM 1x12 AXS electronic wizardry. It’s not working out so we’ll. It really doesn’t like shifting between gears 12 and 11 or 11 and 12, ie the problem is i...
by lune ranger
Sat May 28, 2022 11:19 pm
Forum: Routes
Topic: East Devon Trail - Anyone Done It?
Replies: 4
Views: 716

Re: East Devon Trail - Anyone Done It?

Not sure how long you are planning to take on route but you mention overnight gear in the op. Don’t camp on Woodbury Common - too much nighttime shenanigans from the Nods from CTCRM. No one wants a nighttime meeting with a juvenile commando. Stop late leave early ethos is especially relevant on the ...