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Cheers for the advice
I have a fire extinguisher in there too.

Any shed tips, hacks; quite like the idea of solar power lights, any advice there?

Chhers aP

Will the brifters pull enough cable is my initial thought.

Whats the average ring on 1x 9/10/11 that people use, it would be on 33 mm cross tyres; not those huge things that are the vogue.

Got the tools, the bearings and in 10 minutes all done and running smooth as smooth can be.
Well worth the purchases.

Cheers all, actually Johnny at Hope has been fantatsic( as usual) and sent me that link. This is why I buy Hope.

Well i have caved in and am buying the whole lot….

Surprised no ones posted this yet

Yep I get that, however theres quite a few fellow riders in our Chapter who have Hope Pro 4’s, so a few loans and advice will result in some pints that may outweigh the investment.

Any one got a link for the tool that presses the bearing in?

Cheers everyone so far,
I have just tried adding some grease on, flipping off the seal, reaasembled. Now worse than before.

So before I buy the set of bearings, what tools do I need, I can find the support tool, but I cant find online, the bearing press tool to push them back in with as per the video.This is the most important part of the whole process. I am not sure about the bit of wood I used.

How easy does the seal come off?

How about a spot of penetrating oils to get into the bearings?

Can I just add the numptey fell off, he had 5 pints, but thats not an excuse.

I got a handlebar tech bag,the catch/buckle thing pinged off in NZ, so had to last up something. They sent some for when I got back, but not a good design but agood bag overall.

Tech bag

The mech just about can touch the spokes.
I have oredered one of these

https://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/trek-gear-hanger-990116.html#aW990116

I think I may bend it back using my a part of friend Diggers anatomy who was riding it and popped a wheelie on the Tweed Run in May….

Ita beauty of a bike; was second hand; Shimano Ultegra, Chris King headset, a very expensive carbon fork, new mini v’s, Thomson seatpost and stem. Fulcrum wheels

Found it

https://archive.trekbikes.com/us/en/2006/trek/xo1#/us/en/2006/trek/xo1/details

Any thoughts on bending it back?

Chhers,I think they are designed for tubes, I will have a look later.
Its still raining here, so may have to go into the shed.

Are there any pictures of the new ones apart from Instagram?

So is the Scandal going to be Scandium and Ali, like it was always meant to be? Or is my memory wrong?

It was £150, gotta keep to it Brant…
What width is the rear wheel? Better be 135 mm so I can switch stuff over.
Some photos would be good to see.

Cheers everyone, seems like we have some news, so @brant how much will the new scandal be? There must be a price now?

We can all laugh at prices and other brands being available, but I aint got £k’s of money for new bikes and I like building bikes up; ‘built rather than brought’is a phrase I use.

What was that Salsa Woodsmoke copy they did for a while?

Brant did say summer….

Soory for the late reply.
There is no flex in them,maybe theres another type.
Bascically anything flat will come up fantastically, though let the wheel do the work as you get some gouging.
I tried them on railways sleepers, really good!

well i got them and brilliant, really good at rust, wood etc.

any answers?

Cheers everyone and very useful.
Do I need a licence to buy the bait from Tool Station?

My brother does have a .22 which has sound modification attachments.

I am looking at this, and perhaps a discreet call to the council

https://www.toolstation.com/pest-stop-rat-bait-station/p57949

https://www.toolstation.com/pest-stop-mouse-rat-killer-sachets/p79919

Any thoughts?

rOcKeTdOg where did you get that undertube bag?

I have one of these, never mind windproof, its storm proof, I have ridden in rain for hours, up mountains in NZ, it’s a shell, but can be layered up. Hood massive for Military helmets, so your bike helemet will be okay, excellent velcro and zips. Its big, but workable all for £40.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-French-Military-Army-Goretex-Central-European-Camouflaged-CCE-Jacket-/221588651248

Hi All,

Just back and everything went fine. Just thought some notes may help fellow travelers, The helmet went through fine!

Scrub everything and tell everyone who checks your stuff, bio security at Auckland thanked me.

Flew on a mixture of Star Alliance airlines, who had all the same policy, bar Air Canada who charged £30 for London to Vancouver. On the way back, I was over the limit by 3kg, but I just said I don’t know what I can take out and he nodded. Use zip ties to secure zips, at LA they were just concerned that there may be padlocks that may prevent security looking in, they cut off the main zip one. Take off shoulder straps.

Plenty of taxis and vans with trailers at Auckland to get you into the city, you can ride on cycle paths into Auckland, but its a slog and there are better things to do. The bus system in Auckland is fantastic, clean, cheap and frequent, so if you are based there don’t bother with a rental car. Fuller ferries form Auckland, go out to the Coromandel and take bikes.

In terms of rides i did.
Woodhill Forest; excellent and $10 for the day; you need a car for this. Riverhead is also good, both near to Auckland,

Huaraki Rail Trail; very different and flat, but good for gravel riding. Take water and more water, sun factor 50 as well. Pedlars Motel in Paerora is really good, with a lock up for bikes.

Oakune is a great town, in the shadow of Mount Ruapehu. Good access to trails.
Did the Fisher Track and Old Coach Road, missed out on Tree Trunk Gorge though.

Its really getting sorted for riding off road, lots of good websites out there for it. Everything is maintained well and not crowded at all!

Finally the dairies/bakeries are a great source of the famous NZ pies etc. A steak and cheese pie for £2? Got to be worth going for just these.

Thanks everyone, I am just over a week away from flying.

Couple of extra questions;

I want to take my Hope front light and rear lights, it gets dark at 8.30 ish in summer…. so I need to find my way after after the pub etc.  Can I carry on board? Discharge fully or leave some charge in for customs?

Forks with air suspension; do i leave as is or deflate a bit; where the hell is my fork pump anyhow!

Heading out to the Hauraki Rail Trail, then up to the Coromandal, with some Woodhill and Riverhead thrown in. Any one out there in December?

i have been using one of these; great price, windproof, waterproof, no sweat on the inside, underarm zips, very comfortable to ride in, stormproof great sleeves to get gloves under, hood massive and could be cut out as its bulky. Just make sure you have enough lights about you as its camo!

I rode for an hour in solid rain and no leaks

https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/french-army-jacket

Mike, this is just four flights in total!

I meant the Oz in the past on was the worst ever! never again!

mikewsmith, I am looking at it as an adventure! So much to see… worst flight is is out to OZ then a connecting flight to NZ,

Ringing the airlines is actually lots of fun and information gathered, the flight is £700  so no complaints there. All have been super helpful  hopefully they will upgrade me as they see what a nice person I am:)

Cheers everyone, so far, more welcome and phnar comments tolerated. I will wash my helmet before I go though.

Weird flight this one, out to Vancouver on Air Canada, into NZ on NZ Air, out via them back through LA all on a Lufthansa ticket. Lots of phone calls, only AC want £30 handling fee.

Thanks everyone, I will test it again and see if it creaks, if not its conversion time.

Is your bike the Smartweld version?

Just taken apart and put back together, all seems to be working okay, no clicks yet, but not ridden.

I presume this slides into the space, reducing the diameter and the cups hold it together. It should’nt rotate in the frame?

Are the cups specific to Spesh?

Its an odd one, I cleaned and greased everything up and put back together and there is a click/creak. There’s no play/wobble in the set up. Any thoughts?

Are the cups specific to Spesh?

Its an odd one, I cleaned and greased everything up and put back together and there is a click/creak. There’s no play/wobble in the set up. Any thoughts?

Cheers for the replies.

Now a question about pressure meters, I have a Park track pump, how accurate are they or are digital better?