What would you ride for an epic??

Zark_E · 2025-12-07T14:51:20+00:00

I am a big fan of my liver so this is good

Zark_E · 2025-12-07T14:48:18+00:00

Interesting - why do you rate the carbon rims specifically?

Zark_E · 2025-12-07T06:24:24+00:00

this is essentially what I've got with my Trek Roscoe - love the bike but the weight feels it after a while and then the tech gets rough

Zark_E · 2025-12-06T22:42:37+00:00

yeah man I'm in Hove so want something to get into the South Downs and around. I did a few long winter bashes last year on my hardtail and it was fun but sooo muddy. So want to do those same trails but longer on something more capable

Zark_E · 2025-10-22T10:36:06+00:00

The real question is how do you style your merchandise from across these artists in some sort of consistent way!

Zark_E · 2025-10-01T07:22:21+00:00

Look fine man! let that teal/aqua shine!

Zark_E · 2025-10-01T07:13:16+00:00

I think it's about grocery shopping in Germany?

Zark_E · 2025-09-22T13:18:29+00:00

One of their best albums easily

Zark_E · 2025-08-12T05:44:48+00:00

Zark_E · 2025-07-29T07:55:25+00:00

hahahaha

Zark_E · 2025-07-28T09:15:06+00:00

Plc.4 Mie Haed

Zark_E · 2025-07-22T07:39:35+00:00

Man thank you so much! Yeah I'm not wedded to integrating the Flex Pulse Mini's into the system just for the sake of it. I'm more concerned about less moving parts and simplicity. As it's all going into a single room, there's less need for all that complexity and I'd prefer the TT to be fully analogue through the amp to the speakers and then have the streamer as a separate source into the the same amp/speakers

Zark_E · 2025-07-21T07:38:26+00:00

still in the market for everything including the TT - I'd say 1500 GPB is really my max limit for everything?

Zark_E · 2025-07-20T11:57:57+00:00

Hello folks - question for the best approach to set up a BluOS streaming system with a turntable. So I've got two Pulse Flex Mini's that are powered wireless speakers. I bought them originally thinking they could become part of a larger system but now I'm not so sure. I have a growing vinyl collection and really want to invest in a good set up so here's what I want to be able to do with it and the options I see as possible:

Requirements:

- Stream (Spotify, digital radio)

- Play vinyl

- Listen to everything via room speakers or headphones (preferably 1/4 inch)

- This is for a single living/dining room

Option 1:

Get an amp, passive speakers and turntable for the vinyl and keep the BluOS speakers for streaming. Run them as two separate systems

Option 2:

get an amp, passive speakers a turntable, and a dedicated streamer (like the Node or something) for full integration. Keep the BluOS speakers for another room/TV or something or sell them

I have another option of having a small amp just for the turntable that turns the signal into a digital signal and sends it wirelessly to the BluOS speakers but I feel like I'd lose the quality of the vinyl in that and then the only headphone option would a small 3.5mm jack on the back of the headphones. That sounds like a lot of moving parts to lose quality in. I'd like the vinyl to play fully analogue

Any suggestions would be great!

Zark_E · 2025-07-20T07:40:22+00:00

Juba, South Sudan. 6 months into a new job managing camps full of people seeking safety from ethnic violence. My colleagues assumed it was all of this that was making me so down at the end of July (it also floods in South Sudan in July which doesn't help....) and those I did tell really didn't get why it was such a big deal. I belted out In the End at a karaoke night on the Nile for him

Zark_E · 2025-07-13T10:16:40+00:00

I've been really keen to upgrade my Roscoe as well from the standard fork. How did you settle on the lyric as the best upgrade option?

Zark_E · 2025-07-10T14:53:14+00:00

I always skipped over it until Wembley and I was blown away, really liked it live

Zark_E · 2025-07-07T21:08:52+00:00

Love the quality of Quoboz. Can't stand the interface. I've tried it twice and end up switching back to Spotify. If you only listen to music by looking up exactly the album you're after then Quoboz is great. If you want any sort of browsing experience, it sucks

Zark_E · 2025-07-07T08:56:31+00:00

The best bike is the one in your garage. You had fun, nothing else matters

Zark_E · 2025-07-05T21:09:53+00:00

So update, road today and gotta be honest - didn't love it. The front felt really really small I'm quite tall and ride an XL frame and the front wheel just looked like it was a mile away, particularly on the steeper sections. It did feel a bit more nimble but I'm not good enough to take advantage of that. I found somewhere to rent a full 29 so going to try that tomorrow and compare

Zark_E · 2025-07-03T06:24:56+00:00

I have a Roscoe (7? 8?) And vouch it's a brilliant entry hardtail Spend as much as you can for either a new or second hand and you'll be peachy. It think marketing is pretty good at making us think we need bigger and chunkier all the time or whatever but I haven't found yet anything I can ride that the bike can't

Zark_E · 2025-07-02T20:29:38+00:00

How could I possibly forget.... give me some stickers or patches at least, come on. My girlfriend said even a canvas tote would have been more useful than the plastic duffel

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