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12spd GRX install went pretty well. Additional faff of getting some post mount brakes, so ended up with some SLX ones & had to source some bango adapters. Messed up the bleeding a few times by being impatient but eventually got it all settled with decent lever feel. Shifting feeling very crisp now, & tbh braking is as good as it was with the RX4s.
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We're thinking of going to Vietnam in March for a cycle tour, would appreciate any feedback on the route route I've got going - basically a loop north from Hanoi to Ha Long via Ma Pi Leng pass.
Got a few things I've got no idea about:
- How decent quality are the roads? A read through the thread suggests they look on-par with the UK, probably will take gravel bikes though.
- We're thinking bringing tents & (wild?) camping where necessary but hotels where we can - reasonable approach?
- I'm vegetarian - how hard is going to be for food?
- How decent quality are the roads? A read through the thread suggests they look on-par with the UK, probably will take gravel bikes though.
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The guy then asked how pronounce my name, so should've asked him to translate his message first.
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Hot from the Teams inbox.
just wanted to socialize an idea with you
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I'm off for a week in Tenerife on gravel in December, so need to sort out the Ritchey a bit. It's been a bit unloved since Turkey trip tbh, & it's got a few issues:
- BB is almost dead.
- Rear disc brake pad retainer pin thread is snapped.
- Both wheels have had complete tubeless failures.
- Chain got caught between the crank & chainring & has a twisted link, meaning it randomly derails in the harder gears.
- Brakes are feeling pretty spongey.
Similar to my Volare, a lot of the groupset was second hand when I first got it, & after another ~8,500 miles it's quite tired. Been watching a 12 speed GRX groupset on Merlin for a while & Black Friday dropped the price a little so pulled the trigger. Quite excited about brakes which will work & a nice big gear range (10-45x40T).
Additionally, I can chuck the old groupset (which does still mostly work) from the Ritchey onto my partner's gravel bike, which has been dead since I cracked the rear piston. That's how I've justified the purchase anyway.
- BB is almost dead.
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lol all this doesn't bode well for the other set of Ultegra cranks I'm thinking of selling (also brand new, from Shimano's replacement program).
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I'm up in Leeds (Kirkstall) so probably not the most convenient for most of the denzians here!
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£55 posted.
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Used to live round the corner from Cavalier Approach.
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£60 posted.
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Price drop bump £130.
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Price drop bump £140.
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Ugly perhaps but this is the weight weenies thread - not the bike porn thread. Thought there was a specific hill climb bikes thread here but couldn't find it.
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Some impressively light bikes at the National Hill Climb Championship this year.
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Came with the groupset I bought but prefer to use my Rotor cranks as have a power meter on those.
Brand new in box, never fitted.
Yours for
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Seen these IRL & they're pretty, GLWS!
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Used but fully functional.
11 speed clutch mech up to 42T.
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Article for those interested.
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I recognise this from being featured in Advanture magazine!
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Film is out! The premiere last Friday was great, really nice to see a bunch of Turkish people had come - no idea how they found it as they weren't cyclists but they enjoyed the film :)
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Film about our trip to Turkey last year is out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UTooSGFWTQ
Was pretty mega, some nice setup photos on the blog too. I won the puncture prize in the end, would recommend not taking lightweight, unpatchable tubes to places where they grow cotton!
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Sorry, already gone!
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Na, just our driveway. I bought a campervan (traitor, I know) earlier in the year which has blocked access to my usual bike photo spot!
Will be in Tenerife in a fortnight's time! We were looking at the route we had planned last night, & may have to make some on-the-fly adjustments as apparently there's a lot of forest fires on the north-eastern side of Teide (pictured).
Need to do a proper update on the Land Shark, as I've got a new fork for it after the previous one got bent going into the back of a car whose driver slammed on the brakes randomly. New fork is quite low-trail & it's setup with a front rack as my on-call bike for carrying a laptop with me on rides (I'm a software engineer & need to be near to my laptop if an alarm goes off for the odd week, boo). Not really fast road bike mode tbh! It could do with some new wheels as the nipples of the Hunts I've had for years have corroded so they're a bit sketchy to ride.