I got them from Rose Bikes. I was prompted by this[/url] article on NSMB. I sometimes get some elbow pain on multi day rides, so I thought they’d be worth a try. I like that they’ve got the same sweep as BMX bars…

I haven’t been able to ride them yet, as, devastatingly, I’ve broken my big toe. FFS…

I’ve literally *just* ordered some 12deg 30X bars, so I’ll let you know when they arrive and I’ve ridden them!

I also have a Supernova E3, with a matching rear light. I’ve had it for maybe 5 years now, and I can’t really fault it. It’s bright, sturdy, adaptable to different ways of mounting, and looks good.

Mine is the version that projects all the light down onto the road, so may not be ideal for off roading, but I appreciate that I don’t feel like I’m shining lights into other people’s eyes.

I bloody love mine, it’s well comfy and looks classy. Falling apart pads: kinda, but it’s so good I don’t care.

I never really order anything online, except:

Turns out nowhere in Bristol stocks FiveTen shoes. I hate buying shoes at the best of times as I have wide feet that make it hard to find a good fit, but especially when I feel I have to go online (or take the train to Exeter or something) to get a product online. So I buys a couple of pairs on CRC and neither of them is right. Dammit, they’ll both be going back!

I’ve just got a new 150mm Reverb with the 1x remote. The new remote is totally awesome, it feels great.

On the other hand, the pads in mine seem fine, had it for ages now. It’s not a hot helmet I don’t think.

I think the Adventure Syndicate might just be one of my favourite things in cycling right now. I’m very much not into racing in cycling, in any form, but I am very much into supporting women into cycling. And I think they’re doing that very well.

Paterek definitely does have a section on building racks, it was probably that. I don’t like the cut of his jib though, so, you know, meh.

I met Mike last year at Bespoked. He came and talked to us about whether we wanted to partner with the TCR. I’d known all about the rides he’d done, the incredible feats. The man I met that day though was just a normal man. Softly spoken, generous with his time and with kind words for what we were doing. I thought he was great. As Superficial says, that might just be why he was so inspirational to me and so many others. A hero of mine, for sure. x

The Starling Murmur might be worth a look: a little more travel, but silent, steel single pivot loveliness…

The lightweight 30mm wonder that is Syntace, obviously.

I’ve got a big old pillar drill already: this cordless one will just be for quick little jobs in awkward places. Nothing thicker that 2.2mm really, generally nothing bigger than 5mm holes. It’ll be used pretty much daily. Budget is whatever it needs to be to be actually good and reliable…

Torridon is amazing.

What does unsecured debt mean? What is secured debt? I’ve never really known that. I feel very lucky not to be in debt, though I dream of buying a house (!)

Ryan Builds Wheels can definitely do it, he has a Morizumi.

I understand the OPs point about people not really helping themselves but I think as a country we need to change our attitude towards bikes on the road, if they’re hard to spot in your vehicle, do something differently in your vehicle or your driving style to ensure you see them.

Yes to this!

It’s just so endemic to shift the emphasis for ‘road safety’ away from the people who create road danger – motorists.

And anecdotal “well he was wearing dark colours and I couldn’t see him” is very easy to say. But I could talk about the time a motorist drove into me, as I rode down a dead straight road, in broad daylight, on a bright orange bike, with my dynamo lights on (as they always are). I happened to be wearing a blue merino t-shirt. It wouldn’t have made a fig of difference if I’d been dressed like a sith lord or a christmas tree: the driver simply didn’t have enough regard for the fact that they were using an extremely dangerous vehicle and they needed to take more care.

If you love your Soul, you should absolutely just get it repaired. Your local framebuilder will almost certainly be able to do a strong, unnoticeable repair no matter where the crack is, and a fresh powder coat will be around £65. With the new paint it will feel all new and you will be helping save the planet by reducing needless consumerism and throwing away what can be reused. You win at life.

I’m being realistic in saying that road safety is a two way thing – everyone on the road should be aware of the dangers, and everyone should, at the very least, try and minimise dangers, either for themselves or for others. we’re human. sadly, accidents happen.

I hear you, but the issue with this seemingly sensible, balanced comment, is that like everything around “road safety”, it is always the more vulnerable who must change their behaviour. You say you are not blaming the victims, but you are in fact clearly apportioning blame on cyclists for wearing dark clothing. I would argue that if you can’t see properly, you should slow down to the point where you have enough time to take in all the obstacles and dangers in that busy urban environment, to make sure you don’t kill anyone.

Drivers, especially those in large vehicles, are those who pose the most danger on the roads. Drivers should take a commensurately greater proportion of responsibility for the safety of other road users, especially those most vulnerable.

STW in blaming the victims shocker.

