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• On One Pompino owners...

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month

  

  I replaced the fork on my pompino with a surly lht 700c canti fork. Not only made it fitting a pelago rasket a lot easier, it also gives way better fender clearance. Geometry is pretty much the same, i like it a lot.

• Fashion eyewear, NHS glasses, sunglasses and more

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 months, 1 week

  

  I got the same kind of reluctance and excuse from my optician in the Netherlands. I guess it's because they understand that if you're asking for your pupil distance, you're looking to buy somewhere else. There is no other reason for needing that number, but maybe there is something else to it.

• Fashion eyewear, NHS glasses, sunglasses and more

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 months, 3 weeks

  

  If you have your prescription, aliexpress has quality glasses for good prices. I've bought a number of both titanium and acetate frames and have been impressed with most of them.

• Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

  in Bikes & Bits • 6 months

  

  Surly midnight special
  soma wolverine
  Cube nuroad race fe or radon regard fe

• Front rack suggestions

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 10 months, 2 weeks

  

  specialized pizza rack?

• eBay and Craigslist finds

  in Classifieds • 1 year, 3 months

  

  1996 kona humumu on marktplaats

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 year, 10 months

  

  Used to swear by them as well untill i lost balance in a muddy field in France. The strap broke and i slid out of my crocs, making me immediately go down. Bent my derailleur and broke my chain. Still my favorite camp shoes though.

• Sleeping systems - bags, pads, matts, liners

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 year, 12 months

  

  As a side sleeper i found the nemo fillo to be a great pillow for bikepacking.

• Earphones / Headphones: Where to try, what to buy?

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 years, 1 month

  

  Get custom made ear plugs that are made for sleeping. Works better then anything else I've tried. Really comfortable and block out better then anything else. Mine are pluggerz custom sleep

• Mudguards

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 years, 1 month

  

  I just bought hebie mudguards for my partners 26" bike. I got the hebie rainline, which go up to 68mm for 26". They looked a bit better then the standard bluemels but i haven't gotten around to installing them.