A pair of Jones swoopy bars for my El Mariachi and flat pedals for my fat bike thanks to Ian of this parish. Have already given myself an experimental whack on the shin to remind myself what I have been missing out on for these past few years.

New Samyang 14mm 2.8 for New Zealand this summer

A leopard has landed. A custom wildcat frame bag for me. Hoorah!

http://www.farawayvisions.com/wildcat-g ... frame-bag/

A new shifter to replace the one under warranty.

CRC also sent it out priority, so a big thanks to them, getting it to arrive before I leave for scotland. Will have to fit it whilst I'm up there though.

Garmin quick view mount for the road bike... but it's going to be going back. It puts the GPS at a really crappy angle unless I have it out front of the bike (which I don't want).

Brand new brake lever! For the bairn's pushchair...

MussEd wrote:Brand new brake lever! For the bairn's pushchair...

How fast do you push it?!

^^
Not here yet but I am awaiting a new "project" arriving today, but it is Yodel so who knows when it will actually arrive. In my experience, just 'cos it says its on the van doesn't mean it is coming

2 Northpaw 29+ rims courtesy of JohnClimber - just need some hubs to build them into and a frame to put them on!

A pair of Giro Terraduros. Stealthy black rather than Endurorange. £85 from Amazon.de

2 very small pieces of machined aluminium in the form of some AEST brake levers to try and bring down the overall weight of my cable discs, it's worked! 100g saved on my levers alone, and they've actually improved the feel of the brakes to boot, very happy

Today I got a pair of Specialized Rimes
All because my old shoes hurt on the climbs
Here's hoping the stiffer soles
will help me achieve my riding goals
because if they don't help with my climbing,
they don't doing anything for my rhyming.



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I also got about 3 metres of cuben fibre

I also got about 3 metres of cuben fibre

I have but one word ... scalpel

Like the look of those levers, where you get 'em from Ben?

Good luck out there all of you. Wishing you fair weather, good trails and tolerable hike a bike

As a first time spectator I'll be watching closely

Gari wrote:Like the look of those levers, where you get 'em from Ben?

They were about £30 on eBay, there's lots available. Make sure you get the newer ones with the separate pivot bolt and clamp bolt (the old ones shared it and it meant the pivot was too tight whilst the bar clamp too loose). When they arrive, you'll think they feel so fragile they'll break straight away, once they're on and adjusted they feel very solid and powerful

Thanks for that, will be getting a set or two I think. Mine are all getting old now and as much as I really like 'em I don't think I can stretch to Love Levers x2/3

Had to get this from France as they aren't available here for some reason...looking forward to getting out and testing it soon...

Ref the quilt, I ordered mine from a German site yesterday as the same price as Cumulus's site and cheaper carriage as well. It should be here this time next week.

Cumulus say they can't ship to the UK because of an agreement with their distributor who own labels their stuff but doesn't bring in the quilts.
But they told me that they will be dealing in the UK some time in 2016

I've always been a meths girl at heart as I've been a fan of trangias long before I started playing with light weight meths stoves.

I still use the trangia for family trips - but have to admit the pan size can be a bit of the small side when I have a lot of mouths to feed . . . . Until now that is! Saw this whilst searching for something else. It's a 4l trangia Billy kettle and fits over the cooker like the frying pan does.

Will give it a trial run tonight :)

a new bike for becky for the teddy bear bones
trek neko kids 26" wheels

Finally, he's been!!





It's all about the twin top tube these days man!


Split for a belt drive.... but no I'me not.







53cm Van Dessel WTF, just for the name alone, almost
Looks a little low at the front, which given I have a bad neck is what I was hoping not to have to deal with. Plenty of stearer tube but am hoping to get away with not too many spacers, just 'cos it's not a very elegant solution. The pics on the website were of last years model, which is what I thought I was getting, which is a dark green/metalic affair. Looked OK but I really wanted the bare metal/clearcoat frame that came out this year, imagine my delight when that's what turned up, a bit tarty I know but you would, wouldn't you?!
PF30, putting a Praxis or Beer Components EBB in, so I can run my new Mr Whirly 165s, 30/40
Hope hubs, probably 650-40/50mm for touring. Pacenti rims maybe, haven't decided yet, open to suggestions. I have a Shimano 700c wheelset in the meantime and as winter wheels. Thomson post/stem and a brooks C15, woodchippers/105 levers and transmission, finally BB7 brakeset. Most of it in boxes scattered around the flat, just need a few things to get the ball rolling.
The plan is to have it ready for a shakedown ride before heading to Spain for the Via de la Plata in Oct/Nov sometime.

Very nice Gari. Always wanted one of those ... did it come from the US or somewhere else?

I got it from the bearded man, no honest! Great to deal with.
http://beardedman.co.uk/product/cruiser ... o-foxtrot/

Nice one Gari, looking forward to seeing it built up .