A nice Gore Lupra jacket from Sports Pursuit, which worked out about £45 delivered with a code

Also, my first copy of Back Street Heroes, after Stuart shared a snippet the other week. I then proceeded to bid on a half finished chop project....

and dropped off a Sea to Summit Evac dry bag.
£15 seems bargain too though it took a couple of weeks to turn up....

https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/pr ... a49f2881a8

20L, works perfectly as a liner to my (already waterproof) Carradice saddlebag.
I'm planning on using the Carradice instead of the Ortlieb seatpack on my Southampton to Ludlow ride in a few weeks, mainly due to it's phenomenal stability ( sits on a small frame/rack) and ease of packing.

The Evac is sold as waterproof but rather than a valve, has an air permeable base, so chuck the quilt/warm jacket/liner/pyjama's/teddy in the Evac, fold the rolltop a few turns then press/sit on it and evacuate the air from it.
It does seem to slowly reinflate somewhat, but it takes longer than getting it in the Carradice and packing other shizz on top. And it can be compressed in the tent in inclement weather, where as the Ortlieb is a faff to get on & off the bike/covered in sheep sh!t so needs filling in situ.

Finally, after ordering it in October last year, the Trek front rack for my 1120 forks arrived today. It's for a Farley, but it's black rather than orange, thankfully. And they're like hen's teeth to get so it'll be a keeper. Great way to carry stuff when I have those forks on. Weighed 425g so not too chunky. Doesn't make up for a stolen bike though...

Was always keen on the 1120 setup, seems a cracking idea

Postie dropped off a fashion winter Fjallraven jacket, retails at £350 (my word!) but found one on vinted in excellent condition for £35. Quick wash in the machine and I’ll wax it this afternoon and it’s perfect

Also got the black version of Keep Pedaling’s cap too, nice cap too

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:46 am Was always keen on the 1120 setup, seems a cracking idea

I was seriously tempted to get one a few years back, but for whatever reason I didn't. Sort of regret it, but then they brought out the Farley 9* with all the same racks. Shame you can't seem to get it over here though.


* You need to be on the US site....

Just to clarify it's only the 1120 fork I have (on the Titus frame), as I wanted the rack option...but it was harder getting a rack than I reckoned with! Want to try it out soon!