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For work related reasons, I've got to play with a bundle of Sage machines over the last year or so - I've found that out of the box, they just won't grind fine enough so that you can dial in a light/medium roast

From the factory, they're set at 6 - adjusting to 4 (or even 3) has always allowed a grind fine enough so that anything can be dialled in (2:1 ratio in 25-30s)

Plenty of videos on YT - here's the first one I found

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNvOcE4-VEo&t=52s

Small tip - either grind through any beans left in the burrs, or vacuum out and then adjust to the coarsest setting, before trying to release the upper burr

It did, surprisingly quickly as well - ordered on Feb 23rd and delivered on March 7th

I've been meaning to loop back to this thread and report on it - but then there's not much to say - it looks just like the Brompton one, fits fine, doesn't slip and I've not noticed any issues whilst riding it

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32846729024.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef1802X6x8oB

Thanks all for the seatpost comments - I've ordered a ti one from aliexpress - will see how it goes

Any recommendations for an aftermarket seatpost please? Needs to be a bit longer than the standard Brompton one

Looking on Aliexpress at the moment - am I right to be nervous about a carbon seatpost?

650B mudguards - any recommendations?

Finding myself commuting on my Vitus most of the time at the moment and am growing tired of a wet bum

Just asking before I order the spendy option of the PDWs from Condor, which will be a bit more spendy than I expected as I've just realised that their Black Friday code expired last night

Thanks

Need some help identifying whether a chainset is BB30 or BB30a

Distance from the shoulder of the lockring to the end of the splines is 88mm - the spindle is marked "A3134-109L"

So I'm thinking this is BB30A/73mm BB shell?

cheers

I'm trying to!

Can't help thinking that the manufacturer must know something I don't though

I agree entirely - I ordered the large based on the TT, stack and reach when compared to my other bikes

It does bug me though - it's not like bike geometry is a mystery and they'll be a lot of people who'll order based on their height because they don't understand TT, stack & reach?

Anyway - the bikes's arrived now - unfortunately because of the discount at the time, Wiggle's 30 day test ride doesn't apply - so I can't ride it outside, if I'm thinking of returning it

Time to set it up and ride round the office then!

Back to my geometry question - I was just looking at the Arkose and I'm now thoroughly confused - it's beyond me what some manufacturer's thinking is here.

For my height (181cm) they suggest a size large for the Arkose- eff.top tube of 578mm, stack of 607mm and reach of 398mm!

Whereas Vitus suggest a medium - eff.top tube of 545mm, stack of 568mm and a reach of 371mm

That's an insane difference?

In my mind it should be fine - unless I’ve missed something about gravel bike sizing?

Top tube (virtual) - 560mm
Stack - 589mm
Reach - 379mm

So more stack than any of my road bikes (560 -584), but less reach than them all (380-390)

It comes with a 90mm stem as well

Looking for some advice on gravel bike geometry please, for a dilemma I'm now facing. Is it normal to size down on a gravel bike?

I've always ridden a 56cm frame and so have ordered the Vitus Adventure in a large - it has less reach and more stack than any of the three bikes I ride on the road (CAAD10, Scott CR1 and Ribble 525).

Since ordering, I realised the geometry chart also suggests body sizes - which suggest a large is for someone 6'1" to 6'4" whereas I'm 5'11

I then looked at various other gravel bikes - for my height and inside leg, everyone else (Canyon, Rose, Ribble, Planet X) suggest a similar stack and reach to the Vitus in a large

I contacted Wiggle and Vitus to ask why they suggest a smaller frame than seemingly everyone else - they just pointed me to the geometry chart and repeated what it said

So, opinions on frame sizing for gravel bikes will be most appreciated

ta

Steve

So, to answer my own question..

Wiggle will do more than is offered on their C2W website - I emailed them and they sent me a quote for the Prime wheels - unfortunately my Wiggle discount doesn't apply to C2W

I then asked Hunt about C2W and they pointed me in the direction of Swift Cycles - Swift are listed as a supplier on my company's C2W scheme and are also a Hunt dealer, so I can order Hunt wheels through them

I think I'm going to go for the Hunts - there's no reviews of the Prime Blackseries wheels yet - just need to decide 30s or 50s

Now that you are able to buy components on the C2W scheme, I'm interested in getting some new wheels, but am struggling to find ones that meet my criteria

Road, carbon, disc
Around 19mm internal width
35-50mm deep
<£1,000

The ones that fill the bill are;

Hunt - not available through C2W
Wiggle's Prime Black series (just launched) - again, not on the Wiggle C2W website

I've had a read through this website, which I found very informative

https://intheknowcycling.com/category/wheelsets/

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could look at?

cheers

Steve

Off to Crete on the family hols on Friday (July 27) and will be taking my bike with me

Does anyone have any suggested rides they could share?

I know Cyclist magazine did a feature on Crete a few years back and I've got a copy of that

thanks

Steve

Thanks

Might need to wait for the tights and jacket to come back into stock so I can try a different size then

Anyone know how Rapha deal with refunds if returning part of a bundle?

Bought the Core Jacket/Jersey/Bib tight bundle and not convinced by the tights

thanks

Steve

Does anyone have any experince of the Hylix seatpost on ebay?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hylix-Offset-Carbon-Ti-Seatpost-27-2-30-9-31-6mm-400MM-180g-Ultra-Light/292039178598?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=591027420710&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

thanks

Thanks for all the tips

Thanks

I was hoping someone might know of a weekly ride going on so I don't spend the whole week out on my own?

I've just booked flights and accomodation in Porte de Pollenca August 22-30 for myself and the kids.

The kids are more than old enough to want to do their own thing, so I'll be taking my bike with me

Can anyone offer any suggestion of rides to join etc or even, on the off chance, is anyone over there at the same time and fancies some company on a ride?

cheers

Steve

A thread started on TZ-UK a few days ago regarding Creation Watches - it seems that the days of buying from them and escaping customs charges are over - they're now declaring the full value on shipments and there's numerous reports of people being hit with customs charges and handling fees

http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?394086-Creation-watches-import-duty-heads-up