To all you 29er's out there!

Pretty much the same here. Went from a rigid swift to a solaris with 100mm travel.

'Feels' more confident at speed.

@spotter @umop3pisdn @BareNecessities - the cotic set up for some touring

I do hope you haven't done your bottle cage trick on those delicate suspension lowers?

good ol' rubber padding keeping sid happy

Got another photo of your lowers? I'd like to get some cages on my suspension fork too.

not right now, sorry. but here's how you do it:

1) cut up an inner tube or any kind of similar rubbery material to be about 8cm x 4cm
2) use electrical tape (not any other kind) to tape this to the mounting point of cage
3) cage mounting is now padded, won't scratch whatever it's mounted to
4) use at least half a roll of tape to go up and down tube to mount it to
5) bend the bottle cages out a bit so they fit a 1l bottle of milk/juice from tesco
6) voila, 2l on your lowers

voila, 2l on the floor when the bottles jump out over a bump

ftfy ;)

That frame bag is an amazing fit

voila, 2l on the floor when the bottles jump out over a bump higher than 120mm

stock revelate ranger xl, holds sleeping mat, bivvy bag, food for 2d, tools, camera, down jacket.

so good!

The head angle is less terrifying it has to be said!

Pffft. Steep and tall with no dropper 4 lyf

Looks fantastic, what size is it? Same bag as me, did you get yours in that sale too? Where are you going in Wales?

Also, for anyone who wants an easy option to attach anything cages to your forks. Get some of these

http://www.cyclemiles.co.uk/shop/accessories/gorilla-clip-for-gorilla-cage-and-monkii-system/

They're called the 'monkii system' for Gorilla cages, but they'll work with anything cages etc, once you take the adapters off.

Wooooooo..... terrifying 72 degree head angle :D

I think I put you on to that sale? I've used it all the time since I got it....

Route, almost all offroad, done to be near a train station, plus take in bothies, etc:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26792610

and then

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26792611

I've seen those before and I do like them, but £19 rankles with me. There's some crappy BTwin ones for like £3 that I was thinking about trying first

These?
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/300-universal-cycling-bottle-cage-mount-black-id_8339445.html

Yep. Was going to bodge them on with zip ties or something, hoping they'll take a couple of kilos. Decathlon is out of town so I haven't bothered riding over yet though.

Edit: it must be said that they look worse than I remember

I used one of those to attach a 750ml bottle to a seatpost mtbing in Ainsa. One of the nuts pulled through the body, releasing the strap.

You did, thank you very much. Fits your frame well what size is your frame? Route looks great I may pinch it in the future, where did you get it? Also there are very few Bothies in Wales, is there a better place to look at other the MBA?

I've got some, they're well thought out and well made. Nice plastic etc. When you consider that the anything cage HD is £35 they're not that bad for a good product.

I still have a couple of nice saddles for sale btw ;-)

Frame is L, Bag is XL, the bag is slightly too big but only like a tiny smidgen too large.

It's made from a few GPS tracks I found online, and some connecting stuff done by me on Where's the Path. Yes, sadly few bothies, MBA is best, but this one takes in the UK's smallest, above Hay in the Black Mtns :)

I might have to buy one if it gets shredded this weekend :~)