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Thats correct. First time is saw his work is when he built Dan Craven a bike for Commonwealth game (I think it was). Have followed his work since then.

My Saffron Frame Works "All Road" bike. Matthew designed this frame for the type of riding I do nowadays. It has road biased Geometry but can accept 35mm wide tires which gives it a bit of "gravel" capability. It's really just more about the comfort than all out performance. Frame is built using a custom Columbus XCR Stainless Steel tube set. The workmanship and finish is exceptional, as one would expect from Saffron.

Rode yesterday with my 2 sons, Brother in Law and a good friend up Inchanga (Comrades Route) and around a nice little gravel route in Monteseel that overlooks the 1000 hills valley. Special to share with my sons.

I bought the new Holdfast 3 bike platform rack with tilt function about 3 weeks ago. Their new range, like the new Thule range has improved spacing between bikes. I can carry 3 enduro mtbs on the new Holdfast and the bikes don't touch at all. Paid just over 9k for the rack and am extremely impressed with it. For sure Thule is the benchmark, but for the amount of times a year I use a rack, I couldn't justify the price. Take a look at Holdfast's new range.

I can't comment on Spank rims but Stan's rims are notorious for pulling spokes through the rim. I have the Arch Mk3 and they have pulled through. They were just put of the warranty period and I sent images to the agent and they wouldn't assist in any way even though it was a known flaw. I am not sure about the new Mk4 rims, but personally I would stay away from Stan's. My next rims will be WTB

Bogus is good if you like freehand "art". I bought an Eddy Merckx that he had painted in 7 Eleven colours and it was not anything I would have been happy to ride. He just didn't have the finesse that's someone like Jared has. Maybe that's changed, I haven't seen any of Bogus's recent work. If Jared is good to paint Dave Mercer's bikes then I think he's good to paint anyone's. Just my opinion of course

What he said 😀

My brother in law and I have just come back from France and Belgium, he used an Evoc bag and I used a Thule rigid box. My bike weighs 7.6kg and once in the Thule box it all weighed 22kg. Emirates give you 23kg so I was close. His bike in the Evoc bag came in at 19kg. I would say if you want to take a MTB on your travels then a soft bag is the only way to go. We only travel with road/gravel bikes so I'm happy with the Thule box.

Buy a freebody service kit from Hubdoctor and all you Mavic problems will be solved. Common issue with Mavic wheels over the past few years.

I think it has to do with Amashova always being affiliated with CSA (SACF back in the day) and it being classed as a "Classic". CTCT (Argus) was a Pedal Power event in the early years which wasn't recognized by the federation/governing body. I may be wrong though.

Would a SRAM 12 speed cassette not work with your Dura-Ace? My understanding is SRAM and Shimano are compatible.

Took my Level TL's off my Anthem to put on a bike for my son and replaced them with Shimano SLX. Totally different feel, but I feel so much more confident in them, good initial grab and then you can modulate accordingly. Don't miss the Level's at all. Mineral oil also means you don't get that terrible brake fluid eating way at the lever components.

This one- Freuler Geometry perfect to keep frame stiff while allowing high seat post and stem height. https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=135277

I use red grape juice 50/50 with water and a pinch of salt. Salt takes the sweetness away as well as allowing the stomach to digest a bit faster.

Aerodyne was also involved in Chris Boardmans hour record breaking Lotus frame back in the day. Edit: They made the road TT bikes, not sure how involved they were in the hour bike, but they made Lotus frames.