Bicycles
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Correct, Magura MT7's. Been really pleased with these brakes, loads of power and modulation. Had no problems with them.
Completely cooked them (203 m front 180 mm rear) at Lake Garda last year on some big descents, no fade and worked faultlessly. Rotors got properly cooked and now show that purple heat haze fade colour on them.
If you do go with MT7's I would recommend running them with a magura HC Storm disc which are slightly thicker than most other manufacturers rotors.
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My gravel / 29er drop bar bike. Picked up a good deal on a pre owned Moots Baxter. Lovely bit of kit. Di2 hybrid set up, Crossmax wheels, Cane creek ti cranks, Enve finishing kit.
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My Whyte fitted with the awesome bit of kit that is my two year old’s Mac Ride.
Ridiculous fun.
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Here is my 2018 Trek Remedy 8, waiting to get started this season!
It is after moving over to this pedal from Crank brothers, I improved my handling techniques! Since it is wide enough, it offers better grip!
The Ergon handlebar grip and the Ergon saddle is the best that I have done to my bike!
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Does this count?
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Nice ride, Giles. I miss my touring bike that had bar end shifters like those.
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I had that frame custom built about 40 years ago. It moved with me from place to place over the years and never got made into a bike. About 3 years ago, I built up to be a modern interpretation of a touring bike from the 70's/80's….
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Cycling during COVID has been pretty awesome I must say. Roads are mostly empty which makes riding around the city and exploring roads I otherwise would avoid possible.
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It's an incredibly fun but unforgiving bike to ride. Super fast.
The bottle cages on that frame are perfect.
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Surly Midnight Special - My road / touring / gravel ride
Santa Cruz Chameleon - My MTB / bike-packing ride
Vintage Gary Fisher MTB - My commuter ride
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Hmmm, maybe my Gary Fisher is 'vintage'. It's certainly old and knackered.
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I threw my white suede saddle on the commuter to see how it would react to raw denim.
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@__Nicholas Nice Chameleon! I have mine in the car ready for a ride this afternoon. Some tasty upgrades you got there, Im going to switch from the XT to NX as well, or potentially now that all the 2020 SRAM components have started dropping in price I might even treat myself to a XX1. Are they TRPs you're running there?
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It's all Sram for me on the Chameleon. Running NX drivetrain and Level T brakes. I was contemplating some upgrades for the Chameleon – XX1, Guide brakes, longer fork .. But I think I'm going to keep it as is and buy a full suspension for the gnarlier stuff. Looking at either an SC Bronson or a Transition Scout. I'll keep the Chameleon for the more mellow trails and for bike-packing.
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Lockdown has led me to entirely rebuilding my new/old steel lugged L'eroica ride. Its 1982 era, so largely serviceable which I've taken great enjoyment doing in the evenings. Fitted some much needed tubular tyres, some period correct Benotto bar tape, new cables/housings and a ball race / bearing service throughout, including both F&R hubs, BB, headset and pedals.
