Boast about your latest purchases here...

[MORNE]

1 hour ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

A Rook saddle - love my Brooks cambium but it wears out my shorts and bibs 

Was hoping it would be more brown like on their website  less this colour - anyway I’ll test it - way cheaper than bib replacement 

matches the gold in your drivetrain 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

1 hour ago, splat said:

Very nice
What bar tape is that ?
Now for some brown sidewall tyres...

What Brooks saddle were you using ?

the bar tape is Brooks and its ruined me for life - everything else is rubbish now, even the really good stuff.

I was using the Cambium C17 - apparently the wrong size for me but my bum would disagree.  The fabric rubs through my boardshorts and bibs.  I'd like a leather one but I want a used one.

A hard no on the tanwalls for me 🤣

[Jewbacca]

26 minutes ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

the bar tape is Brooks and its ruined me for life - everything else is rubbish now, even the really good stuff.

I was using the Cambium C17 - apparently the wrong size for me but my bum would disagree.  The fabric rubs through my boardshorts and bibs.  I'd like a leather one but I want a used one.

A hard no on the tanwalls for me 🤣

I was going to post the link to your advert but I see they sold!

[Wayne pudding Mol]

17 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

I was going to post the link to your advert but I see they sold!

On the right bike they look great - I have a lot of bling going on so black calms it all down a bit

ordered tan walls, plaid shirt, beard and gravel bike on the same day 18 months ago

Beard still hasn't sprouted and the tanwalls are in transit to Cape Town

[MORNE]

47 minutes ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

the bar tape is Brooks and its ruined me for life - everything else is rubbish now, even the really good stuff.

I was using the Cambium C17 - apparently the wrong size for me but my bum would disagree.  The fabric rubs through my boardshorts and bibs.  I'd like a leather one but I want a used one.

A hard no on the tanwalls for me 🤣

Cambium or normal leather tape? How did you manage with your walmer bars. I also have walmers on mine and the need for longer rolls of tape is annoying. Still running the curve tape but they have a small rip in them😭

[Wayne pudding Mol]

9 minutes ago, MORNE said:

Cambium or normal leather tape? How did you manage with your walmer bars. I also have walmers on mine and the need for longer rolls of tape is annoying. Still running the curve tape but they have a small rip in them😭

leather tape, it fitted fine but its getting a bit manky after 18 months of fatboy sweat - I need more but not easy to get

[The Ouzo]

Now that its officially mine I can boast.

Got this from a fellow hubber, he was kind enough to let me try it out for a bit before making a decision.

Its taken a bit of fine tuning but I'm finally comfy on it. Although have not done anything longer than an hour yet.

Fabric Scoop Shallow

[Me rida my bicycle]

Treated my old girl to some new bits.

She is a real soldier, never complaining and minimum running cost. 

New brake levers, rotors and dropper lever. (Most of these did not need replacing but when has that ever stopped us 😁) 

Playing with the idea of a SID 35 120MM and maybe carbon rims, I'm just worried it will spoil the ride. 

 

[DJR]

On 3/30/2022 at 4:11 PM, Wayne pudding Mol said:

leather tape, it fitted fine but its getting a bit manky after 18 months of fatboy sweat - I need more but not easy to get

Check with Woodstock Cycle Works if they have leather bartape. Niels had some made up and when I was there last (pre-pandemic I must admit) he still had a few rolls. If not, there is a leather shop right next door (Velobrien, talk to Gareth) and they can make whatever you want. They are also particularly good at refurbshing and re-covering saddles with leather.

[MTBeer]

On 3/30/2022 at 12:08 PM, Wayne pudding Mol said:

A Rook saddle - love my Brooks cambium but it wears out my shorts and bibs 

Was hoping it would be more brown like on their website  less this colour - anyway I’ll test it - way cheaper than bib replacement 

I'm not much of a gravel bike fanboy, but jeez that's a lovely looking machine.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

8 minutes ago, MTBeer said:

I'm not much of a gravel bike fanboy, but jeez that's a lovely looking machine.

think of it as a 90's mtb with drop bars

[splat]

On 3/30/2022 at 3:12 PM, Wayne pudding Mol said:

the bar tape is Brooks and its ruined me for life - everything else is rubbish now, even the really good stuff.

I was using the Cambium C17 - apparently the wrong size for me but my bum would disagree.  The fabric rubs through my boardshorts and bibs.  I'd like a leather one but I want a used one.

A hard no on the tanwalls for me 🤣

Were you using a 'normal' C17 or the Carved ?

I am keen to try the Brooks, but dont know which width will suit me.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

3 minutes ago, splat said:

Were you using a 'normal' C17 or the Carved ?

I am keen to try the Brooks, but dont know which width will suit me.

 

3 minutes ago, splat said:

Were you using a 'normal' C17 or the Carved ?

I am keen to try the Brooks, but dont know which width will suit me.

the normal C17 - usually I would use a 143 saddle (spez, farr and fabric scoop all nice) but on this I was told to go bigger.  It's amazingly comfortable but seems to rub my bib.  That or the pressure from my fat ass.  I can lend you one to try if you like.  Cost me R87 to courier to you.  Needs a few rides.  I have a brand new one which I'll lend you but the older one is more comfy and worn in.

[MORNE]

6 minutes ago, splat said:

Were you using a 'normal' C17 or the Carved ?

I am keen to try the Brooks, but dont know which width will suit me.

i have a c17 and a c15 carved. They are both comfy depending on the bike. More upright riding ill say c17. Without the hole it takes a few km for your ass to heat the rubber up enough for it to conform a bit more. The carved is obviously a bit more flexy right from the go. I'm riding the carved c15 at the moment because it feels jsut a tad more comfy to me right from the go. I think for all day riding the 170mm c17 will hold up better. But it's obviously also based on the saddle width you need. I ride 140-150mm saddles on bikes with some saddle to bar drop. If you ride upright...c17 should feel like a nice stable base. 

They are heavy AF though....so if you can get over that, they are nice saddles.

[M L]

14 hours ago, Me rida my bicycle said:

Treated my old girl to some new bits.

She is a real soldier, never complaining and minimum running cost. 

New brake levers, rotors and dropper lever. (Most of these did not need replacing but when has that ever stopped us 😁) 

Playing with the idea of a SID 35 120MM and maybe carbon rims, I'm just worried it will spoil the ride. 

 

Nothing wrong with the Flow wheelset you have - instead of carbon rims, I'd spend my money elsewhere. Like building a rigid SS.

[Steady Spin]

Agree on the wheels. Replace when they die eventually and even then the weight savings with carbon doesn't justify the cost.

Carbon wheel money does buy a lot of other lekker things. 

Edited April 8, 2022 by Steady Spin