Tempting...

Lauf website says max clearance is 29*2.35.

Could you fit a 650b plus tyre in do you think ?

PM sent.

The problem is hers. However to avoid contention with people of her temperament, I do tend to park not in front of houses, and completely off the road if possible, even if that means not parking right at the "start" of the ride. If I'm bikepacking, then another mile or 2 isn't going to kil...

Justchris wrote:Oil change once a year.

Can a home a mechanic or regular bike shop so this? Or does it have to be sent somewhere particular.

Thanks.

You can do it at home - buy the kit off the t'interweb.
SJS do them I think.

Hi ton, 15 years ago, I ran a Rohloff for a few years. I loved the maintenance free aspect, and ease of shifting gears, but went back to a regular transmission based on efficiency. I loaned my bike to a friend who was interested in trying a full susser, and I borrowed his hardtail. I went from being...

I've got a Moto G4, and I like it. It ticks most of your boxes - except maybe the sheer size of the thing will make harder to keep out of Stu's eyesight. It's cheap, battery lasts 2 days (YMMV), no prob with BackCountry Navigator. takes a micro-SD, half-decent camera. No more or less weatherproof th...

+1 for dhb.
Cheap and comfy enough for at least 20 miles.

Way outside your stated budget - but I recently got the 2016 Norco Search Ultegra (£2k from Evans) on my works C2W scheme. Work put in £1k and I coughed up the rest. I'm loving that bike and the hydro brakes are very good :-bd Or Evans are doing the 2017 model with 105 hydro brakes for £1400. That's...

From the site:
"This event is definitely not for everyone and it is probably not for you."

Hi Rich, I was up around Kinlochewe at the weekend. Very little snow below 600m or so. On the drive south there did appear to be more snow around, but I think you'd be OK below 400m, especially if the freezing level is rising. MWIS has a variable outlook though, so all that could change :-) Cheers, ...

So I had a little polite grumble back to Hope about their failure to live up to my customer service expectations, and this is what they said: "Hi Pete Sorry, Robs info was slightly wrong. Although the official warranty period is two years we go up to 5 years as goodwill on failures such as your...

Cheers for the replies so far.
I'm after a hub with cartridge bearings - I'm not a fan of cup & cone.

I'll check out the Superstar, but I'm liking the look of the DT Swiss 350 ~£120 from Bike24

My 6-year old Hope Pro2 hub split on Friday - just as I'd got to the base of Seana Bhraigh in Strath Mulzie. SplitPro2.jpg I didn't dare ride it as I didn't want to risk the wheel collapsing entirely, so instead (after climbing the Munro of course in fantastic sunny conditions :cool: ) I had a 10km ...

There's loads of room for a frame bag in a Giant Anthem also. I'm currently running a super cheap Lomo bag (http://www.ewetsuits.com/acatalog/bike-frame-dry-bag.html) in mine which just about fits. If I end up taking the Giant on the HT550, then I'll most likely be getting a custom bag built which s...

ianfitz wrote:I've donated but as it's the week before the HT550 I may give it a miss.

Ditto. Just too close to the big one to be risking injury to body or kit.

Blair512 wrote:I use mine if I'm out in remote areas but not for general day to day riding. It's more peace of mind for Mrs512 than anything else

Ditto (but for Mrs G, rather than Mrs512 )

Yes, it's not cheap, but it's worth it for me to alleviate some of the wife's concerns.

Thanks for the reminder !
Just sent my email now.

Take a look at Life360 as well (smartphone app). I have that running permanently in the background - and it allows the missus to know roughly where I am at all times (I've got nothing to hide :grin: ) I also use Glympse for shorter journeys where near real-time information is useful. The SPOT is use...

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Someone's mad enough to do it on a Tandem again

I did ask the wife, but she didn't seem keen

does a 650b+ rear wheel and 29+ rear wheel sound reasonable? Overkill? Underkill?

Are these 2 rear wheels mounted side by side ?
Or one behind the other ?

Either way, I'm no expert - but it does sound like overkill to me

Having bought a new 'gravel/adventure' bike, I'm no longer going to be riding my CdF. Black, 56cm. Reynolds 725 steel frame and fork. Shimano 105 triple groupset. TRP Hy-Rd front disc brake. TRP Spyre rear disc brake. Mavic Open Pro rims on Hope Pro2 Evo disc hubs. Clement X'plor USH 35x700c tyres (...

^ I think I recognise that mud... 'puffer'16 ? Testing: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ggEzSBAta8GaACRYKNEFPUyXDdQ3QjNq5AdEW6C9lOCQwpYIRWa8yLxNpf-qGbB0Kyql1fsiVt4-S6d27txdKrRqWNLoxZXtdklA-vpSnksLPbsDkE1LKNJWrGiF0s_K0tsyFynO2KwjKt2XduKy2_5QSAxQdgVOxjmZW2iAGEDVRuD5S2PR7Zd0Y-_6CsP_fqSFrC54BPv0Y5VN_H...

Woo Hoo, Alan Goldsmith thinks I am enough of a badass, and I'm in !


See you in May, just got to shift this chest infection now, and get training...

Well, I've applied - so fingers crossed !
I've not done one of the official qualifiers, so it may have to be an ITT instead.

Will find out in a couple of weeks I guess.