New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...

[Cheeky Monkey]

I still love my Wingnuts for carrying stuff "on my back".

I started riding in the mists of aeons past with a no-name waist belt and there's no way I'd bother with one now. I guess some of the tech and design might have got a bit better in the intervening years (decades!)

[faustus]

I've got a 3rd hand wingnut which i've not tried yet, but they look really good for taking the weight lower down...

[Lazarus]

I have a camelbak one[ bumbag type] and I quite like it for rides when its warm and I dont want anything on my back
I have not experienced the problems you folk have when using it

I have the camelbak equivalent to the wing nut and the bladder in that is rather uncomfortable when full IME and that is much more of a faff to get it positioned correctly - then again it is a 3 litre bladder but no issues with my "normal" camelbak with a 3 lt reservoir
Note to self now the kids dont cycle sell some camelbaks

[ScotRoutes]

I have, and use, an Ortlieb hip pack. Great piece of kit.

[Boab]

According to bikepacking.com the Fairlight Secan 2.0 has just been announced...

[Alpinum]

Reverse has done something great for those swapping Eagle drivetrains/wheels back and forth with ssp wheels.

"Singlespeed Kit for XD Driver Hub Bodies"!

Yay!

And no, I, nor others need some lame "who rides with XD anyways" comments.

[Boab]

Pinion gearbox gravel bike...? Tout Terrain Scrambler Xplore GT II

[Cheeky Monkey]

Golly, those looks are ones only a mother could love IMO

Just shy of Euro 4,000 is quite salty as well (for a rigid HT), though I'm not familiar with the pricing of stuff running Pinnions.

Interesting though

[Cheeky Monkey]

Prettier (in my eyes):

[faustus]

Wooden gravel bike anyone?
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/twmpa-cy ... avel-bike/

[Owen]

Decathlon's bikepacking bike released soon. Looks like a very competitive price. Looking forward to seeing some reviews https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/touring-9 ... REEN_KHAKI

[Boab]

Decathlon's bikepacking bike released soon. Looks like a very competitive price. Looking forward to seeing some reviews https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/touring-9 ... REEN_KHAKI

Finally!!! Been looking out for this hitting their website for ages. Top of my list for n+1...

[PaulB2]

I quite like the look of the new Marin Larkspur in a very strange way as an around town bike

[Bearbonesnorm]

I'm liking the look of that Paul.

[Dave Barter]

It looks like they didn’t know what to do with all the off cuts in the Marin factory. Until Bob had a bright idea

[PaulB2]

It’s definitely unusual

[jameso]

I can't stop looking at that frame and I cant figure out why. So much why?

Hold on - it's for frame stands/surfs, like BITD BMX!

[jobro]

I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?

[sean_iow]

I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?

There looks to be 4 cables/hoses at the bars, there's no front mech so it probably is an internally routed dropper post.

[johnnystorm]

I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?

Pathlesspedalled on YouTube has one on test. It's a dropper!

[Boab]

That sure is fugly...

[Charliecres]

Goodness!

[jameso]

I thought it had a dropper post at first view. That would have been weird! Maybe its some form of suspension post?

A dropper makes sense on a town bike for people who aren't confident at traffic lights. Electra cruisers made a brand and a 70million sale to Trek out of having a design where you could pedal OK and still get your feet fully on the ground (a lot of other things made them a success, but that was their usp).

I like that Marin though. Excess tubing aside : ) Did this hybrid for Pinnacle which was similar - big tyres, agile geometry and quite relaxed position. It was a hoot on a byway or dry singletrack and that Marin with even bigger tyres and a dropper should be great fun in that way.

[pistonbroke]

Hmmm?

[jameso]

They're a similar colour?

Some influence for the Pinnacle came from my Jones, that may be a credible link between the Pinnacle and the Stooge? Plus the colour (It's more mint green than blue in reality)