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Anyone seen any good deals on centrelock rotors (160&140) out there ?

Depends on the type of deal. Also looking and spotted Ultegra level stuff at £30, doesn't seem to be much else for less (SLX/105, etc. about the same price)
https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Shimano/RT-MT800-Internal-Lockring-Ice-Tech-Centre-Lock-Disc-Brake-Rotor/X5AJ?s=1

Solid page! Geat place to take a Holt, and the moss is growing on me.

Holt felt at home in Kyrgyzstan, some of the most fun I've had on a bike was the 37km decent from tosor pass, still amazed at what a hardtail can do - grav bikes were left in the dust.

Pink Fiat 500* just out of shot. 1000% guaranteed.

*With eye lashes

2nd dibs mash

Did Albion drop the stuff sack for the lightweight insulated jacket? Keen if anyone has found something similar..

Albion supplies a little stuff sack that will be handy for those taking the jacket bikepacking.

Good question - 38psi (I'm 65kg). Think this is quite a bit lower than recommended by Vittoria.

Legal disclaimer, this is not tyre pressure advise, do not try at home, etc.
If these are tubeless, I'd be down at in the low 30s, maybe high 20s depending on terrain.

Also go for bigger tyres.

Wildcard, I'm starting to think I'm an uncomfortable person and starting to consider a redshift pro seatpost.

Quick Google and they should still come in about half any UK stock

Id brace for 22-30% in tax and handling fees

Brewdog are being shit again

ROCKSHOX Suspension Fork 700C Rudy Ultimate XPLR Race, for the suspension grav curious, £280 + postage + handling + tax

https://r2-bike.com/ROCKSHOX-Suspension-Fork-700C-Rudy-Ultimate-XPLR-Race-Day-30-mm-12x100-mm-45-mm-Offset-tapered-black

Consider me influenced, ordered the lightweight insulated jacket, hopefully fits under a shakedry for sweet roadie layering.

Used JOSH2024ALBION for 15% from Josh Ibbet

all stunning but the last one is chefs kiss
deserving of their own thread with a write up and routes..

just no, there are plenty of fake chains out there too, use a trusted shop (not ebay, amazon, etc. either)

Where is the best place for consumables nowadays? Brake pads and tyres for dad bike.

Have been using https://hopkinsoncycles.co.uk/ for tyres/chains but https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/ comes up as a place to dig for bargains, many random.

Is it sus if I sell a Canyon with free noise cancelling headphones?

*disclaimer, wheels mfg probably getting the overpriced monies, hambini is a cunt, etc.

Question for the XC lot, can you get around in the dark (not full send) with either:

Exposure Race
Exposure Toro

Race has price/weight/recharge benefits (smaller battery that also gets a 36 hour longest burn but this only useful if bright enough turned down!).

disc brake pads

yes, almost exclusively, on all bikes

does not compute

Soo cool and such good photos! Please keep em coming I am curious.

Thanks!

Low on photos without faces in but here we go, some are a little more behind the scenes, happy to answer any questions too..

Super sticky SFAB..

Not on the bike ride, a glacier heading upto the ratsek hut that sits at 3.3km up. If you like hiking or mountaineering, there is some world class stuff only an hour from Bishkek.

Oooof. Do it @amey before I fabricate a biz case.

Is the shot from inside the van the last bend before you start descending to Song Kul?

Yes yes! Thankfully we got the hail storm in the van and not you, looks like a lovely day to make the pass.

Was it a recce for the SRMR route or just a tour of nice places organised by/with Nelson? Is he doing tours over there now? I have no interest in racing SRMR but it does look like a stunning place to cycle tour.

Tour organised by Stef for pannier.cc with Nelson doing the 'on the ground' side. He has various plans in the works, will let him announce those when ready.

on topic*... picked up an Ostroy resort shirt aka shersey last year, finally found some sun and really quite like it, very nice to ride in. Though they seem to have discontinued this one...
https://ostroy.com/products/service-course-resort-shirt

https://ostroy.com/collections/resort-shirts

*depending on your defintion of stylish

IKEA chopping board update... a version 3 could probably extend beyond the rack area and catch a little more mud at the back. It did something but isn't win wing or mud catcher good..

Really, just need to find a guard that will slip under the rack..

And to finish, one more of the bike..

wow thanks all, feel very lucky to have been able to get out that way.