The post man's been ...

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A 20t alfine sprocket and kmc chain to lower the gearing on my fortitude. Low miles so far means that I could have just changed the sprocket but the existing chain wasn't long enough.

Get and brake cables and brake blocks for the commuter folder Dahon, as it was well overdue a fettle

And O/T an Ercol dining table and coffee table ordered in the sales in Dec. Lovely design and construction!
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Two big fat OnOne BSC tyres. The ones with white walls. Something snapped in my mind last week and I found myself entering the Ride London 100 and deciding to do it on my Fatty. The BSCs at 20psi are just a tad easier than Floaters at 8.

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TheBrownDog wrote:Two big fat OnOne BSC tyres. The ones with white walls. Something snapped in my mind last week and I found myself entering the Ride London 100 and deciding to do it on my Fatty. The BSCs at 20psi are just a tad easier than Floaters at 8.

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You'll be fine. I passed someone on a bmx the year I did it.
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jam bo wrote:
TheBrownDog wrote:Two big fat OnOne BSC tyres. The ones with white walls. Something snapped in my mind last week and I found myself entering the Ride London 100 and deciding to do it on my Fatty. The BSCs at 20psi are just a tad easier than Floaters at 8.

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You'll be fine. I passed someone on a bmx the year I did it.
Never mind you, how was the guy on the bmx?
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Oh, and a Blackburn handlebar roll.

ImageIMG_20160403_224723637 by MatGoesSomewhere, on Flickr

A bit heavy but it's mainly to try for commuting- tired of a rucsac, don't want panniers again. This has a nice quick release to carry in to the office so may just do the job. Pretty cheap from wiggle too.

If should also let the other half carry a bit more on the front of her bike than a normal dry bag when we go to France in the summer- lifts it up a bit

Edit- ah, yes, flickr is no use on android. I'll try and sort the picture

Edit again- think that's done it
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Silwing Tarp in super fast time from Richard G. As new condition, even got some seam sealer chucked in too.
What a nice man!!!
Perfect timing for West Highland Way and WRT.
Can't wait!!!!
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That was quick. Good stuff.
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A mysterious parcel in the log store containing ....

some Tyvek from a man in mid-Wales :-bd

Time for some experimenting :grin:
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Got myself a half frame bag from the nice guys at Alpamayo Designs who rather also included a bag of mini eggs!
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And a Garmin Touring Plus. Decided that was needed after trying to navigate a route using my Edge 500. Much better if you can see the map rather than just a line.
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Pair of tyres and tubes for the roadie, heard good things about these for the money and didn't want to spend gp4000 prices until I was sure 25c would fit!

Not pictured is a large digi camo revelate tangle ready for DR200. :-bd
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Some Surley Cheater Bars from Charlie the Bikemonger in Swanage. I actually bought these in the shop on Saturday but as I'd ridden there from the Isle of Wight, a 75 mile round trip, I thought it easier to get the postman to bring them back than try and carry a 780mm long handlebar on my bike :lol:
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New Ti seatpost and bars. Took it for a spin today, very comfy!

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mountainbaker wrote:New Ti seatpost and bars. Took it for a spin today, very comfy!

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Might be interested in your carbon Jones bars if you're looking to move them on ;)
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Ian wrote:Might be interested in your carbon Jones bars if you're looking to move them on ;)
Going to hold onto them for bikepacking duties, better for bag strapping and more positions etc. I just wanted something a bit more springy for local stuff. Sorry :sad:
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Which ti bars did you go for?
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Fresh from the powder coaters, a gloss black butchers bike frame, mudguards, basket holder and a few bits. Looks very smart! It needs new chrome bits now, and a nice brown leather saddle.
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atk wrote:Which ti bars did you go for?
Torus bikes Ti bars, 730mm 9deg sweep. £95. They are almost 100g lighter than Thomson Ti bars, which I read are basically super strong, but have none of that Ti twang, plus they are more expensive.

http://torusbicycles.co.uk/P106/product

They are totally plain with no logos etc too, which I like.
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Fresh from the powder coaters, a gloss black butchers bike frame, mudguards, basket holder and a few bits. Looks very smart! It needs new chrome bits now, and a nice brown leather saddle.
Are you still going down the Path Racer route Steve?
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^^ Cheers, been after something similar for the 1x1!
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Stu, not yet. The butchers bike came from MILs garage, and I thought would be an intro to old bikes. I keep looking at path racers, but nothing has caught my eye at the right price yet. I did find a "cyclemotor" on eBay that looked fun, but I might end up with too many bikes that never get ridden (I can't imagine where I am going to actually use a butchers bike yet!)
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Park cable cutters arrived today (vaguely exciting cutters) as my last pair were stolen.
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Rab Neutrino 200.

This is my first lightweight sleeping bag. It's very light. It also seems quite translucent. I'm hoping I haven't made a grave error of judgement.

On the other hand, I ordered the XL and it seems like a pretty comfy fit so I'm happy with that.
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Tent (MSR Hubba HP) arrived just in time for the weekend, will be camping out in Shrewsbury before and after the Yr Elenydd @ 30 audax this weekend!

Currently pitched in the living room thanks to it's freestanding nature!
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Who's up for a ride/bivi/swim some time?

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Some woodchoppers courtesy of trail_rat of this parish which in very much looking forward to having a go with.

And a new osprey camelbak (wait, that's not right...) ahead of my OH's birthday in a rather nice purple color.
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