all purpose gear thread

that saddle is ESPECIALLY DONG-LIKE!

http://dojak.net/blogpix/moped.jpg

Ledge (as I know you have one) and others: Do I want a bike GPS?

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=&pID=10885

I kinda want one, Ed, but £300 is a lot of money.

I have seen them as cheap as £240 (including maps and cadence sensors, but not heart rate).

I get your point though. Especially as I am hoping that forthcoming macbook pros are worth spunking on.

HEART RATE MONITORS

which one do i buy

the one thats attached to the powermeter rite?

i ultimately decided a really basic one did enough for me.

This is a totally silly question:

Does anyone have any ideas for an interesting bell? I'm finding that a bell would be useful for the last little leg of my commute (peds in the way). Any bell will do, but I figure there might be something interesting out there.

perhaps this?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31ED48ZFVEL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

haha

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31XS59JXAGL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

Kind of classy:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31EzR1xr2VL._SL500_AA192_.jpg

For gbx

this is probably overkill

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160&pID=331

One of my best mates swears by his Polar HRM

As mentioned elsewhere, here's the new wheels for my Armstrong Moth conversion:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l261/krakow81/IMG_3445.jpg

Goldtec Track hubs on Mavic Open Pros, 36h, black

Flatted last week and decided to swap out threadbare tires for a set of folding 700x28 Grand Bois Cerfs:

http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/images/Cerfgreen.JPG

They're supposedly spec'ced by Ikuo Tsuchiya of Grand Bois cycles in Kyoto, made by Panasonic, and dist'd in US by Vintage Bicycle Press.

they're just tires, right?

aw, you're mean.

i just got this on sale!

http://www.trailspace.com/images/news/2007/02/21/rab-latok-alpine-jacket-300x300.jpg

lol it's british

nice. you're set for the mountain passes.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/HPM/HM23~Kenny-Posters.jpg

the many mountain passes of minnesota

...mostly i just bought because my marmot shell is ten years old and weighs a ton.

the hood has a nice periscope profile. maybe if you cleverly install some mirrors you can burrow right down into the torso of the shell, sparing your face from the cruel minnesota winter entirely!

Good on you for buying Rab. (I used to live near the factory, my sleeping bag I have of theirs is getting on for 15 years old and going very strong.

fixed gear sturmey 3spd sounds like a cool idea.

ive been thinking about using 3 speeds instead of 8, if the nexus ever dies. it would be like having gears 3,5, and 6.3 from my current hub.

yeah, i've been v v intrigued by the sturmey! would be fukkin great for a winter commuter bike!

i've been v v intrigued by the sturmey!
commenters there are all rabid about the product but have the indie vapors that it will be named the S3X plz so waht.

i actually dont want fixed, but i want the proto barend shifters shown in that blogs nov post.

if they want to call it the sheldon then they can do what everyone else already does and write the word 'sheldon' on it with a fucking marker

yeh and totally blaspheme by putting like "S3X WITH DED SH3LDON" or "SH3LDON'S S3X MACHINE" or whatever

what are you all desirous of that is bike-related this holoday season

um, holiday

An ortleib bike laptop pannier.
Gimp shoes.

Surely if you don't want a fixed SA, you have many to choose from already?

LAKE WINTER BIKE SHOES
SOME NICE CRANKS FOR CX BIKE AND ALSO PEDALS
FULL FENDERS FOR SAME
BAILEYWORKS BACKPACK????? <----SHIT LOOKS NICE!
NEW REAR WHEEL

i'm getting a new commuter build! v.v. excited!

cant rly justify it but studded tire alternate wheelset for use on cx bike when shit gets too dicey for the commuter

i got one of these, haven't played around with it yet.

http://blog.makezine.com/_content_wp-content_uploads_2007_09_kaossilator.jpg

a kaoss pad for bike use

odd, but definitely needed

Brakes that work.

A transmission that doesn't skip.

Tyres that don't puncture every few days.

oh i thought this was noise board. stupid site new answers.

lol

you could like hook the kaoss pad up to one of those POV spoke deals and do light shows while you ridin

I've been looking for some vintage steel, and on Friday I found some: a 1976 Raleigh Gran Sport (Carlton-built). I'll convert it to fixed, getting it some new wheels and odds and ends, but the randonneur bars and front brake (Weinmann centerpull) get to stay. It's got a velvety ride, tons of soul, and I'm so stoked.

anyone here ever used a seatpost clamp on rear rack? im looking to turn my decrepit mtb into my bailout icy condition commuter. i got some cheap studded tires coming.

i want to keep using my bike bureau on a rack, but im unsure if a seatpost mount can really bear a single sided 15-18 lbs max load.

http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/500/20-1982-BLK-ANGLE.jpg

collardio, pics?

I've used a rack with seatpost clamp. It worked fine in terms of carrying loads, but it wrecked havoc on the bike's handling. Seatpost racks sit higher than conventional racks and when leaning into a turn, I could really feel the difference. Did not like it at all and gave up on it after a few weeks.

thx, thats an interesting point. i was more concerned with it rotating on the post under load.

the conditions i will be using it under-- i dont think ill be leaning into turns too much. hmm.

My rack was pretty robust, so I didn't have a problem with it twisting. I wouldn't get one of the quick-release type clamps for obvious reasons.

As for handling, if you're building up a beater/utility type rig, then performance is kind of not an issue. The higher center of gravity might get kind of dicey on slippery surfaces though.

yah, yr post caused me to scrutinize an mtb locked outside my building with a post rack. it was about my bike's size. the rack did not bend down towards the rear tire as the one above, it was straight. it was ginormously high from the rear wheel, so i can imagine that would be poor.

Super Cub, I'll try to get some pics of it this weekend, before I start doing any mods (I'm resigned to it taking me a while, b/c I'm super-busy these days). From the looks of the brazing and the paintjob, it appears that the Carlton shop had its hands full trying to keep up with Raleigh's production schedule.