Propain Tyee. They have old and new versions available frame only in alu or carbon at good prices.

There are some classic threads you need to read to get a feel for the place…

Picolax and Ling’s would be a could place to start, but there is probably a top 10 somewhere

I think I’ll wait for the wireless BikeYoke Revive

I bought the Stashed system. I know I could have sourced the parts, cut the pieces and made my own, but I didn’t have the spare time. It’s nice. The hooks have a sprung loaded stopper, so they only roll when there is a little weight on them. The hooks also allow the bikes to be spun, which I don’t really need either. Functionally a scaffold pole and some hooks is 85% as good. But if in the same situation again I would still just buy a kit. It’s well made, well finished and with good instructions and support from a company who seem to take pride in doing things right.

I have a van with a tailgate, used as a basic camper with a bed over the bikes. If I need to park the van loaded but unattended for a while, I can reverse the van against something solid as an extra security measure. Removing the bed to access the bikes from the front would be a serious faff. But could equally be done with barn doors.

A tailgate is often received as a better choice for a camper, but I see pros and cons. It’s easier to build a fold away rian shelter for barn doors than it is to make a fold away wind sheet or privacy screen to a tailgate.

Some van model are much harder to find with a tailgate, like a transit for example. I would personally see it as far less important than some people make out.

Should add I don’t actually watch telly incidentally, it’s always stuff I sit down to watch. I get that TVs are cheap and bright, but not what I want thanks.

The ef12 isn’t bright in terms of lumens, but it is laser which apparently is not directly comparable…

BenQ W1800 is another that has caught my eye with reviews

Thanks. I don’t ‘need’ ultra short throw… I can see it’s benefits for some uses though.

I’m with you OP, toe overlap is bloody awful, and should have been eliminated years ago. I thinks it’s a vestige of road bikes chasing lower and lower weight before the age of fancy materials like aluminium and carbon. When all bikes were made in a similar way from similar steel, making the bike shorter and smaller was almost the only option to make it lighter, and that was one of the only ways to differentiate the product. The geometry of those short and steep road bikes has been handed down for the last 50 years, across all genres that have popped up in that time. These day’s there really shouldn’t be any excuse for it.

It will be a more common problem if you are tall, have big feet, use long cranks, fat tyres, and / or run flat pedals.

There are many, many frames with modern geometry that will not suffer toe overlap. Front centre is the dimension from front wheel axle to BB, and it is driven by reach and headangle. Canyon Grizl and Sonder Camino are good examples, but others are about too.

However I still see bikes released that look great in the photos, but that look worryingly close to toe overlap dimensions.

Ticino in Switzerland has some great options….

Start research here:

https://www.ticino.ch/en/explore/excursions/hike/huts.html

I liked the look of the Smith ones, but couldn’t find spare lenses anywhere, which rather put me off.

Ended up with Oakley O Frame 2.0 Pro. Excellent. And at only £35 I think they’re good value.

Tonic water and OJ, 50:50

Super looking bike. I hope you keep us updated on the ownership experience.

One of the best riding stories from this year was from a friend who had visited the US for holiday. He had a great things to say about the full enchilada trial. His first mechanical was a cleat problem so that he couldn’t unclip a pedal. Second was a slow puncture. He had to stop periodically so his girlfriend could pump up his tyre 😂

Not to mention government cuts…

But surely there are lots of natural ‘centres’ to be explored too

Found a charger rc2 at good money, less even than a Splug… It’s in my favourites whilst I think about it.

Sadly seem to be a company who operate whilst tolerating their customers, rather than having them as the focus of their existence

That’s my preference at the moment, but I can see charger for similar price

I think EXT used to measure and sell the exact rates as made and measured. I think they typically varied plus/minus 5%

I’ve bought a cheap Yari from Wiggle, and already considering damper upgrade options…

Any updates on the 3 widely available options would be appreciated.

This thread might not be the first, but at least it has a proper title

I had my van broken into a few years ago, my bike and my toolbox were both stolen. The bike was worth more, but 25 years of accumulated tools was the real emotional kicker. A lot of those things had unique and individual histories that connected to to many many memories. Places I’ve worked, family who have passed, and friends with whom I have lost contact. Some were gifts, a couple were acquired without really meaning to take them.

Now I have replaced with new and matching sets, I can do the same stuff, and they look fancier, but I don’t have the same connection to them. Even now I’ll go looking in the bottom of my toolbox for something, catch myself, and have to think hard as to whether I still have it or not 😥

Deity do a handlebar called the high side. 60 and 80mm rises I think.

This is a mess. Shimano are a shadow of the market leader they once were.

I collected mine last, week from the national distributor in Switzerland. Sadly the same week I had surgery on my broken collarbone, so it will be a while until I get to try them.

I honestly considered the Trickstuff brakes, and Hopes.

Hope are reported to have a very linear feel, which I was keen to avoid. I’m also not sold on the bulky looks.

