TW-P's Quirky Travels

Category: Bike

  • Round 2

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    I’m off again, flying back to Perpignan. I’m travelling much lighter. I’m sure the 4 readers of this blog will be delighted.

  • State of Play

    State of Play

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    Riding Self Bike + Luggage Posted from Spain:

  • Sorted 🤞

    Sorted 🤞

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    The brilliant guy at the bike shop agreed with me and greased the pedal cranks, hopefully it’s (an annoying click under stress) sorted. We had a fun time thanks to Google translate and he was very interested in the bike! My romantic notion of going to a barber and getting cut throat razor shaved hit…

  • Waiting in the rain

    Waiting in the rain

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    I’ve come to a bike shop to get my tyres pumped up and discuss (Google translate to death) a small niggle with the bike. Kudos because the guys I saw on the Angliru are here and recognised me. I await service… Posted from Spain:

  • Front loading + sandals + axle upgrade

    Front loading + sandals + axle upgrade

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    Thomas
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    The Test Tour have me a few things to think about and improve. 2. The bike felt unbalanced with all the weight at the back. Glorious Tailfin do great cage bags and cages so I installed some. Amazingly the bags on the field in this photo contain my sleeping bag, tent and towel. ~800g each…

  • What I learned

    What I learned

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    The whole point of this trip was to ask a few questions of myself and my kit. Am I able to ride all day with a loaded bike and manage 200km? Yes. And I average about 20 kph moving with minimal effort (and an eye on the whole day, and the next day) and 16…

  • Day 2 – Isle of Wight Circumnavigation

    Day 2 – Isle of Wight Circumnavigation

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    I rode in normal shoes today. It was completely fine with my reversible (white) pedals so I changed to the bigger platform. It was good all day including some steep climbs. I left my bags at Bella’s. Tragically including my overshoes. Schoolboy.

  • 3D Printing

    3D Printing

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    Thomas
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    The bike came with 3D printed parts, which is part of what makes it special. Thanks to a fantastically helpful parent of one of my students I’ve added my own to make the rear mudguard stable. I’ve enjoyed brushing off the old 3D CAD skills from my degree. Things have moved along a little in…

  • Mudguard Light

    Mudguard Light

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    I wanted a light on the mudguard – this makes the Tailfin much more flexible. I had to cut the cable and solder two connectors in to the 70mm of coax available. Squeaky bum time.