By way of comparison, I bought a random fibreglass tent pole in Go Outdoors the other week. Cost under 2 squids, is 660mm long and weighs 79g. Well I can't compete with that ... but just make sure you're wearing eye protection in your sleeping bag, the glass poles can't half shatter given the right...

By way of comparison, I bought a random fibreglass tent pole in Go Outdoors the other week. Cost under 2 squids, is 660mm long and weighs 79g.

Crums, where has march gone

Well, I was planning on doing the WRT as a bit of a first timer to bikepacking*

But turns out I have an MSc exam on the 24th of May and another on the 28th of May, so I'll scrub out that idea :(

*kindof dabbled before, but not properly

99percentchimp wrote:All the way from the US - no tax it seems :D

Paul's Chainkeeper by 99percentchimp, on Flickr

That looks neat, I'm about to go 1x9 on my commuter bike so I suspect I might need something like that.

Materials tech and the detail used with FEA (finite element analysis) allowing to hone in on designs and make them more efficient. So rather than new stuff, huge improvement (which we've already seen), but with historical data to aid R&D on frame design, wheels etc. So the excess fat will be tri...

Designed by me, machined by a nice man with a cnc machine. Rohloff dropout for a kona raijin http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee320/davekane101/85213708-E43E-4D68-BFE8-35A6DF72AACF-7027-000005A4ADDEA035_zps45d7311d.jpg I like. I love how it's quite easy to now design something and get it machined...

Alligator i-links / that type of style (nokon etc.)

When I was younger


Baby Me! by zippyonline, on Flickr

Ray Young wrote:There is over four feet of webbing strap in an adults cycle helmet. Well there was in the one I just dismantled, surprised me. .

There isn't in mine, I had far less when I took mine apart to clean it.

Chaps and Chapesses,

I have now listed a load of my stuff as mentioned in this thread on eBay. See them here

I'm a bit loathed to put the Tubus Fly on eBay though, coz having a quick search for similar items, I think it would be a bit undervalued. Dropping price to £35, anyone interested?

Did you moisten the tyre bead with soapy water before fitting? I just keep pumping with the track pump until the bead has popped into place - usually don't need to exceed 50 psi. Once it's all in place I reduce the pressure back down to about 20 psi to let the sealant seal all the holes. What Ian s...

I'm guessing that these are a bit stiffer than the random bits of carbon pole you can find on eBay?

I'm potentially interested, say 50% interest rate

If you're fairly handy with a spanner, I'd take them apart and you might find that they just need a clean and they work, or at least you just need some new seals... I find it hard to beleive you need new pistons (although I haven't seen them!) . Brake fluid is like everyone says dirt cheap (i rememb...

Just don't hit bumps hard when you've got the tube stretched. I was forever pinching tubes on my wide 26x2.4 tyres when using 26x.2.0 tubes....I was going hell for leather and not really thought about it though Fine for get you home though.

I'm in Colchester, which is about an hour from the Dartford crossing. I'm probably alright with a 1.5 hour drive for a casual overnighter(i.e. after work friday), and a longer drive if it's something a bit longer. TBH though, I've got a few things going on and need to get done this march, so I proba...

I took apart a shimano nexus once coz it wasn't working. I fixed it with a hollow bit of tube and a hammer
But I had to be ooooh so careful taking it apart and putting it together. You can;t just simply change a bit of it :?

what on earth is that!?

sneaky leaker

That's neat that is.

Stu, after seeing your emdroidery i was wondering if you ever thought of having bear bones logo sew on patches made, I'd probably buy a couple. There's a thought ... we've had the BB200 patches made before, so there's no reason why we couldn't do something. I'll do some asking. Along those lines, h...

While the bags certainly not new, it has just come back from the lovely Ruth at Mid Wales Embroidery who's added the bear ... reckon it must be 3g or so heavier now ;) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NbJVQVfEPGw/US3LohM5XFI/AAAAAAAACQA/P-c1yYuKGqg/s1600/frame-bag-logo.jpg Cool 8-) Is it my eyes deceiving...

Depending on your reasons for changing to flats... has anyone tried the more shoe derived clippy pedal shoes? Like these: http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/apparel/shoes/shoes-mtb/shimano-mt91-spd-shoes-brown.html http://merlincycles-img.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/productImage_1280_1024_ffffff_i...

Tyre pressures make a massive difference too, I've recently found out different tyres on the same bike require different pressures to be comfy (gave myself white knuckle for the first time ever due to a wrong tyre pressure) :? ...and this is obviously dependent on the weight of the rider + gear. And...

by Zippy on Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:04 pm Zippy wrote:I got myself a cheap parts washer from machine mart at the weekend. Dirty filthy chains go in, clean chains come out. Makes life soooo much easier At the risk of repeating myself, here's a photo demonstrating my excitement. I have a slightly blackene...