We are a relatively broad church here at Singletrack World and this week’s Fresh Goods Friday is testament to such. Droppers ‘N’ strappers. Video ‘N’ rubber. Flatties ‘N’ sunnies.
Let’s get it on!
KS Lev Circuit Wireless Dropper Post
- Price: £729.99
- From: Ison Distribution
We’ve been waiting a long time for this. Not necessarily this specific post, just generally we’ve been awaiting a wireless dropper with a proper amount of travel to it. This Circuit post from KS has a full 200mm of drop to it. Huzzah! You will need to check if you have the sufficient space between saddle and seat tube top; it measures 260mm from bottom of its silver collar to the saddle rail clamp. Which is about the same as a lot of 210mm mechanical droppers (I think OneUp’s V3 may be a bit shorter). I [Benji] have actually been using this for a couple of weeks now and my initial verdict is pretty shamelessly ravey: I freaking love it. Super quick (in reaction) and light in operation. The remote locates and actuates virtually the same as a regular mechanical remote, which is nice. It’s not cheap but so far I can’t fault it. I’ll publish a proper review once it’s had an autumn and a winter thrown through it.
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Fresh Goods Friday 733: D’Movie
Slow cranked goodness.
HT Components AN-71 Talon MTB Pedals
- Price: £74.99
- From: Ison Distributio
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We stumbled across these (not literally) whilst browsing HT’s wares trying to find a metal version of its excellent PA03A composite pedal. We didn’t find a metal PA03A but we did find these Talon pedals. Sure, there’s nothing amazingly pioneering about them but that’s arguably a good thing; there’s not a whole lot wrong with a 105 x 105 x 17mm slanty parallelogram. If it ain’t broke etc. Not a bad price either in a world of £100+ flatties. Available in any colour so long as it’s black.
Problem Solvers Big P-Nut
- Price: £11.99
- From: Ison Distribution
Have you ever been unable to undo the lockring on a tubeless valve? It’s a common issue once a valve has been in-situ for an amount of time and has become seized in place with a combination of dried sealant and general trail filth. It’s not too much of a problem if you’re at home and near a toolbox (pliers to the rescue!) but if you’re in the middle of a ride and you need to undo a seized lockring valve (you need to install an inner tube, say), you’re screwed. This is where a Big P-Nut can really save the day, as they’re big and offer a decent amount of finger purchase.
Passport Cage Mover Mount
- Price: £16.99
- From: Ison Distribution
Another problem solver. If you have a frame that has bottle bosses just slightly in the wrong place (ie. your bottle fouls the rear shock or something), this dinky bit of metal from Passport essentially moves your bottle bosses. Fore or aft. 30mm of waggle window.
Problem Solvers Bowtie Strap Anchors
- Price: £14.99
- From: Ison Distribution
Okay, gird your loins for a whole lotta strap-on chat for the next few FGF items. Kicking things off is this pair of Bow-Tie Strap Anchors. Essentially a way of putting strap-on points on to bottle bosses. How you choose to use them is up to you. I, for example, use just one Bow-Tie on an empty bottle boss and use it as a place to stow a CO2 canister and chuck-head thingy (all held in place with an O-ring).
Fixplus Rack Pack 46cm & 86cm
- Price: £18.00 (46cm), £20.00 (86cm)
- From: Ison Distribution
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‘Rack Pack’ somewhat confusingly refers to these straps. Not a rack. But they are rack-specific in that they’re straps with U-brackets on each end which clip on to rack bars (see the last photo above). Easy to use. Extremely hard-wearing. Secures all sorts of random loads very er, securely. Either 46cm or 86cm in length. And orange which, as everyone knows, is the most secure colour.
Fixplus Gear Tightener Kit 46cm
- Price: £24.00
- From: Ison Distribution
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Ideal for attaching large containers or… things on the eyelets of the bicycle fork or trad bottle bosses if need be. Sleeping mats, sleeping bags, lightweight tents, etc.). The set consists of two retainers, two screws for attachment, two tension straps and two strapkeepers.
Fixplus Strap 86cm
- Price: £10.00
- From: Ison Distribution
These are the beating rubbery heart of the whole Fixplus thang. Designed to replace the bungee and/or zip-tie bodging oft witnessed in carbobike circles. Can be used with one hand. Flexible like a bungee but without the treacherous ‘snap back’. Reusable. There’s a bit of stretch/give in them but they’re reassuringly sturdy too.
