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Other hacks I applied to the Scout was to use a bottle cage hinge with a cable stopper to get the front derailleur to work ... and shove both the rear and front derailleur cables through the same internal cable routing holes 😉

😁 Was just asking Incase ... But edited response above. So should really have tried a bit harder to get 10so to work. Not switching sti's, derailleur and cassete again now, too much work ... 😂

I tried the Ultegra 10sp STI with the 9sp XT derailleur at first, but couldn't get the shifting quite right, were you using a 9 speed or 10 speed cassette? Edit: Just saw this post on another forum. I should have given the 10sti 9der more time ... Just assumed it wouldn't work 😔

Finished the build at last, tried to use a 10 speed groupset, but snapped the derailleur extender trying to adjust the hanger 🙃 So used a 9 speed STI with a 9speed XT derailleur instead, they are 100% compatible (10sp and up you can't mix components) Tyres are 700c x 44 WTB Byway. Will still change Crankset, but for now she can at least get road time.

Brutal ... ending with a 50km run through Prince Albert's Pass ...... hectic. As if an ultra isn't enough suffering already? I take my hat off to them. 💪

Hi guys, I need to clean and lubricate some old Shimano shifters .... any tips and tricks on how to .... and how to not? Wasn't too sure whether I should spray solvents into the mechanism, don't want anything to react and damage the internal plastic parts? Found this video on YT ... Is this video pretty much it? Please specify which degreaser (brands) or solvents you use .... Thx

I've done the same .... just pop in any old motorcycle shop. Also, and you probably know this already, make sure you use a quality 24mm socket, not a shifting spanner or worn-down socket. That top screw is soft, and not very deep, you can damage, or worse strip the corners in an instant. enjoy .

I like the look of this fork ... Brother Steel Gravel Fork.... trying to work out what the landed cost would be, see they post via DHL/UPS, which means to lands here with SAPO. Most probably would need to use Aramex Global to get it here. At £140 it's probably around 4K landed then. https://www.brothercycles.com/shop/forks/brother-steel-gravel-fork/

Thank you, I'll have to stick to 700 x40 or 38 for now then ... it's a pity. I'll look around for an aftermarket fork with a compact crown at some stage then. Thx

Hi Guys, need some advice too .. I've just bought a Scout frame (not delivered yet), and hope to fit 29 x 1.95 hardpack tyres, ... I saw from this old ad that this hubber fitted 29 x 2.25, but he also had an aftermarket fork: https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/gravel-and-cyclocross-bikes/560595/rook-scout-medium-upgraded I assume the 2.25 must have cleared the rear stays then ... would the 29 x 1.95 clear the standard Rook Scout aluminum fork? (1.95 = 50mm)

Ai ya yaai .... Ai_ya_yaai.mp4

Hope he got rid of those 31,3mm front, and 32.2mm rear tyres as well ...... 😉

I so very much do not want to go to a dark place here ... knowing Van Aert wanted to take the TT, (he probably gave it his all), how does Vingegaard take 2min 51s on Van Aert in 22.4km? I would have liked Vingegaard to take the TDF, but now it just seems 'ugh'? That uncomfortable feeling that something is not quite right? .....

😁 Maybe said better by George Bennett ..

... I've been questioning Froome's performance since stage 10 of the 2015 Tour de France. You could possibly find my posts on Bikehub still - I questioned the stupendous power figures produced then already by Froome. Most of his performances since have confirmed my suspicions, with the 2018 Giro just the cherry on top, I do realize that this thread is obviously a Froome "fan thread", so the bias will run high, but there is some of us who do not buy the circus .... I will try to seize commenting on this thread 😉

Really sorry to hear about your experience. Glad that your wife recovered well. We, and a few of our friends have been using raw milk exclusively for the last 3 years now, and we have not had an unfortunate event yet. But yes, you are correct, as with most organically grown/produced products, there will always be some risk attached to it. Probably better for me to err on the side of caution here, I don't want anyone to get ill on my advice. It is something that everyone will need to research and weigh the risks for themselves. I might change my opinion in future, but for now I'll continue using it.

I'm just saying what seem to have made a great difference in my health. I might keel over tomorrow from some kind of disease, but for now it seems to work for me. (As for your reply on the indigenous people being wiped out by measles etc ..... that is disputable, since many of them were murdered outright by the European settlers) Disclaimer: Please do not follow my example (consuming vast amounts of raw milk etc.) without doing your own research. 😉

ok, so here goes, I haven't visited a doctor since 2018. Not saying I haven't felt under the weather, but not to an extent where I felt sick enough to visit a doctor. Since 2020 I haven't taken any pills either, whether capsules, fizzy pills, headache pills, vitamins, antibiotics etc. Nothing. We do not eat any processed food, anything boxed or packaged. I understand we are fortunate to be able to do so. And it is a bit more expensive buying organic, but we don't exclusively eat organic. But the greatest change we've made is using only raw, unprocessed, unpasteurized milk and dairy products. We stay in suburban Cape town. (Ideally one day I'd like to plant my own veg 🙃, but for now while still in Cpt, we just source from wherever) And of-course no tap-water. Not saying I'm never going to get really sick again, but something has dramatically changed since we started using raw dairy products only. I think it has to do with the gut microbiome. When we do get sick, it usually passes within a week with some rest, and/or a few days' fast. 🙂

.... to me, most of Froome's success could possibly be explained away as team work and his own complete commitment to the sport until the Queen stage of the 2018 Giro D'Italia. I lost all interest in him after that victory.

mine isn't quite from the time when all bikes were 'gravel bikes' 😁 ... but yes, some of the pre-70 bikes have some nice clearances. 🙃

those are 700c rims, not 27.5 😃 .... the 38c tyres and the 30mm-deep 700c rims might create illusion that it is 27.5 rims?

Thx I bought an extra pair of hinged 28.6mm water-bottle clamps from CRC a few months ago. Will use them. (i hear you about the saddle, not very aesthetically pleasing 😉 ..... but I am comfortable on the Adamo range. All my bikes have them, and the Adamo Peak was the only Adamo I think is appropriate for a gravel bike? .... that would flex enough?)

Will the shorter route have sub-1-hour bragging rights?

So the retro gravel build is nearly done, I have just run the housing all the way down for now. I've replaced the rear derailleur with an old XT 9sp. Beautiful thing about 9 sp is that all MTB and Road groupset components are interchangeable. So the 9sp 105 STI works perfectly with 9sp XT derailleur to give me space for the 32T in the back, might even take it up to a 34T or 36T if I can find something cheap somewhere. Got an Adamo Peak saddle for 100 rands on bikehub to replace the "green thing" .... 😁 The chain on the 11T cog of the cassette catches the frame, but with a 53T on the front the 12T is fine for now. I just adjusted the stop-screw to stop at the 12T. ... just need to tubeless the 38c tyres, then I'll head onto gravel somewhere (future change might include another crankset?) .. but very happy to use as is 🙃

I think we all would like to think so. But it might be that there is something in the 32GI that reacted with the paint? This is from another site listing the ingredients in the 32GI Hydrate: (don't know what the OP used) potassium citrate, magnesium sulphate, riboflavin 5-phosphate, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, ascorbic acid, calcium d-pantothenate, nicotinamide, cyanocobalamin, sodium citrate, flavoring, colouring agent beetroot red, maltodextrin, sucralose (non-nutritive sweetener), polyethylene glycol, citric acid, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate https://32gi.com/products/hydrate-tabs https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/6009803683728/hydrate-32gi (Can't verify information on this site is correct) In general Citric Acid can break down coatings and leave a cloudy appearance