Great British DIVIDE 2024 things are looking up: Day 5 Ride from Littleborough to Dodd Fell Hill4/9/2024
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I am away for 2 weeks from the 11th of August riding the GB Divide, you can track my progress on the link below. I am doing the shorter route from Brecon to Fort William just 1400km.
https://greatbritishdivide2024.maprogress.com/?n=24 You can still place orders while I am away, I will process them on my return. Book servicing until Wednesday 7th August. Finally back in stock the Travers Ti riser bar 800mm £199
31.8mm clamp, no shims required. 800mm width. 20mm rise. 8º back 4º up rise Weight: 385g. Lightweight Gravel cassette for XD freehubWelcome everything you love about Garbaruk cassettes: lightweight, rigid and durable, now in Gravel range. As per our field-tested recipe, we mill 11 steel cogs out of a single piece of heat-treated steel and add a securely fitted 44T aluminium sprocket, to create the lightest gravel cassette for XD freehub. At 280 grams it's the best lightweight option for your Gravel bike.
The new generation of Garbaruk cassettesThe 10-44T Garbaruk cassette is the first cassette in the new line of updated Garbaruk cassettes. Even more smooth, even more reliable, based on years of experience and development of cassettes. Unmatched performance in it's class. Obvious ChoiceThe most lightweight (280 grams) XD-compatible cassette for Gravel on the market Tightly packed gears for gravelSmaller jumps between gears to help you always stay in the right gear 10-11-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-37-44 Monoblock DesignMonoblock design (made out of hardened steel) with only largest cog made out of aluminum Smooth Shifting And No ChaindropEnhanced teeth chamfers for flawless shifting and error-free back-pedaling, complemented by Garbaruk RD cage and oversized derailleur pulleys Matches Your Design AmbitionsThe highest number of available color options to match with other Garbaruk components Plug And PlayJust install the cassette into your existing 12-speed Gravel drivetrain. Compatible with 12-speed SRAM derailleurs. For full compatibility info, please check the specification tab Chain compatibility informationGarbaruk 12-speed 10-44T cassette was designed for SRAM XD freehub, with SRAM derailleurs in mind. The cassette only works with SRAM 12-speed chains. Officially compatible chains are: SRAM 12-speed Flattop chains, including T-Type chains. The cassette is not compatible with SRAM Eagle chains, Shimano, KMC or YBN Derailleur compatibility informationGarbaruk 12-speed 10-44T cassette is designed for XD-freehub gravel bikes. It is designed to work with all SRAM XPLR line derailleurs. We cannot guarantee smooth operation with other derailleurs Cassette model10-44T Made fromChromoly steel alloy + 7075-T651 Aluminum Alloy (largest cog) Made withCNC milling Cassette speeds12-speed Cassette freehub compatibilitySRAM XD Weight, grams280±2% Cassette gears10-11-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-37-44 Compatible rear derailleursSRAM XPLR Rear derailleurs Chain compatibilityCompatible with SRAM Flattop chains (incl. T-Type) E-bike compatibleNo ColorBlack or Blue or Gold or Green or Orange or Red or Silver or Violet We still have some Travers MTB Series Jersey left in stock, please support the series.
Sizes from XS to 2XL - £49 What a fantastic series of events this year at the Travers MTB Series. Again it has been great to have the opportunity to give you the general safety briefing before the start of each race. I have had some excellent feedback from many of the riders about how their fellow competitors have been supportive and encouraging. In a couple of my pre race chats I did feel like I was giving you a telling off and if this was the case please accept my apologies. Being a Commissaire the balance of giving safety advice and moaning is a difficult task and I hope I got the balance right.
Over the few years I’ve been your Comm at the Travers races I’ve seen many riders go through the age categories and many first timers progress through the ranks coming back year after year. The youngest riders were a pleasure to talk to and watch them compete with each other and I do believe they all abided the first rule of racing - to have fun. Some of the best feedback I’ve received is from the women who have been racing at the same time as the youth and juvenile riders. These young riders are a credit to the sport and they have been very supportive and polite to the women riders many of whom have never raced before. Many people congratulated me on the course design which is actually all down to Michael Travers I just approve it. Thank you for being good sports, good listeners and thanks for the banter. Kevin Silca Ultimate Chain Waxing System £115 Key Features System includes: Chain coupler Chain Hanging Stand Wax Melter Wax Melter pot capacity is 600ml Temperature range is 75-125°C The Silca Ultimate Chain Wax System, when used in conjunction with Silca’s own Secret Chain Blend Hot Wax and StripChip Hot Melt Chain Degreaser, will allow you to degrease and wax a new bike chain with no prep and minimal effort.
It consists of a Chain Coupler adjoined to a Chain Hanging Stand, plus a Wax Melter. The Wax Melter is positioned within the stand, then filled with 300g of Secret Chain Blend Hot Wax, leaving 20mm at the top of the pot. If degreasing and waxing together: Push the temperature beyond its automatic 75°C to 125°C, then once the wax starts to melt, break off one piece of StripChip and place it on top of the wax. Allow the wax and Hot Melt Chain Degreaser to fully melt, so that the StripChip is no longer visible, then use a cable coupler to lower your chain into the mixture, threading it through five to six links of the chain, spread out to allow a good number of links between each of these. Gently agitate it for 30 seconds, being sure not to spray wax outside the Wax Melter, then let it sit for 10 minutes. Finally, agitate the chain for another 30 seconds, then lower the temperature of the machine back down to 75°C. Once it reaches that temperature, which should take around 10 minutes, it will be safe to use the cable coupler to remove the chain and hang it to dry on a waxing stand, before turning the Wax Melter off. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before handling or installing on your bike. Please note, it’s easier if you articulate each link before installing, to break down the wax, and it may take 10-20 minutes of pedalling to break in the new chain. If degreasing and waxing without StripChip: Degreasing without StripChip requires an extra step and a bottle of Silca’s Ultimate Chain Stripper + Wax Prep. Two options are possible, you can add the Ultimate Chain Stripper to an Ultra-Sonic cleaner for best results or simply find a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid, pour in 29ml of the solution, submerge the chain and shake. Next, leave to soak for 10 minutes, to allow the solution to penetrate every part of the chain, then agitate again. Pour out the stripper, rinse and agitate in water, then repeat the rinsing process twice more. Finally, remove the chain and dry thoroughly with a microfibre towel before waxing. Waxing the chain without StripChip Spread the chain out on the cable coupler, again looping through five or six links and letting the spare chain hang. Lower the chain into the molten wax, which will have melted at the standard 75°C. Allow a portion of the coupler to remain above the surface, though, for easy retrieval. Agitate the chain in the wax, using the cable coupler, until no more bubbles from trapped air appear, at which point the wax should have fully penetrated between the rollers and pins of the chain. Now, slowly raise the chain and hang it from the drip stand by the cable coupler, to drip into the pot. Again, allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before handling or installing on your bike. Please note, it’s easier if you articulate each link before installing, to break down the wax, and it may take 10-20 minutes of pedalling to break in the new chain. |
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