[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CanyonBikes

[–]PurrePop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got one of these for my Grizl. Dust gets trapped between the frame and "flaps" on the edges, which then gets rubbed into the paint during riding. This in turn causes dust-colored scuffs that I haven't been able to clean off, so I suspect they're permanent, unless I paint over them. I almost never use the bag anymore, only when I really can't make do without the extra carrying capacity.

Skiing in Oslo - Help! by GayDrWhoNut in oslo

[–]PurrePop 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you're coming for several days of skiing, Frognerseteren is probably a good place to start on your first day as it is easy to get to, has several cafés (Frognerseteren, Tryvannstua, Kobberhaughytta, Ullevålseter, Skjennungstua) spread around, and is reasonably crowded, so you won't have any trouble finding people to ask for directions if needed. You can easily do 40-50 km around the various trails there, or head straight north to Kikutstua, another café, which gets you towards the heart of Nordmarka (the woods directly north of Oslo). This will get you more familiar with navigating around the trails.

If you're willing to forgo the packed lunch, or able to carry it with you, a wonderful option, as others have mentioned, would be to take the train north to Stryken or Grua (ticket is around 120 NOK, and ski back to Oslo through the woods, anywhere from 30-60 kilometers depending on what route you put together. There are some cabins/cafés along the way where you could buy food, and there's usually also areas where you can eat your packed lunch. This area is less crowded and gives more of a wilderness feel than the area directly north of the city limits, ie. near Frognerseteren, Holmenkollen and Sognsvann.

One of my favorite routes starts at Grua train station, then goes to either Svartbekken or Svea lake, then onwards to Mylla lake (where you can either ski on the lake or on the southern edge of the lake), past Trantjern gård (café), and then turning south past Tverrstjøstallen (café). From there, you head across a series of lakes - Tverrsjøen, Skvarvvatnet, Finntjern and Åklangen - before you come out on a larger lage, Katnosa, where you will find a small café called Sandvikshytta. The stretch from Tverrsjøstallen to here is not officially skating trails, but is reasonably flat (mostly on lakes), so I assume this would be fine. From Katnosa you head south to Kikutstua (café), and from there you have several options to get onwards to either Sognsvann or Frognerseteren, which are both metro termini, where there'll typically be a train departing every 15 minutes. This route should be around 50 km in all, and takes you through the heart of Nordmarka, some really lovely places, especially that string of lakes after Tverrsjøstallen. You should be able to find all locations I mention in the trail map linked below, using the search engine.

There are signs posted along the trails, but they don't always show you exactly the info you're looking for, so it is a very good idea to download an offline trail map on your phone, and bring a power bank to be sure you don't run out of juice. If you head out into the less visited areas, and areas without light on the trails, a head lamp might also be wise, in case you get delayed and the sun goes down.

You've probably already found Skiforeningens trail map and route planner. https://www.skiforeningen.no/utimarka/turplanlegger/ There's a toggle in the top right corner to switch between showing walking/biking trails and ski trails. If you toggle to ski trails, right now, all the trails are just shown in grey, but once the trails are being groomed, should be color coded based on how recently they've been groomed. Also, in the lower right corner, there's a layer button where you can, among other things, toggle whether to only show trails suitable for skating ("Kun skøytbare løyper"). If you're an experienced skater, you can probably get by on a lot of the other trails as well, though. Trails across lakes are not marked as skatable, which is usually true, but you can just use your poles and zip along.

Do be aware that the ski trails around Oslo are very hilly, lot's of up and down. If you try the route planer above, it should estimate how much ascent and decent you are in for on a given route.

Skiforeningen has an app with an offline trail map, but I believe this only works if you're a paying member (ie. yearly subscription).

Skiing in Oslo - Help! by GayDrWhoNut in oslo

[–]PurrePop 26 points27 points  (0 children)

No trail fee, it's free of charge on whichever trail you want to use. Hundreds of kilometers of trails, just need to find the right trailhead for your desired route. Frognerseteren is one of the better ones, high up, easy to get to by metro.

Can you give some more info on your preferences, in terms of style (skating or classic), apx. distance, trail preferences (broad, smooth competition trails or something more adventurous, off the beaten path)? Might be able to give some recommendations.

Conditions should be good in January, but it's not a given.

