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Are Alpkit bags any good? Specifically the airlok dual 20l?

For me, it's black tyres/saddle and a chromed stem away

Yes it's double sided. I like the buttons. They mean you can move your hands around, which is good in the long run, or climb.

Yes the bar tape will definitely have a considerable impact in the feel. Try them towards the stem uncovered.

I attached mine with some gorilla tape. Here's a shot.

I had similar feelings when I first put them on but quickly got used to them. I have them on the underside of the bar just inboard of the handlebar tape, so not exactly where your fingers would be when your hands are on the drops, I found they got in the way there. It feels pretty instinctive now

Anyone who has slid, palms down, on tarmac and turned their hands over to see fat bubbling out like baked beans from the heel of their thumb. Bad times for me

Acid Mondrian. The zenith of hipster genres

Does anyone know when the 43c gravel king SKs are going to be available?

Cheers!

I got a facebook ad over the easter weekend saying the 25% off survey code works in the archive store. Does anyone know if that's still the case or was it a one weekend only thing?

Can't help but read that in Trumps voice. SAD!

Has anyone ridden from Bristol to the New Forest? Or vice versa? I'm looking to do it in July and fancy doing as much as possible off-tarmac if possible. Nothing too rough as I'll be on a gravel bike with a couple bags mounted.

The rough plan is to follow cycle route 24 unless anyone knows any complete routes that are better? Or if anyone has sections they know about that I can divert off route 24 that would be great, too.

rant porn thread >

They make your legs look bigger

His brother is called Yuwot Pham if I'm not mistaken

That battered frog looks delicious.

Great thread!

Excellent rant, would read again.

Maybe it was all those wattz you were putting down riding up the gutter on the taaienberg?

Exactly what I've done. I'm willing to give it another go with Stan's, but if the same happens again I'll happily stick with tubes.

In fairness, sticking a tube in didn't take any longer than fixing a normal puncture. It was a touch messier but I packed latex gloves with that in mind so wasn't a problem.

I've had about 5 small punctures on mine, 3 rear, 2 front. All small, a mm or so. None have sealed, all have just bubbled sealant out gradually until the tyre is completely flat. It's slow, two happened on my 5 mile commute and I got home fine before the pressure loss was too much to ride. The rest were out on long rides and resulted in a tube needing to go in and me calling it a fucking piece of shit over and over again.

It might be the tyres, the sealant or the rims. It's my first time tubeless so until I try a different tyre and/or sealant I can't really fairly judge. I think @amey has had similar grip experiences with Compass tyres.

They come up at 43mm on my hunt 4season, not sure of the internal width of the rims off the top of my head.

I waver between loving them and hating them. As tubeless they've been shit, but that could be due to the orange seal they insist you use. They might be fine with stan's. They just never seemed to seal properly.

The grip is ok on the road, not great in the wet but comparing a large volume/low pressure tyre to G+ Corsas (that I have on my summer whip) which rail around corners and are great in the wet is apples and oranges. I've nothing to fairly compare the Sno's to in that sense so they might be decent.

They roll superbly on dry tarmac and have survived a winter of commuting and club runs and barely look a week old.

If there's anything else you want to know just holler.

Thanks. Will see if I can find a replacement

Can anyone with one of these garmin mounts tell me if the bolt threads in to a nut (in which case I've lost it) or if it threads into the plastic itself (in which case I've stripped it)?

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AWOL frame for the gravel heads:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132149022084?ul_noapp=true

Snapped a ligament in my shoulder while stacking it off my bike. Looks like someone attacked it with an axe and 2.5 years later I still cant sleep on that side. It also makes my whole arm go numb after about 2 hours on the bike. Apart from that it's fine...