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Cheers, I've bought 3 tubed of this stuff seems pretty well rated for the job. That's a good tip about letting the wood acclimatise though.

This^ is the way to go, great invention, just a shame they're so pricey.

Disappointed about the lack of crown mount on my Reynolds fork, I really can't see any reason not to have one as the crown is Aluminium under the carbon anyway.

What's going to be my best bet for fixing new skirting to plasterboard with a damp proof membrane behind it? i.e I can't screw in past the plasterboard as it will puncture the membrane. Plasterboard is 12mm thick. Obviously going to use grab adhesive but thinking I might need something else to bend / hold it in place while that sets.

There's not actually that many options for 26" specific road frame though are there?

No, apart from my 26" wheelset are half decent touring wheels (ceramic rims, D521, dynamo) and maybe because of the lack of toe overlap.

The fork is just a prototype unfortunately, the production model's just a unicrown one. Damn shame, clearance does look good though.

exactly

oh yeah, really nice bikes. I'm looking at roughly 56cm though, so not an option. I should probably keep the wheels for when 26" inevitably becomes hip again.

Edit: the styling is nice to have, but I will probably appreciate the practicality of discs, a modern steerer and many braze-ons more when riding it. It's a shame as it looks like the proto for the vagabond had a pretty segmented fork too. Maybe I could get something like that made up by this retrobike fella if it really bothers me.

I won't be getting the disc trucker if I go down that route as part of the theory is making the upgrade cheaper and that would require new wheels. Also slightly concerned that the LHT would be a bit too stiff for a daily ride, although fat slicks would sort that out.

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In a proper dilemma over what to do with my FBNPNA daily ride. I was planning on doing up my Saracen mountain bike, it has been robbed of parts, and I've slowly aquired 10 speed gears, bar end shifters, a new lamp, new V-brakes and levers to build it back up again with drop bars. Was also going to get the rear spaced to 135mm and braze-ons added under the downtube for a fuel bottle for heavy touring with the girlfriend.

But then I found out the fork was bent. Not seriously, and I think it's always been like that, as it's always self-steered with hands off the bars, but it never bothered me. I found some lovely pacenti crowned forks from a guy on retrobike, which would look lovely and fit. But with the price of the frame mods and respray I'm almost up to the price of a new LHT frame (which was kind of always the plan).

But then if I'm spending 350+ on getting that bike up and running, and with the money I could make from selling the frame and a nice pair of 26" touring wheels, I'm a long way towards the price of a Genesis Vagabond, which if I'm serious about offroad touring this summer, looks ace.

but then I see something like this, which sets me back to the start again:

tl;dr probs buying a Vagabond

Such as? can't go far wrong with 9 speed as it's all cross compatible within brands and there's a bunch of bodges you can try mixing groups.

Looking at a Genesis Vagabond, geo is here

My Soma ES (56cm) is properly fitted to me for road cycling, I'm stretched out, but have a little bend in my elbows. the frame reach is 395mm. The large Vagabond is exactly the same, even though the effective top tube is 25mm longer. I will defo test ride before I buy, but should I be aiming for that size? The Vagabond also has about 45mm more stack, so I'm thinking it'll equate to the same amount of stretch, just slightly more upright, which would be decent for commuting and touring and light offroad, which this will mostly be for. My ES isn't an overly aggressive position either, and I use a 100mm +10 degree stem.

Any thoughts?

Noob question: how do I determine what framerate Flash streams are playing at? Some fast camera movement looks jerky and this might be the problem?

Nice one, seems I'll have to be inventive as I don't think any product exists.

I saw that thread, and did wonder whether that kind of joint would be strong enough, but I guess if people are using them on motorbike then they must be. This one using a pneumatic connector might be more suitable.

Yeah like that, but attaching to a rear rack instead. That's the bit I'm struggling with, finding just the right attachment that's quick release, not huge and sturdy enough to haul 30kg. there's this, which could do it, or I did find this solution, but I'm not sure it looks like it'd be up to the job.

edit: that's a decent idea with the rubber hose, I'd still need some kind of quick release though, but I guess that'd be easy enough

Anyone every come across anything like a mini ball joint type trailer hitch? I've had an idea stewing in my head for sometime of getting a sack barrow or shopping trolley, adding some width to the wheelbase for stability and putting on a small hitch so it can be easily decoupled from the rear rack and pulled around a supermarket. Something like the Burley Travoy, but with less of a clumsy mounting system and less stupidly expensive. I see Burly make this, but that's a hella shit design when most racks have a mounting plate for a light on the back that could be utilised.

And probably completely voids the warranty.

getting really interested in the Genesis Vagabond. Might have to be my new all-rounder / commuter / tourer I think.

Very nice. Did you have to buy new struts for the M18 or did they reach the lowrider bosses anyway?

What do we reckon the chances of me getting a 45mm mudguard and c.35mm tyre under a 57mm drop brake are? Anyone managed this? Frame has plenty of clearance and I'm likely swapping the crabon fork for a steel one.

Posted on the mudguard thread: 60mm x 26" GBs for £20

So annoyed they no longer do the 60mm x 26" in the "long" format. It's exactly what I need.