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I found a Zee for £40 and wasn't sure if it was a DH or FR so checked the difference.  I ended up buying 2 as spares.

I run a stock B screw on the Krampus but wind it all the way in.  Chain is just tight on the 11 (B screw helps that).  When I change to "road mode" (11-28 cassette) I swap chain and run the B all the way out.

On the Murmur I'm running the chain one link too short - If I bottom out on the 42 it'll wreck the mech but I figured that i'm not likely to ever bottom in the 42 as it's a bailout gear for climbing.  The 36 is fine (checked with a fully sagged air shock).  IIRC I did run a chain with one more link but it wasn't as good on the 11 (it probably needed more B tension) - it used to jump on the smaller cogs.  This seems to be fine with the shorter chain.

I have changed the B screw on the M as you can see on the photos.

Interestingly the difference between the DH and FR mode is braket (1) on https://dassets.shimano.com/content/dam/global/cg1SHICCycling/final/ev/ev/EV-RD-M640-3438A.pdf.  As such if you have an older mech you can buy either and swap the (1) bracket.

IIRC Shimano has a patent on multi release shifting.  I think this is why Sram etc don't do it.

Logos are easily fixed with a Sharpie - I used to do this when I run Maxxis which clashed with my bike colour.  I then moved to WTB which have nice subtle logos.

Manpri - like it...  I have some Under Armor 7/8 (non padded) that are ok - a bit light for winter tho.  But agree we need more.  Need to keep them old knees warm.  I read somewhere (probably a road site) that your knees should be covered under 15 degrees C.  I tend to do this as I don't want knee problems.

It's similar gearing to my 30/42 that I run on my 104 cranks.

Murmur and Krampus both w/o goat link.  You need your chain length spot on tho.

I've been on a 10 speed Zee 11-42 drive train for years now and wouldn't change.  I love the nice short cage.

Dear Chromag, 

All I want for Xmas is a FU50 x 16 degree.  You could even make them in polished to really set them apart from your other bars.

Nitto make a nice 15 degree bar for Hunter (Smooth Moves) but not a 50mm rise so I'm sure they could knock up a 50mm for you (Chromag). 

Best Xmas Wishes and good work with all the other cool stuff you make.

Regards

Martin.

PS - I would buy 2 pairs straight away.

I would take a Pinion / Gripshift over a mech / trigger any day of the week.

I would quite happily relax my "no batteries - except for lights" rule for a wireless gearbox.

Serious question - has anyone tried kitchen foil under the inner soles in winter?  Does this work?  I've read a lot of conflicting posts on it.

I went a little less subtle...

Where Will Your Ghost Bike Go

- Andrew - your problem is your on the wrong side of the road... (sorry I couldn't resist having mostly driven and ridden on the left - arguably the correct side of the road).

Joking aside your comment on rear lights is an interesting one. Someone needs to make a 180 degree rear light with about 1000lm. Then drivers would be so blind they couldn't miss you. If someone pisses me off commuting I flash 1600lm from my helmet light at them. They usually slow down / stop while their retinas recover. I also tend to use the 1600lm in busy areas. It's the side / rear where I would be happy with more light - i'm currently running a Cateye Viz100 and Viz150 on my commuter.

Posted by: velocipedestrian

Like it.

I'm thinking that if the penalty is so massive and life changing it will force drivers to slow down and look.  It would make me slow down as a driver and I already drive like a grandpa.

This is the fault of a DRIVER, full stop.

Cooper nailled it.

Penalties need to be way harsher* to make drivers slow down and THINK!!!  There's a reason the UK urban speed limit is 30mph (and 20 mph in some areas).  People are less likely to die being hit at 20 v 40.

*I'm thinking loss of licence for knocking someone off and manslaughter in the case of death.

Also (and I hate saying this) cyclists (especially those on BSOs - a lot of which are still illegal) need to obey the road rules.  The amount of cyclists  running reds in London (UK) is staggering.

The amount of people i see looking at their phones while driving is staggering.  They get a good slap on window as I ride past...  

Good to hear you're ok Andrew.

Posted by: grcgrc

Well I received a reply:

Hi Gary,

Are you and some buddies teaming up on me? I’ve had three guys ask for this in the last two weeks…but haven’t otherwise heard this request for years.

Anyway…thanks. I do appreciate the feedback. We’ll need to do a little research and I can tell you that we wouldn’t be able to put out something like this any time soon, but we’ll discuss further in our next product meetings!

Feel free to get in touch any time!

Cheers,

Ian

At least they're thinking about it.  There is a massive hole in the market for larger backsweep bars.

Posted by: Endurimil

Fuck, glad you're ok Andrew.

https://meatengines.com/f/i-was-hit-by-a-car-tonight

AM - hope you're OK.  Hopefully the driver is a good person and pays to sort your bike.

I'm now running 3 rear lights (bike, backpack and helmet) and up to 2 front (helmet and bike) on my commuter.  

I almost got side swiped by a van a few weeks back.  Caught him up at the lights and told him what I thought of his driving.  A roadie behind saw it all as well.

Heal up and keep us updated.

Thanks all for the suspension comments - all makes sense.  Maybe this is the one and only down side of coils.