Fairy nuff. I think if I'd had that much bad luck I'd change brand TBH!
Pete.
There's a version without the loop called the Bend (not used it but having and liking a QR bar bag and looking at new non-drop tour bars I'm looking along these lines too), so you might look at those...Aquila wrote: ↑22 Mar 2024, 4:51pm
My present bars on my present bike are butterfly bars, They are great and i like them a lot but just fancy trying something new, a friend has Jones bars and really likes them but I'm a little put off by that big loop and hanging my barbag way over the front wheel <snip>
When? They have changed a few times over the 20+ years I've been using them.robing wrote: ↑24 Mar 2024, 2:17pmWell I used to get a lot of punctures on the standard marathons.pjclinch wrote: ↑24 Mar 2024, 2:16pmNo such thing as "best" without a heavy dose of context...
I use "normal" Marathons and punctures are sufficiently rare that I've never felt the need to go to the plus, which are not only heavier but have higher rolling resistance.
For, say, winter commuting on wet, glass strewn streets I can see a niche for the Plus but the standard model remains a popular touring workhorse that doesn't need fixed as it ain't broke.
No such thing as "best" without a heavy dose of context...
If you'd like your own Brom to have fatter tyres then the options from Kinetics may be interesting, see https://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/foldi ... eel-sizes/
For some values of "camping"...Mtb tourer wrote: ↑21 Mar 2024, 1:31pm With the youth hostel system today it's an expensive way to get away from the cities. And they are few and far between.
.camping is just as bad. Can't wait for a good weekend forecast and go ,its book well in advance.Bikepacking wins today ,a tiny tent tarp or bivi bag and your good to go .Find a spot put of sight and that's the nights stop sorted.
As long as it's warm enough wet feet aren't really a problem IME. I use SD5s with no socks in warmer weather, and yes, if it rains my feet are wet but as soon as it stops they dry out.scandalxk wrote: ↑17 Mar 2024, 5:23pmThanks, Ian. I should have mentioned that my bunions don't hurt in themselves, but they just make it awkward finding shoes to fit around them. I am tempted by Shimano sandals, but as I will be touring in Donegal I probably need something a bit more...weather-appropriate!
If you have a dazzling flashing front light, please don't use it on the road either.Nearholmer wrote: ↑18 Mar 2024, 6:11pm There is a non-confrontational, non-making-a-big-self-righteous-fuss-about-it, way to deal with this: “Excuse me mate. Did you know you’ve accidentally left your front light on?”.
I’ll confess that I’ve sometimes come off a road, onto a path, and forgotten to turn the light off, so you never know, it might be me.
An offer is a specific option, seen as "make an offer" if the seller has chosen that facility. You put in an offer, the seller can reject or make a counter-offer.fastpedaller wrote: ↑17 Mar 2024, 11:13amI've seen items with many days left with (say) £5 on the bid. Thinking the item is worth £70 to me, I've sent the seller a note "I'm happy to pay £50 for the immediate purchase of this item" . This approach has been successful (and on others the seller has said they'll let the auction run. I don't know if making an early offer is now 'allowed' on Ebay. They change the rules so often. Frustratingly they really make it difficult sometimes...... A few years ago I wanted to send hi-res photos of a bike to the prospective buyer but he couldn't send me his email or 'phone number to make this possible.deeferdonk wrote: ↑13 Mar 2024, 11:29am More perplexing to me is when you see a couple of other bidders have a bit of a bidding war when there's still a week/ages left on the auction, driving up the price early on. Why don't you just wait till closer to the end and/or put your max bid in?
Must have admit I have let out an evil laugh on the couple of times when i have seen this happen and then snipe and win the auction at the last minute.
My experience of crud catchers and high floating mudguards is an issue of the much less effective as mudguards than something closer in.