New Spearfish frame. Am excited.

Fairly sure that warrants a photo!

Some bikepacking specific parts;

Sram Eagle X01 cassette and 3 chains and a steel chainring
Putoline 2.5 wt oil
2 x 4-piston XT calipers, hoses and hose bolts
Ergon saddle (for girlfried)
Schwalbe Big Betty and Magic Mary in the second beefiest version (for a friend)
Supernova Gold connector kit
HT evo mag pedals
Crank boots
220 and 203 mm disc rotors with alu spider
2 x Pacenti P-Dent 20 mm stem, 25 mm riser bar
Drop out for my steel trail hardtail and also a little present for it, since it's been so good to me
Tyre insert for the ht too.

More parts soon to follow.

Time to replace some damaged or well worn bits and pieces. Will be overhauling the brake set up of my three trail bikes.
More performance by larger rotors (for 2/3 bikes), 4 pistons (upgrade in 2/3 cases), better feel and no shifting bite point (XTs, who doesn't know it) by running the 4 piston XTs and Cura 4 with lower viscosity oil, which will also help with cold weather performance.

6 Clarks CFR05 rotors in different sizes and colours.

... and delivered some more sealant, plus a new stabby fork thing and two different sizes of anchovy.

...and brought me a tub of the the ex-bikemonger's finest anal condiment.

I don't normally do unnecessary bling, but..



For trying out mid-bar. Failing that, they'll go on the SS as standard bar ends.

A kilo of 312L stainless steel TIG filler rod today.

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:55 am I don't normally do unnecessary bling, but..



For trying out mid-bar. Failing that, they'll go on the SS as standard bar ends.

They look nice. Who made them?

Some lovely welding there Colin.

Made by J&L. One of the Taiwanese companies doing quite a few Ti parts.

Don't think I can bear to wrap them

....meep....



Been wanting a pair of these for years

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:39 am Made by J&L. One of the Taiwanese companies doing quite a few Ti parts.

Don't think I can bear to wrap them

Does seem a shame, but the alternative, soon anyway, will be leaving a layer of skin behind on them

A Netgear Nighthawk 6SX EX8000 (good god IT products and their names ) wifi extender.

The final straw with the plug-in I was using was when turning my monitor on meant I lost the ethernet connection

How much though

... and delivered some fork cages. Time to plan October's BaM.

I'd suggest not putting quite as much in them as is shown on the packaging

A mudhugger front guard and a pair of Alpkit parallax waterproof trousers (pants Shaf) - plus spare brake pads. BB300 I’m nearly ready for you!

slarge wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:57 pm A mudhugger front guard and a pair of Alpkit parallax waterproof trousers (pants Shaf) - plus spare brake pads. BB300 I’m nearly ready for you!

Pants is outdoor trousers (not saying that outdoor gear is pants, the subtle differences)... Trousers are what you'd wear to work

To tell a funny story, whilst still on the subject of pants. Got them Drilite ME ones for £80 thinking I'd saved weight and pack size. Got home and weighed the actual Goretex/army issue types. 400g. New ones, 310g... Price difference, alot!!

Then I thought at least I've saved space. Packed the army-issue types down tight. Couple of cm difference. Price per gram saved Alot Still smiling like Reg does. At least they zip all the way (same as the old ones)... erm, at least they zip from the top down too...

New trousers... thats pants...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:09 pm I'd suggest not putting quite as much in them as is shown on the packaging

Damn! There was me hoping to get the kitchen sink in them...

... and arrived with a copy of 'The life changing magic of sheds'.*


* I think barns might count too.

New brake lever and caliper. Sigh.

Same as Steve but a rear mud hugger too , I do hate a wet rear, just need to choose a new bar mounted light now as my other was attached to the longitude when it got nicked and I’ll be 200 ready(well kit wise anyhow)

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:08 pm ... and arrived with a copy of 'The life changing magic of sheds'.*

* I think barns might count too.

Excellent. Big fan of sheds - especially for bivvying in - but I was entirely unaware of their association with prestidigitation.

I've found yet another shed within our town boundary suitable for an overnight but need to find the right moment. It's quite near a golf course with its millions of rabbits so now at least I'll know what's going on if a representative of said leporidae suddenly leapt out of my helmet in the middle of the night, just like that.

A pair of TIG welding gloves
An ABS relay for the van
And 1.5kg of freshly roasted speciality coffee from heartandgraft.co.uk (shameless plug for my friend's roastery, but I genuinely find the quality very good).
Oh, and the latest Singletrack mag.

A second hand Garmin Edge 800.

Now I have to figure out how to use it

With these babies:-

220 front and 180 back. Would look just as nice on the wall (with a 200 in the middle) as on the bike...