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• Tacx Vortex

  in Components, clothing and miscellany • 1 day, 5 hours

  

  Not to be that guy, but this is available for £220 new on CRC

• Enigma C-SIXd 1 1/8" Carbon Disc Fork - £85

  in Components, clothing and miscellany • 3 days, 10 hours

  

  Is this straight steerer?

• FS Prologo kappa rs saddle.

  in Components, clothing and miscellany • 4 days, 8 hours

  

  Dibs, pm-ing now

• For sale: bunch of lightly used Specialized road bikes size 56 & 61

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 1 week

  

  Can these be tried? Interest in the:

  56 cm Tarmac SL 5 Comp, Torch edition. Fully Ultegra. £850

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 week, 5 days

  

  The part of Europe you're shooting for is usually wetter than UK

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 week, 5 days

  

  I am on the same boat don't you worry, but you'd be surprised to hear, as I was, that after a couple of days in the flatness of Saarland, she was happy to climb some hills in the Black Forest, so much so that when we reached the Alps she proposed to climb up Stelvio, with loaded bikes. Hope you guys have an awesome time!

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Fascinating to see different people's perspective, on such a long route I'd be far more aware of and put off by long flat stretches than hilly terrain.

• Generic Touring Thread

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 week, 6 days

  

  The majority are segregated and flat to my experience, also much more suitable than NCN in terms of being flat, rather evenly surfaced and mostly well thought out. EV12 looks especially flat, a lot, make sure you factor that in (and the potentially induced boredom it might lead to)

• Hiking, Scrambling, Mountaineering, and Climbing

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 week, 6 days

  

  Just seen this! Nice one. How remote is it?

  There are plenty of thru-hiking I'd recommend, mostly in South America as I loved our 4 months in Patagonia, but have unfinished business there. Huaraz, with the Huascarán National Park and Huayhuash around the corner is really suited for some long treks as well.

  On the other hand of the spectrum also plenty of stuff in Europe sounds amazing, like the different high routes in the Alps and Pyrenees, probably more drawn to the latter of the two because usually less busy.

  A bit less popular to the East, but there are loads of bothies in the Tatras that could be linked in a big trek and the Caucasus has definitely got my attention too.

  My current dream is Tajikistan though.

• Gravel Races

  in Rides & Races • 2 weeks

  

  After a long time with the Woodchippers I switched to the Cowchippers.

  Wide drop bars are ace for mixed terrain, but only if you really are doing silly offroad shit with 2" tires and a lot of long fast technical desceding. Basically just a step before a front suspension and a flat bar. The hoods are so wide that you feel like a kite in the wind for normal road diring, loads of drag.

  Normal CX/adventure drop bars with a minimum of flare are good for everything else, 44 width probably. I am really happy with the Cowchipper for the mixed riding I do.

  Also, have a look here