Recent content by originsoundd

Have you got any suggestions for a slightly swept back, 600mm~ bar with a slight rise? The Ergotec Trekking or Moon is all I can find.

Yeah, I've known all along that these frames aren't easy to fit for touring. Part of me wishes I just bought a more modern bike, like a Kona Unit or something. Oh well!

Will do. As long as I'm comfy for my 3,000km accross Europe in a month I'm happy :D

On there right now! Got my eyes on these and some bar ends too.

Yeah, agreed. I had these Nitto bars on my Kona before and after switching to the flat bar it's definetly more comfortable. Just unsure of how to get the height right.

Should've mentioned, the C17 was on my other bike. Most of my weight was on it on there too though. Any saddle recommendations for a tourer then?

Spent way too many hours trying to figure out the cockpit setup today. My first time setting up a threadless bike and quill stems do seem alot easier... Pictured below is the most comfy setup I got. I did 3D print a spacer to raise the bars up so stem is flush with the headtube. However I still...

No it doesn't. I think if it did I'd probably like it a lot more. If I can find someone who would swap it for one without that would be cool.

Yeah, agreed.

Here's some pics of the London to Bristol ride. Took a film camera with me and shot some more artistic photos with that so will put those here when I get it developed.

I'm in the process of building a bike for a ~3,000km trip to Croatia. I also have really wanted to build something from the ground up for a long time, something I'll keep for many years and take on many adventures! I've been through two other frames with this build. A 1996 Brodie Energy and 1995...

Will post some pics later this eve. :)

Shifters sorry

Got pics of the Suntour?

Well, that was extremely fun. My first time ever touring and I already am planning the next one. My setup felt like a pretty mixed bag overall and there's lots of things I want to change. I managed to complete 109km the first day and 129km the second day. Not sure how I didn't notice this before...