“I shouldn’t have to make any effort to make sure I don’t drive my hugely powerful, heavy vehicle into things that are plainly visible in front of me, often for 100’s of metres, in broad daylight, or at night with my powerful headlights. No, that ‘other’ person should change their clothes. They certainly shouldn’t be allowed to just wear their normal winter coat, or their suit jacket, or whatever. And that ‘other’ person should have to carry their hi-viz awkwardly around with them when they reach their destination so that I don’t have to pay attention and make sure I don’t kill anyone.”

could someone shine a little light please?

*strikes match*

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If those of you who think that the limits are too low want to do something, I’d suggest you go on strike. Refuse to drive. Simply send your licence back to here

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It’s always deeply depressing to read how little regard drivers, who are allegedly “cyclists” on this forum really care about the safety of vulnerable road users. I’ve experienced such rage, such carelessness, such danger on rural roads and urban streets from motorists.

So when I hear forumites flopping their willies out and saying what awesome drivers they are that they can just ignore the law as they see fit, I just hear a bunch of ****.

You motorist dickheads, you are the reason so few cycle in this country. You are the reason children aren’t safe to walk or ride to school. You are the reason my old housemate walks with a permanent limp at the age of 26 because she got mown down on the pavement by a motorist who thought he had a massive willy too.

I don’t have one, but personally I really like it when people make things really, really well. When someone goes “Right, how can we make this the bestest?” I do however have one of these.
And it’s totally awesome.

It’s all so depressing isn’t it? I largely have “Just Stay Alive” approach to cycling these days, so I give way sometimes when I shouldn’t have to, just because I don’t trust any vehicle driver at all, ever, to not be a prick or an idiot, or both…

I’ve been honked at for not letting car drivers overtake on tiny little city back roads with cars parked both sides, where to let them past I would have to dismount and squeeze into a gap between cars. An insane expectation that cars should always have priority.

So I just keep my head down, my eyes open, and a prayer on my lips…

So I’ve been through this shenanigans with my MK10 (see thread above). The bearings are indeed needle bearings, and are passable. Once you’ve extracted them (there’s no bearing shoulder, so they press right through.) you can get replacements from any bearing shop. They are a standard size, that I forget at this point. However, if the pivot axle that the bearings run on is pitted, you will probably have to order this from Liteville in Germany. To their credit, they were very helpful and quick when I emailed them about it. It was fairly painless to order, but irritatingly expensive. Bah humbug.

Do you need to have special rims to go tubeless? I’ve been in my luddite phase for the last few years and am running tubes and Mavic EN521 rims, but am considering tubeless.

I use a Paul Comp adaptor to fit a Sram GX shifter to my drop bars. I then run an 11-42 1×11 sram setup. It’s totally awesome, if you’re amenable to not being able to shift from the hoods or the drops. I don’t find that a problem at all.

From an interview with Will Hammoon cycles… A mere comment I made.

Before I flipped mine to 1×11, I used a 94bcd spider on some middleburns. I had 30/46 chainrings, and 30/40 sometimes too. Sounds crazy but now Middleburn is gone, some old square taper 94bcd cranks is what I’d look for or eBay for some middleburns.

Griff’s Reality Motorworks are excellent. They specialise in motorbike stuff, so they’re a step beyond the garden-gate powdercoaters.

Systems are great I can’t wait till bikes are sold as systems

As a bike mechanic, I can honestly say I feel sad about this potential future. I’m only young, and yet I feel a strong sense of loss, as cycling becomes more technological, corporate, and electrical. Maybe it’s inevitable. But I’m a punk, so I don’t believe that: I believe we can choose how the world is. I don’t know.

Youngsters racing have restrictions on their gearing – which forces them to spin the smaller gears a lot faster.

Why is this? Is the idea to save a young, growing rider’s body from being destroyed by mashing high gears? Like touch rugby for young children?

The Bristol one is called the Bristol Wood Recycling Project, and it’s a completely brilliant community interest company, run by excellent folk. Can’t recommend it enough if you’re in Bristol.

Oh yes, that looks fantastic. Fat tyres always look so much better than skinny tyres don’t they? I’m definitely a mountain biker at heart…

I love my carradice panniers, I like that they’re kinda traditional looking and made in the UK.

Or you can get custom cut double butted Sapim spokes from Ryan Builds Wheels[/url] and his eBay shop here.

The world is not a better place for shutting ourselves on and thinking we’ll be okay. So yes doom and gloom about the fact that we as a species (assuming the UK populace is vaguely representative) are still predominantly incapable of thinking of people in terms of what makes us the same instead of what makes us better/different.

I really like you. That’s how I’m feeling too. I wish we could all see our commonality, think co-operatively. That feels further away today.

They go dormant for a while then slowly rebuild their strength. Like Sauron, or Voldemort.

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We just need to remember to be excellent to each other.

I take the bike on the train all the time, to go touring, visit friends and family, to go mountain biking, and it is almost always a massive hassle. There have been so many times when I think to myself “**** it, I’m going to learn to drive and get myself a van.”

The horror that is taking a bike on a train shows just how little we really care about cycling in this country. How little the so-called “Bike Boom” is really happening. Integrated transport network my arse. Bastards.