ledburner wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:24 pm A little mis-picked order from Point North, Chester.
Tera 60 thread is fine and amazingly fine.
The black zip should be 6mm like the beige on. It is heavy duty and 8mm.,

Rapideye wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:57 pm A few tools - Victorinox bike wrench, Park chain tool & Lezyne mini pump, Co2 canister/adapter and a small fitting with tyre levers and space for easy patches. Now just need to learn how to use them Sad, really.

Sea to Summit collapsible silicone cup.

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:12 am Some free bamboo socks from BAM, telling me I can have 15% off with an order. I like the company but prices are fairly premium.

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:10 pm


Also from Chris up in Scitland some beautiful new grips to go on the Ramin hopefully...

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:37 pm Book. 'Revolutions: How Women Changed The World On Two Wheels". Not started it yet, added to the pile. Rather topical I feel, given the thread round the corner.

trogladytes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:58 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:37 pm Book. 'Revolutions: How Women Changed The World On Two Wheels". Not started it yet, added to the pile. Rather topical I feel, given the thread round the corner.

ooh that looks good, i think i'll get it. i'll be interested to hear what you think of it too.

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:57 pm

trogladytes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:58 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:37 pm Book. 'Revolutions: How Women Changed The World On Two Wheels". Not started it yet, added to the pile. Rather topical I feel, given the thread round the corner.

ooh that looks good, i think i'll get it. i'll be interested to hear what you think of it too.

Moved to top of pile. Just quickly skimmed before starting properly and it looks flippin' brilliant. Lots of politics, lots of strong characters, lots of historical factoids ("In the 1880s around a third of British and American bike owners were female. That proportion is lower today.", "mountain biker Missy Giove was notable... also for her tattoos, piercings and lucky charms, including the desiccated body of a pet piranha that hung from a necklace, and the ashes of a beloved dog that she sprinkled in her bra before each race", " The Women’s Social and Political Union’s arson attacks were also administered on wheels, including the so-called “pillar-box outrages” of 1913, when suffragettes poured ink and flammable liquids – sometimes using an inner tube – into post boxes", "The invention of the boneshakers of the 1860s and penny farthings of the 1870s opened up new vistas of transport and recreation: sociologists credit the bicycle with a decrease in genetic faults associated with inbreeding" etc etc).

Don't think it's officially out yet? Got from inside...

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:37 pm "The invention of the boneshakers of the 1860s and penny farthings of the 1870s opened up new vistas of transport and recreation: sociologists credit the bicycle with a decrease in genetic faults associated with inbreeding" etc etc).

This weekends project- learning to use the new tools. /quote]

You put the kiss of death on it! Packed all the new tools to the bike for the first time and went out with dog for 10m ride, while scoping out a spot for my 1st overnight (nice little spot by a lake). Got a puncture...No worries, I've the stuff to sort that. Bloody hell, could not get the tyre levers underneath to prise off the tyre and had to give up. Soldiered on before walking the last mile home. Had to Google a solution. Learnt something for next time.

Sorry to hijack the thread...carry on.

Gari wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:26 am Hi John, who are the guys making the custom top tube bags again? I’m in the market for some custom frame bags etc. Cheers.