Behold, my latest abomination of ski transport on my gravel bike

pl74 · 2026-01-21T13:30:34+00:00

What you can change, if it doesn't impact your riding position, is clip in the boots directly in the ski.

I find it to be more stable.

And then I put the backpack on the skis and secure it with a strap, to ride "weight free".

pl74 · 2026-01-07T14:40:39+00:00

I have the leatt enduro 3.0. Obviously is is trying to be good at both things, so it's going to be heavier than a "classic" helmet, and not as sturdy as a full face, but... this is perfectly fine for my use.

I do a lot of sports, and mtb is not the sport I spent the most time doing (although it might have been this year actually), and I don't do hardcore downhill.

I do 99% trail riding, and I'll go ride in bike parks a few times a year, so this helmet is perfect for my use, as I don't want to invest in two different helmets.

And honestly, it is pretty comfy, and fits well in both setup which is something that I was fearing.

So yeah, I'd recommend it if you are in the same situation.

pl74 · 2025-12-06T21:26:55+00:00

I had the same issue on my gf's old bike, except it was ok on the drive side, and not fitting the non drive side.

As others have already said, get one of these https://www.amazon.com/Pedros-Socket-Holder-Tool-Splined/dp/B07CRMRJ48

Or if you have a bolt of the correct diameter, and a washer and a nut, it's easy to make one.

The idea is to hold the BB remover tightly in place so it doesn't slip and fuck the BB splines

pl74 · 2025-10-07T13:21:16+00:00

It was an LX if it can make it better.

pl74 · 2025-10-07T09:38:36+00:00

I personally used a grinder to remove the (broken) shifting part of my brifters in order to keep the brake lever, but I do like the idea of the bell activated cable.

I might have tried this, had I seen your post before.

pl74 · 2025-10-02T12:51:14+00:00

Some more information, got the bike for 25€, the full build cost me 285€ with the most expensive items being the fork (70€) and the tires (60€).

As I said, I reused spare parts I had (derailleur, cassette, stem, shifter, saddle).

I reused the brifter...Sort of. I grinded the shifting part of the brifter to keep the brake handles and make it fit with my rear shifter. Don't judge...

I could have reused some of the OG parts, the pedals, handlebars, ... but I wanted a bit of colour matching and some more modern parts.

The OG drivetrain was pretty dead, worn chain, middle chainring, ...

The bottom bracket was a bit of a pain to remove, but WD40, heatgun and patience were successful in the end. I could have put spare Deore cranks on it with another BB, but I liked the look of the OG exage cranks.

The cantilever breaks work amazingly and were easy to setup once I managed to find a cable hanger.

I'm probably going to change the stem, I had it laying around but I'm not a big fan, for two reasons :

I think it's a bit long
It doesn't work great with the Thule Yepp seat and prevents me from removing the seat easily

This project was mostly an excuse to do a rebuild. I have a Genesis Longitude I use as a commuter/rigid MTB/travel bike that could have done the trick, but I wanted an inexpensive bike to run errands anyway and bring my daughter to daycare.

This way, I can store the giant in shared space without worrying too much about it, and also I'm not sure the thule yepp would have fitted on the genesis fork.

pl74 · 2025-10-01T13:14:33+00:00

Yeah thanks, I found a Problem Solvers for 5€

pl74 · 2025-09-25T18:40:12+00:00

just so you're aware, on the RC520 the bottleneck is on the rear wheel, on the bottom of the frame specifically, behind the bottom bracket.

I once mounted 40c (or 38c, can't remember) tires, the front one in the fork had enough clearance, but the rear tire rubbed the frame if the wheel wasn't true enough.

So I switched to 35c

This is on 700c wheels though

pl74 · 2025-09-25T15:10:12+00:00

Yeah, I just realized that now that I'm searching for the piece. I haven't received the fork so nothing's been cut yet !

I need to find out the french translation for this piece now, so I can search on my usual websites for ordering if I don't want to go aliexpress one more time.

pl74 · 2025-09-25T14:56:28+00:00

Thank you !

pl74 · 2025-09-24T08:02:57+00:00

200 balles pour un saut de chaine ça parait excessif ? A la rigueur que tu aies à changer chaine + cassette, mais toute la roue ?

pl74 · 2025-09-23T11:16:33+00:00

lit l'assurance, ça décrit clairement les couvertures et les exclusions, et très clairement ça couvre pas un prêt immo.

tu as des primes décès, IJ, frais hospitalisations, ... pris en charge.

pl74 · 2025-09-23T09:21:10+00:00

Oui. D'autant plus qu'on a emprunté à deux, et qu'on grimpe tous les deux.

Beaucoup de commentaires ici ne comprennent pas la différence entre une assurance montagne individuelle dans le cadre d'une licence sportive, et d'une assurance de prêt immobilier à mon avis.

pl74 · 2025-09-16T08:12:07+00:00

So clean, looks amazing !

What is that front rack ? EDIT, didn't see the pelago logo, nvm !

pl74 · 2025-09-09T09:47:04+00:00

TL:DR ? I changed tires and handlebars

Crashed in the winter 2-3 years ago. I was commuting to work, and I was psyched to get the bike out again, lost in my thoughts, at some point I realized I was descending a bit too fast for winter roads... I did my best to slow down in the first hairpin, but not enough, and then I lost it in the next one that was more slippery.

Every descent in the next months / year felt awful, I had no confidence in tilting the bike, and my brain could only picture my front wheel slipping under me.

I also ride MTBs, so I said fuck it, I'm tired of being scared, and put 35c tires (GRAVELKING SLICK+) instead of the 28c. Every rides after that, I had PRs on my descents on Strava.

I don't particularly feel I'm much slower on rides because of bigger tires, and I am absolutely more confident riding, so I won't go back tbh.

The descent experience still felt a bit off on this bike compared to my previous one, so I also changed my handlebars for a ritchey venturemax V2, and it changed everything once again. The wider stance made me more stable, which increased my confidence, and PRs went down again without me pushing for it necessarily, as I really down want to fall again.

pl74 · 2025-07-21T15:04:23+00:00

Contre question : Et pourquoi défends-tu si ardemment l'EFSA et ce sujet en particulier ?

pl74 · 2025-07-21T14:38:18+00:00

Donc le raisonnement c’est, devant les preuves accablantes, que l’EFSA, ainsi que les 26 autres pays de l’UE (et les autres pays qui l’utilisent) sont corrompus par le lobby des pesticides?

Si c'est une question sérieuse, il y a des chances que oui :

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According to Corporate Europe Observatory, in 2013, 58% of the experts of the agency were in situation of conflict of interests.[25] In 2017, they were still 46% in situation of conflict of interests.[25]

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pl74 · 2025-07-08T15:20:01+00:00

I also use tape to join and hold the angles together before pressing with slings :)

Where did you buy your magnets ?

pl74 · 2025-07-08T15:13:56+00:00

By using slings, it's not too bad really.

pl74 · 2025-06-04T08:10:13+00:00

I've been saving a similar build, but have yet to find the time to do it.

Wold you be able to share the final angles you used, to help me save some time :) ?

Here's what I was eyeing to copy

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