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I'm biased because I live there, but if you head south then I think it would be more fun going from Valence than Lyon. The 'terre froide' bit between Lyon and Grenoble is a bit dull. Lyon to Valence is only 1hr on the regional (TER) train, or there are occasional TGV trains Lyon St Exupery to Valence that take 35 mins. From Valence Ville or Valence TGV you can cross the Vercors to Grenoble.

If it's like the Sora ones, there is a little screw on the reverse side; you unscrew it, take the stopper piece out, slide the pivot point up (or down), then replace the stopper piece.

Wiggle and CRC are UK-only deliveries from today.

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The disconnect between £/UK prices and €/EU prices is nuts.

Whenever I read that phrase I still hear in my head "Collignon, tête de fion!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eiwL_dVNJQ

French attitudes to Paris and Parisians are pretty much the same as English attitudes to London and Londoners. And Parisian attitudes to the rest of France are pretty much the same as Londoners attitudes to the rest of England. No stereotypes of course.

Agree that organised language courses are the best way to properly learn, initially at least, and especially if you have very little previous experience of the language. I found Alliance Française in Paris full of cunts quite helpful when I first arrived.

I don’t know what those words mean but thank you for making it all
work again.

This again.

dibs, pm on the way.

Great, thanks for confirming.
LBS Monday then...

New range of retro kids mtbs rumoured to be in the works too.

28.6 OD Columbus Life seat tube, what size seat post?

Hand built frame, never built up, and I can see there is a bit of paint residue inside the seat tube from being powdercoated.

I thought it was for 27.2 dia post, but it doesn't fit. Not sure if the seat tube just needs to be reamed for the 27.2 to fit, or whether it should be a 27.0 seat post ?

This popped up on my LinkedIn feed yesterday:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/julien-leyreloup-51b2868a_victoirecycles-formation-framebuilding-activity-6985494206119092225-uR2T/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

And from their website:
https://www.victoire-cycles.com/blog

It's all in French, but Cycles Victoire are now offering professional frame building courses at their workshop in Beaumont, Clermont-Ferrand (about two hours west from Lyon), in France.

"This training will take place in Beaumont from February 6th for a duration of approximately 575 hours. In a brand new workshop fully equipped with the best tools, the ten trainees will be able to understand all the stages of manufacturing a steel frame and fork, supervised by the team of Victoire frame builders"

I'm guessing 575 hours works out about 4 months.

"Are you interested in training? If so, don't hesitate to send us your CV and cover letter now. The selection will be made by choice, so be imaginative to prove to us your determination. Visit the Victoire website for additional information and to submit an application via our contact form."

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Ah, I thought he was still at hiring bikes in France.
Should have maybe read through the whole thread in more detail...

Just seen this thread.
Trains: Lille to Valence works, but for less hassle all round I'd just go Eurostar London-Paris, then it's two stops on the RER from Gard du Nord to Gare de Lyon (direct), then train TGV from Gare de Lyon to Valence. An hour between your train arriving GdN and the one leaving GdL is plenty. And I think trains from Lille only go to Valence TGV (which is 10km outside Valence). There are two stations, Valence TGV (2hrs10mins from Paris) and Valence Ville (2hrs 35mins from Paris). Most TGVs these days go to Valence TGV, but from Gare de Lyon there are a few each day which go to Valence Ville.

@nick_h.
It maybe doesn't work so well when reading on a mobile, but the text spacing on my screen had me wanting this.

PM'd re:
105 5700 10 speed RH shifter. 25
105 10 speed flat bar RH shifter. 15
Shimano BR-R317 cable disc calipers, pair. 15
Ritchey comp seatpost 27.2. 5
Campagnolo chorus 9 speed RD. 5

That is just so shit, in so many ways.

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Very interested too, pm incoming.

One thing that might improve the viewing experience is if you could include place names (cities/towns) on the map, so you can get a feel for where the route passes, without having to go back and forth with Google maps to work out approximately where the photos were taken.
Otherwise, good stuff, and nice photos.

Edit: got it.

@anidel and @The.Gren, thanks for the info.

Been looking at these for a while, but their website still has an aversion to displaying actual prices.
£620 was the 50% discounted price for the full kit, everything included?
How much is the upgrade kit, and what does it contain?
Thanks.