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SRAM force 22 brifters. Kinda pricey to go hydro.

I used a hope rotor spacer and still had issues. Perhaps i'll try it again. I replaced them with bb7s but my rear bb7 fucked itself so whilst I'm warrantying it I put a spyre back on the rear and it reminded me how much better they feel.

Wrote a race report of TransatlanticWay: http://www.nodrafting.org/journal/2016/7/8/transatlantic-way-ride-report-pt-1

Still want to know the official results, lots of time penalties etc. I imagine so may be a bit of shuffling in the rankings.

flips table

Anyone tried the trp spyre flat mount with an SP dynamo? Wondering if the flat mount will mean I don't have a problem with spoke clearance.
I'm also considering just going hydro so I don't have to deal with all this shit.

I haz custom not AWOL.
Going to try the "be gentle and try again" method rather than the "throw money at it until it works" method.

I have internal cable routing and there is a slightly sharp bend where the cable goes through the chainstay and I think it's there. I also think in my impatience I may have kinked the cable on the way in (was cabling the bike in a rush before the shop opened).
Maybe I'll give it another go with some goodridge housing and just be more careful cabling. Maybe run it with the campag inner cause they're slightly slimmer no?

I've got the goodridge compressionless housing on my bike at the moment, but it is mighty stiff.
Is the jagwire/yokozuna more flexible? Where can I buy it by the meter? (contacted moore large about the 10m roll of jagwire compressionless housing but it seems they might have discontinued it?).
The jagwire elite link cable looks appealing - and flexible, but comes in mighty short pieces for hella money, anyone tried it? Or the Alligator Ilink? Again I'd have to buy 2 sets of cable to fully cable my bike but it claims to last pretty well.

Selling a bunch of bits. The photos are a bit potato quality cause my phone is on the way out but have tried to show any scratches etc as best as possible. Link to imgur album with said terrible quality pics: http://imgur.com/a/172Kh

Prefer not to post. Am based around N1 at the moment, but am on a boat so I move around. Pick up can be organised from London Bike Kitchen on Sundays or somewhere around Liverpool street/home during the week.

dibs followed by pm.

32h Hope pro 2 135mm rear hub with allen key axle (can be converted back to QR with a it readily available on chainreaction etc). Some gnarling on freehub body but totally normal and bearings are nice and smooth. £40

Halo aerowarrior 32h 100mm front track wheel. White rim, black spokes and hub. Spins nice and true, loads of life left in it. Not suitable for use with a brake. £30

Shroom classic track wheelset 32h, 100mm front/120mm rear. Done sub 60 miles. Rear is fixed/single with a 17t Miche fixed sprocket. £70

Mavic A319 on Shimano Deore cassette hub (135mm OLD), 36h. With 32s Marathon plus. Burly rear wheel for touring/commuting. Handbuilt, rolls straight, true and smooth. Comes with shimano QR skewer (scratched up but fine). Rim has some wear but still got life in it. £30

Panaracer pasela 25c tanwall tyres, pair, sub 60 miles on them. £15 sold

Security nuts for front track wheel (to replace 9mm track nuts). £5

Miche primato track cranks with 48t chainring. 170mm length. Sub 60 miles on them. £60

Cinelli 1a 70mm quill stem, 26.4 clamp, comes with shim for 25.4. £20

Cinelli Giro D’italia bars, 26.4 clamp, 44cm width, minor fitting scratches all over, small gouges on the part where the bar widens to be clamped due to trying to be fitted into wrong stem. £15

Nitto B260AA, 480mm wide, 25.4mm clamp, some minor scratches on bars from fitting. £15

Deda RHM02 bars, 46cm wide, oversized clamp (Deda’s special 31.7mm but it of courseworks with any 31.8mm stem). £10

Charge spoon saddle. Ridden sub 60 miles. Black. £10

Ratty unknown fizik saddle. Black. £10

Surly cross check fork (the old one, mudguard mounts but no rack mounts). 267mm of steerer. £25

In case you're still looking, I have a set, PM me if interested.

Will wait for new one, will try to put it through its paces!

Dead interested in trying the D1 after my luxos decided to fuck itself at the hint of rain (okay chronic downpours for days but still, I expect better). Possibly in combination with a k-lite.
Where can I actually buy the d1 from though?

Don't go high pressure tho, non tubeless specific tyres don't tend to like going above 60psi IIRC.

Currently fitting pelago commuter front rack, got no eyelets so using axle fitting, but am on QR on front so it seems all the weight will be on the skewer. Kosher? Not kosher? Am I going to need a dentist?

Mark from SBC cycles has panaracer tourguard tyres set up tubeless on his 29er commuter and apparently they're pretty great! Available in 35c, Tan wall and not too pricey, not "officially" tubeless but work fine.

I ran 32c Gravel Kings tubeless (45psi front, 60 rear) for TAW and they were amazing, performed really well in the wet and only one puncture which sealed instantly. Was planning on S-ones but them being out of stock everywhere stopped me, really happy with the GKs though.

I got the wee panaracer kit and it's pretty nice since you cut the anchovies to size.

Finished TAW this morning, after trying to push through last night I was hallucinating and Nodding off on the bike despite having just had a coffee, a red bull and an energy gel with 150mg of caffeine. I'd also taken all my warm clothes off in the hope the cold would keep me awake.
I ended up reluctantly bivying for a few hours, the gap between me and the person behind was big enough that it didn't really matter though. Happy with how it went despite being held back by total of about a day/half a day by mechanicals, its all part of the game though.

Interestingly some TCR/Transam veterans said TAW was as hard/harder cause of the constant unrelenting headwind (inevitable if riding SW in Ireland), it always being rolling hills and the extremely unpredictable weather.

Also very impressed with Paula Regener's performance, especially coming off not much training due to recently breaking her ankle, I think she could do really well if she carries on with these races.

Yep I am! Got less than 500km to go now I think, just stopped for coffee. Getting sleepy now. Average of 4.5hrs a night but lowest was 2.5, don't want to catch up on sleep, just wanna finish now.
Weather is wet, but warm so not too bad, I've just kind of forgotten that it's supposed to be summer. Scenery is grand but due to the coastal route a little repetetive. Tiny bit of valleys today which is a nice change.

There will be at least a time penalty if it's decided he didn't do it, but I think no one's 100% either way. The race director is also racing so we won't know til he gets in.

My tongue is swollen from all the citric acid in my food/drink and I'm bitter the person about to be crowned the winner of this race hasn't ridden the full route. #csb

I'm on the transatlantic way race so had to come up with other solutions. Going to probs warranty the light when I'm back, but in the meantime I bought 2 portable USB charger things that are supposedly good for 6 charges each so should get me to the end of the race.
I've got a USB front light I can use for night riding but need to find a bike shop tomorrow to get a rear.
Apparently they're particularly vulnerable to water from the bottom.

My b+m luxos u has gone mad overnight, seems the headlight still work but no USB power or rear light? I am in the middle of nowhere in Ireland right now. Plz help.

Tracker for TAW is up, the rider profiles aren't yet, I assume cause they'll be assigning trackers tomorrow at registration. http://trackleaders.com/transatlantic16

I bought one of those this week and will be using it on transatlantic way. It packs into a 4l drybag, will report on how it is when I'm back!