Talbot Fixed Tourer

No wonder when I asked about front rack options for le tandem carbon forks , Matt told me to GTFO! Michael, sorry to hear this.

From the photos it looks like the rack mounts were 'brazed on' but using bonding instead. I thought that the rack mounts would have had lips on and woven onto the fork, kinda like exposure light handlebar mounts.

How frustrating. Still hopefully it can be resolved once it gets back to the UK. At least he's managed to keep things working for the time being. Maybe we have a triumvirate of bike breakers, with @HoKe doing the honors for track bikes, Laner for bikes on tour and @IR for everything else

We will resolve this, and we'll make it up to Laner.

However frustrating Matt and I are finding this I am sure it's only a shadow of what Laner is feeling, hopefully his tour will be ok despite it - he certainly seems to be displaying some ingenuity.

It's alright he can just let @TM take the weight. From what I hear @laner is no stranger to sandbagging ;)

Yes, if one good thing is coming out of this its clear that yourself and Matt are making every effort to resolve it. A good advertisement for the services of Talbot, unlike some other frame builders ...

Who needs rack mounts when you've got chicken?!

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is laner vegan only in london?

Just to mention, none of this is talbots fault as it work done by an outside Contractor. Matt and Neil have advised solution to fix it when I'm back and I planned for potential snapping so and won't ruin the next 3 weeks!

It's vegan chicken

As long as the chicken didn't eat meat or animal by products it's vegan. Simples.

Grain fed vegan chicken

Tms bike and luggage was 33kg, mine was about 20kg, can't sandbag much more than that

33kg! Jeez. Fuck lugging that about.

How's the trip going? The Croatia coast is nuts. Loved it.

Innit , wishing I has spent the extra £500 and saved 5kg...

33kg + water #FML

Could have taken less stuff and not spent more. Who needs a toothbrush?

You get used to the weight and don't notice it. Just wait till you ride the bike without it loaded up, you'll fall off because it handles so different!

Yeah I know, last time I went touring though I was so under prepared I slept shit every night (tarp and jungle bag, no liner, no matt, no thermals, cold as fuck even mid summer in west France.)

I should harden the fuck as we go , and some stuff will get lighter as we go. Shame all the hilly days are at the beginning.

Yeah! A bad nights sleep sucks when touring.

Enjoy Albania!

Vegan fed vegan chicken.

I hear steel forks are good for touring.

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^ Needs pink PT bibs to match the frame fadezz

^ agreed... Needs to happen.! Someone photoshop

Quiet day today ...

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Was looking at the PX London road a couple of days ago, pretty sure it has mid-blade rack eyelets, might be worth seeing if you can find out where they get them from @Dammit ?