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Readers from the weekends riding. Hardtail was out of action so spoilt the Kepler with its first proper off road runabout. Couldnt be arsed to change out the tyres, so some of the corners were a bit sketchy. So much fun.

Selling front only?

Did planet X ever make their midge bars with 25.4 clamp? Might be able to hunt some down for a tenner. Alternatively I have some in 31.8 (black)

Yeah I think it looks mint. Certainly going to consider it when I feel I need a heavier tourer.

@MisterMikkel at least full-build only points towards greater confidence in the off road touring/distance market. Sure they'll release a frameset only within a year or two.

Who's seen the bridge club then?

Decent entry level bikepacking rig for the penny counters, or too similar to what surly are offering already?

I think its pretty safe to assume I was responding to your comment about being almost 7ft tall.

The fact that I included an edit would, I hope, have made this obvious.

Even the xl might be too small for you.

Edit. Caught up now.

Nowt wrong with a bit of marble when used well - https://divisare.com/projects/345069-liddicoat-goldhill-keith-collie-tom-gildon-the-shadow-house

Contact Triton Cycles? Not had any experience actually purchasing something from them, but they've always responded promptly to emails regarding future AC stock. Seem to be one of the largest all city UK sellers.

Do you have an id on that front rack?

Cheers for this. Sale has some great stuff in it at the moment. Also picked up some nobby nics for £25 a pop.

Afraid so. Ebayed a couple of months ago

Perhaps, but there's a nicer way to say it. I guess I got tired of not seeing any positive remarks about any of the last 4 or 5 bikes posted. Only two cynical remarks about a chainset and mudguards. Just going to put people off posting.

So for the record @CarlosVelocity your Miyata Terraliner is banging.

Hmm looks perfectly functional to me. Mine looks like that, happened when I boxed it for a tour abroad.

So you're saying because helmets are not designed for impacts at any speed greater than 12mph there's no point in wearing one at all?

Now I don't really know anything about helmet testing, but you've pulled the debate into whether or not helmets are effective at protecting head injuries. If you ignore other factors (ie. Whether you are more likely to be hit in the first place), then a series of major studies have shown that helmets could prevent the chance of serious head injury by up to 65%.

Hope you don't mind if I just link the article I found it in rather than the actual study. Seems to do a good job of telling both sides of the argument:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/21/bike-helmet-cyclists-safe-urban-warfare-wheels

Basically even if there is anything I can do to minimise the chance of something I enjoy (cycling) turning me into a vegetable I'll take it.

@skydancer I meant it makes sense for the riding I do, which is more off-road, light touring, towpath to work sort of thing. I'm sure if you spend all day in traffic it might even be safer to perhaps not wear one depending on the cyclist. Although I did once headbutt the back of a van.

I think you just rephrased what I was saying.

You may have started this thread with good intentions - to highlight the victimisation of cyclists who aren't at fault - but it's probably best that you stop.

But I'd argue that in those cases most people do take a risk aversion strategy that is comparable with wearing a helmet.

Wearing a seatbelt in a car/government regulations enforcing the installation of airbags for example. Not climbing the ladder in high winds.

If someone doesn't chose to wear a seat belt, surely they're being an idiot right? You do see articles highlighting the importance of wearing a seatbelt.

Most news outlets are very unfair towards cyclists, but to see this as a case against taking precautions is an odd way of looking at the world. Fortunately wearing a helmet isn't enforceable, and gives you a choice. Arguably using this choice to communicate that you value your own safety negates the voices that call cycling reckless.

Then the first response to a head injury in an car-on-cyclist traffic accident becomes: "holy shit we should make the road safer for cyclists" rather than "he wasn't even wearing a helmet."

I'm struggling to understand this whole line of thinking. I've always worn a helmet simply because it made sense. Fallen dozens of times. The other day I came off on the ice and walked away with a headache rather than a hospital visit.

I've never fallen down the stairs. Are you suggest the two are comparable?

And are you trying to say cyclists shouldn't wear helmets? And if you're going to make that argument would it also apply to mountain bikers/motorcyclists/skiers?

2nds

Fleegle bars seem to be sold out in nice colours online. Looking for some flat/riser bars with a bit of sweep back. Black, 31.8 clamp diameter preferred, but not essential.

Cheers

I've been rolling soma cazederos on my Kepler, and they're surprisingly quick on tarmac whilst also super knobbly on the sides. 41c I think. Only trouble is they're super pricey. Managed to get them second hand. Gravelking Sks also look pretty nifty by I haven't tried them.

Bar ends sold. Cheers to @Oddo for the painless sale!

Price drop before ebay
7900 Bar end shifters: £45 collected/£50 posted
7900 Downtube shifters: £23 collected/£28 posted

sold.