JustJ4

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• Electronic & Hydraulic Shifting (Di2, Ui2, customisations)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Thanks @Jameo this button hold while installing battery approach worked to get the lights firing. However the derailleur now seems to be in a firmware update doomloop where it updates through the app but then immediately identifies itself as needing the same firmware update again. All the while being unable to connect to the shifters.

• Electronic & Hydraulic Shifting (Di2, Ui2, customisations)

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  SRAM Rival AXS help needed!

  My rear derailleur has just stopped working. No signal to any connected device. No movement when I press the axs button. No lights. Nothing.

  Battery is fully charged.

  Connection points have been cleaned and cleaned again with contact cleaner. They are nice and springy and I can feel the contact being made when I install the battery.

  Shifters are communicating with the app. Derailleur is not.

  Was working fine until yesterday when, after a few dormant days, I picked up the bike and went out for a ride but with no gears. Components are out of warranty, though I have raised a ticket with SRAM helpdesk.

  Does anyone have experience of this with SRAM or know of any fixes?

• G.L.O.R.I.A. Gloria!

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  Yes. Recently.
  Excellent communication and service, both pre and post purchase. Seem a very nice team.
  The quality of finish on the frame is great, though I don't have any bare metal frame experience to compare with.
  I am still building so can't comment on ride quality or longevity yet.
  Bought as a replacement road and gravel machine and the geometry is a good match for me in this respect.
  I did contact Waltly direct for a quote for a bespoke job (basically a Crux with ), though the costs ended up being comparable (once exchange rates, duty, freight etc had been accounted for) for what did not appear, to my untrained eye, to be vastly different geometry.
  The UK based contact point is what swung it for me. I had a quality issue with a Wiggle end of days purchase that I could not get resolved. While I am sure Walty have good aftersales service, I just felt more comfortable knowing I could walk into a shop for a resolution if an issue arose.
  Lead time was a benefit too.
  Can't say either way on the rebadging thing, it is unclear to me whether these are batch produced for Gloria to their own spec or an 'off the shelf' type thing. Both practices are fairly common across the bike industry for all frame materials as far as I understand, including by some UK boutiqueish and big brands alike so I didn't consider it a deal breaker.

• Show us your Titanium! - Ti and Stainless bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  Thanks. I may just try and do that.

  The quote i had was from Waltly actually. So am surprised not to see a bigger difference, though i am factoring in import duties. Was there a reason you didn't go for a gloria?

• Show us your Titanium! - Ti and Stainless bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  Anyone #onhere have good or bad experience of Gloria titanium frames? Interested in the All Road.

  I assume they are having the frames batch built by one of the bigger factories out east. Based on a fairly recent direct quote I had from one such factory, the pricing is pretty sharp, especially if a potential warranty issue can be dealt with here rather than incurring more international shipping.

• Road touring around Wales

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 4 months, 1 week

  

  I've done much of this route a few times from the south, up. A few of suggestions:

  1. Use the bridge at Barmouth to cross the Mawddach then use the designated path to ride up the estuary to dolgellau. It is flat, traffic free and beautiful.
     
  2. Cletwr cafe in Tre r ddol is a nice cake stop
     
  3. From tal-y-bont take a left and head up to nant y moch reservoir. It is great riding, though some dodgytarmac on the way up. Once over the dam, head south through devils bridge and on to tregaron yo pick up your existing route.
     
  4. Coffi barra in tregaron does fantastic pastry. Closes at 2pm though.
     
     

  Enjoy, there is some wonderful riding on the route.

• Stylish cycling kit

  in Bikes & Bits • 7 months, 1 week

  

  Good. By comparison, it has more give to it than the pad in my Pedaled shorts but is firmer than the one in my ale shorts. The thicker part of the padding is a little more rear loaded. It has also lasted better than than those two other brands.

  The only area for improvement from my perspective is the way the pad is sewn in. There is more material outside of the stitch than i was expecting. Once worn a few times it was fine though. See pic

• Stylish cycling kit

  in Bikes & Bits • 7 months, 1 week

  

  Not sure if this is in reply to me, but if it is, yes. I have been impressed. Although an earlier version without the rear bib clip. I also had an extra pocket added to the rear lower back area for a small surcharge. Very comfortable on longer rides.

  EU purchases surcharge to be aware of at certain order values.

• Stylish cycling kit

  in Bikes & Bits • 7 months, 1 week

  

  Checkout cimacoppi.cc. they do merino bib cargo shorts. Small production, good quality and a short fit. Good merino t-shirts too.

• Moving out of London

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 7 months, 4 weeks

  

  4ish hours by direct train to paddington (if you get the right one), epic road and gravel riding, good local pool but can't comment on quality of club, bags of good official and unofficial mtb trails, strong local cycling club scene, access to coast by bike, current 20mph speed limit in built up areas (not necessarily abided by) but really quite respectful car and lorry drivers for the most part in my experience. Move to Carmarthenshire, 350k buys a lot of house.