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I've lost more money than that before being stupid so dont mind spending it on myself for something that I'll be using to its full potential. As kboy says hopefully it'll be more of an investment lol.

Horses for courses and all that.

Edit: If it turns out to be shit then I'll be even more stupid haha.

haha i'll get some pics without, only if kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaandries took a flipping lunch break once in a while to take some pics!

stfu

Ah that settles that then. I'm going to stay away from this thread until I have one. In case I change my mind ha.

Not so much of an 'ultimate' cycling jacket but I really rate the Levi's Commuter Parka for anyone doing less than say 50 miles a week. I just got one in the sales and it's the best thing I've ever had. Not really, but coming from a Superdry windbreaker... I just hope it performs as well as it does now in a few years.

Yeah about this Levi's Commuter... Started leaking round the arms after 3 weeks using it everyday. I mean like 10 minute rain and my arms were soaked. After going through this thread I'm not surprised now as it's just a waterproof coating they use and not specific materials/technology. Levi's were kind enough to give me a refund though.

Saving up for this beaut now.

Not seen it mentioned all that much bar a few posts. Perhaps the price put people off? I'm hoping that like their bags it comes with some sort of (hopefully) lifetime waranty lol.

Or maybe I'll just go Rapha, Or eVent of some sort. I dont know. bah.

Had this since late November, only worn about ten or so times so still very fresh and immaculate condition.

Selling as it's not heavy duty enough for me. If I was in a position to drive to work everyday and only cycle leisurely in good to moderate weather then I'd keep it. However I walk the dog and ride hard everyday in all weather so I'll look to get something more suited for that.

Saying that, it's got some really good cycling features and amazing windproofness. I've actually refrained from wearing it as I wanted to keep it as my summer jacket.

Size is M

I'm after £50 posted.

Also here's how cool you'll look...

Cheers guys.

Although what are the cons if I got a rack and used them with current forks?

I know they don't have specific mounts and as mentioned above the Wald rack fouls the fork itself. Is there no way round that?

Scobles I googled those forks and at that price I think saddle bags are looking like the better option. Not to mention that will mean changing my entire cockpit right?

Loz when are you down again? May take you up on that offer!

Ahh fair point. Looking at the pic for longer I can see that being fairly annoying that it comes up that far.

Will trawl through the saddle bag and touring threads I think.

Thanks for your input.

I dont.

I would just prefer to have two brakes when freewheeling, when the time comes. Just want to see how I get on with it really..

Basically, as it stands, I'm pretty set on not keeping this for another year or very long after the trip. So seeing if this kind of setup will be enjoyable/to my preference etc and perhaps even change my mind.

Also reason I'm after a front rack and not saddle bag is because I came across this photo:

As I already have a backpack (coincidentally identical to the one in the pic), I dont really want to be spending more on extra bags and may aswell fork the money out on something that may be of use again in future i.e. a front rack...

I may have a problem however.

I have a Wald basket which doesnt mount correctly to my forks. Like the bit past the droopout comes outwards and fouls the rack mount arms. Maybe upgrade the fork with a second hand good quality one while I'm at it?

cut your seat tube and weld it back together

oh yeah fuck off Mikey - nice face.

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2 Bottles is plenty, there are shops in France.

10 page thread on saddle bags

Edit: 13 more pages of alternatives

Yeah may have gotten ahead of myself a bit. When I said lots of bottles I just meant two...

Thanks for the links anyhow.

Shut up Mikey. Kyle, a rear brake as well as a front brake?

You haz 2 rear brakes now you have some foot retention.

There are no hills on the coast >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Rear brake ties in with future plans of fitting a single speed sprocket. Pretty much to use the bike as a road bike without the gearing.

Will get a steel 531 something to take over daily duties then. Or even my Peugeot build which I still havent finished.

Oh and Photo Jim you should come cycle round Poole and tell me there are no hills on the coast lol.

So here's an current pic of The Lengster - apologies for non drive side pic OR Scoblebricks:

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That's probably it's thrid incarnation this winter, the main changes being mudguards and handlebar changes.

Also had these bits arrive in prep for Tour De Radskids™...

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My plans for setup on this trip will consist of:

Compact bars - (Loz - bar tape TBC)
Hoods
Rear brake
Bottles, plently of bottles - maybe mounted on the rear if I can find a cage mount things
46/17 gearing

The problem I have is I dont want to be carrying the backpack on me as all my other stuff will be in there so I'll be after a decent rack to mount on the front. Anyone have any suggestions? Did a 30 mile trek to Southampton once and I brought sweaty back... (i'll get my coat.)

Going to see if I can get pics of some of the other guy's setups and bikes just because.. Looking forwrad to this. Might even have to change the title of the thread lol.

