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Nitto curved light mount, with the grip nut removed and mounted with a spacer from a Tubus rack. Works pretty well but I've got a P-clip which will go on the rack rail now, so I'll be moving it soon.

Such a ripper of a bike. Glad you're loving it mate!

The dust has settled on another hugely excellent weekend of cycling. It's all over my chain. Here are a few pictures, to be followed by some words in an arrangement that may or not be shit.

(It was one of my favourites)

Ah yes, I see there are some variances in models, some of which are designed to run back to the tail light as with mine.

My E3 Pro 2 has a switch on the back too.

Either way, I've currently got it wired up with the switch which Igaro make, and it works well. Only real annoyance at this point is the absurd amount of weatherproof connections and general wiring that are really difficult to tidy up now.

I'll just pop this here...

https://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/shark-tank/articles/how-not-to-do-a-pitch

https://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/shark-tank/extra/season-1/klite-interview

"Kerry Staite rode into the Tank with his ‘brightest dynamo bicycle
light in the world,’ asking for $50K for 25%. His invention functioned
as a dynamo battery powered by cycling that powered a bright light and
doubled as a phone charger.

Kerry got into hot water quickly. He called Naomi ‘darling’ (tip:
never do this), interrupted the Sharks, wasn’t consistent with what he
claimed and didn’t have a compelling business plan. Also he managed to
shine ‘the brightest dynamo light’ directly in Naomi’s eyes.

Shark after Shark dropped out, citing confusion over the technical
aspects of the product and Kerry’s business plan. John simply said
“You and I together in business… we’d kill each other."

I was chatting to someone who claimed to have seen the full thing (though I can't find the full pitch), but Kerry apparently lets slip that he's buying electronics from China and flipping them for an immense profit. Not that there's anything necessarily wrong with that, but it does seem a bit daft to admit this on air.

^ What he said. Basically the earlier models sometimes suffered a flaw that cooked the PCB, which for me resulted in the Supernova E3 Pro 2 front and Tail light dimming, while the unit made devices appear to charge without actually providing any power. The new unit works an absolute treat though, and has two USB charging ports which can keep two devices going all day.

According to the lovely chap from Igaro they can both be wired straight in at the the dynamo hub, although that might just be for Supernova's. It worked for me for a while but I ended up having problems with my charging unit because it was one of the earlier ones without a stability bank.

This gives me some consolation in my post-cycling diet...

So - the decaleureur:

Take one silly MTB Light mount rail thingy available on eBay. Ignore the bullshit placeholder stem, it hurts me to look at as much as it does you.

Cannibalise the raill of an Ortlieb QL2.1 pannier. The reason for using this rail is that that it supports the 20mm hooks, whereas the earlier model only goes up to the width of a bee's dick.

Solder that shit through like you normally would...

And you got yourself a rock-steady bag scenario. Went over some pretty hectic ground in Gippsland over the weekend, including a very quick descent down a logging track which was rutted to all fuck. The bag does hop up at the front a tad on the very rough stuff, but for the rest of the time it was pretty much glued in situ. Next hacks will be a hook on the bottom towards the front that holds the rail, and potentially an aluminium plate which sits within the bag and goes around the inside to stiffen the whole thing.

Ideas for the rack hack came from various similar things on the internet, but I'm not sure I've seen this particular rail used. As with anything, I stand to be corrected..

Thanks - it's Brooks Cotton

I'm selling a medium in Champagne Money Green. Problem is I'm in Australia ;)

Fuck yeah! They were so good over the weekend. Probably a bit more grip than the Horizons, and certainly cushier. Maybe not as fast rolling but they helped me avoid three tiger snakes..

I like it, though the lack of adjustment makes it a little higher than I'd like. Ideally I'd want the Ozette a tad below bar height but this pushes it up a fair bit. Other than that it feels very sturdy and looks great.

I'll take some pictures of the decaleur system later, but I can say it performed amazingly on the ride. The Ortlieb hooks are slighly smaller than the rail that they attach to but it only makes them more snug, and the whole thing just pops right off the bike immediately as you'd want.

In other news, my Igaro failed some time ago, and the legend sent me a new one which was hooked up for this weekend. Got a switch with it this time which I'll probably drill into the decaleur bar for neatness. It charges amazingly well though, even with two devices.

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I think I forgot that this is supposed to be a ‘current project thread’ so here are some changes to the bike. Maxxis Re-Fuse, a Soma Demi Porteur, and a decaleur hack featuring an ortlieb QL2.1 rail with 20mm hooks latching to a MTB light holder. Oh and it’s all to run an Ozette.

Test riding and no doubt taking pictures/eventually writing about an overnighter in Gippsland this weekend. Pass
Me those Stoke biscuits.

Right on, that thing looks sick. Agreed on Paselas - was thinking the same thing as I rode to work this morning.

Good Fucking Lord

'Tis indeed. I had expected a little more clearance, and the MTB tyres that were on the XT wheels had about 1mm at the chainstays, whereas the Horizon's fit with about 60mm on each side. It turned out waaaay lighter thank my Wolverine.

A good friend of mine moved to Aus this last weekend so we welcomed him by building a tasty little Straggleurr:

Right on - might pick one up when I'm back in the UK for Christmas then. How you healing up btw?

@spotter can't see a definitive answer (though I gave up looking after a few minutes Googling. It seems pretty sturdy with the brackets, especially given where it mounts to on the bars, it'd likely just droop down if there was a catastrophic failure of the legs. Assuming they don't go throwing themselves into the spokes.

Cranks are next on the list. Don't let @lolo hear you slagging off the paint job though, I'm sure he paid a pretty penny for it ;)

@spotter that looks perfect! What are they rated to weight wise? Looks like SJS hazard a guess at 3-4kg which seems a bit weak?

Battlecruiser Pomp receives a Wald, new 32mm Paselas, Nitto For Shred wide bars and a nice clean. Fuck I love this bike.

Heavy. Glad to hear you're still with the land of the living. Does this mean you'll have to put off moving to Australia?

Nice whip, bicycle brethren!