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It’s here!
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Possibly stupid question - in short succession over xmas we've had the lead nicked off our roof and our sewage pipe under the house was found to be displaced after a cctv survey. Can we claim off our home insurance for both without paying the excess twice?
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Cheap wheels in boost widths weren't particularly forthcoming on ebay, so i've ended up going with the shimano mt620 wheels and an slx groupset. This way everything will at least be new, but it does lock me into microspline and 12 speed kit for the moment.
Kyote bars i've got off SJS along with the shim, but given their swoopy shape I'm not sure how they affect reach. Cotic normally recommend a 100mm stem so i'll start borrowing an 80mm one of @bobble and see how it goes
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whats the go to way to attach a large saddlebag (camper) to flat handlebars? Do you need a rack to support underneath or are straps on bars + around headtube enough?
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Yes i think the cotic wheels are probably a good shout - my only concern is they're only 24 spokes front and rear, however my experience of road wheelsets is despite the low spoke count they're pretty bombproof. I also spotted some nice xd driver wheels on ebay but sram cassettes are really expensive.
Good to know about the nitto racks, and sjs sell 27.2-31.6 aluminium shims which are 100mm long and i imagine well made given SJS tend to sell things that actually work!
I'm considering running this ss to start with as a cheap way to get going. I have an 18t 1/8th token kit and chain and with a 32-34t chainring that would be roughly 2:1 gear - can you run old HG ss kits on microspline freehubs or is the new standard making all my kit obsolete before i've even started?
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What I have so far is a lovely ti 27.2 post from @NotDotMatt and I’ve just acquired some 2.25 Barzos off the bay.
In terms of build kit I’m looking to source a set of reliable and sturdy boost 29er wheels and a group set. Ideally cheap to replace and maintain. Is there any logic buying second hand or is it more likely to be completely shagged/leaky hydraulics? I’ve spotted these which seem good value for new and would fit well with the build I think?
https://www.cotic.co.uk/item/outlet_new_wheels_MT600_29
https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-slx-m7100-1x12-complete-disc-brake-groupset-313382.html?utm_campaign=googlebase-GB&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shopping&utm_term=MTB+Groupsets&ucpo=213965&gQT=2For the rest of the build I’ll pop on my trusty smp to ruin any aesthetics and finda cheap 80-100mm stem and something like a set of ritchey kyotes.
Some sort of front rack like a Nitto M12 would then be perfect to allow me to run my Carradice camper up front. Varun has kindly included a little top tube bag and frame bag which I’m hoping I can squeeze a rod and reel into to allow me to carry the more bulky bumf up front
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So I’ve wanted something for a while that I can take off road for exploring around Bristol/Dorset or lug about fishing kit.
Enter this frameset from @vthejk
As far as I can tell it’ll clear 2.4” tyres although not sure if that allows for mud. Plan is to run this as a flatbar atb sort of thing as it’s geometry looks similar to early gen Solaris.
I have zero idea what I’m doing with mtb stuff/groups so any advice appreciated as I need to source everything apart from a headset and seatpost.
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Didn’t know! Shame as IG for non rohloff money would be great for low maintenance riding
Flurry of deliveries today, managed to get the barzos up no problem with a track pump before lurgy got the better of me and I’ve had to go back to zonking out. Proportions look decent i reckon with the 2.25s.