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I'll take these, if you're happy to post to Bristol, or wait a couple of weeks. PM on it's way.

Looks good, PM coming

1.hoefla - womens L, zip, PAID
2.Nahguavkire, L, PAID
3.So_Gewürzt_it_hurtz, L, pullover, PAID
4.doubleodavey, male M, pullover PAID.
5.uber_gruber, male, M, Zip up, PAID
6.Lardy M=male M Pullover
7.Booter, male, M, pullover, PAID
8.Nerv, Male, Small, Zip, PAID
9.BeerByBike, Male, Large, Pullover, PAID
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Cool. Morocco in March sounds great. Happy hunting!

Hey @Jon. When do you want it? Happy waiting until May?

I'v got an XL Krampus, 2015 I think, Green. It doesn't have mounts on the forks, so not optimum bikepacker, but plenty of fun, and plenty capable. And I've strapped a few day's worth of supplies to it without much trouble.

I'm looking at getting something different in the spring, and would happy to part with it for £550. Unfortunately, I'm in the Switzerland, and the Krampus and me will be here till end of April.

I'll find photos and check the size (it might be an L) if you're interested. Or anyone else, for that matter.

I'm in Manchester from the 4th - 8th October. Just thought I'd see if anyone's got a beater to lend me for the weekend?

I'm 6'1"/ 186cm, will bring a D lock, lights, etc. I'll be doing less than 10km a day, so will consider anything.

I'm happy to give you some moneys, and leave a deposit if needs be.

CheeryBye

I'll take the Truvativ crankset if it's still available. PM on it's way...

Hey, How tall are you? I'm thinking it'll be too small for me too, but looks perfect for my needs. And I'm not too far from Peckham.

Thanks for the heads up. That's certainly tempting. I went to the Jolly Pumpkin pub in Ann Arbor last year with the intention of trying various things. I just had glass after glass of Bam Biere. I love that beer so much. I didn't have anything else all night.

So there's a good chance I will be there tonight, just smashing Bam Biere...

Sure thing, I'll take it off your hands. I'm sure it'll only take me a few weeks before a calamitous incident occurs, reminds me that I don't have the co-ordination or the testicles for such tomfoolery, and it will be back on here soon enough.
PM on it's way.

Awesome. So as long as I have a 68mm BB shell, and a 73mm crank, I should have a bit of room for manouvre for a wider chainline? Thanks, that makes sense.

Did you go for a double, or a triple and just use the outer rings? The build that I'm emulating has an inside chainring stuck on the outside of the crank, which narrowed the gap between the 2 chainlines. Did you get up to similar witchcraft? `Not sure if the same game can be played with MTB parts. I've had a look at chainrings, I think I can get what I need, ratio-wise. The only truvative chranks I can find are 175mm, but cheaps, so I will probably venture down that path.

More searching needed. My poor computer is struggling with my feeble google skills and clueless crankset knowledge. I had over 70 tabs open on my browser earlier, a clear sign that I have as good a grasp on this as Peter O'Hanraha-Hanrahan has on political journalism.

The hunt continues...

That's OK. One day I'll forgive you.

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Thanks for the replies. @JesperXT thanks, good to know
@Cranky It's for a pompetamine, which is 135mm OLD. I do have some flexibility with the sproket on the hub, so I can hopefully fine-tune it. But not sure if I can get the chainline any lower.

@drøn that's a good point, but I was also tempted to make things more complicated for myself in the future: One reason why I thought about the alfine, or maybe go for a road double chainset, is to go for a double/double set-up. Something not dissimilar to this: there are 2 pictures of his/her chainlines (sorry for links within links. I'm not so hot at this stuff).

I was thinking of having rear sprockets of 21 and 17. And having front chainrings of 39 and 43. Hopefully with somewhat-functioning chainlines. And then I can chainge gear fairy easily*. I don't mind being a little off on chanline if it means slightly higher degradation of parts. I do mind the increased probability of my face hitting the dirt (or some other such painful malfunction), but but I don't really know what the parameters are for such happenings.

Also thought about White industries, http://www.whiteind.com/double-double/ but I'm incredibly (embarrassingly?) tight with money, so would like to consider less spendy options first. Also, I've already got these wheels, which have a free hub. But I might just start simple, get the bike on the road, and then think about overcomplicating things in the future.

Help and advice welcome. Derision and piss-taking discouraged, but tolerated if constructive.

I need some helps. I'm venturing into my first build, and I'm acutely aware that there's loads of shit that I don't know shit about. I'm new to all sorts of things, but I'll just pester you all with one thing for now. Specifically, I need your collective knowledge, advice, and patient explanations, regarding chainline:

I bought a pair of MTB wheels second hand recently for a pompetamine. By my crude guesswork, the wheels look like they have a chainline of 46.5mm. I got that number because the hub is 135mm. The sprocket is 21mm in from the outside of the hub, so the chainline is (135/2) - 21mm = 46.5mm. See bad photo:
angle of photo is a little off, as I didn't have a third hand available for photography, but I think the sprocket is 21mm from the end of the hub. Am I calculating this correctly?

The hub has a freehub and spacers, so I can shuffle the sprocket out a bit, but I think the chain would foul on the spokes if I brought it any further inward.

I heard vicious rumors that a shimano alfine chainset wasn't a bad place to start, but this says it has a chainline of 42.7mm.

4mm doesn't seem like a lot, but I'm guessing that this is beyond what is recommended?

What do people suggest? Getting the alfine (or similar) with a different BB with a wider spindle? (not sure what BB this Alfine comes with). Or do I get a different chainset and bottom bracket?

This isn't going to be a fancy build, so recommendations of fancy parts might be awkwardly ignored.

Thanks for the helps.

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how about this:

Cheers James, thanks for the info and for the offer. I'll have a think and a look around, and let you know if I want the wheel. I guess that would give me more adjustability with the chainline too...

Ah, OK. Wasn't aware that that would be a bad idea. Thanks for the question/feedback, I'd rather my lack of knowledge to be revealed than me taking a bite out of some tarmac. Are there axle bolts/fasteners that you'd go for? And any axle diameter that I should look for/avoid?

I'm considering picking up a pompetamine frame that I've found for sale. I'll be needing a rear wheel for it, and just wondering if anyone has anything suitable lurking about their person.
135mm spacing
9mm QR,
700/29"
Tubeless ready preferred
rims wide enough for 35mm tyres (at least)

I think that's what I need. This will probably be brought to the pub, and left at various dubious spots around town, so nothing too fancy.
Or does anyone have any suggestions if I were to get something new?
I have a front wheel, which I think will fit, but will consider a full wheelset if you're trying to get rid.

Cheers

I'm interested if it's still available. PM sent. Happy Friday, etc.

I'm interested in the Easton Riser bars, and the DMR Pedals and straps. DM on it's way.