Thrustvector

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• Brompton owners (was: Brompton rider outed)

  in General • 4 days, 9 hours

  

  Yeah, I was thinking of it mainly for stability when loaded and to protect the rear mudguard with the occasional need to strap something to the back, in which case I think the RJT wins.

• Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 days, 21 hours

  

  Oh, definitely, all the details point that way (Thudbuster seatpost! Whatever the hell's going on next to the cable ties on the bars!); I realise I also inadvertently cropped out the horizontal milk bottle mudflap coming off the rear mudguard...

• Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

  in Bikes & Bits • 5 days, 2 hours

  

  Spotted this in the bike racks at work. I figured it belonged either here or in the 'how not to lock your bike' thread, but the racks and dyno tipped it. Not sure how functional the (fake?) leather bikepacking bags are, mind...

• Brompton owners (was: Brompton rider outed)

  in General • 5 days, 2 hours

  

  Pros/cons of the RJT rack vs the Brommie own one? Does it make the bike as stable folded? Looks like it's a fair bit lighter, but will need to buy easy wheels, and it doesn't have an obvious place to mount a light/reflector?

• Brompton owners (was: Brompton rider outed)

  in General • 1 week, 4 days

  

  Is it just a way of using up the old parts they had in stock then? Or do you reckon they'll do more budget models?

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 weeks, 3 days

  

  As medium cargo-haulers they're great. In RM use they held up well, with a couple of minor mechanical niggles - the chain tensioner can be a bit fragile, and I gather the front rack can crack if regularly overloaded, but there's not much to go wrong otherwise. Available cheap as Elephant Bike refurbs, too.

• This morning's commute and other commuting stories

  in General • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  The tank's been trundling up and down in Chelsea outside the National Army Museum today - think it's for the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Armoured Corps.

• Show us your Audax bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 3 weeks, 3 days

  

  Like hippy, the audaxers in the UK I know who talk about randonneuring tend to have encountered it overseas first (US, Canada, France) or be those who actually do UAF audaxes as well.

• Sleeping systems - bags, pads, matts, liners

  in Bikes & Bits • 3 weeks, 3 days

  

  Quilts for a 6'5" bloke - anything OTP, or am I going to have to go (semi-)custom?

• Bicycle Tag of bike

  in General • 4 weeks

  

  Bah, another one that I could get were I in London's famous London and not the West Midlands...

  (clue: it's not the one in South Norwood)