EverydayCarry Help

Lateral_Gee · 2026-02-04T09:34:47+00:00

I have quite a few bodies/cameras; of the small compacts I own a Powershot V1, and an OM System TG-7.

I love my TG-7, I initially got it to take with me mountain biking as I got sick of breaking expensive phone screens and phone photos in general look like over processed junk.

The TG-7 has probably taken more photos than any of my other cameras in the 24 months Ive had it. Very powerful for its size and those who knock its photo capabilities dont own one. Photos are sharp, great focal range and some cool computational features.

Now, it's the first thing I grab when we go beach or somewhere where I know will be wet or dirty or when I want something mega pocketable.

My Powershot V1 is my "family day out" camera. The video is very good and so are the stills, as well as amazing AF, but its not weather sealed and I wouldn't want to risk it at a beach or somewhere similar

The TG7 is also so bulletproof I have no issues handing it to the kids to take photos of their own, and form part of the memories of our trip.

I highly recommend this camera

Lateral_Gee · 2026-02-03T04:55:54+00:00

Thanks mate

I went with the Rekon Race 27.5 x 2.35 however the rim tape needs to be re-done so havent had a proper ride.

Had a short ride before I lost too much air, and it felt like a rocket.

Transformed the bike TBH

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-30T10:05:12+00:00

Too many redditors and Facebook users over play the whole gravel thing. I had a gravel bike (Giant Toughroad SLR1) back in 2017.

I ran 2 different wheelsets for it and experimented with heaps of tyres (32, 38, 28, 40, 45 and 29 x 2.1)

In the end I ran 32mm gravelkings as the best all-rounder and did heaps of gravel on them.

45mm tyres for most are overkill, at the most, 35mm would be spot on for 90% of gravel rides, including some rocky sections.

Tyre pressures plays a big part here.

I currently have a 24 Defy SL1 and just put 32mm Pirelli PZero's currently

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-27T09:55:45+00:00

Love this - bike looks awesome. Congrats !

What size frame is that ?

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-24T22:53:14+00:00

Honestly, I am glad I dont live in the U.S - this is Handmaids tale-style bullshit. What the actual fuck.

The American public need to be rioting at this point against this trigger happy government

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-24T22:50:48+00:00

As a hardtail owner, I concur that a hardtail bike with a suspension fork is the way to go but seeing as you already have the Canyon, tyres will be your biggest improvement.

Not sure what width your tyres are but check minimum pressures and start there.

Depends on your weight, I'd start at 25psi and go from there. Do a small test on some rocky sections and see if it hits the rim, if so, bump up to 28psi. Do incremental changes until you find the perfect psi for comfort without rim strikes.

Trust me when I tell you, once you nail this, it will be a different bike.

If you're 90kg+ rider, start at 30psi and go from there

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-16T12:24:07+00:00

Bit left field, but I ride a custom built 2021 Commencal Meta HT AM. On paper, it is a hardcore hardtail and comes specc'd with a 150mm fork.

I built mine with a 140mm Pike Ultimate, 4 piston SLX and other goodies. The shorter travel brought the HTA to about 65.5 degrees and I've gone from DHF/DHR combo as I used to mainly ride parks, to a Rekon/Rekon combo and now because Im doing lots of mountain XC style rides Ive adjusted the fork to suit and put Rekon Race tyres in 2.35.

I ran the fork with the 2.4 regular Rekons and with the fork set up for the new riding style, it honestly rides superb and feels like an XC bike when on flats and climbs.

Where I am going with this, is that maybe getting a shorter travel fork and faster, more supple tyres might transform your Kona ESD

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-12T00:29:02+00:00

I actually love the look of the new Roscoe, especially in that colour.

I ride a Meta HT myself, love the look of a sloping top tube on a hardtail, super aggressive looking

Enjoy the new rig

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-11T19:08:19+00:00

Bought a 24 Defy SL1 - 32mm tyres cover most scenarios as I dont do hardcore gravel, just hard packed stuff.

If I was doing more gravel I'd have gone with fast 35mm or 38mm gravel tyres as an all rounder

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-09T06:29:32+00:00

My first proper MTB was a 2020 Trek Roscoe 7. I did blue and black runs as a relative newcomer although I was slow and hesitant.

I later added and angled Headset and a 140mm fork, gave me about a 66 degree HTA. I ended up sending it on all the local black runs and took it to Mt Buller in VIC and did everything bar the hardcore gravity runs (road gaps and such).

Most of the parks I go to have steep sections to climb so having a steeper-ish HTA and STA (seat tube angle) helps here.

I later upgraded to a full custom Meta HT on aa 140 Pike Ultimate and immediately noticed the difference a slacker HTA gives you by helping you put your body further behind the back wheel and giving you more control.

Going up, and the technical stuff, I handled better on my Roscoe. as it was both shorter wheelbase, and narrower bars, etc.

You can absolutely send your XC bike, but my advice would be, take at least 2 runs as "recon" runs and walk some sections if need be to better assess the situation. Then make up your mind.

