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OSM works fine for my cycling needs, especially if you're sticking to good paved roads. It's not good at distinguishing unpaved but if you've got a route already, it does the job.

How low a pressure can you run safely on the 25mm pro ones? Eyeing up a long ride next week that might involve about 30 miles of dirt and gravel in the middle.

Varies state by state. In CO the main annoyance is goathead thorns but they're seasonal and come in after summer I think. I got one on a path last autumn and one recently off road. No problems on the road bike all winter and so far in spring. I'm switching to tubeless for some upcoming gravelly rides only.

Just started snowing here. I reckon that'll be the last one this winter. The storm warning sounds nasty and it'll be dumping in the mountains but it's still "warm" spring snow - the roads will be clear tomorrow.

The list of things this country should be doing is short and wide, but that's on there :)

Tell me about it.. it's hard to switch after a lifetime in Celsius, but I'm here for the long haul so I'm trying :/

Ice water is a good tip if it's available. It can be 80s in the mountains already and a cold sip feels amazing. I take 1 bottle and 1 vac flask of water even now, and throw ice in the bottle at each refill if possible.

Yeah that'd be the high point. Good luck mate, it'll be an adventure.

Ah, righto then. Ezpz!

Unless a storm rolls in, this region should be fine weather-wise. Winter fizzled out early this year.

Have you got a firm route planned out yet? I'll be following along virtually from here in Denver, CO.

Just an old Lowepro camera bag attached with short bungee cords. Not the best for access due to the front-facing top flap, but it did the job for cheap.

Little update on the Apex-1 group: took it to the mountains for a weekend of climbing, with a last-minute 38t chainring, and it was brilliant throughout. Spins out at ~35mph descending but that's plenty for me and the low end got a lot of use. Tempting to do something similar to the other bike.

No worries, this is the one I can vouch for FWIW.

How pretty do you want em? Lezyne flow are indestructible and hold bottles with a death grip.

Good lookin. Any trouble setting up the road-link hanger? Wondering how they miter the top and down tube ends for that tapered head tube.

thinking about a new steel frame gravel/cross bike. would love to try apex 1, any relevant things against (except more weight)? or better upgrade to force 1/rival 1?

I upgraded my commuter from Claris to Apex-1 a few weeks ago and really liking it. Just using the stock 42t chainring for now but tempted to replace with a 38t or similar given the chubby tires fitted. I do recall reading something about the Apex derailleur having just sleeves on the wheels instead of bearings like Rival+ have so there's that - marginal gains and all. Can't say I notice if that's the case compared to my other bikes though. Everything feels very solid and reliable. Planning on taking it on some long rides soon.

Funny thing to be moaning about given the cage is filled with a bottle 99.999% of its time. Go for the function-over-form king: lezyne flow.

.... now let's talk bidons

Let the fun begin, if they're anything like the sram MTB brakes you're in for a treat.

Went OK actually - small improvement, but the brakes were just fine on first 30mi dirt ride today.

If you don't want to fuck it up, take it to a shop with proper choppers.
Doing anything with a bread knife is a quick way to absolutely ruin it.

Made a little jig with a 2x4 and some nails so the cutting went fine, nice and square. Must have let a bit of air in though because there's way too much travel in the lever for my liking, so I'll be learning to bleed the system after all.

Need to shorten some new SRAM brake hoses by about 6". Cutting board, stanley knife, and a steady hand the way to go? Youtube makes it look easy but I don't want to feck it up - I'd like to ride this to work on Monday.

Watched the doco Inspired To Ride on Netflix last night, inspiring and terribly sad at the same time. Damn :(

Tempting - Pro One looks similar to the Durano which have been great and recommend for non-TL. Not cheap though, so wondering about the Hutchs.

Sweet. Do you get a lot of crap bouncing around under the guards? I adjusted mine like 1" out.

Anyone tried the Hutchinson fusion5 tubeless? Need something ~25mm for a xr22t rim this summer. Currently running Durano with tubes and don't want to be getting goathead punctures every other week.

On a Kona Rove Al with PDW large fenders. Check the frame & fork clearance at the rim height.. I imagine on a narrower rim they'd come up a fraction narrower and taller than the 39/33 measurement.

Thinking about putting Hutchinson 25mm Fusion-5 AT tires on the road bike for same reason..