Fresh Goods Friday 621: Soup and/or Sandwich Edition

I'd be very interested to know how Benji is getting on with the Whyte? I like the look of these, spec and pricing looks ok as it can be compared to the competition - always fancied a Whyte but got a little put off with people banging on about the weight of this. Still want to demo one though, extra few pounds might not mean that much in real world when it comes to emtbs already heavy weight.

The Kevlar version is the best Renthal push on for grip/longevity but you may not like the colour.

I really like the look of the PNW Pebble tool, the problem is by the time they've added in taxes and delivery it'll cost you just shy of £100.

Boom, TOTW, go me! That'll be my second one, not that I'm showing off or nuffink 🙂

@yoshimi the weight doesn't bother me when riding. When not riding, it can be an issue (moving it around/over/into things!)

“WTF are Clean Covers?”

I assumed these were the invention of the marketing types so they got exposure when sponsored bikes were filmed in the pits. I didnt realise there was supposed to be a practical element to them

Renthal need to rethink their packaging... plastic as far as the eye can see! Unless its all made into a litter picker?!

Isn't it en masse and not on mass?

The Water Haul litter picker.

The folding one is too short for us of grand stature, the non folding one only comes in fives. As in you need to order five of them. I’ve emailed and Facebook messaged them, no reply.

Great idea, nice ethos, shite customer service.

I like the look of the PNW Pebble, but for £35 you can get an EDC lite which comes with the tool and the bit that fits in the steerer

Ultra tacky everytime!

Orange are 6061 sheet folding origami experts but can't figure out how to make a bottle fit in the front ruddy triangle. Have other companies not thought of designing a bottle to fit into tight awkward spaces ( OH Matron.) rather than putting big ugly kinks in downtubes, seems extreme to me, its like cutting the horns of an animal rather than the wooden fence it got stuck in.

Grip Glue? Whatever happened to Hairspray?

Ah so those grip cover things could protect grips from uplift straps? That's actually pretty good!

Grip Glue? Whatever happened to Hairspray?

Lockwire FTW, those grips even have the grooves just waiting

how do you milk a ram?

Manually? And I'm not eating cheese with that in it.

@BigBlackShed - there's 2 sizes of the folding litter pickers on the website (compact 26" and full length 32") - was going to measure my litter pickers to see how long they were as I think it's a good idea

I’m with you on the backpack thing, ever more imaginative ways to avoid ‘em. Roadie jerseys work but cargo bibs even better. So it’s backpacks vs Bibs, tough one.

and a Dynaplug tyre plug dispenser/stabber.

Had high hopes for Dynaplug but used in anger for the first time in Cumbria it failed to fix two different punctures. By that time had used all of both my standard and xl plugs. Both were fixed with liberal use of anchovies.

nice idea but no good for the sort of holes you get from cumbrian rocks.

Six thousand and six hundred pounds for a single pivot bike. Just... wow... What percentage of the country can think, yes, I'm having that. I've got that spare as it happens. I'm off to the bike shop tomorrow to order one. And are Hope cranks now not shit? Just curious. Sorry, I've had a drink, it's Friday.

In direct contrast to @b33k34 I have never had an anchovy work but ran a DHR 2 for many miles with 2 XL Dynaplugs sealing it when I punctured it by the bead.

Oh yeah, could we PLEASE stop pretending that having only 2 pivot bearings makes a bike better for winter? It still has at least 4 wheel bearings (probably 6), 2 BB bearings, 2 headset bearings, and all manner of seals etc, reducing the number of pivot bearings by maybe 6 makes bugger all difference. Especially on a bike that costs six thousand quid! Oh it takes less time to service? Like, 30 minutes less? Yeah that makes all the difference.

The best winter bike is the same as the best summer bike, as long as the seals are fit for purpose.

At least the paint options are free on the full builds, otherwise it would £6700,every little helps.

Jesus wept. What’s wrong with people these days? I’m 6’ 3” and even I can manage to bend over to pick up some plastic crap without needing a recycled piece of plastic to help me out.

Is the Rams cheese particularly salty? Sorry, I'll get my coat.

The rams cheese was rather distinctive, and like nothing I have tasted before. Honest.