ANyway, help on racks will be greatly appreciated. Pretty Sean I cant find any 10 page specific threads.

Kyle

Apologies for awful phone picture, but this thing kicks ass in this shitty weather.

What rack pls?

Ass saver sold.

Yeah mate it's so nice round that way. Me, mikey and a few others did that Purbeck ride a few times... Yet to make it up all hills without getting off haha.

Heard of the C17 although not really seen one in the flesh or tried one. Nearest stockist is Charlie the Bikemonger I think... May have to make a trip to Swanage soon and see what I fancy.

Kyle, I demand that you get some horrendously garish fluorescent tape.

hahaha, we'll see come April... ... ...

btw thanks Scobles for posting those. Saw the top one in the Langster thread but didnt really thinnk it was HHSSB? But then again when I think that I think spok with big chainrings and horrendously impractical geometry!"

Haha, it was actually Loz (ltc) who lent me some foot retentions, thanks Loz.

I'm a bit of a goth tbh and was would really like everything on it black.. that weird? Meh.

Anyway, I forgot, plans for the moment are:

H Plus Archetypes - to keep costs down prolly lace them to the current hubs.
Black B17 Brooks
Shorter stem

Then we'll go from there. Perhaps even swap seatpost/crankset for better items.

It had a B17 briefly... Probably the sexiest it ever looked!

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And something farty.

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So I really want somewhere to document this biek. I'm hoping that if I do this I will 'love' it a bit more.

It's not a bad bike by any means (well compared to most on here it is), but I enjoyed my steel 453 Falcon beater way more before I got this. Perhaps it's an Alu thing... feels more generic?! I dont know.

Anyway, it's a bog standard 2013 Langster which I've had for exactly a year on Valentine's day this year. How romantic right? But like I say, not sure if the love is there.

Started out pretty stupid and rode round Bournemouth for a few months with no brake or foot retention like so..

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I've matured a bit since then though and gave in to the constant [strike]nagging[/strike] for brakes and foot retention.. Cant believe I was adamant that I didnt need anything, or foot retention atleast. But live and learn hey. Then I decided I wanted some comfy bars as the track ones were so uncomfy and I swear I was getting RSI on anything longer than 30 minutes. Decided on some Cinelli Pepper's as they looked quite nice and made the daily 10 mile commute everyday a doddle. Felt weird going up hills to start with though.

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Then winter came, however still I was dumb and decided to get a Musguard.. I thought, 'you know, let's support these guys who have put their time into designing and creating this cool thing' which ultimately is a nice gesture I suppose. Worked fine, however only recently I came into some SKS Raceblades for free and I'm not looking back - although they are a ballache to fit on the standard forks the Langster comes with. Who needs to look cool when you can have a dry backside and semi-dry feet anyway?! Besides, I think the Musguard is better suited to my now stolen Falcon frame.

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I'm not sure if you see what's happening here but I'm becoming sensible. You know like when older people start wearing those butt ugly shoes because they offer more comfort? Hmm... Also a group of us are riding from Bournemouth to Paris in April and I've started collating bits like compact bars, rear brake, road levers and hoods.. even debating fitting a single speed sprocket on the other side of the hub!

Probably just a slippery slope towards gears tbh, but we'll look at that after the trip! For now, I've swapped the standard 48/16 gearing for a Stronglight 46t chainring and Surly 17t cog.

Dont have any current photo's, but will use this to show progress, however small, and also ask for advice.

Who knows... Maybe at some stage I'll even decide to go HHSB. Ever seen a HSSB'd this model Langster? Not sure it would work with the sloping top tube though..

Kyle

Chainring and Musguard sold and possibly Ass Saver.

MOOOOAAARRRRR

Specialized Track bars (from 2013 Langster and pictured above) - 31.8 clamp - £10 posted, £15 with bar tape.

Specialized 100mm Stem - 31.8 clamp - £8 posted

Specialized Silver 48t (from 2013 Langster) - Barely Used - £13 posted

Silver 19t Cog - £5 posted

Black AssSaver mudguard - Decent condition - £5 posted

Black Musguard (google it) - Very Good condition - £12 posted

Black Oxford Bottle Cage - £3 posted

Yeah was a piece of piss.

How to remove/install a fixie cog without a chainwhip (rotafix) - YouTube

I'm about to try this rotafix lark.. Been riding all week without a lockring, even skidding and it's still on there.. Tis a Langster btw, not sure if they weld the cog on perhaps? lol.

Will you be taking these to Pariii Loz?

I'm liking the look of those Quoc Pham's... Might get those and saves me taking two pairs of shoes. Every gram counts haha!

As mentioned carlos, there's 23c tyres on there but it's an ok fit with mudguards and 25c would probably be a bit tight.

Wheelbase is 100cm, although tbh not sure if I measured that correctly or not.

Still here!