Fixplus Strap Board
- Price: £35.00
- From: Ison Distribution
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Aluminium cargo holder for frames or forks. Intended for securing round items of luggage on bikepacking adventures. Or just jolly cycle touring jaunts. Items can be fixed with the aforementioned Fixplus Straps or use whatever toe-strap/enduro-straps you have lying around if you prefer. Numerous strap guides and boss slots for flexible fastening. Cute little rubberised patches on the underside to both protect paintwork and keep straps in position during rough riding.
Passport Cage Mounts Small
- Price: £15.99 (Small), £17.99 (Large)
- From: Ison Distribution
The final item in our Strap-On Special, the Passport Cage Mounts afford you the ability to carry stuff (typically puncture repair stuff) via the customisable Velcro strap. More secure, stable and kinder to frame paintwork than just using an enduro-strap type thing. The Small size is intended for mounting to accessory bosses on the undersdie of bike top tubes. The Large goes on trad bottle bosses elsewhere on a bike. Made from 6061-T6 aluminium.
Firewire Hot Tips Re-Usable Cable Ends
- Price: £3.50
- From: Ison Distribution
We love a niche product. Although maybe this product isn’t as niche as we think. I certainly can already see them making my life a little bit easier. Traditional crimp-on cable end caps work but cause an issue when you need to remove them as most of the time you end up having to cut them off, which means the cable gets increasingly shorter. Not great when you’re dealing with dropper remote levers that already have a modest amount of ‘spare’ cable on show.
Gusset Sleeper Grips
- Price: £10.99
- From: Ison Distribution
The Best Grips. Yes, better than even the lookalike that very probably inspired them. Classic ribbed. Super-soft 15A durometer (this is the main thing really). 30mm diameter, 147mm long. Good plugs. Black, blue, red, green, orange, yellow, pink, purple and aqua. Dear Gusset, can you please, please, please make some Grey ones? TIA.
Vallon Watchtowers & Howlin Glasses
- Price: £120 (Watchtowers), £108 (Howlin’)
- From: Vallon / The 502 Club Raffle
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Top eyewear brand VALLON are putting up a pair of their Watchtowers™ cycling sunglasses in the current 502 Club Raffle, as well as giving the winner then chance to select a pair from their performance lifestyle range. Plus we have a Prevail helmet in the winners size and a riding Räven jacket, both from the super exclusive current collaboration between Specialized and Fjällräven. Vallon: “The shatterproof lens developed with ZEISS ensures exceptional quality and optical clarity. The 80s inspired frame is made from 85% recycled fishing nets fused into a highly durable and lightweight nylon fabric, and come with interchangeable silicone nose pads for a secure and personalized fit.”
DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Adventure Combo
- Price: £409
- From: DJI
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We’re big fans of DJI cameras. As well as shootig really great footage, they’re just easier to use. You always know what the camera is doing. You can aways remember your way around the menus. This is often not the case with other action cameras. The new Osmo 5 has some genuinely useful improvements over the previous Osmo. For our needs the standout features are: bonkers broad 13.5-stops of dynamic range, impressive 4hr battery life, built-in subject centering (and tracking!), larger OLED high-brightness touchscreens and a whopping 47GB of built-in storage. We’ll have an in-depth review of the new DJO Osmo Action 5 Pro in a couple of weeks’ time.
Featured Member Reward of the Week
- From: Singletrack Members Rewards
- Reward: 25% off Bum Butter
Bum Butter: “This is a wonderful locally produced vegan chamois balm / bum butter. It’s a healthy and natural alternative to the nasty petrochemical based products that cyclist have been stuck with for decades. It can also be used as an ‘aftersun’ if you are sunburnt, great on shaving rashes etc, and also as a lip balm – but please don’t double dip!”
Instagram Readers Ride of the Week
- Price: using #stwreadersrides hashtag
- From: Instagram
Whether you’ve got a special new bike or just a bike that’s special to you, this is how you get to tell everyone about it! You can either tag the bike pic with #stwreadersrides on Instagram or you can send us your submissions via this form.
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