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Ha - thanks! After years of flying under the radar on the propel, im now having to carry a radar ... 🫠

There is another great piece floating on Cycling Weekly about "Why I ride alone" I think the surge scenario is one of the mentioned contributing factors ... 😝 Others include -> fixing other riders mechanical issues (Read poor serviced bike), extended coffee breaks, too much free (unsolicited) advise including "Your saddle looks to high, you should consider aero bottles, why arent you on 30mm tires, i hate Di2 etc etc" 🤣

Got hooked by the varia deal Garmin were running over December, but surprised at the poor design on mounts it came with. before buying 3rd party, i thought id try a home job hack ... might need to tether the varia to my bike somehow in case the PLA breaks. 🤪 i printed with 100% infill and it feels mega solid .... lets see 🤔

Agree with this - i actually prefer the detail on Garmin connect in terms of its data aggregation/reporting. (BTW - it does have Strava features like segments, social connections etc but hardly the core of why i (many) use it.)

excellent comment and agree what i dont like is that i paid for a year worth of subs, and in this last year they've implemented all sorts of "opt-out" features that im not a fan of. I dont have a problem of disabling these features, but a strong point in the letter is exactly this "opt-out" nature of the product.

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-break-up-letter-to-strava excellent and true

This has and probably will remain the status quo for many folk this and next year: “ride what you have” The bike industry is in turmoil with supply and demand while it recoups from post covid demand-mania.

i easily did 3hrs at 94.7 on @MongooseMan gravel bike, with 38c pathfinders. I still hold my best PR on that bike with those tires riding up to Constantia lookout from the bottom of Hout Bay. Your quest is a good one - easy decision AFAIK - just make sure you research which gravel bike - not sure i would recommend titanium or steel etc but some nice alloy and carbon variants with 1x will do the trick.

The satisfaction of knowing you made it is truly priceless. It's not just about the solution. You speak truth, but the OP is probably not in need of life philosophy 😁

That infill looks around 10%. I would go 100% infill for this experiment. But agree with others here, this is not the type of material to be using for this solution.

Merlin have this model on special for R1450 (ex VAT and shipping - im sure there are hubbers willing to chime in on an order to share costs) --> https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-sm-bcr2-di2-battery-charger-for-internal-battery-87894.html Can you share the ad or details of the bike and how much you paid? if you got the bike for a good price, then with or without accessories, it could just be one of the reasons it was sold for so cheap. Not sure bikehub ads come with an end user agreement, implied or not.

Same here - ill preclean and lube chain every other ride at most - only clean/wipe down when necassary. Rarely use soaps/detergents other than chain cleaner. Micro fibre clothes are a secret weapon.

For the travellers, this print has proven very useful for me. I find it frustrating to remove the handlebar from my gravel bike, only to struggle to remount and find the right angle again each time the bike needs to be rebuilt after travel. With a simple print like this tube, you can remove your handlebar and stem in one piece, and keep the fork nicely torqued up for travel using this as a spacer. Keep in mind that your bike does serve as a structural piece for a bike bag like the evoc, so if you remove both the stem and handlebar.

Yeah waiting wasnt lekker - but honestly what a great event .... and ... probably the only one that wasnt cancelled or hit by k*k weather.

IYKYK --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRUQBTPgon4 

Do you have better pics or links to something you find online for a better view of this? A couple of folk here could help.

this one is easy for me, ive always had joy with Clint --> https://cecycles.co.za/ (Tokai based)

https://online.entries.co.za/entries/findperson.aspx?eid=5122 looks like an interesting one ☝️

Cycling weekly rated the giant revolt “Gravel bike overall winner 2023” —> Ofc this is typical sponsored media, but they make some solid points on why they chose the revolt.

Wheel building is a dark art - definitely not something you want to do unless you have the time to fidget to get it right. It’s not rocket science, but very frustrating without the proper tools i.e a truing stand, a dishing tool, spoke tension tool and spoke wrench ofc. I suspect you would pay around R500 for a bike shop to do this for you which should include tire and tubeless setup, probably a little more. You need to be sure what your goal is: 1 - You are so passionately in love with MTB, that you want to ruin it by making it your hobby? Start buying the tools, fidget so much that you dont end up riding all that much. 2 - You just want to get on your bike and go? Start build a relationship with your LBS, there will be times your expectations aren’t met, but over time you start to maximise actual riding time, while they hassle with parts, drivetrain replacements, shock servicing etc Be prepared to visit your ATM a lot. 3 - You’re so passionately in love with MTB, that you buy/sell/upgrade equipment every season, before it needs serious maintenance, always leaving it to the next owner to run with? Become a pro trader and understand how trends work to time an upgrade path thats affordable without worrying about 1 or 2. (Ofc you will need to do a little between bush-maintenance, minor things you should understand anyway). Item 1 will bore you of the sport, Item 2 will make you poor, Item 3 is where the wisdom lies (In any hobby IMO).

100% infill - no wander!

So when in doubt add one more mm of material 😆 Very cool test rig myth busters style 👏 What were your temps and infill settings? That cable stopper might be stronger than the carbon fibre frame it was eventually mounted too 🏆

Can’t add to this opinion, but spot on. I’m always curious to see pictures of delaminating prints, what printer and filament was used. Still nee to this myself, I’ve done some destructive testing and even PLA was surprisingly strong.

Came up with an experimental out front mount for my wahoo bolt with integrated torch mount this weekend. i modelled a bolt thru and a strap-on design to see if keeping the torch removable for recharging would be as aesthetically pleasing. I’m using two m4 15mm bolts to clamp the mount onto my bar, I’d probably redesign the clamp to include nuts 🔩 if i were to use one of these designs.

2.5l is only 3x800ml bottles - does your bike not have a potential spot for a 3rd bottle cage? You do get cage mounts for a seatpost, as long as you arent using a dropper ofc. I barely cope with having my phone on my back let alone vests, tools, uswe's etc