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Hehe...Welcome to the BRP lucky dip!

I'm almost tempted now to find the shittest thing i can put my logo on! :]

They'll be under £2O too. :]

He doesn't need to...he knows it'll be 'Tha shit' as the kids say these days! :]

They will be very nice to be honest.

I end up in a mess when I get money up front, because I don't make much on the belts anyway, so by the time I've waited for the buckles to arrive all the money is gone but I still then have the stuff to make and end up in a mess again.
I'm trying to avoid getting money up front where possible in the future.

On the bright side, I'm hoping to get a nice BRP branded accessory done in time for Christmas...should make a nice gift for people and definitely falls into the 'only using the best materials' company philosophy.
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Not that it helps, but I love mine. :]

Ahhh....the fickle nature of Watson eh? :]

Glad you like the pouch...I just need one for myself now.

Glad you're still liking your VIOLET Mark. I will be making more belts as soon as I can afford to place another buckle order.

Don't forget that If you get hit with import duty/VAT they add it to the shipping cost too.

Hell no. Just wouldn't want somebody to get their hopes up and then get a shock once the full total is added up.
It comes to almost £2OO just for the saddlebag, tangle frame bag, harness, and pocket. Once you add shipping and import, you've got to be at about £25O, which is quite different to £15O.

Then add the cost of the pocket to put on the handlebar harness, and potentially a drybag or stuffsack, plus the shipping, and the import/VAT remember. :]

I would say to add about another £1OO to get the full set AND get it into the country and through customs.

I was riding in Scotland, so pretty hilly...but still get on better with slightly higher gears for SS and fixed off road. :]

Anyway...sorry for derailing current projects. :]

On road however I like 46 x 18 fixed, or 44 x 18 for loaded fixed touring.

I ran 34 x 18 on my freewheel twenty niner and 34 x 16 on my fixed twenty niner.
It's been a long time since i rode 26" off road, but I'm pretty sure that was 36 x 16 freewheel.

I agree that spinning is good, but also, road riding is very different to off road anyway, so comparing the two doesn't count for much.
I've always found that too low a gear off road can often make things harder. It can cause you to 'bounce' around a little more due to trying to keep up with an overly spinny gear, both on flats and on standing climbs.
Also where there is a sudden need for acceleration straight after a downhill section...If the gear is too spinny you have to first catch up with the gear before you get any real forward drive.

But as has been said...it's all personal preference. Still, it's interesting to see just how low some people choose to go.

Personal preference surely, I used to ride 42 x 18 on the road and likewise 32 x 18 off road. I just don't understand how people choose to pull such large gears.

Obviously personal preference...but 32 x 18 with 26" wheels is VERY low...especially for an area like Epping forest.
Just my opinion though.

the inbred is temporarily done, gonna get it running 9 speed next month, and going to change saddle, bars and stem as they are all just temps to get rolling. took it down to epping forest on saturday, just about manageable with 32 - 16 although i definitely would have preferred an 18t at the back

32 x 18? In EPPING?
It's hardly the Rockies. :]

1. Skive
   
2. T4
   
3. Greenape
   
4. Sivman
   
5. mancub
   
6. lazysuperhero
   
7. Wicksie
   8.
   
   

One left.
I'm finally getting onto these now after a weekend of giving stuff away. :]

Think that's right now? Lucky I was making a couple of spares. :]

1. Skive
   
2. T4
   
3. Greenape
   
4. Sivman
   
5. mancub
   
6. lazysuperhero
   
7. sold to non forum member
   8.
   
   

One left.
I'm finally getting onto these now after a weekend of giving stuff away. :]

I miss the old days when you pretended to ride. :[

I LOVE my heated gloves though. Especially the new ones. :]

You can get heated grips for bikes, but they'll only work on flats or risers.

Doesn't look like a 35 in that pic, so i'm guessing he's since changed?
I've briefly used a 35 on the rear of mine too...although I bloody hated it, it did fit.

As somebody who has barely watched any polo since the early days in the old Brick lane courts, I have to say I was amazed by how far things have come!
The quality of play, and the skills have progressed so much.
The slickness, the speed, the moves, and the aggressive play in some of the games was nuts.
Seeing players that I haven't seen for years, and seeing how good they are now was great.
Even down to seeing how specialist the bikes are now, and how well they work for the job in hand.
Todd was a perfect example of somebody riding their bike like it was part of them.
Tornadoes blew me away, if you'll excuse the pun...very fast, very slick, great teamwork. Also poloholica played some great games with great teamwork, as did Penis flytrap, and Fish and chippeys.

I really enjoyed myself, and from where I was standing it looked like a very well organized, and very smoothly run tournament. It would be good to see more 'all girls' teams next year as there seemed to be enough great players out there.
Well done all involved!

With all the talk about parts not matching, I'm surprised nobody mentioned the rear brake cable routing on the Milwaukee cross bike being in the worst place possible.