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Will let you know!

Now can't do it due to a parental visit. Goddammit. Be grateful if anyone can post the ride route soon after. Enjoy it!

My first lfgss ride. Woo!

Batshit crazy.

I did reading to cheddar last week over two days with mix of trails, paths, roads and lanes. So you could swing down instead of heading west from Bradford on avon. See 3× strava routes a few posts up in reply to Brookly_Bay

I did spend a lot of time pushing the bike on day 2 because I'm crap at hills and they were steep. So you have been warned. Also there's a fallen tree on the path coming out of reading. Be prepared!

ooh - yes please. I'm currently using the RL340s so happy to try and swap them to see if it makes a noticeable difference. PM incoming.

Something like these? https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brake-levers/black-cane-creek-drop-v-brake-levers/

@xkittyx that's what I thought re disc specific levers so good to know I'm not being a total noob (first bike with disc brakes I've owned). Calipers I think are bb7 mtbs so that could be why. Will check in the morning. Not long till payday...

Thanks ed. Took it to be serviced last week and the lbs told me off for not using disc specific levers and that was why the brakes are spongy and they couldn't get the right amount of bite. Will see if housing makes a difference.

Anyone recommend some good levers for drop bars? Using some old tektros at the moment but after a couple of steep descents this weekend I realise I need levers that are less spongy/actually stop the rear wheel for skids and that.

Here you go - mix of lanes, b roads, footpaths, bridle paths and gravel tracks including what looks like paths that turned out to be just rough fields. Descent off beacon batch is to be avoided as well, ended up walking the bike down. Loved nearly every minute of it and met an old guy named John on top of the beacon who was telling me about his 1950s custom track bike with a campag groupset he sold a few years ago as he was interested in my ogre and super motos.

https://www.strava.com/activities/684102861
https://www.strava.com/activities/684102877
https://www.strava.com/activities/684103006

done.

Going on a mini tour tomorrow. Reading to cheddar over two days then 3 days at a festival. Was planning to take a d lock and hiplock but tempted to ditch the d lock due to weight. Festival organisers said I can leave the bike in the car park so I'll try and hide it behind a parked car.

Do I take the d lock or not?

My ogre with On One midge bars and supermotos. Have since swapped these for nitto randos and works well. Re: frame bags - have got a blackburn frame bag and there is room for one bottle in the triangle unless the bag is fully extended (if that makes sense). Still bottle bosses on the bottom of the down tube and the forks. Have got a ridiculously short stem now but that's partly to give me more of an upright position for commuting but also due to the fact that when I put the nitto bars on the reach was longer than the midge bars that ride mainly on the super flared drops.

Dibs. Pm incoming.

Have recently purchased a Blackburn frame bag from always riding that I'm very happy for my surly ogre.

Dibs mat. Pm incoming.

Stop being so vague! (scribbles down coordinates for trip planning...)

@platypus looks perfect, thanks.

Anyone ever wild camped nr cheddar gorge? Anything to watch out for?

Done. Send us a pm to arrange collection/postage.

Anyone? If not they'll all go to eBay.

Pics now LIVE!

Alpkit koala saddle bag. Just arrived but not going to use it (late night EBay purchase, used once according to the seller and looks good as new). £40 please. SOLD.

Carradice zip roll, green. Factory second due to small stitching on the back (see pic). I've used it a lot but all in good working order with years left in it so £20 please. Sold pending collection.

Last up a carradice alston saddlebag£20

Pics here saddle packs https://imgur.com/gallery/S6PQ2.

Can post or arrange collection in central lahndahn.