Upon arriving home from 9 days holiday (non riding) I found this had arrived


And of course before un packing the cases I had to fit it


And it fits like a glove, with a new type of velco un use that I've never seen before.

I'm liking the new Velcro.
Had not seen it before but works very well

This is the first of what will probably be a short series of posts between now and the HTR.

First up:
3 loksaks for putting electronical bits and pieces in to stop them getting wet
2 spare batteries for my Contour to replace the ones that got wet on the WC2C

Hope Stainless bottom bracket arrived yesterday and was fitted straight away. 75KM on it already.

Some 2nd hand XTR cranks, not sure for which bike, maybe the single speed I am building from my old race bike.

And a borrowed SPOT from fantasticmrmatt

And last week some chain rings, kcnc seat post clamp and carbon paste.

Very excited here. Postie brought a brand new BMX!!!! Now before everyone gets all excited and starts banging on about the early days of BMX in the 1970/80/90s when you were the only lad at the local track who could tabletop (hang on … that was me ) this one is an 11th birthday present for my boy who has decided he is not going to be an electrical engineer after all but a world champion downhiller and reckons the first step way to get there is to session the jumps the teenagers have built in the woods. All good then.

It's one of these.

TheBrownDog wrote:Very excited here. Postie brought a brand new BMX!!!! Now before everyone gets all excited and starts banging on about the early days of BMX in the 1970/80/90s when you were the only lad at the local track who could tabletop (hang on … that was me ) this one is an 11th birthday present for my boy who has decided he is not going to be an electrical engineer after all but a world champion downhiller and reckons the first step way to get there is to session the jumps the teenagers have built in the woods. All good then.

It's one of these.

Rigid fork, singlespeed, steel frame
That'll do

^^ Not much room for a seat pack, but we could squeeze a small Wildcat Ocelot in the frame and the crossbar on the handlebars will make a great place to hang a big volume bar bag.

Today was a good day. Deore brakes, Alpkit harness and Dual Airlock, Nukeproof Electron pedals, bottom bracket.
Day off work. All fitted to the bike ready for Cairngorm tomorrow

Ian wrote:This is the first of what will probably be a short series of posts between now and the HTR.

First up:
3 loksaks for putting electronical bits and pieces in to stop them getting wet
2 spare batteries for my Contour to replace the ones that got wet on the WC2C

Were they in that puddle you were carrying round with you?

composite wrote:Were they in that puddle you were carrying round with you?

Can't recall now. They were in their own little bag, but clearly not one that was watertight.

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Today's consignment: cassette (yes, you read that properly), a new rear light, some lube and a Straitline seat clamp.

new waterproof jacket

Yesterday - a splitting maul, a wood grenade and a sharpening stone / diamond pen thingy (which has turned out to be remarkably good for sharpening brash hooks).

Split some sh!t last night. Feel like a man

Plus one of those funny expander half cassette thingys which was on STW form Absolute Black or whatever they're called.

Ian wrote:Today's consignment: cassette (yes, you read that properly)

Chew wrote:

Ian wrote:Today's consignment: cassette (yes, you read that properly)

A C-90 of motivational tunes for your walkman, right?

johnnystorm wrote:

Chew wrote:

Ian wrote:Today's consignment: cassette (yes, you read that properly)

A C-90 of motivational tunes for your walkman, right?

Just remember Ian. Mechs lie in league with the devil!

And remember that it's 558 miles with 14,000 metres of climbing

You only use one gear at a time, so it's just like singlespeeding - but swapping cogs is easier

Anker Astro e3
doing very well at fully charging my Note2 currently on the lower output

Ian wrote:And remember that it's 558 miles with 14,000 metres of climbing

16,000 isnt it?


Lithium batteries arrived today. Just need a new brake hose now.

Dinner dish cog...?


558 miles... That's one thing I learned from using GPS, on the pc the route is always shorter.
Usually makes quite a difference. Last year's mine read 457 miles, not 400 or 430. That's still a half afternoons worth of riding. Looks like you'll be going beyond 900 km.

I'm going to receive some food for a non biking trip today or monday from here:
http://www.lyophilise.fr/

Lithium batteries.

Not sure I got enough though :-/

TBH, the postie was some time ago, but I finally got all the bits together to let me build this...

IMAG0216 by ScotRoutes, on Flickr


I'll not get a loaded trip on it for a couple of weeks yet though.

^^^ Thing of beauty, that bike. Loving the splash of colour too.

Busy couple of days on the bike bits front. Friday saw the arrival of my frame, forks, chain ring and few other minor bit. Frame looks lovely. Paint is very slightly metallic, but with a Matt/lustre finish.


@shandcycles the Hare has landed :) by ianbarrington, on Flickr