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Do EVs have an oil system for cooling lubrication like a ICE?

I had a nasty crash yesterday in the rain on a road with a huge streak of diesel and engine oil likely from a bus. There was a good 1000m streak off it around the roundabout and then up the road.

My immediate thought was I can't wait until EVs become more commonplace and roads don't get coated in oil / fuel which eventually runs off into environment.

More mudguard forming tricks here from Wake Robin.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVFn2ECF5_J/?utm_medium=copy_link

I have something which is just like those it is the fork that came on my Talbot Frameworks I could part with.

AC is around 385
Tapered 1 1/8 to 1.5"
QR drop outs

I've run an edelux on PDW guards for a few years and would say that a strada would probably be a bad idea. I do get a tiny amount of bounce from the edelux.

If you're still keen to mount here a good option would to be to use an additional stay to support the front of the mudguard near where the light is mounted. This way there is less cantilevered diving board effect.

I got a pair of NPS Law Oxfords today from Herring. I'm very impressed with the quality for a £120 pair of shoes.

I'm attending a wedding this weekend and the dresscode is morning suits, so figured brogues wouldn't work. I'd usually wear my kilt, but the bride wasn't best pleased with that idea.

cable is skinny enough to not distort the channel.

This is key. I found the supernova rear-light wire too thick for the di2 sheaths. Ended up cutting it lengthwise so it is more of a slot that the wire can tuck into then a couple small pieces of electrical tape over the sheath at the ends to hold it in place.

BQ - Bicycle Quarterly Magazine.

The Peter referenced is Peter Weigle who is the US's Rando builder extraordinaire.

Here is the recommended approach from BQ

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Simworks by Honjo do some... as expensive as they are wide.

https://freshtripe.co.uk/simworks-x-honjo-flat-80mm-mudguards/
https://freshtripe.co.uk/simworks-x-honjo-smooth-74mm-mudguards/

This past weekend I did a recon with a local clubmate for a pass hunting ride we'll be doing as part of a larger group for the Rough Stuff Fellowship at the end of the month.

The route starts at the Linn of Dee and passes through the Lairig Ghru on day 1 . After a night at the YH there the route returns via the Lairig an Laoigh and Fords of Avon.

Day 1 was a 32km "ride" which took about 7.5 hours. After an initial ride through to Derry Lodge and the Luibeg Bridge, the going got tough and it was 90% hike a bike through to Rothiemurchus Lodge for the final decent into the YH. We were blessed by a strong tail wind which kept the insessent rain mostly out of our faces. Lunch was had sat behind a bolder to try and get some shelter from the wind. The boulder fields were very tricky. Shouldering the bike wasn't possible as it would act as a sail in the high winds and cause you to loose balance. Instead we had to sort of drag the bike across and use as a third point of contact. The bottom bracket and cranks took a real beating. I was happy for my choice of single speed 29er as it meant less things to bash on the rocks and no derailleur to smash

For the recon the heavy rains on Saturday meant that we decided to switch the return route as the chances are that the Fords of Avon would be impossible. Instead we took the western half of the inner Cairngorm Loop via Glen Feshie and Glen Geldie crossing the watershed near the river Eidart. This route was nice in contrast as the day became about 75% riding and 25% hike a bike. Near the top of Glen Feshie things were pretty boggy and the muddy puddles on tracks could sometimes swallow your wheels up to the hubs.

Photos to come...

Still at 20x20 and requiring significant mountain biking to expand it which is a pain as I don't have a car.

Also annoying due to the geometry of the coastline means I can only really expand in one direction.

XHP222

My guess is this is too heavy a grease for the DT 240 ratchet.

Shimano seems OOS everywhere,

Might be a good idea and cheaper to go with something like Uber bike
https://www.uberbikecomponents.com/search/r8020

this is handy for understanding what is compatible with what when searching shimano vs. 3rd party pads.
https://shimanobikes-nz.prontoavenue.biz/ts1570079501/attachments/Page/20/Disc%20Brake%20Pad%20Compatibility%20Chart.pdf

Is anyone here interested in a Phil Wood Eccentric Bottom bracket Shell? £40 posted

It is the set screw type which I think is a Singular Cycles design. Realised it doesn't work on our Dave Yates.

Guessing there is a bit of a price premium on the ltd ed. flight version of the shakedry?

Was tempted but realised £220 new and would have the crash repair cover.

Added nitto stem

Interested in this. Have you got a photo / colour / model?

It'll be tricky to do I'd guess with the white trim

Lovely looking build. Right up my alley.

Does the frame allow for internal dynamo light wiring?

I have a pair of R8000 ones if you're interested

Bit problem for Paul Brakes is that they protrude a lot further forward and you end up with this problem even when using their special bolts:

https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/707663-nitto-m12-paul-neo-retro-paul-rack-mount-adapters-what-do-w-pics.html

Which brakes you have? I was going to marry it up to the Paul components ones.

I'll take second dibs on the rack. Got a Raleigh Randonneur which could do with it.

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Dibs Paul Cantis

You will likely have to get the rotor off to be able to replace a spoke, so will need that tool as well (same lockring as the cassette?)

This is a good point I recalled when I realised after posting. On my rim brake wheels with DT Swiss 240s and Velo Orange hub you can pull off the freehub and cassette in a oner to replace spokes.

I usually carry a fibrax emergency spoke on my longer audax rides and hopefully can manage to lace that behind the disc on the NDS, but being able to get the cassette off might make this a touch easier on the DS.