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I’m after some pedals which are SPD on one side and flat on the other, like the Shimano XT PD-T8000. Any one got any they’re looking to sell? Thanks!

I’m looking for a bike which can do dual duties of summer gravel with nice wide tyres and winter road with 32s and mudguards and have convinced myself the Secan 2.5 is it. Anyone got experience of using it like this? I wonder if it’ll feel too sluggish for the winter road aspect.

Hey took me a while but I finally got around to trying one of these and it worked perfectly, thanks for the suggestion! Moving the guide over did stop the cable rubbing on the chainstay but because of the position the cable was cutting inside which reduced the tyre clearance, which is now sorted with the high rise guide.

Hey thanks for these offers. Sorry for the delay in replying, only just saw as I don’t think I got an email notification!

Uff optimistic 3rd dibs on the Pixies one! Will take it regardless of size, as long as it’s not Gigantic :-)

Looks really good! What are those bottle cages? I like the little splash of colour they add, getting slight retro MTB vibes from them.

That’s great, nice work! What gear are you running now?

I’ve not been riding fixed at all since injuring myself trying to learn to DAS, it definitely took a bit of time for my not-as-young-as-they-used-to-be knees/legs to recover from that. I must get back to it (but no skidding!)

Anyone have a pair of levers/shifters & callipers they're looking to get rid of. Thinking about converting a flat bar 1x10 setup to drops (I think SRAM 10 speed MTB and road are compatible so would work with existing MTB rear derailleur). Probably towards the budget end, Apex maybe?

This is so good, have a bump. Much want, but can’t justify buying it myself!

Looks rad! What fork is that? Has it got mudguard eyelets?

Hey when you installed the PDWs at the back did you drill them for the fitting at the top under where the seat stays join? And if you did, did you put anything between the mudguard and the frame, or is the mudguard sitting directly against the frame? Can’t quite tell from the pic above!

Thanks, oof that’s quite a bit wider than I was expecting. 50mm would be great.

Hey thanks for this, good to know. Love your pomp, what a rad looking bike! I’d thought I need to switch to mini-vs to run drops but I found these levers (https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brake-levers/tektro-rl520-aero-v-brake-levers-black/) which look like they’ll work with regular v brakes so I’m going to give them a try, should have a bit more clearance with the brake calliper.

Ha funnily enough I asked your QR question some pages back after getting a bit of rear axle slippage. I already had Shimano skewers but think I’d just not tightened them enough. I also fitted the dropout screws, which seem to do a good job but are an extra pain when removing the wheel.

How wide have folks gone with tyres on a Straggler running 700c? Surly say 42mm is the max but it looks like you could go bigger. They confusingly state that's the rough limit both with and without mudguards. (This is not the current gen straggler but the previous one, 2016 maybe?)

Thanks 👍

Does anyone have pad recommendations for Spyres? I’ve always found their performance a little underwhelming but wondering if an upgrade over the stock pads might help (and possibly to use compressionless housing). Fwiw this is for my Straggler which does double duty as winter road/summer gravel.

Cool good to know, thanks 👍

Hi, what’s the clearance like between the power meter and chainstay? Always wondered if it would fit. Glws!

Added 8. Dia Compe BRS 202 long drop rear calliper. Never used/fitted. £10

Thanks for this. Yeah I hear you about the simplicity of Spyres. Even if I do give hy/rds a try I'll keep the spyres for longer trips etc for exactly that reason. Good luck with the search!

Can’t help I’m afraid but mind me asking what problems you’ve had with the hy/rds? I’ve been thinking of going in the other direction and swapping spyres for hy/rds

How’s the riding fixed going? I’m in the over-40s club and finally got around to starting to learn recently. I’m getting on alright but am currently pretty sore after a (shortish) session trying to learn to skid a couple of days ago! Felt fine at the time and made some progress, but my left/leading leg is definitely hurting in a few spots. I assume it’s due to using muscles I’ve not used before (despite riding not-fixed for decades).

Hey thanks. I should’ve said, I want to switch to drop bars with some SRAM s500 levers and I don’t think they’ll pull enough cable for regular v brakes.

Is anyone running mudguards and mini-vs on a v3 pomp? Trying to figure out the max tyre size I could get away with in that combo. Would 32s be too optimistic? I’m thinking TRP CX 8.4s for the brakes. Thanks!