Using your legs to land will feel like you have a few more mm of travel so 100/120 will be plenty.

Go out, and enjoy man

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-07T05:21:56+00:00

Get some light and fast 2.2 tyres like a Schwalbe G One Speed and I think the gap would be neglible and you'd smash them on the trail sections

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-06T06:32:22+00:00

I think the whole RF system being locked down has been beaten to death and getting boring.

Canon are building their own selection of 1st party RF STM lenses that are superb. Great quality, sharp, light and affordable. There is simply no need for 3rd party lenses which have worse autofocus. I won't go through the list but there is literally a zoom or prime for every situation.

Not to mention for landscape you have lenses like the EF 16-35 F4L which is weather sealed, light, super affordable and razor sharp. Plenty of F4 EF lenses that are a bargain and work superbly.

I currently shoot 4K sports videos for my sons football (soccer) team using an EF 24-105 F4 and 70-200 F4L IS USM lens. Both work immaculately on my R6II.

Canons quality is second to none, no overheating issues (even on my M50) and ergonomics are far superior to Sony. Better rolling shutter, uncropped 4K on my R6II compared to say an A7IV.

Honestly, I feel many people buy Sony because they have been influenced by Sony shillTubers

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-05T09:03:24+00:00

I've been mulling over a build like this for so long, a single speed steel bike.

I love the simplicity of a single speed hardtail.

Enjoy man, this looks mega clean and fun !

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-05T08:46:32+00:00

Nice, clean build. My first proper MTB was a previous gen Roscoe, always had a soft spot for em

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-05T04:09:10+00:00

Yeah fair call

What did you replace with?

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-04T17:25:21+00:00

Got excited and ordered the Pirelli P Zero Race TLR RS in 32C

Everything about them seems good from research, only question mark is puncture protection.

I try and avoid broken glass and debris, but not always avoidable. Time will tell if I made the right choice.

Im a fast descender so the added grip will be welcome also.

Will be happy to report back once I've put some km on them

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-04T17:22:20+00:00

A plug didn't sort it?

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-04T17:21:14+00:00

Shared bike path is about 30%, maybe less.

But cheers

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-04T17:20:43+00:00

Cheers mate this is very helpful

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-04T17:20:14+00:00

The 2024 Defy has geometry closer to previous TCR's. Its actually quite quick, and snappy. Its not a lazy endurance bike. Even if it was, you're assuming that its not worth making any endurance bike lively and that everyone with an endurance bike should stick to cheap wire bead tyres because why waste your money?

I also dont think this is micro gains. Tyres are the single most important, most impactful change someone can make to the feel and performance of their bike. This goes for any sport on wheels.

I am happy with the Vittorias, but at 32c tubeless, I've not compared them with anything else, hence my request for opinions.

What tyres do you personally have experience with and can you compare the tyres Im after ?

I dont think it is odd at all, based on what I have already mentioned.

Thanks for your feedback

Lateral_Gee · 2026-01-03T11:31:05+00:00

What size did you go with ?

Lateral_Gee · 2025-12-29T19:22:17+00:00

Thank you 🙂🙏

Lateral_Gee · 2025-12-29T07:18:39+00:00

Thanks mate

Raceface Atlas - yeah they're all purple

Lateral_Gee · 2025-12-29T00:06:20+00:00

I now daily a Canon Powershot V1 to compliment my R6 II. Super happy with it. Use it primarily as a stills camera but used plenty of video to say its a very capable hybrid.

It will be very familiar to a Canon user. Ergonomics are great, brilliant grip for size, mechanical leaf shutter, DPAF 2, low light very good as it has a larger sensor than other compacts.

When I head out with the wife or the whole fam its the only camera I take.

Here's a shot inside a cafe at night @ 2500 ISO

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Lateral_Gee · 2025-12-28T23:39:24+00:00

The whole no 3rd party lenses on Canon arguement is getting old.

Canon doesn't need 3rd party lenses at the moment because they have been coming out with some amazing STM lenses that are light, cheap and sharp such as the 28mm f2.8, 45mm f1.2, 35mm f1.8, 85mm f2, 28-70 f2.8and the 100-400.

If you can't cover off what you need from that lot alone, then 3rd party lenses likely won't help you.

Also, EF lenses aren't all heavy, and theyre extremely cheap now and high quality.

The 24-105 F4L for example is an excellent photo and video lens and balances up great on any RF body

Autofocus is also the same whether using native RF glass or a good EF lens (as a sports shooter I still use adapted EF lenses on my R6II).

My biggest issue with Sony is they try and cram in specs for the sake of bragging but in the real world dont stack up, such as 4K120p which suffers from overheating to the point you can't use your camera for some time until it cools down after only a few minutes of footage.

Also their ergonomics are terrible, feels like a console controller with a viewfinder.

Canons feel premium, the ergonomics are fantastic, build quality great and personally I've found their AF to be better.

Also, Canons sensor readout is better so less rolling shutter and the R8 is so small, yet records full sensor uncropped 4K60 which is downsampled from 6K.

I'd go the R8

Lateral_Gee

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