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I still love my Wingnuts for carrying stuff "on my back".

I started riding in the mists of aeons past with a no-name waist belt and there's no way I'd bother with one now. I guess some of the tech and design might have got a bit better in the intervening years (decades!) 🤔
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I've got a 3rd hand wingnut which i've not tried yet, but they look really good for taking the weight lower down...
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I have a camelbak one[ bumbag type] and I quite like it for rides when its warm and I dont want anything on my back
I have not experienced the problems you folk have when using it

I have the camelbak equivalent to the wing nut and the bladder in that is rather uncomfortable when full IME and that is much more of a faff to get it positioned correctly - then again it is a 3 litre bladder but no issues with my "normal" camelbak with a 3 lt reservoir
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I have, and use, an Ortlieb hip pack. Great piece of kit.
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According to bikepacking.com the Fairlight Secan 2.0 has just been announced...

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Reverse has done something great for those swapping Eagle drivetrains/wheels back and forth with ssp wheels.

"Singlespeed Kit for XD Driver Hub Bodies"!

Yay!

And no, I, nor others need some lame "who rides with XD anyways" comments.
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Pinion gearbox gravel bike...? Tout Terrain Scrambler Xplore GT II

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Golly, those looks are ones only a mother could love IMO :shock:

Just shy of Euro 4,000 is quite salty as well (for a rigid HT), though I'm not familiar with the pricing of stuff running Pinnions.

Interesting though :cool:
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Prettier (in my eyes):

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Decathlon's bikepacking bike released soon. Looks like a very competitive price. Looking forward to seeing some reviews https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/touring-9 ... REEN_KHAKI
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Owen wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:05 pm Decathlon's bikepacking bike released soon. Looks like a very competitive price. Looking forward to seeing some reviews https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/touring-9 ... REEN_KHAKI
Finally!!! Been looking out for this hitting their website for ages. Top of my list for n+1...
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I quite like the look of the new Marin Larkspur in a very strange way as an around town bike

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I'm liking the look of that Paul.
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It looks like they didn’t know what to do with all the off cuts in the Marin factory. Until Bob had a bright idea
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It’s definitely unusual
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I can't stop looking at that frame and I cant figure out why. So much why? :grin:

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I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?
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jobro wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:04 pm I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?
There looks to be 4 cables/hoses at the bars, there's no front mech so it probably is an internally routed dropper post.
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jobro wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:04 pm I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?
Pathlesspedalled on YouTube has one on test. It's a dropper!
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That sure is fugly...
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Goodness! :shock:
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jobro wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:04 pm I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?
A dropper makes sense on a town bike for people who aren't confident at traffic lights. Electra cruisers made a brand and a 70million sale to Trek out of having a design where you could pedal OK and still get your feet fully on the ground (a lot of other things made them a success, but that was their usp).

I like that Marin though. Excess tubing aside : ) Did this hybrid for Pinnacle which was similar - big tyres, agile geometry and quite relaxed position. It was a hoot on a byway or dry singletrack and that Marin with even bigger tyres and a dropper should be great fun in that way.
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They're a similar colour?

Some influence for the Pinnacle came from my Jones, that may be a credible link between the Pinnacle and the Stooge? Plus the colour :smile: (It's more mint green than blue in reality)
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