http://www.supernova-lights.com/newsite/racing.html

that’s what you want!

used mine on a Scottish tour – they’re flippin’ fab for off road touring :D

got Eric at Epic Designs[/url] to make up a frame bag and seat pack – no rear rack required, just popped a OMM front one on.

does the stans rim tape have anything to do with the bead sealing or is it just to do with covering the spoke holes?

just phoned Fishers – they’re sending me a seal kit that’ll apparently sort it – yay!

cheers all….

100mm sids

did you get the Pacenti tyres from the States ?

hmmm, someone was advertising on here a while back weren’t they?

At work we’ve got a chart that has pictures of about 30 different shaped disc pads from ebc i think. I’m sure most bike shops have one and if you took the pads in they could match them up.

yeah, open pro’s rock :wink: seriously though, they’ll last ages if well built.

just enough :wink:

clock – to tell the time, so i don’t get to work too early
bell – excuse me can i just sneak past?
horn – get out of my way i’m coming through!
light – please don’t squish me
brakes – so i don’t squish anyone else
gear shifter – so i don’t completely kill my legs pedalling this bloody thing 25 miles a day.

new bars! not as wide as I expected but for £15 it’s worth a try.

Alfine’s working well too, expected that tho.

Manchester rust proofers in stockport – cheap and chearful – about £35 and varying results, good enough for cheering up and old bike tho.

fine on my CrossCheck

the one we’ve got is ahead – sorry.

that’s what I was going to say. just chuck the juice of your choice in.

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It’s Ison distribution – here

seen plenty of Kona conversions – suck it and see!

I think we may have one at work, can’t remember what make – will have a look and let you know later.

yeah, Bontrager XLite seems to be the way to go.

well, that’s the attraction of the alfine a little bit. As long as I don’t let it get too far gone it’s just a £4 sprocket instead of a £30 cassette.

Thanks BigDummy.

I’ve just Alfine’d mine and also ordered some of those big bars some nice chap pointed me in the direction of t’other day. Have yet to try out the Alfine, will do on tomorrows commute. Thought was that I actually only had 18 gears anyway and used few of those so the hubgear made sense. 42:20 at the moment btw.

On a related note, I measured my chain for wear while swopping things around and was surprised that it already needs changing after 4 months. Does anyone using a cargo bike experience similar rapid wear issues? It’s the weight of it I guess.

Thank you! Bought some :D

Hmmm… can’t find those bars on their site. May have to give them a ring. My Dummy is crying out for them. Can you remember what they are called? Cheers.

nice.

where did you get the bars from?

cheers for that.

anyone else able to throw anything into the pot?

well my CrossCheck is around 21lb – but that’s single speed. I’ve raced on it – it’s great :D

a chap I know was saying that a couple of his friends race them in the Scottish series so thay can’t be that bad. When you say ‘heavy’ it’ll only be a pound or so heavier than a ‘light’ bike with the same bits bolted to it if you think about it… Anyway your doing it for fun aren’t you? Not like you’ll be winning the 3 peaks or anything, eh?

We will be travelling self supported so are pretty flexible. Quite like the idea of some “epic” bits if anyone else has any suggestions.

look here :o)

I had some concerns about the length but in reality it’s only half a wheel longer than a ‘normal’ bike. It’s the bloody bars that get in the way in the hallway mostly!

there you go…

my favourite bits are the stoppy brakes and the 6 speed hack of the 8 speed XT cassette on the Hope ProII singlespeed hub a’la Jeff :o)

ourmaninthenorth – it’s outside the shop most days, you’re welcome to take it for a spin. If you can’t work out which shop then you need to get to know your Manchester bike shops better!

I’ll get a pic or so taken, realised I’ve been riding it daily for months and never took a pic.

Mine sits almost blocking the hallway and also gets left around Manchester and outside supermarkets and the like, seems okay. Does have a Granit X Plus hung around it though. What’s the point if you’re too scared to leave it anywhere?

Disc brakes may not be essential but my Dummy weighs 48lb without any cargo – it’ll carry 190kg including me. I love the cable discs on it – even more now there are 203 rotors on there. Bit like a tandem really – v’s don’t really cut it if you want to stop sharpish.

32:20 for off road and 32:16 on.

there’s a chap who does Brooks repairs. Find the number for ‘the bicycle workshop’ in London and they’ll point you in the right direction. Price was very reasonable and quick turnaround when I used him.

why not ride or drive over like the rest of us? :D

*chuckle*

that’s me!

what was I thinking of…

Er, when i click on it it says ‘blog removed’. Eh?

CrossCheck!!

Grrr.

:o(

saw them loads in the late 80’s – bloody FAB.

looking forward to it – I think it’s gonna be fun :o)