Oh and this was just handed to me.

The bar fly mount from Tatelabs. I don't have a huge amount of space on my bars (salsa bend2) because of the sweep back and with the wildcat harness on it limits places for me to put lights. It will also raise the height of the lights above the bar bag.

I've just received something similar:


A bit anxious about the 2 n/m limit on the fasteners and their ability to hold onto my Six-Pack when bouncing done a rocky descent! Other than that I like "tank turret" look and it clears the bag/cables so no more annoying shadows.

johnnystorm wrote:I've just received something similar:


A bit anxious about the 2 n/m limit on the fasteners and their ability to hold onto my Six-Pack when bouncing done a rocky descent! Other than that I like "tank turret" look and it clears the bag/cables so no more annoying shadows.

i have the smart mount it hold a hope R4 head unit, blinky light and phone holder and seems fairly solid to me. it's been exposed to a fair bit of bouncing in the ~6weeks I've been using it.

Phew.

My Borah bag arrived. Woo!

johnnystorm wrote:I've just received something similar:


A bit anxious about the 2 n/m limit on the fasteners and their ability to hold onto my Six-Pack when bouncing done a rocky descent! Other than that I like "tank turret" look and it clears the bag/cables so no more annoying shadows.

Dam it that was the one I was looking for but couldn't remember what it was called. Oh well.

Do you guys have a weight/ cost comparison for these bar extenders?

The KCNC is 40gms & 20 quid. Main reason for choosing it was working out how to accommodate bar bag, lights and food pouches. The other being my mate had this one fitted for our ride the other day.

The Bar Fly was £17 and gives you an extra 50mm of room. Just weighed it and it was 42g.

I think mine was actually quoted at 43gms. Off to source some ti bolts....

It also comes with a 31.8 tube if you attaching it to skinny bars.

So my mini filter arrived yesterday as well. Looking forwards to giving that a blast this weekend.

Box of what feels like fresh air. Actually a 8g stove (how small) and windshield from Stu - Thanks fella

New Shoes. Spesh BG.
For my birthday in a few weeks, tried them on for size, put away now.

Essential Revelate Tangle has arrived PDQ from the wonderful Rob and Andy at Backcountry biking http://www.backcountrybiking.co.uk/

Got an X-Bionic baselayer from Sports Pursuit. Half price, which brings it down to the still expensive, but much more "affordable" £60. Quite comfy, will be wearing it for the BB200.

Anyone who hasn't joined Sports Pursuit, can get an account sorted here: clickity click

Just received my copy of tom bruces book looking for some inspiration to do the same thing sometime in the future, life is short and work sucks

Shutter Precision Dynamo hub PD-8X arrived today. This is the new 15mm axle version. Just got to lace it up to the very nice carbon rim I have waiting. 8-)

composite wrote:Shutter Precision Dynamo hub PD-8X arrived today. This is the new 15mm axle version. Just got to lace it up to the very nice carbon rim I have waiting. 8-)

That's my next purchase! Did you get it on ebay?

After BB200 I expect there are a few of us looking more closely at Dyno hubs....

Yeah from Intelligent Design Cycles (http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/idc1947?_trks ... 7675.l2559) based in Taiwan. I pre-orderd about 6-7 weeks ago and waited it out. I had previously checked with SP that they were a reputable reseller and they assured me they were so I went for it. :)

The silly-bright Chinese bike light arms race continues - SolarStorm X2, http://www.lightmalls.com/red-color-sol ... 50-battery

jamiep wrote:The silly-bright Chinese bike light arms race continues - SolarStorm X2, http://www.lightmalls.com/red-color-sol ... 50-battery

I just ordered one of them, how long did it take to arrive?

Ray Young wrote: I just ordered one of them, how long did it take to arrive?

14 days. No issues with customs / Royal Mail battery checks. The parcel tracking doesn't work

I got a very lovely handcrafted tiny stove. Thanks Stu!

Need some meths now...

Ordered for BB200, arrived the Tuesday afterwards. :evil:

Triple piggyback battery for my Exposure Diablo from MTB Batteries.



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