Sold I’m selling a medium Singular Swift as I’m replacing it with another frame. It appears to be one of the earlier ones as the fork fits a max 2.8” tyre. It’s in good condition, some usual chips and scratches but otherwise fine. I’ve ran it only as a singlespeed but the hanger appears straight. I’...

A close call there Hamish. I’ve read their newsletter and they do seem like the sort of people with whom a night in a bothy would be torturous.

Just bought a couple of those Mezcals - thanks for the link. One will replace the Vee Trax Fatty on my singlespeed, as I’d forgotten just how awful the Fatty is. Man they are awful. They were the first tyres I had on my Krampus and they made me think I had made a terrible mistake. I fitted mine as ...

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My friend is basically living for stock alerts for Shimano - stock levels are mad. I’m seriously considering one of the Chinese group sets if I do need bits any time soon.

Just bought a couple of those Mezcals - thanks for the link. One will replace the Vee Trax Fatty on my singlespeed, as I’d forgotten just how awful the Fatty is.

Alive 2007 by Daft Punk. The concert I wish I’d gone to.

I’m getting an Elgrand camper in the next couple of months and have gone with a porta potty / cassette toilet thing for that very reason. It’ll rarely get used - and certainly not by me while empty bottles still exist, but it’s nice to have the option, especially when wishing to go somewhere off-grid.

Next question - would anyone buy one if they could? The Slovakian one is £3k for a poor spec, and tyre choice seems limited in general. A niche too far?

Yep, Raceface crank on a 100 mm bb shell with a 197 mm rear doesn't lead to heal strokes in my case and I tend to stand a bit duck footed, yet when I shift my body rearwards I do often feel the seatstay on my calfs. You could probably do something clever with the seat stays because the width only n...

Except looking like funky scaffolding, what does a truss fork achieve that any other rigid fork doesn’t (if made to the same dimensions)? You can strap a turbo trainer to them easily, in case such a need were to arise. https://i.imgur.com/vuM6Ts8.jpg Also, they’re really stiff and precise, so perfe...

Having cracked a truss fork at a weld, removing half of the legs doesn’t fill me with much confidence.

I picked up an OutDry down jacket, has arrived today, perfect for wet bivvis Who are you lending it to? Oh - I know that no one on this site buys from evil Amazon but you might want to pass this one on to a friend that does before you disown them. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Columbia-Outdry-Blitz-Jack...

I’ve got a XCAD truss on my fat bike. The frame is based on a Stooge, and the fork a 150mm bolt through design. The original owner had a Ti shim made to space out the bottom of the steerer to allow a lower headset race to be used instead of two uppers. Stiff, rides well too.

Orbea make really good riding bikes, a mate has a Rallon, it's a few years old now. It's meant to be an enduro bike? We did a ride to Swanage and back, mostly on the road, he was on that and I took my singlespeed, obvious choices for basically a road century :lol: I'd happily go bikepacking on that...

I think one thing that the lockdown has taught many people is the importance of some things, but that the rest is just ‘stuff’. My spending on the trappings of an office life (buying daily coffees and lunches) has dropped significantly, so I could foresee easily absorbing a few pay cuts for less str...

Lazarus wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:16 am Owning a Spearfish...

I went bikepacking in Spearfish, and wished I took a bike like a Spearfish. Short travel, lightweight mile muncher. Very good for terrain where something rigid or hardtail just isn’t enjoyable or comfortable over distance.

My ti-aspirations ended after looking into it and the amount of failures (even with Lynsky) LOL. Lynskey have a reputation in the Ti world. Not a good one. Ironically my first Ti frame (which I snapped the chainstay on) got repaired in a Lynskey welder’s garage when I was over in the US. They do go...

Special mention goes to the brake pads from China - buying direct from AliExpress means four sets for a fiver. Are you buying a new lid and pads as well? Just in case :roll: :roll: :lol: I hope they are more genuine than unbranded copies in fidlock buckles via AliExpress.. :o They’re the same pads ...

I bought ScottL’s Orbea Occam on here, and it convinced me that I was wasting my time thinking a rigid bike could truly do it all. A light full suss is so much faster and comfier for certain rides - not to mention much more fun! Special mention goes to the brake pads from China - buying direct from ...

Does it need to be slidey dropouts, or just anything that’ll do SS?

Both Jones and Stooge use EBB, although different formats (Stooge has bolts on the shell itself).

Travers Angus II? https://www.traversbikes.com/store.html ... y=15761034

sean_iow wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:56 pm last season's styles bought in the sales.

That’s one plus about bike gear. I haven’t a clue what season my stuff is from, other than distinguishing between summer and not summer.

- Practice everything that isn’t pedalling. Can you replace a spoke without removing your tubeless seal, can you set up your bivi in the rain, can you re-pack in minutes? Serious stuff. No. I cannot replace a spoke without removing my tubeless seal. And I'd REALLY like to know how. Im not bad on th...

Mine is simple: Never scratch at night. Been there, done that - possibly to you Greg actually. My 3: - Learn to recognise the specific symptoms of thirst, hunger and tiredness, and know how to address them in advance. - Minimise the number and duration of stops by maximising what you do on them (ta...

Do you need to do anything at all? You’ll need some way of tensioning the chain, so an eccentric BB of some sort. You can get solutions for any shell type.

Get the Rohloff disc brake mount of your choice and you don’t need a specific dropout or torque bar.