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Nice. Where are these dry (not after this weekend's rain) trails?

I have some fsa drop bars sitting around but no suitable brakes.

Got a spare ticket for this year's North London Dirt event on Saturday 11th May 2024, and starts in Stokey. It cost me £38.62.

Get in touch if you want it. Cheers.

Seat pillar sold!

Never heard of this one. Sounds like a hack that could work, but would eventually eat into the rubber (if it's rubber). This is the suspension I was thinking of: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/frames/joseph-kuosac-suspension-block-for-bromptons-super-firm-black/

I should seriously just buy it.

I wish I did lol. Not that I'd actually travel with the breakaway, but I think it's cool!

I've heard (via my LBS) that some of these third party, metal suspensions have caused damage where it contacts the frame and rear triangle. Would really like a super firm block, but one of a softer material. Pretty sure Joseph Kuosac (sic?) does them.

Yeah that's how my journey has played out, It's more a case of doing practical upgrades where weight savings are often an unintentional bonus, which then get offset by the next, heavier practical upgrade. I think I'm still slightly net weight savings though.

I'm willing to dig a bit - at least until it gets stupid. It's a bike I ride and carry a fair bit.

I've shaved weight on the usuals though - "superlight" front wheel, folding tyres, pedals, saddle, my custom crankset (MegaEvo 386 BB, Cannondale Si cranks and SRAM chainring). I've also added weight though with light fixtures, mudguard support etc.

Ti Seatpost is defo on my agenda, but I want it to be the exact same length as the standard. Most I've seen are longer.

My RX4s have silver bolts used to seal the brakes/crush the olive too.

No follow-ups/replies on the items (seat post is pending), so they're still available.

Price drop to £70.

Yeah that's pretty standard. I made a mistake above though. It's a 16 notch 44mm, which is probably the most popular kind. I don't have a spare, sorry.

Both this and the cassette lock-ring tool you need (assuming Shimano 11s) are pretty cheaply found though.

Lol. Seems every other time I open this thread, someone asks just this. Been there, done that. Good luck!

P.S. Ended up reusing my current SRAM hoses and banjo, but extended my hoses via couplers.

No problem. What BB is it, do you know? Or what crankset and frame?

There's a lot of external BB standards and sizes. I have at least 4 external BB tools and none of them fitted my recent Megaevo 386 :'(

Do you know the size and notches you need? I believe the most common is the 12 notch 46 mm.

Thanks @damitamit, that's what I currently have on the bike in question lol. I wanted something smaller for when it gets gnarlier, heavier, steeper etc.

Saw and followed a thread on here where a user had 3-4 on sale, which I can't find now. Presumable all sold up.

In order of preferred specs:

I'm After a SRAM Force/Red AXS spiderless, 8-bolt, 42t chainring.
An Apex/Rival should suffice otherwise.
If you have a spidered one, will need to be for a Force/Red D1 AXS spider, and even better if you have the bolts too.
44t or 40t will be okay I guess.

Nothing beats a clear Nintendo hand-held. I turned my Switch Joy Cons into retro clear-purple, GB Color throwback.

That's how I'm feeling. I'll just take it easier and hopefully social.

I'm keeping my ticket and still going (I have a spare), just disappointed I feel so off-season unfit this far into the year lol.

NLD7 not far now. I really don't think I've done enough prep for it. Only been getting 4-7 hours of riding in a week lately, with lots of shorter rides (1hr/~20mi) due to Ramadan and way too much out-of-hours and on-call work.

Thought I'd be able to jump back into consistency mid-April, but have had the strangest and most random of injuries/pains which a physio couldn't really diagnose, and this weekend was another flop. Oh well, whining won't help.

I also have a potentially spare ticket (for sale at cost), so if anyone is eager to go, DM me. Still trying to convince a friend to join though, so can't confirm until later this week.

Nope sorry, that's what I was trying to say above. Sorry for not being clear, I'll edit my first post.

Re-used the brakes, so just the second pair of wheels left now.

I've got a dibs on the tires now, but in case anyone wants the whole set.

A pair of brake calipers (ED-FRC-D1) that you get with SRAM Force eTap AXS (1st gen). They're in good nick, nothing wrong with them, maybe a mark or two. I might have some hardware too if you need it.

£65 for the pair. Based in East (E4) London. Postage at cost.