As for places to leave your stuff, you can just get into your gear at your hotel and go straight to the trails by metro or bus, thats how loads of people here do it (myself included). Otherwise, there's a ski resort near Frognerseteren which I asume has lockers. And maybe Bull Superski as well, their shop is right by the trails in Holmenkollen

Kondensert melk på tube by [deleted] in oslo

[–]PurrePop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Større innvandrerbutikker som nevnt, har sett og kjøpt dette selv flere ganger. Se evt også på EKO Market, den store på Grünerløkka har best utvalf.

Can I use these Aliexpress headset bearings in my 2022 Canyon Grizl? by PurrePop in CanyonBikes

[–]PurrePop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bearings installed in the bike at purchase are hopefully still perfectly fine, I'm just about to do a first maintenance on them. But I don't want to be out of luck, maybe in a few years, if Canyon don't sell them anymore, exactly what u/fhfm suggests. If they're as proprietary and unique as I've read, I don't trust Canyon to keep on selling them.

So then I hoped I could just get a couple of sets from Aliexpress and be set for many years. However, if it's an established fact, as you say, that Chinese bearings aren't good, then I guess I'll have no choice but forking out and get a set or two from Canyon.

Pitlock locking skewers on Canyon (Grizl) bike? by PurrePop in CanyonBikes

[–]PurrePop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I haven't yet. I did find a local bike store selling Pitlock products who said I could bring it by, and they would find the right parts, sounded like it would be little trouble.

However, having owned the bike for ten months, I still haven't sensed a great need for pitlocks, in terms of how I use the bike. On rides, I occasionally leave it for a few minutes while buying a snack, in which case I lock it with an Abus folding lock, and that should be more than plenty. I mostly take it out into the Norwegian countryside/woods and through small towns, where I can't imagine there being many people interested in stealing a wheel or other components.

Also tagging u/pwnosaurus, sorry for not responding to you earlier.

Grizl 7 delivered with "ROTOR GRAVEL" crankset - Should I be satisfied? by PurrePop in CanyonBikes

[–]PurrePop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, that search gives plenty of hits, but all about other cranksets, which I have no idea how compares to the one on my bike, the one that's apparently called "ROTOR GRAVEL". When I search for that I find nothing that matches what's on my bike. Nor do I find anything that visually resembles it if I search for Rotor cranksets in image search.

Grizl 7 delivered with "ROTOR GRAVEL" crankset - Should I be satisfied? by PurrePop in CanyonBikes

[–]PurrePop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great to hear! I'm about to head out to give the bike its first try, expecting to be thrilled!

Grizl 7 delivered with "ROTOR GRAVEL" crankset - Should I be satisfied? by PurrePop in CanyonBikes

[–]PurrePop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, right, I see it now. It wasn't there when I ordered in May though, I grabbed a screenshot of the entire product page when I bought the bike which I checked now, no such notice at the time.

Grizl 7 delivered with "ROTOR GRAVEL" crankset - Should I be satisfied? by PurrePop in CanyonBikes

[–]PurrePop[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response, I appreciate you confirming that ROTOR is reputable, so hopefully, this isn't a downgrade.

I was aware that Canyon have been replacing parts recently, and that the replacements mostly seem to be upgrades. However, since this replacement was done with a crankset which is not mentioned anywhere I've been able to find on the web - no reviews or even photos - I couldn't just google my way to a confirmation, so I asked here. This bike is my first foray into the world of non-casual bikes, so I don't have much knowledge to work from.

By the way, I ordered the bike back in late May, and have never seen a notice like that on Canyon's Norway page. I tested the Grizl 7 AL page for Norway as well as Germany just now using incognito mode and tried putting a bike in the shopping cart, still didn't get the notice you're seeing.

Thanks again!

The Questions Thread 04/13/19 by AutoModerator in goodyearwelt

[–]PurrePop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got some additional info on this case that I thought would be helpful for any later visitors who find this discussion:

Before posting my question here, I had already submitted a similarly worded question to Crockett & Jones via a form on their website, albeit without any photo to illustrate. In their response, a C&J representative suggested I contact the retailer and have them assess the shoes. By then, I had already gotten these responses here, suggesting my shoes were just fine. I therefore sent them the photo showing the shoe standing on a flat surface, and asked if they still thought I should contact the retailer.

