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Looking for a Surly LHT or DT 58cm. 56cm maybe also considered. Also potentially other bombproof steel touring framesets/complete bikes.

Hey, so I've been looking for a Surly Disc Trucker for a little while now and I've come across one for sale in Romania. At first glance the guy looks pretty legit (did a massive tour on it from Kazakhstan to Turkey) and I'm gonna chat with him tomorrow. Assuming he is legit, and the bike is in good condition, and I can get him to an acceptable price, I'm not really sure how I would go about collecting or receiving the bike. If it was normal times I would probably consider flying to Romania and cycling back, but alas...

So, anyone have any idea of the costs of posting a complete bike across Europe? I'm in Ireland so it's (possibly?) simpler than if I were in the UK, since it's all EU. Still, it must cost a good few quid, huh? Anyone ever done anything similar?

Here's the ad for the curious: https://www.warmshowers.org/node/370959

Hey,

So I've been looking around for a new (that is, new used) touring bike and I just came across this which is sort of in my area. I don't know much about Trek 520's - does anybody who knows more want to let me know if this is a good deal? Looks like they're a few hundred euro more in Ireland anyway, and this one has a front dyno/usb charger/lights set-up to boot.

https://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/2020-trek-520/27718870?campaign=14

Yeah that seems likely. Surprising in a way though because sometimes weight can be a stabilizing force too.

Bouzouki, juggling clubs, accordion, pannier on the other side. And I think a sleeping bag I used to have that was really big. I made this bamboo extension to the rack to get it all in.

Wow yeah that's pretty crazy.

For the record I get it when I have a good amount of weight on the front as well.

Not always...

Eagle eye! That was my faithful companion, it's actually a leopard/lion/little big cat.

Is this still for sale?

Hi I'm looking for Shimano-compatible 8 speed bar end shifters.

Thx

K

Hey all,

So I've had this problem for a while and I'd be interested in putting it out there for all you bike nerds to discuss. I guess ideally I'd like to find out if there's anything I can do about it but I imagine it's something inherent to the frame at this point. Anyway I've had this 58cm Dawes Super Galaxy for about 11 years now, cycled many places between Ireland and Istanbul on it and most recently 3,000km in Eastern Canada in 2019. On that most recent tour, I got a lot of speed wobbles - only, they weren't even speed wobbles, they were just wobbles. They would occur sometimes going pretty slow actually, as well as at higher speeds, the frame oscillating back and forth under me, sometimes pretty violently, despite changing grip on the bars, position on/off saddle, or hugging the top tube with my legs. Weirdly enough, at a certain point they seemed to be really bad in the morning and then fade a bit throughout the day (again irrespective of speed). It was bad enough though that I've been thinking before I do another tour I might want to get another frame. But also, I love my frame, and I'm a cheapskate and don't want to buy another. Is there anything I (or an experienced frame-repairer) could do to mitigate this problem? Or is it just down to the flexibility of an old steel frame?

I generally don't get the wobbles when the bike is not loaded, so I imagine that's also a major factor. But what use is a bike frame you can't load down with a ridiculous amount of stuff?

Oh yeah and also before that tour, one of the seat stays popped off the seat tube - I got that repaired by a frame-repairer in Edinburgh.

Cheers for any thoughts, here's a photo of the steed

Woops, looks like I should have posted this in the 'Wanted' section. My bad.

Title says it all! Looking for one of these at a price that won't break the bank - complete or frame & forks.

Thx

K

Might be interested in those old spd pedals assuming they're fully functional and you'd be up for posting. Would you mind taking another photo of them just to get a clearer look?

Hi, looking to convert the downtube shifters on my Super Galaxy to a bar-end shifter system. It's got an 8 speed cassette. Bar end shifters and/or other necessary bits like downtube bosses much appreciated!

Thanks

K