LOL. Just looking at a Shower Pass touring jacket on line. Thought that might have been the back of one.Wingnut wrote:Lol, that's not me...just a pic from a blog I found on the net.stubbie wrote:Slightly OT but what brand of rain jacket are you wearing in that pic Wingnut?Wingnut wrote:I was thinking more like this...my custom surfboard is a foot shorter than the one in this pic & lighter too. I could also carry my wetsuit & other gear in the trailer.
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Postby Wingnut » Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:19 am
I just found out I'll be getting a good tax return & now thinking of maybe getting a Rohloff drive train...any suggestions where I can get a reasonably priced one in Melb?Baalzamon wrote:Wingnut wrote:Updated my touring bike from my old Norco mtb...
OOH nice a troll
Got plans to run a rohloff on that in future?
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Postby il padrone » Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:36 pm
From bike24, in Germany . $1100 versus $2000 kind of seals any deal IMHO.Wingnut wrote:I just found out I'll be getting a good tax return & now thinking of maybe getting a Rohloff drive train...any suggestions where I can get a reasonably priced one in Melb?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby rifraf » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:10 pm
Very smart looking Troll there Wingnut.Wingnut wrote:Baalzamon wrote:I just found out I'll be getting a good tax return & now thinking of maybe getting a Rohloff drive train...any suggestions where I can get a reasonably priced one in Melb?Wingnut wrote:Updated my touring bike from my old Norco mtb...
OOH nice a troll
Got plans to run a rohloff on that in future?
Love your choice of headlight - very happy I too made the stretch to an Edelux.
I really like that orange with black look!
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Postby Wingnut » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:26 pm
Thanks for the advice il padrone, I was looking at www.bike24.com through one of your other posts after I had already replied here. Were they easy to deal with and how did you decide what extra's you req to fit to your bike?
I didn't realise that Rohloff hubs are 32 hole so may have to look at new rim too...
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Postby Wingnut » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:32 pm
Very smart looking Troll there Wingnut.
Love your choice of headlight - very happy I too made the stretch to an Edelux.
I really like that orange with black look![/quote]
Thanks rifraf, I basically contacted SJS and they advised me what I needed after I described what I wanted. I did stuff the wiring up initially, cracked the plastic on the wiring edge so it kept shorting but fixed pretty quickly.
I wanted to use the Troll for commuting too and was sick of replacing batteries...
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Postby il padrone » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:45 pm
I've bought quite a bit of stuff from them over the past couple of years and they've always been very good to deal with. When I ordered the hub before Christmas it got caught up in the Christmas mail and the heavy European snowfalls and did not arrive until later in Jan. I contacted them re. the situation and they were quite helpful.Wingnut wrote:Thanks for the advice il padrone, I was looking at http://www.bike24.com through one of your other posts after I had already replied here. Were they easy to deal with and how did you decide what extra's you req to fit to your bike?
I bought the 500/14 CC OEM EX - meaning it has a QR axle, a torque plate to suit OEM drop-outs and an external gear box. This should all work on your Troll as well. I must admit though, after getting it set up I had a rethink about the value of my rear wheel and replaced the QR with Pitlock security skewers. There were no extras otherwise that I needed to get for the hub. Oh, I have bought a Rohloff sprocket tool (but won't neeed it for a while) and as the hub was from a German store the manual was in German. The English manual (in PDF) can be downloaded for free from the Rohloff website.
Yes, I bought some heavy duty Rigida Andra 30 CSS rims in 32 hole.Wingnut wrote:I didn't realise that Rohloff hubs are 32 hole so may have to look at new rim too...
BTW, I was not charged any GST on the hub, even though it was just over the $1000 threshold for imported goods .
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby il padrone » Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:24 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby Baalzamon » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:44 pm
Which model are you looking at??Wingnut wrote:It's about $1250 AUD atm, I'm a bit worried about being stung for GST?
Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 CC EX OEM is approx $1042, you may have not taken off the german VAT on bike24 site.
Sure it's a gamble, I took it and got it through as they put shipping info in euro's.
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Postby Wingnut » Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:26 pm
Bugger, forgot about VAT! Hope the AUD is still good by the time my return arrives in a few weeks?Baalzamon wrote:Which model are you looking at??Wingnut wrote:It's about $1250 AUD atm, I'm a bit worried about being stung for GST?
Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 CC EX OEM is approx $1042, you may have not taken off the german VAT on bike24 site.
Sure it's a gamble, I took it and got it through as they put shipping info in euro's.
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Postby xxix » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:14 pm
I'm currently doing a retake of my commuter/tourer. It started life as a plain old Surly LHT
Whilst I has a couple of bikes off the road for rebuilds the Surly became my commuter. Surly LHT SS
It stayed this was for about 6 months. Now that I have my two speed up and running the Surly is under the knife.
Not really caring to much for this bike I didn't want to throw too much coin at it. I added a disk tab to the rear, fitted some disk forks and some soild 29er wheels. Gear is fairly simple. Alivio crank, x7 derailleurs 12-36 cassette. Liking the riser bar I replaced the shifters with sram attack grip shift, avid speed dial levers and fitted up some BB7's.
Photos of the LHT V2.0 coming soon.
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Postby hartleymartin » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:34 am
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Postby Wingnut » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:15 pm
I live on cash, not credit so will have to wait for the ATO...hartleymartin wrote:With the Aussie dollar so high against the US, Euro the Pound you'd be insane not to make your purchases now!
Hope our dollar holds!
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Sorry poor photo quality :/
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Postby Aushiker » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:50 pm
Is that a BBB Fuel Tank holding the water bottle on the down tube? Work okay for you? I am very happy with my two and will get a third. Unfortunately no room to mount it like you have done but.Baalzamon wrote:Finally to satisfy il Padrone, it exists
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The question of its existence has been a Thorny issueBaalzamon wrote:Finally to satisfy il Padrone, it exists
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Very drollrifraf wrote:The question of its existence has been a Thorny issueBaalzamon wrote:Finally to satisfy il Padrone, it exists
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Postby Baalzamon » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:58 pm
Yep that is a BBB Fuel Tank, had to get it on short notice and got it from Elite Racing Cycles. Worked beautiful to hold down a 1.5l bottle. Had to use a cool drink bottle due as opposed to a water bottle due to the neck design of them. Couldn't clamp around a water bottle neck, but easily around the slimmer cool drink bottle neck.Aushiker wrote:Is that a BBB Fuel Tank holding the water bottle on the down tube? Work okay for you? I am very happy with my two and will get a third. Unfortunately no room to mount it like you have done but.Baalzamon wrote:Finally to satisfy il Padrone, it exists
Andrew
The pump on the seat tube is about to be removed and replaced with a Lezyne
Current saddle was an emergency swap. Had to have a saddle and that is my most comfortable/broken in brooks I have. Will be buying a black brooks for it down the track.
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Postby Baalzamon » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:58 pm
Well I didn't want it naked. It had to be fully loaded. It is an expedition touring bike after all!rifraf wrote:The question of its existence has been a Thorny issueBaalzamon wrote:Finally to satisfy il Padrone, it exists
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Postby rifraf » Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:10 pm
Looks great - I love yellow as a colour on a bike as it really sets off any chrome, polished alloyBaalzamon wrote:Well I didn't want it naked. It had to be fully loaded. It is an expedition touring bike after all!rifraf wrote:The question of its existence has been a Thorny issueBaalzamon wrote:Finally to satisfy il Padrone, it exists
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and/or black really nicely.
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