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The Spacehorse is my everyday commuter (well, pre-COVID), that I can climb a hill on if I want. Full guards, more road friendly tyres and flat bars. This bike slowly transitioned into something that I can ride for longer distances (the flat bars on my Spacehorse lack hand positions after a while), and on more rough(er) roads and trails. I kept the basket on there because I also plan to do some overnighters to my parents, etc and just take a change of clothes.

Well everything went on smoothly. Didn’t even have to adjust the derailleur. Excuse the state of the house, it’s been pissing down with rain all day. My son was happy to help out.

Got impatient and bought some things from actual real businesses yesterday, instead of online. Probably paid about $50 too much... oh well. The chain was from a friends shop, so it’s not a huge thing, but it was more than expected. Anyway, upgrading to a 10 speed 11-42 cassette from a 9 speed 11-36 cassette (which I was using with a 10 speed chain, derailleur and shifter). I’m also using a cheap Wolf Tooth RoadLink copy (known on eBay as a “tail hook lengthener”) to give me the capacity to run a bigger cassette with my Sram derailleur.

The cotton tape is to wrap my chain stay. No black Newbaums tape in stock, so I’m going to try this and some spray adhesive. Hopefully I’ll be install everything today.

Yeah, I dig mine. This isn’t mine, but still rad.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OMG8TUfnD7Q

They look perfect, but no shipping to Australia.

I’ll investigate further about trying to get some one day.

Would like something that is:

• Road
  
• “Classic” looking (either fluted or not), or even like older Suntour Superbe or later Shimano 600
  
• 11o bcd
  
• 5 arm
  
• Square taper (not a deal-breaker)
  
• Doesn’t have the price tag of Velo Orange or White Industries
  

I commute on the Spacehorse with the Bullmoose bars, so I’m stoked about discovering this. It can also attach to a basket if need be.

I used it on two rides today and it’s perfect for getting my phone out while riding for the ‘gram or directions. I also discovered today it fits perfectly in the triangle of my Bullmoose bars.

Cross posted from the Current Project thread, but my Hungry (mini) Muncher stem pouch / feed bag arrived today. It’s a touch smaller than the ones he sells on his site, which is what I requested . Perfect for holding my phone, glasses in a case (I’m blessed with no-so-perfect vision, so I have to swap between prescription glasses and prescription sunglasses) and even my light Giro New Road jacket if I wanted. Feels good not having to search around in my basket bag for my phone for photos and directions. It can be attached to my stem or basket using Velcro straps. Digging the stuff Hungry is doing, especially because he’s based in Australia so it’s easy for me to get stuff.

My Hungry Muncher stem pouch arrived today. Perfect for holding my phone, glasses in a case (I’m blessed with no-so-perfect vision, so I have to swap between prescription glasses and prescription sunglasses) and even my light Giro New Road jacket if I wanted. Feels good not having to search around in my basket bag for my phone for photos and directions.

Is it not a Paul Boxcar?

This is the Serfas tape.

I have some BTP tape. As far as I could tell, it’s exactly the same as the Serfas tape (even down to the same photos being used on their websites, albeit flipped images). I bought it direct from BTP with the $5USD flat rate worldwide shipping just before COVID-19 and it took about 3 weeks from Taiwan to Australia.

I like it. It feels nice. The first few rides felt a bit rough on my palms, (that was also due to the bar angle), but has felt fine since. Last time I had tape on drops it was Lizard Skins or whatever the PRO version is, so this is a bit different. I have it on some wider drops at it feels nice and comfy on the flats. Great for just casually riding. It will probably get dirty easily being black and white, but it seems like it will clean up easily enough. Easy enough to wrap and cut as well. Can’t comment on how it is in the wet, because I haven’t ridden in the rain on this bike.

These look better than the Specialized, but can’t find them readily available in Australia, let alone near us.

That’s why I’m pushing towards the Bombtrack. It’s in stock, at a store where we know the owner.

Found more info. They’re specced with pretty average components until you starting spending a bit of money. Also, no way to add a front rack to the stock fork.

As far as I can tell, Genesis aren’t easily available in Australia.

8 speed though. I can send it to him... and it is $800 cheaper. Kinda ugly though and looks like a mid-2000’s hybrid.

A friend of mine wants a new bike with the following:

Flat bar / risers
1x
Bigger tyres (30+)

He wants to be able commute and ride some gravel / dirt tracks / etc. nothing too extreme.

I suggested the geared Bombtrack Arise flat bar because it ticks all the boxes, plus it’s steel, has a front rack, rack and mudguard mounts and is easily purchased where we live (South Australia).

Any other suggestions?

First ride in almost two weeks. Despite working from home I feel like I have less time to do stuff, especially ride.

I think all I want to do to this is put a bigger cassette on and get a Hungry stem pouch to hold my phone so I can access it easily while riding.

Serious question... do you think you’ll ever feel it while pedalling? Will it cause that much friction and slow you down? Probably not.

It’s a 1 1/8” threaded steerer that I’m running threadless with an adapter / extender (it make sense in the link below). I ran the quill stem clamp on the threadless adapter with no issues. Project thread here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/306060/

At least it doesn’t have a unicrown.

I wonder if you could remove either the brake posts or the disc mount and make it cleaner?

I have my old steel CX frame with a snapped fork. I have pretty much everything else to build up a SSCX / fixed frame... just need a cheap 1” threaded CX fork. Oh, and the desire to ride a fixed ‘cross bike. One day maybe.