PeteJChurchill

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• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 weeks

  

  Yup. I'd say that's right. Bought one a while back and it's poorly fitting, not breathable and has cheap and badly designed zips, hood strap and cuffs.

  Brightly coloured though.

• Fairlight cycles - any opinions?

  in General • 2 weeks, 4 days

  

  @ElGonzo I am, and that's very kind of you. Almost exactly the right size too. I'd be a 56R by the looks of things. I've no idea when I'd be able to take you up on it, so I think your recommendation will have to do, thank you.

  @JuanSock dangerous game that!

• Fairlight cycles - any opinions?

  in General • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  Ha! I did speak to Winston about those and he was less than keen on the two bigger ones. Painting the Crust feels in a different league to those. The Strael would do the biggest of them (proper through axle dropouts) and has snazzy dynamo light routing.

  Your first comment about the Strael is what really piques my interest, as I am after a steel road bike. I've got road plus/all road/gravel covered with the Crust.

• Fairlight cycles - any opinions?

  in General • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  @JuanSock it's true, but I do have a Crust that does basically all of its job. Thanks for putting it on record though. I'll ponder further before making any rash moves.

  @greeno 56cm in the 'hot mayonnaise'. Well ridden, but I have both the original fork and the ENVE Adventure Fork I put on it.

• Fairlight cycles - any opinions?

  in General • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  Would anyone care to persuade me that I shouldn't try and sell my Midnight Special (a few months after deciding not to and now running it in full road mode - 700 x 32) to help find the purchase of a Strael?

  I've got a hankering for something more purely road/endurance and steel and feel like a Strael would scratch that itch perfectly.

• Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB / Not quite CX bikes and drop bar hybrids

  in Bikes & Bits • 3 weeks

  

  Woods Cyclery stocking both Riv and Crust. Holy hipster Batman.

  Said as someone who owns one of each...

• Steel frame alterations

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• Steel frame alterations

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 3 weeks, 2 days

  

  Thanks both. Winston sounds like he might be the guy.

• Steel frame alterations

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 3 weeks, 2 days

  

  Apologies if this isn't the right place for this, but couldn't see anywhere more relevant.

  While looking after the wee one at a silly hour of the morning I read this: https://bikepacking.com/bikes/surly-cros­s-check-dream-commuter/

  And I have been pondering whether some of the bits he had done to his Cross Check could be done to my Midnight Special.

  Specifically, I'd love to remove the down tube bosses and put in internal rear brake hose routing. But the biggest thing would be to fit a proper through axle dropout instead of Surly's bodge.

  So, does anyone know if that would be possible, and if so, who/where would you recommend?

  Thanks!

• Wheelswheelswheels! Zipp 303s - Knight 35 - Parcours Grimpeur - Dura Ace C35

  in Components and clothing • 1 month

  

  My mistake. Sorry, hadn't really read the post in full! I would still say it's a little high, but seems more reasonable knowing that.

  Lovely set of wheels in fairness. GLWS.