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As with a previous project of mine, I’d like to first acknowledge that this isn’t an MTB. However it’s not a road bike either. And given the general spirit and appreciation that accompanies anything 90’s, chromoly, and featuring two wheels, I thought it acceptable to share. I present to you my...

Hiya! I just moved back to the colonies (West Island) after living in the UK for the last 7 years and I'll mirror the other's sentiments; cycle theft is virtually decriminalised in many parts of the country and will sadly cross your path sooner or later. My wife and I lost three bikes whilst we...

My wife has a set of the non-series MT500s on her ride and I think the MC design / layout is quite slick. By XT level however, that generation / shape starts to look a little, err, delicate (and that's even without a shifter hanging off it!) 665 levers x 810 calipers is a great combo! I have...

Wee shortcut en-route to collect dinner on the pub bike.

Step asside assortment of worn 26" hand-me-downs, it's new tyre o'clock! Maxxis DTH in 2.15" (folding). If I'm honest, I originally thought them as a bit 'fashion tyre' (here is looking at you, Billy Bonkers), but they suit the surfaces this bike sees perfectly. And they really do look...

Damn! This thread makes me yearn for my old Stinson. I sadly parted ways with it recently but I do intend on applying the same adventure bike formula to a 26" Marin.

Thank you! :) Most snaps will have been captured using an Olympus OMD EM5 Mk.II and typically the 17mm f/1.8 prime lens. Space permitting, I also carry a 45mm f/1.8. It's tricky to recommend settings as they will be situation dependant but my preference is the use of wider apertures (low...

That's sweet! I don't think Cotic produced XS in anything in any great number so that's a nice score! Bonus being an earlier model with a full Reynolds mainframe + seat stays. My original search was somewhat limited also as I needed a newer S frame to suit the tapered fork that I had. At the...

Ah, the black grape is a sensational colour. For players at home: The colour I was thinking of is actually the Duck Egg Blue which was never an option for the BFe. Looks nice in a satin or gloss. The decal set Cotic sent me is the same "black Cotic on white" too which is the inverse of...

Thanks dude! Yeah, the XT's are phemomenal. They were a great brake to begin with but the added benefits of servo wave in the newer levers makes it a formidable combination. Paint is a lovely colour but it is largely being held in place by clear frame wrap installed by a previous owner. It's...

The Cotic has reached the antipodes! Naturally, I wasted no time in getting to work. Rest assured, it didn't stay clean for long. A few notes: I found I had a surplus Thomson 70mm stem in my Australian stash of parts which I've fitted in place of the Easton Haven stem. There is no change...

The following might be of benefit to those searching for M65T cartridges for Shimano LX M565 cantilevers (also applicable to STX-RC / MC33 which has the same set up). Previously, I mentioned that the original LX cantilever pad inserts (M65/T) were cactus. I impatiently purchased a set of...

ATX is riding sweet. Popped down to the coast for a wee ride today. Most enjoyable!

Final ride(s) of the BFe in the UK (I'll miss having a pump track opposite our place!) I'll be moving back to Australia and the Cotic will be joining me, albeit in a few months when the container arrives with our posessions. Australia has quite strict quarantine rules and as I was trying to...

Wee update on this one: I'm relocating back to Australia so the Stinson has been re-homed. I wanted to keep the drop bar arrangement to replicate 'the formula' on a new bike so I revised the cockpit set up for a more 'universal appeal'. The bike has a heap of adventure left in it and the new...

File with your bike pump under "essentials".

Whilst I too romanticise the scenes depcited in the RSF Archive, it is hard to shake the appeal of the modern, minimalist bikepacking set up. I think this is 100% a "you do you" discussion, and whilst OP is likley to be perfectly content with a pannier at each corner on his Dawes Galaxy, there...

Awww, thanks for your kind words, team! It has been a very satisfying project, and the knowledge that this is being used and enjoyed (when it could have easily ended up in the scrap or rotting at the back of someone's garage) just adds to the experience.

Not a bad outcome!

Ripper day in the saddle with a (metric) century to London via the Lea Valley yesterday. With the exception of swapping flats for SPDs for this ride, the bike remains virtually unchanged (suggesting thr recipie works - a big call from a chronic tinker-er like myself!) I felt a little...