Something I've long thought I wanted - mk2 Dialledbikes Love/Hate.

Thanks to a nice bloke called Matt who remembered I'd asked after it several months earlier and chucked in a couple of bottles of beer 8-)

The electronic post man came yesterday and delivered me an email from TGO magazine to say I'd won a 5 star weekend for two on the Isle of Wight! Bit more sophistication than I'm used to...

Postie delivered what seemed like and empty box, but it had the windshield from Stu. Thanks Fella - that one nice bit Alu
All it needs now is a bit of customisation to my exact requirements :)

Hope Pro2 rear wheel (Stans Arch EX rim) because I couldn't face stripping the wheel off the Gryphon to build the Scandal. Front Tech Evo M4 because I couldn't face stripping the only other PM brake off the Morning Glory for the same build.

Dear god, must.stop.spending

Terra Nova Adventure tarp
Karrimor Pegs
(Combined with pound shop guys & recycled tent pole gets me a 600ish gram shelter)
Karrimor Elite Shield softshell trousers
From Sports Direct along with the infamous free mug I can use as a ground anchor to lock my bike to.

A pair of KCNC Razor disc rotors to replace the heavy, and not very good Avid ones. A good way to lose a quarter of a pound of rotating weight and improve braking at the same time, for not a great deal of money.
Very happy with them!

I'm not sure I'd want the kcncs on a loaded bike. I have them on my xc race bike and they're ace. A trip down Snowdon rangers path/Telegraph Valley and they're a bit juddery.....

I'm not sure I'd want the kcncs on a loaded bike.

I've used them on my Inbred for over two years and they've been fine ... it's a bike that I've never actually ridden unloaded

You also tend to go a touch slower when loaded.
Which for me these days puts me at about walking pace. :D

Reassuring to hear that others are using them too.
I've used a few KCNC parts and always been impressed by the quality.

They look nicer / lighter than the ones on the Gryphon. Did you get them anywhere special*





* i.e. cheap

They seemed much of a muchness to be honest unless I fancied ebay from taiwan. Even then there was only a few quid in it. So I just went with xcracer.com
I switched to swiss stop pads too which should also improve things.

Loving those rotors, gotta get some when I bend my light superstar ones

Got a 300ml one of these through the post today as I liked the safety valve, really tough plastic (97g) so it can go on my forks in a monkii cage

s8tannorm wrote:

I'm not sure I'd want the kcncs on a loaded bike.

I've used them on my Inbred for over two years and they've been fine ... it's a bike that I've never actually ridden unloaded

Good to hear I'm just being paranoid!

Good to hear I'm just being paranoid!

No not at all, I was more than a little dubious at first ... then I figured I don't use the brakes much so I'd be fine

Got my Spoon with grips this morning.

The grips look like some kind of dildo!!!

flatfishy wrote:The grips look like some kind of dildo!!!

Dual purpose???

flatfishy wrote:Got my Spoon with grips this morning.

The grips look like some kind of dildo!!!

Funny you should mention that. I was in a well known chain of pet shops the other day, and was looking at the dog toys. A lot of them really do look like Sex Toys!

The grips look like some kind of dildo!!!

Summat to pass a few hours on those long dark nights

A big parcel has arrived from Poland for me....but I'm nowhere near it for now.

Two dildos and a free saddle

The postman brought me a brilliant RAB siltarp 1 :-D
That's knocked a whole 1lb off my WRT weigh in weight

Gearne G.Rinta trail shoes. Great Vibram sole for bikeyhikey duty and SPD compatible, 3 Velcro straps still my favourite closure by far. Well chuffed, certainly beats tottering up Scafel in my Sidi's :)

Ordered Sat, arrived Monday- good Ol' Royal Mail.

Stop n go bits (new pads front and rear and specialized ground control back tyre).

Rab Pulse jacket.

It's made from Pertex shield+.

It's like paper.

Proper light at 211g for a size Large

Bargain price of £80 reduced from £130

Bearbones 22g meth stove came today to add my collection.
Got a msr stowaway seagull pot to boil 500ml in 7mins odd just before 20ml of meth run out a min later, stove build is good. the stove for me though would be saved for a two person trip in high insight I should have gone for the remote feed version (is this some that could be done after completed build??)
Thanks stuart