The previous version of the Brother fork was the same as the two other versions – Selcof at Planet X and the Sonder Pathfinder at Alpkit….

The White Room may have some contacts

Banana Industries are selling the Selcof/Alpkit/Olsen/Fugazzi/blahblah fork and other variants for £150

I really like mine, an own build spec and fairly light. The geometry is a good halfway house – it feels comfortable for long distances / loaded but can also tackle some techy trails. It’s basically a good all-rounder, not too steep and not too slack.

Had XR4 F/R on my FS which survived a week of abuse in the Alps just fine. The rear did get cut in Scotland on a sharp rock so have since moved to SE5 F/R through the crappier months at least. Their tyre range is really good, have also used a super fast XR2 on the rear of the HT.

I have some Ergotec flat bars with 12deg backsweep, 780mm wide (from BikeInn) which you may see over a brew in the woods on Sunday….

A sad day, discovered him via the first Buena Vista Social Club album and then through The Band’s work – amazing music. RIP Robbie

Looks to have turned out very well – hope to see it shredding the local trails soon – plant free :-)

Can confirm that Racekings are super fast and pretty good off road, if you ride actual trails (bridleways etc).

SKS do a wider 65mm version of the Speedrocker – the VeloFlexx.

@mboy – just sent you a PM

Currently building up a large pink clay frameset to replace a carbon disc all road bike and a steel rim brake bike into one all-rounder.

A quality finish as usual from Brother, and nice design details. It might be a little less fancy than other similar frames but seems good value.

Will report back on toe overlap and the first ride soon (plus pics 😄)…

Perceptions linger. Interesting that the rust of early (pre-2007 ish) is still the thing people talk about. My 2007 Vito is galvanised and is the best bang-for-buck vehicle I’ve owned. The 2.1 engines are a good compromise between economy and liveliness.

I have a super clean 15×100 Exotic monocoque tapered fork for sale in the classifieds – PM if interested…

Salsa made a full suspension fat bike. By all accounts you really COULD ride anything on that. If I were rich I’d have bought one immediately, they looked an absolute blast.

They were/are – I had a Carbon Salsa Bucksaw and it was very monster-truck like! Almost too good, you could ride daft things both up and down. Nowadays I have a regular trail bike but still keep a rigid fatbike for mucking about on and the odd bit of racing.

Foam spacers, a length of paracord and a toggle work well to stop unwanted flappage…

Still, I imagine those inclined to dislike Biden will agree and think cruz hit him with his best shot.

Good work there 👏😉

Conti Race King Protection 29 x 2.0 = fast and light

Topeak DP mount works very well and only take c.10mm of your dropper travel. Good if you have the clearance for it when dropper is at full travel.

I use a small powerbank with a short lead from a top tube bag if it’s a long day out and I’m navigating (Edge Explore).

Lots of metal shelves with shoes boxes or plastic crate tubs. For smaller bits and bobs, a few Stanley organiser cases with dividers – these work well and are often on sale at Screwfix at £10….

I still have far too much random stuff kicking around though!

Ha, I had a very similar experience a couple of months ago with a 2.6 Barzo holding up an order – it was dispatched soon after a moan!

Brilliant album, also had my insides rearranged by the bass in Sheffield on that tour!

Spoked and Straightcut seem to be well regarded.

The GP5000TL have been good for me in both 28c (comes up true to size, unlike the old GP4000s) and 32c.

Damien Rice – Cannonball perhaps?

Next question:
does anybody know of any good deals for Mezcal TNT 29 2.1?

BikeInn

A suitable carbon fork is rather close by at PX – the Selcof one (same as Alpkit/Sonder/Olsen) is on sale…500mm a2c, should be just right instead of a 120/130mm fork.

XR4 both ends on the FS, feel pretty grippy to me, also survived a week of backcountry abuse on very rocky alpine trails a few weeks ago.

XR4/XR2 on the hardtail, again very happy with them as a fast, comfortable pairing.

Their tyres seem to be true to size, roll nicely and have taken some abuse without complaining so far….

I’ve got a Ritchey Road Logic for the summer, it’s a lovely thing to ride.

I’ve got an ‘Another crap sticker’ sticker…

Nice. Brought a similar age and mileage Vito 5 years ago – it’s been great! Still going strong as a really useful second vehicle for adventures and practical stuff too.

Pipedream ALICE?

I’m running Specialized S Works Pathfinder / Renegade 29*2.1, fast, light and grippy enough for mtb-esque levels of abuse!

Another vote for Nanos – they are great all rounders.

I’ve just had some Bluto (Reba/Recon) service kits from r2-bike, if you’ve not already tried them…

All of the above are good suggestions – it’s one of my favourite areas. We stayed at Ravenscar last year and rode a nice loop along the Cinder track and through the Moors – more gravel than MTB but a lovely day out. There are so many nice tracks in the Moors!

Ravenscar coast and NYM gravel loop

Obligatory log pile shot….
More of a monstercross with 29*2.1 tyres!
Waltly ChiTi frame, Whisky Fork, Hunt gravel wheels, GRX etc.

Had a couple over the years:

£333 940 Wentworth 2.0T auto – made it to the Alps and back with 4 of us and sold for a profit!
£320 850 T5 manual – total wreck but served as the fastest tip run car ever during a house resto. Sold to a loon building a twin engined race 850…

Happy memories of Wentworth!

Ironically, the first parcel due to be delivered by EVRi yesterday was damaged beyond repair somewhere in transit….
A replacement was immediately reordered which arrived (intact) today.