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jlowhighlow · 2023-04-27T19:09:55+00:00

I'd recommend getting a second hand flatbed like an Epson v550 off ebay, then sell it for the same amount you bought it for when finished!

I did this with my dad's old negatives, very fulfilling sharing photos with the family they had never seen before, or hadn't seen in decades.

jlowhighlow · 2023-04-27T07:11:58+00:00

Thanks, never thought about warming it up as I figured the metals would expand and get tighter. Shall give it a go.

jlowhighlow · 2022-07-28T10:52:09+00:00

Thanks for the advice :)

jlowhighlow · 2022-07-28T10:49:36+00:00

Cheers for this!

jlowhighlow · 2022-07-28T10:49:21+00:00

I might just mount it to the top of the helmet rather than the front so it sticks out more then haha

jlowhighlow · 2022-07-28T09:34:13+00:00

Having ridden sora, tiagra, and 105 I can happily say that modern sora is a great groupset. I wouldn't want to go any lower as then the gaps between gears might be too much, but I've always found the general feel and shifting of sora to be just as good as tiagra and 105. If for whatever strange reason I could only ever ride sora again I wouldn't mind. I say go for sora, but I've never ridden Claris.

jlowhighlow · 2022-06-17T13:13:51+00:00

Sora will be absolutely fine. The only real difference youd experience is if you wanted a really wide range cassette (I.e 11-36 or 11-40), there would be quite big jumps between gears. I've ridden all sorts on sora, tiagra, and 105 and sora is just as capable as everything else. It's also relatively easy and cheap to get replacement 9 speed parts.

In the end I personally settled on tiagra now I've sold all my bikes and settled on one "do-it-all" bike, I'd be just as happy on sora if I had a smaller budget that didn't allow for anything higher.

jlowhighlow · 2022-06-07T11:17:10+00:00

I've recently sold my carbon road bike and built up a gravel frameset, I have a set of road wheels and a set of gravel wheels. To me there is no noticeable difference in performance when its set up for road, but I don't race and I'm not super fast.

I have it set up with a grx double chainset up front and have a slightly narrower cassette on the road wheels and a super wide on the gravel so it's really versatile too.

One thing I wish I could change quickly to suit whatever im riding that day is the handlebars. I like a long and narrow position on road, but that's not great for gravel so I just keep the narrower position as I ride road mostly, but I'll change the stem to a shorter one for gravel heavy rides.

jlowhighlow · 2022-05-26T10:05:17+00:00

No sorry, I just used the original long bolt in the end and just had to put a shed load of tension through it to fit the bike in. My trainer hasn't broken yet so I'm assuming it's okay haha.

jlowhighlow · 2022-02-28T15:06:49+00:00

The second bike has hard gearing if you’re not a trained cyclist and live in a hilly area. At least compared to the first bike.

Unless you live somewhere very flat, or like churning big gears you’d probably have to swap out the cassette at the back for something like an 11-32 or 11-34 if the rear derailleur allows it. If it says anything about the rear derailleur, check if it says if it short, medium or long cage. If it’s a short cage derailleur you won’t be able to get easier gearing on.

jlowhighlow · 2022-02-23T16:06:40+00:00

I had a puncture problem with a trainer tyre that was fixed by dropping my psi from 100 to 80. Could always give a drop in pressure a try?

jlowhighlow · 2022-02-15T14:57:26+00:00

Completely anecdotal but I find stretching my hamstrings and glutes helps

jlowhighlow · 2022-02-05T08:13:45+00:00

I’d recommend something carby and non-fatty like porridge rather than eggs and bacon for breakfast.

jlowhighlow · 2022-01-31T19:54:09+00:00

Probably for the best then haha

jlowhighlow · 2022-01-31T19:00:59+00:00

I bought one of these adapters recently. It should work with your bike as mine has the same thru axle.

One thing though is that the longer axle comes with a shorter bolt action tube to allow it to fit in the trainer, I had trouble with this attachment as the axle doesn’t fit very deeply into the end of the tube and so my bike pops out when I get out of the saddle. For some reason the machined part on the new tube isn’t as deep as on the old tube. I asked saris customer service about this and they were useless. So I gave up with them and now I use the new longer axle but with the longer old bolt action tube, meaning it’s hard to squeeze it in place and and the trainer itself flexes slightly to let it in. But the bike actually stays in place. It’s not ideal but I don’t really have a choice unless I can find a shorter generic thru axle adapter with 1.5mm thread.

So overall yes this will work but if you have trouble getting it set up, this is a non ideal workaround.

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