I want a bracket like this, but I can't find a UK seller that has them. They're not even listed by Topeak's official UK distributor.
Anybody know of an equivalent that's sold in the UK? Preferably from somewhere reputable, rather than something on eBay that will end up being supplied through AliExpress or Shein, but I might have to resort to that.
A local-ish bike shop has them in stock at a good price. Their opening hours aren't convenient for calling in on my cycling commute, but I can pop in when passing by motorbike.
🇫🇷 #France, #Corsica, Day 3. Very humid and hot weather has accompanied a proper double digits #MonteePevani#climb. It was hard, as I’m not yet as fit as before, but I did complete it in one go!🙈🤣
@ssamulczyk sorry to point it out but it is not odd to hold a camera up by hand, while cycling, in the era of GoPro or any other helmet- or body- or bicycle-mounted cam? Your solution doesn’t really improve view of the panorama, if that is what you want to share, or of yourself.
@WuMing2 Sure thing. But then I’d have to ride with a shitload of weird mounts and sticks to use it, presumably stop to reconfigure it AND then, post ride - you have to download the video from the action camera with an awkward app to edit it. Not to mention the superior quality of iPhone video over any action camera…
So, I though of it, I do every now and then, but I just never pull the trigger on a GoPro and prefer the flash-bang edits from a phone…🤷🏻♂️
🇫🇷 #France, #Corsica - day 2! A quick coastal ride to the north. Not flat, but also not very hilly. It was surprisingly fast, with almost no wind and it was 20°C at 6am…🥰
Full marks to #wahoo fitness for openly acknowledging that they've bricked all their gen 1 products due to handling GPS time as a 10bit value and are working on a fix.
That said, it doesn't suggest they have great organisational continuity that this was never identified.
@abhayakara Didn’t really think about it, but you’re right… It was slow, though. I was towing a trailer, no way to go fast. It’s really not that bike friendly in the most parts of this city… @cycling@rower
Does anyone here routinely go cycling in ordinary trainers like Chucks? I tried with mine (knock-offs) and I don't think it was good for them, felt like they were bending downwards at the back of the pedal and I think I could see a faint line across the soles afterwards.
My pedals are for some reason metal and sort of spiky, maybe like, those old style rubber platform types would be less aggressive on my poor casual trainers?
@i_cannot_today Then just go with the pedals alone, assuming you are not doing crazy distances, you should be ok.
My view may be skewed, because I’m not touching a bicycle without those clip in shoes and I do have plank-stiff soles. The advantage of stiff soles is your feet muscles don’t have to do that much work.
I’m definitely on the other side of the spectrum, though. I dress for the ride, because the ride is my destination, so to speak..🙈
#GoodMorning#Gravel! My ankle still feels strained, but the legs are slowly coming back! #Warta#river is still there, so I’ve decided to go along with it…🤷🏻♂️😁
A shakedown ride with #NightRiders in the #rain! To test my #bikepacking setup and my hand-made drybag holder I’ve stuffed it with things and hit the road. It held well over curbs, #cobbles and #gravel. I think I’m well prepared!😂😁
#GoodMorning#Gravel! Managed to bend the mech hanger back into position and it’s now back to spot on shifting. Fortunately, because the replacement is nowhere near…😂
@ssamulczyk ah, right! I don’t own one, I get to borrow one from our local bike kitchen. Yeah, on my own bikes I’ve only needed it once, so not a tool for the home shop.
@trouble This gravel one I’ve been bending multiple time now. It’s surprisingly robust for an aluminium hanger… I doubt I’ll get the replacement before my mid-June 3 day 370km seaside trip so it will have to hold…😂🙈
#GoodMorning#Gravel! Early start today, as #KidsOnBikes have gone to a field trip!🥰 I’ve decided to avoid #forest, because of the mud. Not that my #bicycle is perfectly clean, but why make things even worse…😂🙈
@thorcik I’m keeping the moving parts in working order. My frame probably has some extra weight because of the mud on the down tube, but that doesn’t really bother me that much.
With 3 kids and a full time job I have no time for a proper maintenance…😂
I sometimes put it in a tub and give it a good rinse, but then my wife gets mad and I have to polish the acrylic bathtub from gunk, which is a proper drag…😂
#GoodMorning#Gravel! A bit of drizzle mid-ride did not take my joy of #cycling away! Coffee break made it extra chill, because surprisingly my boys did not cause me any trouble today and the morning hasn’t been a pesky hustle!🥰
Interesting. For some time I've been thinking Mastodon is butchering both colors and the quality of the videos I've been uploading.
This time I've decided to change video export color profile from wide gamut HDR to standard color in Luma Fusion and... The video is no longer bleak and pixelated...
@ssamulczyk@cycling@rower Fact is humans should not live that far north as we do 🫣 Even with climate changes clearly visible now it is still cold as hell / too cold / not pleasant from October till early June! That is 8 months of cold + 4 months "okay-ish if not for the rain". And usually only 4-6 weeks out of that 4 months are properly "warm". I mean I ride bike all winter and have no problems with snowy -5C in Jan. But +5C every morning at mid May? Planet Earth comme on 🙆♂️😁
@ati1 Yeah... And a few couples of days ago it's been +27... I've been cycling whole year for years, but the last winter has broken me. It has been exceptionally cold and humid and it should have been cold but dry... @cycling@rower
#GoodMorning#Gravel! The nice weather is back for a moment, so it would be a waste not to go #cycling! #Cybina valley #forest as beautiful as always!🥰 Only the water levels are so low…😔