I have Hope XC’s on my Solaris as well, got them through 18bikes with red hubs. No problems whatsoever so far and tubeless no problem with Racing Ralph and Rocket Ron.

Not tried 11 speed XT, but I have 11 speed XTR and it feels very positive, like you’d expect top-end Shimano to feel.

@therag

I met you guys at the top of the Col De Coux – thanks for letting me tag along to Champery!

I have a nice set of Kinesis Crosslights for sale here

I have a Yepp Maxi that fits nicely on my Cotic Solaris.

Torc here – again the customer service and fitting advice was superb (I had to go through rebar to fit mine).

Just cross-referencing this post:

Bikes stolen in Winchester

Had my Cotic and Turner stolen from a very securely locked garage last night in Winchester.

The Turner – Now has a coil shock and Lyriks but otherwise identical

Hope/Stans Flow wheels
Easton Haven bars/stem
Reverb
DMR Vaults
XT brakes
1×10 with range extender and Rad OneUp cage

The Cotic

Size M
Reverb
Hope Tech XC wheels with red hubs
Easton haven bars/stem
1×10 with Raceface NW ring
Charge Scoop with green edging
Rebas
XT brakes
XTR shifter

I have one as a 1×10 flat bar commuter using 28mm tyres. Is great!

Shameless self promotion but I post a funk/soul 45 up on Twitter everyday at: http://twitter/45aday

And I have some mixes up here: https://soundcloud.com/45aday

I use 1×9 on my commute with a 39T Alfine chainset because of the built in trouser guard! Only a short commute so never wear proper cycling gear.

My Radr arrived yesterday as well – planning on fitting it later

At CRC – Shimano XT chainset + Set of XTR gear cables, then using BF2014 code came to £85.98. Seemed pretty good.

I’ve previously bought paints from here https://www.paints4u.com/ for other things but they do RALs in spraypaint

Never sell the Technics, you will only regret it!

I went for Pro2 with the X1 and it’s great. Traktor on the ipad as well for just messing about but you can also get creative with ipad and X1. All sorts of possibilities.

Fastest for me was 47mpbh in Morzine this year down here:

Depends on your commute but I find a bell very useful for people who cross the road without looking.

Festival of Speed a few weekends ago

Thursday is not too bad – not just the Moving motor show. Most of the classic cars, racers etc will be in the paddock and there’s way less people wandering around. The BMX/MX stuff will be happening as well.

This year they are running the supercars up the hill on the Thursday as well and there is usually some action on the Rally stage as well.

If you can only do one day I’d do Friday, but if you’ve got a crazy weekend that weekend then go Thursday.

I broke mine on my BMX – 5 weeks in plaster and riding almost immediately afterwards. 8 years later no problems.

Hope you get the same!

I’ve just received my set of the XC 29er version

My new wheels! 29er with the new Hope XC rims

@Defender, mine’s on the final corner about 400m from the finish line

One of mine from the same day

Here’s mine – up for sale as it just doesn’t get enough use.

Lucky enough to have this as my fun car.

Funk and soul mixes of mine – try and update every now and again

45aday on Soundcloud[/url]

A Youtube search for Northern Soul would be a great start – too many gems on there

I post a Northern, Funk, Soul or Latin tune every day on twitter @45aday

Posted in the main TT thread but I’ll put them here too.

Philipe Gilbert

Michael Rogers

Froome pushing hard

Got a bit snap happy when Wiggins came through

Once everyone was through and Wiggins had claimed gold they opened the road up to let spectators down to the big screen. Lots of noise and a rendition of the national anthem.

I managed to get tickets to the finish – the atmosphere was absolutely incredible.

When they rounded the corner with 500M to go it just went crazy – I was on the corner at 150M to go and took a few pics…

Philipe Gilbert

Michael Rogers

Froome pushing hard

Got a bit snap happy when Wiggins came through

Once everyone was through and Wiggins had claimed gold they opened the road up to let spectators down to the big screen. Lots of noise and a rendition of the national anthem.

Stayed here a few years ago – very nice and just off Union Square.

http://www.hotelnikkosf.com/

Will try and make it!

For those on twitter – this guy puts up a link to a funk 45 each day.

http://twitter.com/#!/45aday