The Trickstuff brakes were in stock, but that hasn’t often been the case. I have ridden with people who use them with glowing reports.

So I thought I’d try these, just cos. I first heard of them from Instagram, bee_kay77, an account I started to follow to get tips on how to get the best from my wife’s Magura MT7 brakes.

I was initially concerned about spares availability, but I live just around the corner from the distributor, which offers some confidence. And I’ve already had problems finding parts for Formula, so no doubt Hope would have been similar here.

The initial reaction was that they have fancy looking proper packaging, a reasonable manual, stickers etc. The finish looks ok. I went for silver which is rather unforgiving, but should last well. Black might look better to hide some of the shut lines etc. The hose is not a genuine Goddridge, but something similar. It has reusable hose barbs.

Yeah, they have a bit of form for this. They can and do coat items to order, so maybe they could come down as technically correct. But it’s a crappy product finish and a crappy way to treat people.

Not the first or the last time I will make that spelling mistake

I had a total trip out on nitrous oxide when I was in hospital. There was a doctor trying to set my broken ankle as the plaster set, and a male nurse administering the pain relief.

I went through the whole cycle of thinking of I was dead, panicking, being upset, and then coming to terms with it. I was convinced the nurse was a an angle who could get a message back to the living people I loved and had left behind. The doctor remained very calm, so it though he was Jesus. Even though I was shouting and ranting and raving he slowly asked if I felt any pain. Because I didn’t I then knew I was going to heaven….

Not long afterwards I realised I was just being a bit silly, and the head of ward opened the door to see what all the shouting was about.

It was very profound, coming to terms with my own death, but without having to actually die.

Lot’s of replies already, so I don’t have much to add…

I think any of the sets mentioned here can use thicker rotors if you wish. I have used 2.0 and 2.2 in Magura and Formula.

Maguras can work nice, but I think the original level blades are trash. My wife really likes the OAK Components levers, but it adds to the cost. And she recently made use of the leak proof guarantee to get a totally new brake after 4 years of use, no questions about pads and discs.

Cura lever blades do develop play. It doesn’t affect performance very much, if at all. The fix requires a new lever blade for lever pivot play because the bushings aren’t available alone. The lever blades are inexpensive. But the piston pivot requires a piston kit, which adds to the expense and faff. I have changed mine for a CNC lever (EMRG?) with roller bearings. Lasted well so far, but not as comfortable. I think they’re updating the shape soon.

@jimw might have been my DT teacher at a South West Midlands sixth form, class of 2001… Not heard of any other place offering a jewellery course. Fond memories 

Did yours come on a Bird Aeris 9? Are you using the stock medium CTS widget?

My MOD is on a Tyee. I have the standard CTS, but at 87kg and compression mostly closed I’m tempted to try a firmer one.

I have a Formula MOD. I got it at an excellent price with a new frame bundle. It very sensitive off the top, even for a coil. It also feels totally bottomless, even if that is achieved with the crude application of a big foam bottom out bumper. I have the damping fairly closed to offer some support. As a value option I think it’s good, but I would be interested to try something more fancy too. The only narratives are that that it makes a small ticking sound when changing direction, and the lockout lever is quite stiff

I would have chosen a CC kitsuma, but the hydraulic bottom out of the RS options is intriguing too.

https://www.bergzeit.ch/p/gasser-sportrodel-2-sitzer/5000599/

A proper sports Rodel is ace on compacted snow, like a proper piste. Crucially different to a classic Davos sledge, it has a fabric seat for more comfort and flexible joints to allow for steering.

It will feel like a tractor on a motorway when riding on flat smooth surfaces.

And for my money they’re not reduced enough to be interesting. I’d prefer something like a Propain with proper warranty backup.

Also curious. Not often seen in the wild. Some reviews rave above them. But also reports of creaking CSUs and bushing problems.

Do they also suggest a limit of stem length? That would have a much bigger affect on the loads experienced.

Home is where my laundry pile sits.

I bought the Ikea legs and got a different desk top from a hardware store, to which I added a rear shelf for the display screen.

Rubbish…

@shimanomtb 😤

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfXOOxEDofS/?igshid=ZDBjMWI0ZjMxOQ==

My parents had cats Mork and Mindy. My dad once had black lab called Ni**er, proper back in the day but still mortifying to admit. And the next one was a brown lab called Shandy.

Once me and my siblings got involved we had a black lab called Snowy (like in Tintin), one called Simba (Lion King).

And then more cats follow. (Black)Jack, Mittens (apparently his testicles looked like black mittens 🤷‍♂️), Percy and Steve.

Not sure if that model is quickfit compatible. Whilst I’m not usually a fan of Abiexpress etc, these came recommend by a friend and I ordered 3. They are 90% as good as Garmin genuine.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800138636138.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.1315f19cVOHRV4&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt