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Nifty! What are those clamps called?

Hey @Maj. I’m in tuffnel park and have a diy headset press that you can have if you want.
I used it to install a CC40 in what appears to be your old Pompino :)

If you mean single speed coaster brake hubs, it makes sense.
They are all essentially copies of the original Sachs Torpedo design - a roller bearing clutch on a screw shaft (the Torpedo). They have essentially zero drag when coasting.

Yeah, I know, but like all sprag / ramped bearing clutch hubs they are relatively heavy, as the bearing contact surfaces need to be steel.

• XTR FH-M9111 weights 237g;
  
• Onyx Vesper MTB CL MS 142/12 weighs 374g;
  
• Onyx MTB MFU CL MS 142/12 weighs 417g;
  
  

They are pretty cool little machines but, at 500£ a pop, no thanks.

Weight weeniness and obsession with engagement points is why modern hubs became loud.

Sprag / ramped bearing clutch hubs were being made as early as 1903 (Sachs Torpedo) - silent, instant engagement, but heavy (sprag clutch assemblies require beefy hub shells to work reliably).

Onyx, True Precision and Shimano (Alivio Silent Clutch) also produced some hubs like this in the nineties, but the vast majority of 20th century freehubs were the traditional soft-springed low-count pawls/teeth in alloy bodies - light and reasonably quiet but slow to engage.

Then pro offroad cycling became a thing and the points-of-engagement arms race started - even lighter alloy shells, large pawl/tooth count and stiff springs - really light, quick to engage but loud af.

The key to reduce noise (and associated coasting drag) whilst preserving lightness and quick engagement is to come up with a reliable mechanism to quickly engage the ratcheting elements when pedaling and completely retract them when coasting.

Shimano had a stab at this a few years ago with their Scylence (:facepalm:) technology in the micro spline freehubs but it turned out to be an unreliable solution.

Very envious. I've wanted to this same bike trip for a very long time but, with a new born, it's going to be a few more years until I have the chance. Very keen on reading more about your experience and living vicariously through it.

Gosh… that is one good looking fork.

I’m sorry, It’s a gloomy Sunday and I’ve got a massive headache - hard to rein my snarky self in. Welcome and glws :)

Not that rare. There’s one exactly like it currently on eBay.

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Interested in the saddle.

In the unlikely scenario these turn out to be the WCS rather then the Comp, I’ll take one.

Potentially interested in brakes, chainset and saddle, depending on prices.

(Second) dibs pending photos

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/387782

Unlikely third dibs on the bad ends.

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I'll take the Cinelli bars and Hamax pls. DM inbound.

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Do you still have the Brother Allday for sale?

Undibs Phil. It won’t for me.

Provisional dibs on the Phil BB whilst I check if it would fit. DM incoming soon.

If you are still looking, I have this bike that I am considering parting with:

• Frame: Fyxation Quiver X
  
• Forks: Fyxation Sparta Allroad Carbon
  
• Wheelset: Hope Fortus 23
  
• Tyres: Panaracer GravelKing SK 700x38cm (the frame probably has clearance for 44)
  
• BB: Hope Threaded 30mm
  
• Crankset: Hope RX
  
• Chainring: Hope RX spiderless
  
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano 11spd Deore XT
  
• Cassette: Shimano SLX 11-46
  
• Seatpost: BLB GROOVE SILVER 27.2
  
• Saddle: Brooks C17
  
• Stem: BLB Lite CNC Silver 85mm
  
• Handlebars: Zipp Service Course 70 XPLR Gravel 46cm
  
• Brake levers: TRP RRL-SL Drilled Tan
  
• Brakes: TRP Spyre flat-mount
  
• Rotors: Shimano RT-66
  
• Gear shifters: microSHIFT BS-M11
  
  

Let me know if this (or any part of it, as I might split it) might be of interest.
I'll be putting up a thread in here soon, once I've had the chance to take some decent photos.

Remaining items now all moved to ebay.