chiroshi

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• Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 15 hours, 54 minutes

  

  I would guess your IS tab is bent. Maybe take it to a bike shop who can check the alignment with a facing tool?

• Isen workshop: adventures in batch production (or not...)

  in Frame Builders • 18 hours, 51 minutes

  

  What do you mean by thin? I've been using a very chunky Hope one for a year with no problems.

• Locks that work

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 days, 17 hours

  

  Hiplok just showed their new anchor at Eurobike which looks neat. Not sure when it will be available though.

• Which Tyres?

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 5 days

  

  That's what I'm saying, the exposure 34mm is now slick aswell, and the 34mm 700c Byway looks very similar to what the old Exposure 34mm was.
  Old Exposure 34:
  

  New Byway 700c 34:
  

• Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad Bikes - aka just get an Arkose

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Hence showing it's portability and suitability to all terrains. Win-win.

• Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad Bikes - aka just get an Arkose

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet.
  https://www.bikeradar.com/news/brompton-­explore/

  

• Which Tyres?

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Haven't they just renamed the Exposure larger sizes? Previously Byway was 650b and Exposure was 700c, now they seem to be changing so that Exposure is semi slick and Byway has tread. Or am I mis-remembering?

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Perfect, that's what I have already! Was thinking of going for the double ended to make it easier to get loaded centrally, but I'll try it with the Xtra first.

• Zwift virtual reality trainer

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 6 days

  

  That looks so awkward. Steering with the bike completely upright is not a real feeling at all, and it pretty much rules out sprinting.

• Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 week, 6 days

  

  Which drybag? Do the strapping points on the alpkit bags roughly line up with the cradle? This was my plan too.