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I don't have a costume for the ride, but I will bring along my camera as per usual.

Yeah I would be game for a ride on a sunday in the next couple of weeks.

^That is a lot of climbing. Going to do the 100km ride.

Lol - I went and checked as well.

True, but I am going to give it a go. The Bontrager mount also looks promising, cloth belt with a fastener by the looks of things.

I think I have a solution for mounting drybags to my fork. Salsa and Blackburn make the mounts. Going with the Salsa Anything Cage which go for £18 per cage, they are meant for Salsa forks. But they an be put on any forks using the pipe clip technique. See this link .

The prices are the same in all of the shops, since Brompton are very specific about their pricing for options and the like. I think an 8 week wait is still the norm for a custom colour choice, if you want one of the white or black ones off the shelf then an LBS might be able to help out. There is Brompton's own shop in Covent Garden which might give some of the options straight off since I think they are able to do them in-store.

That is a really good idea. What bars are those? Plus could not help but notice the 2 sets of grips, really?

Dibs 'Shitty q/r shimano wheel' - PMed

^My thoughts exactly. You do need velcro straps like the gorrila cage, but they need to be secured to the vertical bar on the rack some how. I have a couple of ideas, just need to get an appropriate low rider front rack first.

@skinny - I could use those to secure the Gorilla cages to the forks - but it won't be neat.

Looking for an alternative, still thinking the low-rider rack modified in some fashion.

If I had the right eyelet setup I would go for the Gorilla cages, they look ideal for what I want. But the clips at £20 to the equation. Looking at low-rider racks now, even with those I would have to come up with some way of securing the bags to the rack.

The attachment points look big enough to loop a velcro strap through, what do you reckon @andy_k?

I am looking to do this with my Cross Check, I have the 2013 frame with the eyelets. So I need a front rack to attach too. I looked at the Monkii system, and I get what you are suggesting @andy_k but if I have eyelets the rack is a better option, perhaps.

I'd just rather not have weight on my forks. Carry less and pack better.

Agreed, it is more as an overflow area where I can stick food and other bits and pieces. I am going from having 2x20L panniers to a 18L saddle bag and a 8L handlebar bag. So trying to make up the capacity. (I find climbing on the CC a pain when it is fully loaded at the rear. I have found having weight on the front actually helps climbing - maybe just a mental thing.)

I am pretty much sold on the alpkit luggage system, going to get the saddle bag and 2x8L dry bags for the front. I have decided not to bother with a frame bag, the capacity just doesn't seem useful. Off course I will be keeping my Ortlieb handlebar bag.

UPDATED: Ok, the monkii clip + gorrilla cage is pretty awesome. But at £60 for a pair, its a little steep compared to front rack + bungie co-ords.

Anyone got any suggestions for replicating something like this :

Alpkit sell drybags which can be tied to a front rack, which will basically be the same as what Jones' Truss and Bags do, right?

Duke Nukem the original one for £1.04 on steam today!

Great idea for a thread @mechanical_vandal. I think I need to do a few jaunts like this before I embark on a big tour next year. Aiming for 2 nights over making it into a long weekend. Was thinking the Lake District in a couple of weeks time, just working out the logistics to get up to Manchester then cycle up. Wanted to try Epping Forest but it looks like the camp sites all close at the end of August. Will post back once I have a solid plan!

I want to see that on a t-shirt : Beast Level = 11

@gabes Good luck with the prep and the actual ride, will be following your progress.

Anyone here using the Snugpak Stratosphere? Just about to order one, wanted some other opinions.

Disney Infinity WTF is that all about?

Fair enough, hadn't realised you had the 44T to start with.

I think you are right, the tensioner should be a bit higher. Have you still got the old chain to compare against? I looked for that crankset on planetx already back to full price, wanted it for another project.

Thanks. All the ones I found shipped from HK, that is a UK seller, just need to get the other bits too.

^ Too may hits, please post link to actual item or search.

Meantime if anyone knows a source for tektro RL520 levers in black/black for maximum stealth points, do shout!

Condor have them, but with their branding. I have them on my CC.

Will give that a go with the older pair first, thanks for the reply Branwen.