ctznsmith

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• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 9 years, 9 months

  

  Out of context but mountains with panniers is a piece of piss*
  

  *this may not be true.

• Can you help me with my first touring in UK?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 9 years, 9 months

  

  If you do that over 10 days then what distance minimum do you have to ride each day?

  Then work out if you can ride that distance everyday AND more importantly if you don't ride that distance on a particular day* can you make it up the next day?

  I always plan conservatively and then usually end up getting somewhere earlier than expected or use the extra time for detours/changes of route as I go along. I'd rather do this than not enjoy it because I'm chewing my stem through stupidly long days everyday though.

  *due to weather, hills, mechanicals etc.

• Warm Showers - & Others

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 9 years, 9 months

  

  I've used it whilst cycling in France and Spain so far this year. It's great! I like it as I spend most of my time wildcamping so it's a good way to meet local people in towns/cities. Had some brilliant times with my hosts, everyone so far has been really friendly.

  You don't have to pay for it even though they asked for a donation, it was optional.

  I can't currently host when I'm in the UK at the moment as I don't really have a home, but if/when I do have somewhere I'll definitely offer my house to give something back.

• How to measure brake drop?

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• Tugs on a conversion

  in Bikes & Bits • 14 years, 3 months

  

  It's not a definite no though is it...that tug is the same as the on-one and the one in the pic from google above. It's not designed for that use, but it isn't it dependent on the shape of your drop out and whether there are suitable spots for the tug bolts to sit on?

• To all you 29er's out there!

  in Bikes & Bits • 14 years, 4 months

  

  Yorkshire 29er ride*? I'm in. :)

  (*just need to take a skills course so I can actually ride my Swift and do it justice! ;))

• Belk Bags

  in Bikes & Bits • 14 years, 4 months

  

  Anyone know how long Belk bags usually take to reply to email...bit worried the one I sent them on Tuesday has ended up in their junk mail folder or something.

• Touring Equipment

  in Bikes & Bits • 14 years, 4 months

  

  soperRiva would something like this or this get a Carradice or Ortlieb bar bag out in front of your brake levers so solving your problem.

  I'm guessing at 43 or 45mm possibly not?

• Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

  in Bikes & Bits • 15 years, 1 month

  

  Oh so it is, whoop! dunno why I thought he was japanese, need to go to sleep.

  it look like a student project, he got other stuff in his folder, like his home made bike trailer which look like a definte porn;

  

  That looks just like a copy of a BOB trailer. http://www.bobgear.com/trailers/

• Current Projects chat and miscellany

  in Current Projects • 15 years, 1 month

  

  they look a bit like the rigida aero rims to me. Forgotten what they're called.

  dp18?