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If you go inflatable, look for the valve system. I have a Big Agnes insulated and is comfortable and warm, but the valve is too small and takes too long to inflate and just as long to deflate.
The newer valves are much more efficient.

I am thinking about an overseas tour in the winter of 2021 but am totally unsure what I will do. I know where I want to go and the prices of flights are great with good airlines and free exchange....But I am hesitating to book as I am unsure about the effects of the virus on the trip. First and for...

For a lock I suggest watching these videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxIbAFnmsIQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pywN558dJaU
I would also remove the battery when you secure the bike.
If it is an economical ebike (less than 1,000) it is not as a big a target as the high end ebikes

I arrived in Dubrovnik from the south by bike a few years back and caught a bus north along the coast road. It's certainly not a road I'd consider cycling along, it was narrow and very busy - and that was at Easter. The coastal road is not welcoming to cyclists, though very beautiful. In-land roads...

I predict all that ev stuff will come way down in price -- much lower in fact than ic vehicles cost. If you consider the cost to manufacture and complexity of a modern diesel car compared to a much simpler ev it's hard to see why manufacturing costs would not come down as take up of ev's improves. ...

Vetus Ossa wrote:

MarcusT wrote:Yes, they are over priced.
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Guess which costs more

But which would you rather own

I own both

Yes, they are over priced.



Guess which costs more

If you ride with a smart phone, there are apps that will take voice commands to tell you the time verbally.

I was intimidate by my first set of hydraulics (Tektro), but they have never given me any problems, so never had to touch them after 3 yrs of hard mtn biking. Then, the second bike with hydraulics (Shimano) gave me numerous problems. Watched a number of youtube videos and finally feel comfortable wo...

Not sure one can compare the 920 and the 520. Other than the frame, most components are different. The 520 has entry level components and the 920 has pretty close to top of the line. I would most likely not use either to tour the world, but where many touring bikes are becoming extinct, it's comfort...

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/touring-bike-riverside-touring-920/_/R-p-306383 Seems like a very well equipped bike. I'm not into gravel bikes, but it looks like they put some serious R&D into this one. For the price, it offers some real advantages over the global brands. I just don't care for th...

There's a brilliant bicycle wheel building outfit at Bristol. Have a word with Ryan, he's very good with advice. https://www.ryanbuildswheels.co.uk/ Not in the market for new wheels, but checked out their site. Very good marketing, they've devoted a section to "gravel" wheels, without act...

The utility cyclist wrote:Any place that isn't duped/too dumb to fall for the covid fraud and hasn't put restrictions on human life in place.

What?

Jamesh wrote:It's a title of a children's story book btw.

But if you had 10 days / 2 weeks where would you go...?

I vote for Italy next summer ride out fly home?

Cheers James

Italy is a little large for 2 weeks. Everybody dreams of Tuscany and is well merited, but Apulia is where my next dream trip is.

26" tyres are becoming more difficult to find in LBS, In the last several years I've had to buy online. Like mentioned before, if you're not travelling in countries with far less access to modern bike shops, then 700c was my choice.