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All ready for the ride up to Yorkshire:

This is a great set up. Much jealous. I really like the bikes in this thread that are set up for brisk road riding / don't compromise the ride but are sill set up for carrying kit and going adventuring. The small front rack set up looks spot on. Have you been for a test ride lap of the block to see how it feels?

I'd second that. Happy with mine, especially for the price.

Presumably OK for decent-ish weather but a bit miserable if it is a night in the pissing rain? Do you use a tarp as well?

What is the going rate for Rapha gear these days? I have an XL softshell and classic wind jacket that are now surplus to requirements but I am not seeing much of a pricing pattern in the adverts that have not removed their prices. Ditto a Mission Workshop Rambler. Any ideas what I should be asking?

finsbury park is where its at!

If you have plenty of cash!

Thanks for all the input above. I've made an offer on a house so could well be on my way there soon enough.

My Revelate tangle just arrived in the post at work. Much excite. I shall be testing it this Saturday by stuffing the usual ride essentials plus swimming kit into it and riding to a wild swimming spot for splashing about in the sun.

It's a very different prospect to 2009. It's still a bit ragged but if you consider it's got the Tube, overground and several buses to Stokey and beyond, plus one long road down into Shoreditch and the City, you can't go wrong

This is exactly my thinking. I rode up there on Sunday from SE London and it really doesn't take long at all to ride up the way up the A10 from Aldgate.

Thanks both. Looking at the sold prices of houses in the last twelve months compared to now, they have gone up by a crazy amount.

I love the Bagman QR (old style without the stays).

+1 to this. I have tried Bagman 1 & 2 and prefer the earlier version.

Bit of a dredge here.

The comments above are not all that encouraging about 7S. However, I am thinking about buying up there. I spent most of saturday and a good portion of this afternoon around there on foot and on bike and it didn't seem all that bad to me. I walked from Manor House to Turnpike Lane and then East to Seven Sisters through some residential streets. I used to live in Finsbury Park but it now costs crazy money to live there. Given how things change over time, is anyone living in the Seven Sisters / Turnpike Lane area at the moment? Like it? Still shitty?

Cheers
Joe

Just wondering if anyone has had any issues attaching the Bagman supports to a Fizik Arione saddle? Trying to work out if a saddle bag could be my saviour for my commute.

I have logged plenty of miles with a bagman mounted to an Arione with no problems at all.

I'd say Nelson longflap would do the job for your needs.

Are you sure it's the right hut? The pic on the petition looks like the tea hut that motorbike riders use that is round the corner from the one used by cyclists. Still, if one is under threat they might both be.

Forks - how about Whisky No. 7? Similar weight but with fender mounts. A bit more expensive though.

http://whiskyparts.co/catalog/forks

This is going to be a great bike.

psee, why no mudguard mounts?

Also, further inspiration:
Endpoint coffee grinder which looks similar in purpose / versatility to what you are building.
http://rideendpoint.com/collections/frontpage/products/coffee-grinder

A write up of a build: http://ergottwheels.blogspot.co.uk/

Now that i've missed the GB deal from planet x the only cheap choice is TF import from kinoko .. any experience? Or should just get chrmoplastics?

I've had a pair of hammered TF imports jobs on my commuter / winter bike for a while now and have been really happy with them. They were fitted in shop when there was a deal on and have given many miles of rattle free riding. I would certainly recommend them.

I think this ticks a lot of practical boxes for me.

Website here: http://www.vpace.de/t1st-speedtraveller-titan-randonneur/

A lovely project and write up so far. Looking forward to seeing more as you progress.

I want some Pacenti sl23's built with CX rays onto something, but I can't decide what hubs. I know ambrosio ones are perfectly good, but the bike they're going on is covered in Chris King and Evne, it needs something a bit more bling. I'm leaning towards Tune hubs if I can get my hands on some, if not them then maybe some Hope's or even Chris King's (if I can find some much cheaper than RRP).

How about White Industries T11? I think they are a really nice hub for a handbuilt wheelset at this kind of price.

Would you like me to flag this up to any interested kids at the school I work at? Do you have a link to the study / any more info?

P2 of the most recent Arivée - Gerry Adams looks much more cheerful riding his bike rather than being questioned over a grisly murder.

James, what did you do about the caliper? I have a V Twin setup that I don't want....

Are you still in the market for bar end shifters? I have a pair that are surplus to requirements....

Whereabouts in my user CP can I see when I last donated and how much it was?

Just discovered "bike & bivvi" group on fb... some great trip pics folks have posted!

Any chance of a link?

Ellis Briggs will do you a complete bike, British built and good to go for just outside your budget:

http://www.ellisbriggscycles.co.uk/our-bikes/super-tourist/

http://i2.wp.com/www.ellisbriggscycles.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ellis-Briggs-Super-Tourist-01.jpg

Thanks very much. I was already leaning towards a challenge or FMB tyre as a posher possibility.

As for this:

No. If you want 28mm tyres, you also want rims wider than Open Pro.

I know, I know. When I eventually get round to ordering a posh new frame with grown up Audax clearance, I'll get some new wheels to go with it.