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Aye, if the bike hadn’t come already assembled they would’ve never left the bag.

Scratched the spokes up a bit taking the reflectors off which was a bit annoying but nothing a touch up with a black sharpie won’t fix

Though I do have a strange enjoyment for using the chainwhip to remove the cassette to get rid of the dork disks.

I couldn’t be bothered doing that so I just went at it with snips.

ZedLeg wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:33 pm Had to adjust the breaks on my new bike so got round to taking all the plastic tat off. Looks much better.

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Brakes*

Great, now you will be invisible side on with no reflectors.

Simon wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:00 pm

ZedLeg wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:33 pm Had to adjust the breaks on my new bike so got round to taking all the plastic tat off. Looks much better.

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Brakes*

Great, now you will be invisible side on with no reflectors.

So much fail in this post.

Rich B wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:47 pm It always makes me laugh when you get given a bag of that crap with a high end bike!

And a bell... top end hardcore downhill bike with a little ding, ding bell.

I think shops have to do that though but it’s still ridiculous

My partner wanted me to put the bell on “what if you need to get someone’s attention”, she also thought I should leave the reflectors on though. She’s been barred from any input on how the bike looks now

I can understand a bell if you ride towpaths and bridleways. Even with the super loud Hope Pro Evo2 hub, people don't hear me coming. A shout of 'passing on your right' will ensure a group of people scattering every which way like a flock of sheep. None of the directions they flee will alow me to pass!

dinny_g wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:14 am

Rich B wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:47 pm It always makes me laugh when you get given a bag of that crap with a high end bike!

And a bell... top end hardcore downhill bike with a little ding, ding bell.

I think shops have to do that though but it’s still ridiculous

They do, apparently - when I got my bike it was in stock and they said they'd have to fit a bell before I picked it up. It wasn't fitted when I collected it and I was quite happy, until I started to encounter pedestrians on cycle tracks. So now I have a nice colour-matched blue anodised bell to go with my pedals and bottle cage

ETA: exactly the same problem here, Gwaredd - you shout early and they still jump out of their skin and directly into your path. Bell is by far the best warning.

I did fit the bell for 5 minutes, I was able to tuck it out of the way by the gear selector. Decided I didn't need it though and took it off again.

Ooh, blue anodised bottle cage Jobbo. Very 90's cool

Cracking pictures @Jobbo.

I've gone and ordered a gravel bike. And I guess I'll be keeping the bell on it given the sort of shared paths & trails I can go on.

ZedLeg wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:05 pm I did fit the bell for 5 minutes, I was able to tuck it out of the way by the gear selector. Decided I didn't need it though and took it off again.

Ooh, blue anodised bottle cage Jobbo. Very 90's cool

You jest, but I've got a set of blue anodised bar ends I'm debating whether to fit...

Mike, I have to take still photos because I'm never going to be strapping a GoPro to myself

Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:46 pm

ZedLeg wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:05 pm I did fit the bell for 5 minutes, I was able to tuck it out of the way by the gear selector. Decided I didn't need it though and took it off again.

Ooh, blue anodised bottle cage Jobbo. Very 90's cool

You jest, but I've got a set of blue anodised bar ends I'm debating whether to fit...

I still find my self wrapping my hands over the ends of the bars on a long climb or flat drag even though I haven't had bar ends on a bike in about 20 years.

You need to get a flat bar and trim it down to about 12" to get the full retro experience.

Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:46 pm

ZedLeg wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:05 pm I did fit the bell for 5 minutes, I was able to tuck it out of the way by the gear selector. Decided I didn't need it though and took it off again.

Ooh, blue anodised bottle cage Jobbo. Very 90's cool

You jest, but I've got a set of blue anodised bar ends I'm debating whether to fit...

Wow, I didn't even know they still sold bar ends!

Rich B wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:56 pm

Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:46 pm

ZedLeg wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:05 pm I did fit the bell for 5 minutes, I was able to tuck it out of the way by the gear selector. Decided I didn't need it though and took it off again.

Ooh, blue anodised bottle cage Jobbo. Very 90's cool

You jest, but I've got a set of blue anodised bar ends I'm debating whether to fit...

Wow, I didn't even know they still sold bar ends!

Hard to find in blue - got them from here: https://www.bankruptbikeparts.co.uk/

Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:03 pm

Rich B wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:56 pm

Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:46 pm
You jest, but I've got a set of blue anodised bar ends I'm debating whether to fit...

Wow, I didn't even know they still sold bar ends!

Hard to find in blue - got them from here: https://www.bankruptbikeparts.co.uk/

I reckon they're left over from the 90's! They belong in a museum!

I think they are As I said, I'm debating it - I've had bar ends ever since I got a new bike in 1994, and it's easy enough even now to find new ones in black so some people still like them. I have found myself holding the ends of the bars like Zed, but modern bars are wider and I think bar ends would get in the way more than they'd be useful.

Jobbo wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:46 pm

ZedLeg wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:05 pm I did fit the bell for 5 minutes, I was able to tuck it out of the way by the gear selector. Decided I didn't need it though and took it off again.

Ooh, blue anodised bottle cage Jobbo. Very 90's cool

You jest, but I've got a set of blue anodised bar ends I'm debating whether to fit...

Mike, I have to take still photos because I'm never going to be strapping a GoPro to myself

Get them on there!

Same with the GoPro, get it on your helmet so you can look properly gnarly/special.

I think you're supposed to use something like a strap-on harness for GoPro mounting for the best view. Take the strap-on itself off first, of course, in case it gets in shot.

Go pros are funny things - they flatten/make everything look tiny, and unless you're actually going to do something with the footage a bit pointless. However, they're at their best when you're following someone else very close down a run.

I have one for a bit of fun and go with either a chest or helmet mount, mounting it on the bike itself is a bit of a gimmick that you'll do once then never again because the film is so shaky.

My normal mount is this one under the peak on my full face helmet. Even with a little Session 5, you can still feel the weight pulling down on the helmet (requote at will).