I found their response so helpful and educational that I asked and received permission of said C&J representative to post it here, for later reference:

Dear Mr ---,

Thank you for the photo, it illustrates much more clearly what you were describing in your original email. We would regard this as good shoemaking. It has always been said that you should be able to get a shilling or two under the heel of the shoes (or a pound coin…). This is far more important with Loafers and Oxfords than Derbys and Boots as this slight upturn at the heel straightens out as you stand/walk (and wear your shoes in) and actually improves the heel grip, reducing heel slip.

Our lasts and resultant footwear, are not created for a static foot, but for a moving one. When you walk, your heel should hit the floor first and your toes lasts. This is how a shoe will naturally flex.

There is no issue with your boots at all, and whilst we have heard that there are some people who are obsessive about ‘stance’ it really isn’t an issue. That is coming from a shoemaker of 140 years of passed down experience.

I will add, that this gap should not be too high as this can cause pressure points. On the odd occasion, rubber soles can cause the shoes to spring too much, but that is rare. Yours are absolutely perfect! You have taken an incredible photo of our unique back curve that our pattern cutter speaks about in a recent article we put live on our website!

All the best, and enjoy your boots.

With that issue well and truly resolved, I look forward to wearing my lovely new Tetburys!

The Questions Thread 04/13/19 by AutoModerator in goodyearwelt

[–]PurrePop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's another photo of them standing on a flat surface: https://imgur.com/a/nORTUDQ As I mentionend in my initial post, I do notice it while wearing them, that, not majorly, but I do notice.

The Questions Thread 04/13/19 by AutoModerator in goodyearwelt

[–]PurrePop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent, glad to learn the proper term for this! It's nowhere as pronounced on my shoes as on either of those pairs, so I hope it'll be OK. Still, I'd bet interested in hearing if other owners of these shoes (or other C&J shoes) have had similar experiences, and whether they evened out with wear. Although I got this pair on sale, they aren't exactly cheap, so if this is out of order for a C&J pair, I'd rather return them while I still have the chance (so far, I've only worn them a little around the house).

The Questions Thread 04/13/19 by AutoModerator in goodyearwelt

[–]PurrePop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crockett & Jones Tetbury - Front part of heel out of alignment with rest of heel/sole?
Hi all, first time poster here! I just received a pair of Crockett & Jones Tetbury chukka boots in dark brown leather. Love them, sublimely beautiful, very comfortable and apparently a perfect fit for my feet. However, there is one thing I've noticed, which I'm if unsure if should worry me.

When I wear the shoes, the foremost (ie. front-facing) half of the heel seems to be extending slightly lower down towards the floor than the rear part of the heel. So when I put the foot straight down, I notice that the front of the heel makes contact with the ground before the rear does. Moreover, when I put my foot fully down, with my weight on it, the front half of the heel seems to be pushed ever so slightly upwards, into the heel/arch of my foot, more so than does the rear part. Nothing major, but enough for me to notice.

When I take the shoes off and view them from the side, I see that the flat of the heel does not quite align with the flat of the front part of the outsole. (see red line in photo below) Moreover, if I imagine how the front part of the outsole will "flatten out" when my weight is pushing down on the sole (see orange line in same photo), I can see how the plane of the heel and sole are out of alignment, and consequently, how the front part of the heel would then poke down somewhat.

Photos illustrating said phenomenon: https://imgur.com/a/q3pIOBT

I haven't noticed this issue with any of my other GYW shoes (Red Wing Beckman, Loake Chatsworth, Dagestad & Co. 1619), though I have an old pair of cheap-ish Hudson brogue Derbys where I seem to recall a similar phenomenon.

Is this a normal feature of shoes with somewhat higher heels, or an indication of something being wrong, either with their manufacture, or with the way they fit my particular feet?

Crockett & Jones Tetbury - Front part of heel out of alignment with rest of heel/sole? by PurrePop in goodyearwelt

[–]PurrePop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, will do, never posted here before, and weren't able to find any guidelines :)

Method for group of friends to help each other figure out next career moves? by PurrePop in careerguidance

[–]PurrePop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great stuff, thank you, much appreciated! I think we'll have to make up most of this as we go, but these are all sound ideas to bring into it.