Current Projects chat and miscellany

Well obviously you'd know more than I, but it appears that stuff would just slide off te sides? Another bungee <--> perhaps?

Ah, right, it's being built and hopefully used to carry sleeping bag, floor roll, and tent on a 3 week tour up the country along the Grand Union canal from NW of Heathrow (west drayton) to wherever it leads me in the space of 3 weeks. My bike has neither front rack mounts, or front calliper mount, and no racks I could find would fit, so I had to improvise something that would be a usable size without being stupid heavy. It may well get a bungee net, but this is only 2nd prototype, and the 1st to be an actually usable weight.

My concern is the size of U Lock that goes in that slot.

No body gonna nick my bike!

Awesome! Something Mad Max about it: "You don't have to get out of my way, but I will fuck you up..."

Cool, now that's the sort of compliment that touches a mans heart... you've made me blush! ;P

Brakes are squeeling like an Apalachian pig currently, hopefully that'll stop soon.

Gearshift is very good- nice and crisp, although it is shifting under load on it's own in one gear currently, but that just needs slight adjustment.

Am fascinated as to how the ride would compare to mine, so intrigued to try something that started the same as mine, but is now totally different!

For a start, you'd be able to push yours a lot more, with stronger and stiffer wheels, whereas I'm always I little scared the rims might not take it (have so far though).

edit: How does an Apalachian pig squeel?!