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Fullstack web dev very happy to contribute time to keeping this alive

Thank you! Yeah the Control Pista was the other I had recommended so looks like quite the investment. Obviously the bike buyers brain then says "well if you're dropping that much on tyres, try and find a 2nd hand wheelset".

Seems as good a place to ask as any: good starter tyre for velodrome riding? Just finished by level 2 accred at Glasgow and I'd love to actually ride my Pre Cursa at its spiritual home! @M_V hoping you can advise on the specifics for Glasgow?

So sad to hear, always such an interesting person. RIP.

Also in today's news, picked this up (photo from the ad) for the turbo trainer. Plan is to build it up for Mrs velohobbit as the 26" Raleigh wasn't a good fit for her. In the new year I'll trip it and replace the groupset to 10spd shimano MTB so I can reuse the shimano 5700 shifters if I ever decided to make it drop bar.

mudguard chat was stressing me out - binned them off for some decent gravel. VO washers are a great shout for when I try again.

The temptation to add colour is strong, also feeling a brightly coloured bar bag at some point

First wax experience - so far so good. Stripped with turpentine substitute (3 washes, kept the last one for them time as it was clean). Wax from hobbycraft in the slow cooker from marketplace, melt, jiggle, dry, crack and away we go.

First ride ended up being a bit wetter than anticipated. Hosed down the bike after and dried the towel and cassette with a microfibres.

It ran silent after the first 10/15km or so, trying to work out how I’ll know when to re-wax, when it sounds like noisy chain?

Been looking forward to seeing this getting used - looks fantastic

Very fun first outing for the GXC after Dolan finally pulled their finger out. Tubeless & chain waxing also living up to the hype thus far.

Finally new bike day! Chain waxed guards on. Dolan kindly set me up tubeless as well so now I just need to ride it. Rear guard spontaneously disassembled on the shakedown damaging the paint but hey ho.

Need to add some rubber/foam to stop the rear guard rattling on the BB shell mount and sort the fit as well, BDHU etc.

This is tremendously useful - god I love this forum. What are people using for melting? Electric jobby with a thermometer, slow cooker?

Very useful tips on cleaning as well, I try and make a thing of washing the bike and chuck on some music so chain re-waxing the chain each proper wash (few 100km) isn’t a huge deal.

What’s the deal with cleaning the chain before re-waxing?

Fretting enough about this god help me when I find myself I the tubeless thread

Looking for some assurance before I take the plunge on this. I've been trying to keep the loaner as clean as possible while waiting for the almost with me and heralded "new bike".

Admittedly I am using cheap shitty chain oil I found in my toolbox - but even with meticulous cleaning after a few rides or rain and it just goes to mess very quickly. Given how expensive 12spd is my aims with waxing are:

• try and stop gunk accumulation
  
• help drivetrain last longer
  
  

My plan is to white spirit & meths the chain clean, use paraffin and a cheap wax melter to get the chain started, then top up with squirt chain lube as needed.

2 questions:

• any good sources for paraffin wax people have had @hippy anything good recs?
  
• how do people handle cleaning the bike when waxed? I usually give the frame chain etc a wipe down after a ride then if it's been gravel or SFAB a full clean and degrease. What have people found good with wax?
  
  

Had a great route planned Saturday but managed to get lost a bunch and eventually realised the Garmin "navigation" and the route I was checking on my phone were 2 different routes. Lesson learned! SKS Edge mudguards did a great job, clearance with 40c was still enough for some SFAB and gravel. Not trimming the stays until my actual frame arrives but very happy with them so far.

Every time this thread pops up it'd good stuff - 10/10. can't wait to see how this comes out.

Lovely jobs on the flaps, will be borrowing from your inspiration! Think I'm going to need to do a similar trim on my new guards around the BB chain stays, what did you use to cut that so neatly?

Thanks all, new tool promptly ordered and fitted spot on. Still needed the time honoured trinity of penetrating oil, small blow torch and a breaker bar to remove the old one!

Freewheel cassette tool question. I’m trying to remove a Shimano MF HG20 freewheel and swap for the freshly arrived Sunrace MF M300 with my normal cassette tool I’ve always used for disc rotors/cassettes from shimano.

Is there a specific tool I’m needing here, are there variants of the 12 spline tool?
It appears to be the standard 12 spline to remove both but it won’t quite fit on either

naively thought they were interchangeable - thank you!

looking for recommendations for:

• tubeless ready gravel/road (sighs groad)
  
• ideally a smooth tread in the centre
  
• not an absolute pig to set up
  
  

I'm aware these things may be mutually exclusive. I'll be on one wheelset for the foreseeable, so something that is going to be fine for roads at higher pressure, but won't leave me double flatting tubes and denting rims on gravel.

Current thoughts
Pirelli Cinturato All Road
Specialized Sworks Pathfinder Pro (I know @GoatandTricycle you spoke well of these on the gravel thread)

TIA

absolute chefs kiss. Have you got the pathfinders set up tubeless? really interested to hear how they perform on tarmac as well as gravel

haha I appreciated both answers. I think I'm going to go with the 56 guards. I'd rather have to fettle around the chain stays and have a bit more breathing room all round. Nothing worse then the eternal battle for close fitting guards and "the slight rubbing noise".

mudguard width question: looking to fit the SKS Edge AL (as inspired by @dbr ). On to my Dolan which takes up at 700x45c (according to the site). I've got 40c with tread and there is still fair clearance. Fork

I want to fit the largest guards possible as to future proof myself so two questions for the hive mind.

1. If a frame should clear 700x45 - stands to reason it should fit the 56 version (that are specced to 38-50 mm)
   
2. is there a disadvantage to having guards that are much large than the wheels (e.g. if I decided to run a wheel set with 32c slicks) other than aesthetics?
   
   

TIA as always

Thanks for the reply, should have thought to measure the dropout spacing. Rear mech may also not take 32 which then leads me into new mech and shifter. Thankfully it's all friction stuff so nothing pricey.

Edit: research shows it's a Shimano RD-TY20 A GS which is a 5 speed which can work on a 6 speed (what it's doing now). To avoid changing too much at once think I'll just put another 6 speed on there and if it get used enough then a new project would be a better use of time and money.

Yeah it was amazing weather we got so lucky. Good call from the organisers got a lovely sunset and view over the city and over the Arran with the harvest moon. Photos from those far more talented than I.