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- Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tubeless or Tubes
- Replies: 8
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Re: Tubeless or Tubes
Tubeless here, my experience has really been great with a gorilla tape DIY setup and Stans, with both Giant brand non-tubeless rims (you need a tyre with tight bead on the Giants- Bontrager ones work well, schwalbe wouldnt bead up) and with Giant tubeless rims and ZTR Crest, which you would expect t...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Freak failures
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7530
Re: Freak failures
The worst for me was my frame failing 25 miles into this years WRT- completely sheared across the top tube, about 5mm in front of the seat tube weld
, that stopped the adventure for me , though I did manage a to eat a surprising amount of provisions waiting for the recovery...

- Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: 1st Attempt 60 mile Elan Valley loop
- Replies: 1
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1st Attempt 60 mile Elan Valley loop
Got out on the bike, the weather was superb, three consecutive days of sunshine in Wales :o A few lessons learnt 1. dont leave your shoes outside your tent/bag when they are wet from previous days swamp crossing and the temperature dips below minus silly at 350meters. 2. when the OS map shows only a...
- Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:18 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: First trip out- Wales?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1927
First trip out- Wales?
Hi All, have got the new bike, some drybags and dragging together other bits and pieces into a first attempt bikepacking bicycle. Have got a request form signed from the missus for a 2 nighter.. kicking off on Friday 5th April thru Sunday 7th late. Was after a bit of advice for where to go to do the...