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Phototalk / Re: Anyone got any spare compact flashcard or cheap sources of new?
« Last post by LEE on Today at 03:37:52 pm »Use an SD -> CF card adapter. Much cheaper solution. That's what I use in my Canon 1DMk2 and 5D SR.
To the OP. Might I ask some personal questions about you, ie M/F, height , approx weight , and general fitness level, and personal comfort / experience around cars on the road/ road riding in general. I hope not to appear rude, but it will give the panel a better understanding of your needs. ie, if you are a 4’10” and extremely overweight female, who is terrified of traffic, then there is much work to do before you consider n+1, even then, I believe female specific bikes are shorter, ( but may be wrong), so finding a suitable bike will be the quest. However if you are avg height/ build, and comfortable in traffic, then less of a problem. As I said, I am NOT being rude, or sexist, or anything other than helpful.
My front brake pad disintegrated outside Parliament. I saw it dislodge and hoped it would be rescuable, Looking for a 2cm grey roundish pad on a road surfaced with 2cm roundish chippings is a particularly frustrating Where's Wally.And the same thing happened to the rear pads on Tuesday, just 12 days later!
The braking material had come right off the metal backing plate. I am very glad this was by Parliament and not on, say, Parliament Hill.
a person can ride anything pretty much anywhere with training. What the majority of people cannot do is go from 3km to 100km without training. It is never about the bike.
Hey folks,I don't have a matching set on my bike, but I can say that tailfin bolt on top tube bag is great. Their smallest, zippered bag is great, does not sway, waterproof and my knees don't rub it.
After a very long absence from the road, I have just brought a gravel bike for some audaxy stuff, touring stuff and general gentle miles.
I am planning to get some nice matchymatchy bikepacking luggage to go with it but I am looking for opinions. Alpkit would have always been my go to, but I am not happy with them and their customer service (which means they have lost out on both a gravel bike sale, and selling me a lot of luggage to go with it)
So I am looking for alternatives. Currently Ortleib are at the top of my list, but I am open to other suggestions. Things have moved on so much since I last purchased luggage, I literally don't know where to start!
So what do you use, and why? Can you convince me to return to Alpkit and replace my alpkit seat bag and frame bag, both of which have worn through with the use they have had.
The word is that these often leak if disturbed after many years, so that brings me back to my original question - is there any way to renew the rubber ring seal in these?