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Good price! what is the BB standard?

Tempted by the backpack, I've owned for 6 years and it's still going strong despite daily use and a lot of abuse, probably the single best product I've ever bought full stop! GLWS

Yeh it's a deal breaker for me too, although I posted on the off chance that some forumer may live close enough. The more you look into their obscurely named categories such as 'restaurant and bar equipment' the more good stuff you find, very bizarre.

Has anyone else stumbled across the auction for all the stock from the retailer Ubyk that went in liquidation. The auction seems to be happening in a couple of days in Scunthorpe and the whole catalogue is available to view online and you can place online bids but it's collection only. The interesting part is the lots seem to have been put together by people with no knowledge of bike parts for example there is a couple along the lines of 'box of assorted cranks' and in the pictures they contain high end Rotor and Sram cranksets as well as a dropper post and random hope hub. There's also a couple of Parlee frames currently sitting at like £500 online bid.... https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/eddisons/catalogue-id-eddiso10467/search-filter?archiveSearch=False&categoryCode=ITA

Hey sorry, i’ve been crazy busy the past few days. Lots of assignments as part of my master degree and also moved from Budapest to Greece on Saturday. But as it happens I did the trip with my bike in my bag. So I just shot a quick video trying to show some of the features and vaguely how it packs to give you an idea to replicate it if you want. I think the key with a soft bag versus a hard case is to have 360 degree padding to reduce the likelihood of stuff getting damaged. I made my own detachable panels that contain three layers of different density foam just recycled from various things. The odd shape of the bag is the same idea as the Orucase I mentioned in that it tricks the eye slightly as the bag is slightly over the ‘standard’ size limit that most airlines use. Although almost every other similar design is as well especially if you have anything other than a small sized frame. The overall size of the bag i based on accommodating my size medium Specialized AWOL which due to the geometry is probably closer to 56cm or bigger road bike. If you want a smaller overall pack size you have to be prepared to really break the bike down, I remove the forks, seat post and even the crankset to get it in this bag. On this basis it makes sense to a) have a good idea how to do all these things and b) select components which need the minimal amounts of tools to do so, so that you can carry less I.e sram GXP crankset just needs one allen key for removal. I also added three pockets o the inside of my bag to store pedals, chain and tools etc. In hindsight If i was to make it again I would avoid using a zip closure as I just don’t trust them at this length plus it was a second hand zip to begin with. Another plus of this bag is that you can sneak in a bunch of other stuff for example D lock and spd shoes etc. Last year I actually put everything I needed for a month long bikepacking trip to Japan in this bag including sleeping bag and bivvy etc.
Send me a pm with your email address and i’ll Send you over the video I mentioned otherwise I guess this information may come in handy to someone else here! As for making your own I would say if you have time and access to a sewing machine then give it a go otherwise there are several people on the forum making bags who might be up for a challenge. Good luck!

These styles of bike bag are basically just giant padded sleeves right? I fly a lot with bikes and wanted something similar that had the capability to pack down to a small size on the other end. So after a while I just decided to make my own, borrowing design idea's from the Orucase (check it out!) and savaged a hiking rucksack I found in a charity store for the back straps and zips etc. and an old sleeping pad for padding. It's done me about 10 flights now and come out the other end just fine. I would suggest approaching one of the small bikepacking bag manufacturers that are springing up everywhere and ask them to make you what you need, chances are it'll be cheaper than the likes of the freight baggage one which I think you'll have to get from the states? In the end making one myself probably cost me about £50 in terms of materials.

Nice bike! How much were you after for the wheels? Cheers, Ben.

Interested, tire clearance looks pretty decent, any chance you have any bigger tires to test out maybe something like a 35c cross tire?

Alternatively if anyone has anything for sale or recommendations for a 1 season, lightweight, down sleeping bag or quilt I'm all ears! Cheers.

Anyone have any experience of ordering from Cumulus re: time from order to delivery? I've sent them an email to ask but heard nothing yet. I'm after one of their stock quilt 250's posted to Budapest but I'm leaving in a month so might be a bit tight with timing.

I don't know if it's the picture angle of my eyes but are the seat stays slightly curved or are they straight? do you know what diameter the seat tube itself is? (in case it was necessary to modify it with a regular post and clamp to make it fit height wise.) Thanks!

I've begun the resurrection my old Caad 10 this winter break, I was hit by a car whilst riding it back in October 2017. Amazingly despite the fork dropout on the fork being broken, the headset crown race, non drive side crank arm and both the wheels the frame itself actually came out straight and intact. Although getting it back after the crash assessment by the LBS made me realise that the original paint is bubbling in places and the whole thing is a bit tired so it's time for a repaint. Just scored a replacement fork on ebay for £40 so the old fork has became a canvas, this is the plan for the whole frame:

Anybody interested in a Brevet long sleeve windblock jersey in the burgundy colourway, size medium, brand new with tags? Too small across the arms and shoulders for me. would happily trade for a size large in a similar jersey. Thanks.

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Convinced myself it was time to size down from a large jersey and bought this back in August, however it is too tight around the arms/shoulders. Only tried on in the house brand new with tags, can no longer find this colour. I own a short sleeve version of this jersey and it's fantastic.

Collection from York or happy to post at cost before the 2nd of January (that's when I head back to Budapest). Or it's a long shot but I would happily trade for a similar jersey in size large.

Thanks, Ben,

is it worth the investment in even a cheap crimping tool for attaching spade connectors or are regular pliers perfectly fine?

Thanks, I should of thought of that but unfortunately got the email that’s it’s been dispatched now, will try going through DPD (the courier) instead.

Okay this is mostly my fault but I messed up my shipping address on a recent Rapha order by forgetting one line (the first time having something sent to an address in Hungary) and so I emailed customer service. Their response was that they can’t do anything to alter a shipping address once the order has been submitted even though my order has not been dispatched or i’m guessing even been packed (ordered on Saturday emailed Monday morning). Does this not seem a little bit strange surely it can’t be that difficult to be able to help?

I'm keen! size on the gloves though? Thanks.

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Thanks @coldharbour, they just swapped the frame for me in the end but I still think maybe I should have just gone with one of your lovely ISEN all seasons instead...

Hey, i’m BBlack, but sorry not making any for the moment i’ve Just started a two year masters degree after being out of education for 6 years so I think i’ll Have enough only my plate for the next few months. Maybe around Christmas!

Ah you guys just missed me, I came back to York from Cambodia for 10 days and then I left for Budapest where I’ve started studying again. Funnily enough I actually made myself another larger top tube bag when I came back and i’m Actually super pleased with it. I’m considering getting a second hand sewing machine here and maybe making some stuff in my spare time here but I’m not sure whether that’s too optimistic!

As I was writing that comment I realised that you were basically asking for the same thing...

Ok rookie wiring question here, I have a SON hub to wire to a sinewave beacon light which I'm pretty certain uses a regular cable not a coaxial one like SON's own lights. What I want to do is wire in some form of quick connector so that I can run a shorter length of wire and mount the light on the fork crown and then be able to 'extend' the wire to be able to mount the light on the bars for when I'm using a bikepacking style dry bag harness which would otherwise obscure it. What are my options? I assume because it's not coaxial cable that SON's connectors are out, am I limited to the supernova gold plated connectors or something like dynasnap's? I ideally want the whole thing to be as 'streamlined' as possible i.e. one connector. I appreciate your patience if this has been asked a hundred times already or it's just common sense!