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by Retiredtester
Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:14 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted 27.5 x 2.1 or 650b x 47c tyre
Replies: 8
Views: 825

Wanted 27.5 x 2.1 or 650b x 47c tyre

As above. After a new back tyre for the gravel monster cross thing. I've got a maxxis rekon race (I think) in 2.1 on it at the mo and that's about as wide as I can get away with. I'm after something similar, or one of the chunkier wtb 47c offerings, like the sendero. Have found a few online, but tho...
by Retiredtester
Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:47 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

Nice one. Thanks for all the advice.
by Retiredtester
Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:29 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

lune ranger wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:14 am Nice. I’d recommend giving it a wash with soap or TechWash then treating it with TX Direct before using it.
Thanks, will do. Does the same advice apply if it looks clean and water still beads on the fabric? The seller claims he's only used it a couple of times.
by Retiredtester
Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

Managed to score a lightly used velez light in large for a whisker under 100 quid, and am hoping for great things!
by Retiredtester
Mon May 31, 2021 8:14 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

lune ranger wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 6:20 pm Sure, but I’m hoping that the never ending sunshine of summer will delay that somewhat :wink:
With you on that, brother!
by Retiredtester
Mon May 31, 2021 5:42 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

:-bd Thanks for that - all very encouraging. Would you mind posting a quick review of the Brynje with the paramo when it turns up please?
by Retiredtester
Mon May 31, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

That's interesting - I have been considering Gore Shakedry myself, so interesting you find it really sweaty.... Overall though, with tweaking of venting and rolling sleeves up, I can generally stay a good temperature in a Paramo, just don't expect it to be some miracle worker! As mentioned elsewher...
by Retiredtester
Fri May 28, 2021 11:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

Thanks for such a comprehensive reply. As a seriously sweaty individual, I'm pretty sold on the lightweight pump liner, hence the velez light. I've tried gore shakedry and various others and just end up drenched from the inside out, but it sounds like the pump liner is made for people like me..
by Retiredtester
Fri May 28, 2021 9:23 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

Thanks. It's the fabric that the velez is made of that is the selling point for me - active pump or something? Not sure if any of their ciclo range are made of that?
by Retiredtester
Fri May 28, 2021 5:59 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

Thanks hamish
by Retiredtester
Thu May 27, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Re: Paramo velez sizing

Thanks both. Great advice as ever from the boner hive mind. Sounds like a large is the way forward, with alterations as and if necessary.
by Retiredtester
Thu May 27, 2021 8:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Paramo velez sizing
Replies: 26
Views: 2720

Paramo velez sizing

Enthusiasm duly fired by all the talk of sweat free cycling on the wet weather gear thread, I was wondering how folk find the sizing of the paramo velez light? I'm 6ff, 14st with a 43 chest and their size guide says I'm a Large. I've also got comically long arms, so any advice on how they size up in...
by Retiredtester
Tue May 25, 2021 12:48 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd: wtb volt saddle SORTED NOW
Replies: 7
Views: 745

Re: Wtd: wtb volt saddle

Does 20 posted sound OK? Can ping you some photos if you like, but it's completely unused, still clinging to the tattered fragments of the original packaging.
by Retiredtester
Tue May 25, 2021 7:48 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wtd: wtb volt saddle SORTED NOW
Replies: 7
Views: 745

Re: Wtd: wtb volt saddle

Got an unused volt comp in black, but it's a 135mm. Is that any good?
by Retiredtester
Sat May 15, 2021 8:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wet Gear Query
Replies: 79
Views: 6939

Re: Wet Gear Query

benp1 wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 8:14 am
Have a look a brynje. Looks terrible but nothing breathes or wicks like it. You can layer a thin synthetic over the top as well
Hadn't heard of them before. Strong look! I've got some odlo (also nordic I think?) mesh base layers that work well, so I'll keep an eye out for one of them.
by Retiredtester
Sat May 15, 2021 8:22 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wet Gear Query
Replies: 79
Views: 6939

Re: Wet Gear Query

Cheeky Monkey wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 7:51 am Have you tried their Ebay clearance shop?
Good shout. Nothing suitable there at the mo, but prices are decent. I'll keep an eye out as it seems to be a lot of love here for their stuff.
by Retiredtester
Fri May 14, 2021 11:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wet Gear Query
Replies: 79
Views: 6939

Re: Wet Gear Query

Pertex is the approach I take too when it's warm. Interesting comments on the paramo - just a shame they're so pricey!
by Retiredtester
Fri May 14, 2021 7:56 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wet Gear Query
Replies: 79
Views: 6939

Re: Wet Gear Query

And the paramo gear still works ok for you?
by Retiredtester
Fri May 14, 2021 4:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wet Gear Query
Replies: 79
Views: 6939

Re: Wet Gear Query

Are there any other super sweaters out there? The sort who leave a sodden imprint in the gym, are dripping after 10 minutes on the bike and cannot find a jacket that breathes enough to stay dry? After years of experimenting with different fabrics, I've given up and resigned myself to getting wet, oc...
by Retiredtester
Fri May 14, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
Replies: 13
Views: 1720

Re: Wanted - flared drop bars

Huge shout out to genetic bikes, who have just offered me a pair of replacement bars. Didn't expect that, especially since I bought them (new and unused) from a bike builder in Brighton and not from an authorised dealer. Great to see a company standing by their product :-bd
by Retiredtester
Thu May 13, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
Replies: 13
Views: 1720

Re: Wanted - flared drop bars

Decided on a pair of cowchippers from Woods Cyclery, so all sorted now ta.
by Retiredtester
Wed May 12, 2021 8:22 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
Replies: 13
Views: 1720

Re: Wanted - flared drop bars

Great! Pm on its way...
by Retiredtester
Tue May 11, 2021 8:33 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
Replies: 13
Views: 1720

Re: Wanted - flared drop bars

No, nothing dramatic, happily. I was just riding a couple of trails after a stretch of the south downs way and felt a bang as the bottom half of the left hand drop came away. The break is a good inch or so below the bottom of the lever clamp, so I don't think it can be down to over enthusiastic clam...
by Retiredtester
Tue May 11, 2021 5:17 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
Replies: 13
Views: 1720

Re: Wanted - flared drop bars

Thanks. I saw them, but need something wider for my very non-cyclist shoulders.
by Retiredtester
Tue May 11, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted - flared drop bars
Replies: 13
Views: 1720

Wanted - flared drop bars

Just snapped my otherwise excellent genetic digest bars and, while I'm going to (almost certainly unsuccessfully) look into a warranty claim, just wondered if anyone has any unwanted and unloved flared drops they want to move on? I like the shape of the digests, so probably looking for something sim...