Monster, Monsteur, Monstour , 26/29+ and Expedition and Adventure bikes

(Shameless plug) selling this re-sprayed salsa fargo f+f w bits over at the Northwest Marketplace. P happy to post!

Edit: Its been dibbed

size/ price etc?

Its on the marketplace but £200 + postage w chris king headset, very big fenders and some 9s sora shifters, 32t narrow wide and two rapid rob tyres. Its a size medium so 18". It just looks sad in by bedroom so all good to ask about the price.

That's a good price mate

Pics from todays first ride proper along the Essex coast from Southminster to Burnham-on-Crouch. Went on road, lanes, gravel, grass. This bike can go anywhere!

https://www.strava.com/activities/573788468

With trailer, rides real nice.

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Re mudguards: been running 65mm bluemels on 2.35 Big Apple's with plenty of clearance. Ogre 18"
Had to cut the stays a bit to get both front and rear closer to the tyres. Also a little extension under the fork for same reason but mainly to allow front rack/basket.

Hi. Mudguards arrived yesterday. Look like they should be ok but need to get some brake bolts so I can attach them to the frame. How did you make an extension as ill be running a front rack as well?

Rectangular sheet of metal with two holes:) around 3.5cm

not taking credit as LBS did it; I have no means of cutting metal at home. And should probably call it a "bracket"

saw a "nicer looking" solution in an online shop - kind of a tube with holes through it each centimetre or so (so can be adjusted anytime). goes inside the fork crown I understand.
can't find it now, it's that odd thing you see sometimes and dismiss quickly.

Edit: 'ere ya go http://problemsolversbike.com/products/fender_flute/

Sweet, thanks!

Charlie the bike monger has these in stock so may well place an order.
http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/problem-solvers-fender-flute-7643-p.asp?gclid=CIWC5Pbw3MwCFcWVGwodjkIBew

Had that on the fargo above, very neat indeed.

@yakut order placed. Will share thoughts/review!

I run a home made Fender Flute. Cost me about 90p for a piece of alu tube from ebay. Has the advantage that whereas the Fender Flute is slim and an just bolts to the front of the fork, the ebay tube is a flush fit all the way around the steerer tube so super secure. And it only has the one hole as needed so neater.

Hmm... Need to do something similar for the Troll... best go measure the inner diameter of the forks!

I say neater...it would be neater sprayed black and with a more appropriately size bolt.

Better than the meccano I've got in there at the moment, to much flex!

Don´t you have some pictures of the process? I need to do something similar to fit GB mudguards on a Troll fork but I don´t want to use a plate or that Problem Solvers thing, I need a proper daruma bolt, otherwise the flexing will cause premature failure of the mudguard.

Found this on the interwebs while searching for a solution. Pretty useful but I think, did you use the same technique?

Got a set of the Maxxis DTH 26x2.15, what a difference compared to knobblies.

Just need a replacement U brake for under the chain stays (any suggestions?) and a proper frame bag. Looking at the restrap large frame bag.

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I use a restrap frame bag, can't fault it. Very well made, waterproof, and made in uk, what more do you need?

Edit - Just realised it's been in the FBNPNA thread already.

I think mine counts if you're allowed to post your own bikes!

Raleigh M-Trax Ti1000 originally. Over winter I was after a bike for just fun riding around, so stripped it right back to single speed, whacked on some drop bars and now it's a pretty much perfect tootling around bike :)

I think it'd probably look better with black bar tape. The wheel skewers and saddle are now all black since I took that photo.

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Readers wives...

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Pine mountain 1 in baby rack mode. Need a wald to go on the front rack and some mudguards to fit 27.5+ wheels if anyone knows of any?

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Nice bike. Front rack id?

Thanks, it's the rack time top it. Pretty cheap and light and loads of clearance. I might get something bigger to take panniers at some point but this works for now.

https://www.bike24.com/p216669.html