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No way to open up the switch and/or light?

(you do have the newer one with the fix cable i assume (?))

@hats i still have my route from Granada to Sevilla somewhere if you fancy going that way, first part is fun but there where 2 flat bits with a fair bit of traffic that where less nice

down to Malaga through Alhama de Granada is really nice i'd take a different road back up though , and i honestly dont remember how i did it :/

there is a really nice bike coop in Granada some people should know some nice routes around ! =)

Do you have any updates on these ?

re putting more oil in HSCV or similar coil sprung marzocchis

this is a bit late, but you can adjust the progression with the oil level, so yes more oil=less bottoming out! which gives you the chance to put slightly higher viscosity oil too to get a bit more compression damping!..

where did you get this SMP copy?

looks like a nice ride and quick progress !

you should be able to get dried beetle poop/crushed beetle from a woodworking supply place or maybe even a pharmacy or a luthier
if you cant find a ready made lacquer there anyway, you can then dissolve it in alcohol..

i'm sure there is some other nice way to coat it then shellac too..

PS: italian for shellac appears to be gommalacca

Have you checked your chainringbolts?

Thank you for your confidence in our products. You've made a good
choice. Your new braze on mech band has been designed and produced by
the most modern and efficient Methods. THIS INCLUDES PECULIARITIES
WHICH NEED TO BE OBSERVED FOR MOUNTING

Your new braze on mech clamp is a two piece construction. Mount it as
shown in the illustration. First tighten the screw at the front
deraillleur. The clamping area on the frame has to be clean and free of
grease. The maximum clamping torque of the Derailleurscrew is 5NM ,
the max torque of the clamping screw NM

so yea the torque for screw number two is actually missing .. unless it is printed in the picture part?

Paint looks spectacular by the way!

What about setting the tension on the headset with a seatpostclamp and running a 1" quill stem with a shim
apart from the looks...

or a custom stem/the VO Stem..

is there some feedback/experiences on that Carmel? looks pretty flat

smp?

how are the paselas for you? i've thought about them for a similar bike but wish they`d come as a 42 or something bigger , 38 seems a bit like a waste of space..

you got pm

plenty of trials hubs around but they dont have lockring threads.. might do quite well with strong threadlock if there`s no plans for skidding around for fun without the brakes ?
eg.

Omniums not spinning freely after install (without a hammer) and tightening ?

i've never dealt with these GXP/integrated Cranks, i think i remember reading somewhere on here recently that the hammer is the solution?

upside of whoopies or UCR or even continuous line is it packs smaller and is lighter
the problem with the amsteel or other dyneema lines is there's a bunch of knots you shouldnt use on them and most friction hitches, sliding knots/.. dont work because it's too slippery

isnt the webbing you have super stretchy? i got some of it with a tarp and was really astounded to see they seem to be using it on their hammocks !..

i'm not stedlocks but afaik it goes through a channel sewn in the end of the hammock and is gathered there ,so going through it the short way and not along the hem on the long side (wouldnt make much sense either)

i havent use whoopies but they are easy enough to make yourself !
i'm pretty sure i prefer UCR.style suspension though , less overall rope and more adjustability
you have a short length of rope attached to your hammock (knotted or bale/cow hitched) through this you bury another longer one
so you dont have the unneeded doubling of rope and the adjustable part is right at the hammock, i have an eye spliced into the far end of the long rope that i then clip into a treehugger

as with the whoopies you need to milk the buried part before you put weight on and make sure it doesnt get pushed around..
tie an elastic around the end of the bury or splice another eye into the loose end of the bit attached to the hammock and prussik it to the long bit with some thin accessory / kite line/small-stuff (make sure after milking that this is not actually tight but just in a position where it would catch the end of the bury if it slipped, so you dont hang on the prussik but on the bury)
i can try to illustrate it if i'm not clear :P

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maybe nexus ? - where you have to shift onto the lowest gear and can then unhook the cable, is there something that looks like a hex nut and is in fact clamping onto the cable?
if so, you can pull the cable off the crescent fitting on the hub, holding on and pulling slightly on that bit

what town are you in? capitals bike coop is still open, otherwise maybe go to a workshop of a recycling center if there is one?..

also coke(liquid) from the bottom through the steerer?
take the wheel out and help the stem with some rod through the forkcrown?

there's that german "forumslader" half diy half prebuilt dynamo charger, seems to be the best choice at the moment ,making use of higher currents at high velocitys , good efficiency and so on..
i didnt get to use one in person yet though, have gone without electronics or rather a simple brick phone and a low power headlamp

i've had some really comfy nights over the years in the hammock, when its blowing and raining but you're under a small tarp or the tarp is pitched high you can get some spray from the bottom -which can turn to a lot of spray and more.. not so nice ,less so if theres an underquilt and its raining the next days
but just pitching the wind side lower or using a poncho or similar item tied below the hammock eliminates that
big tarps are really nice in bad wheather though :D

on sag , it seems like many people using DD hammocks and especially the older smaller ones tend to hang quite tight and somehow be okay with it but i'd totally agree on having a good amount of sag and lying diagonal, feel like it makes a big difference!

one downside i ran into was being so comfortable i would not getup with sunrise but most of the time hang in a bit haha - especially on chilly mornings
PS:hello lfgss!

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