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Another offering of my own creation: The new curriculum I have become more childish In my dotage. There wasn't time for it When i was young. They were stressful Those early years. Endless rounds of dinner parties The physical violence and work commitments And those exams That wouldn't pass...

I got lucky with the materials. I work in a unit on an old farm site. There are lots of deliveries coming in which yields pallets and a few of the other units are builders' lock-ups. One really nice guy gave me the corrugated tin and the old window. The jackpot for me was a skip that was...

Thank you. You can't beat good quality tools. Most of these are 15-20 years old and still going strong. I built this with a hammer, pliers, handsaw, festool plunge saw, impact driver and paslode pinner. I gave my chop saw to a friend. I prefer a decent hand saw these days. Everything except a...

I love coloured nipples! And not all alloy nipples are created the same. For a company that generally makes excellent products DT Swiss's alloy nipples are terrible. Also whatever alloy nipples that Hunt uses are dreadful too. I reckon the Hunt four seasons wheelset is so called because that how...

So Buckingham Pallet has moved along a bit. I was going for a sharp Scandi-style summerhouse but the cobbling together is getting more rustic as I go. I'm going to the "style" shediaeval.

One of my own, about a conniving old boss who was both lazy and delusional (and they were his better qualities). All right, geez! Can't see the mirrors For the smoke If you fixed it It probably wasn't broke Your charm's expired And you're just a joke But not a funny one You big baby bloke.

My friend had a very similar experience to you about six months ago. We used to drop him on every hill. We can't keep up with him now - he's an absolute beast. Good sensations are coming your way!

I work as a wheel builder. Silver is making a resurgence - apparently hipster-driven. Silver spokes are much nicer to work with. The finish on black spokes transfers to your hands. I tend to build all my own wheels with silver Sapim lasers. I bit faffy to build with, but lovely spokes -...

Love a silver spoke. I give you these:

Wrong, and a deep inner darkness. Mr Hyde?

What hole count are the rims? I have rebuilt a lot of old wheels with new rims and vice versa. Do you know the ERD of the rims? It may be possible with these.

As far as I'm aware they're still in business. I think it was one of those crafty pre-pack administration moves to write-off some debt and then sell the company back to yourself.

The bike looks great.

If I were you I would run a small spacer between the hub axle and the end cap or a washer on the end cap where it steps down to 9mm. Done it lots of times on bikes with hooky spacings. Or you could run a narrower chain. If my eyes are correct you've got a 9 speed cassette. A narrower 11 speed...

I like everything about that. I love a good aluminium frame - above all other materials!

I think you've nailed it, plus I would add (in comparison to a cx bike) some mounting points for luggage and bottles, lower bb and more relaxed head tube angle.

Didn't mean to agitate your aggregate. More of state of mind. I'm with you.

Great thread rescue there. My original "gravel" bike. A very old Orbea (Arama Tour I think it was called - the decals have long since worn off). Came with IS disc mount and canti studs (never tried both at the same time!). Rode from Dieppe to Paris on and off road on it a few Sundays ago.

Depends on the roads you're riding. Judging by strava, my gravel/cross bike is often faster than my road bike on lots of "road" sections round here. Admittedly, it's not a run of the mill cross bike. It's pretty highly specced, with some very fast wheels. But there again so is my road bike. 😁

Well, it worked. You probably already knew it would. Thus, there is no pro 2 XD freehub body, but rather a new pro 2 EVO axle, end caps and freehub body. The 20 year old Hope lives on! Joy!