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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-25-22, 10:40 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 19,597
Posted By jkbrooks

Bravo!

Bravo!
Forum: Touring
03-16-22, 04:24 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Update on the maint stand & bag

Here's the stand I ended up going with. $87 on amzn. Light & simple but I wouldnt want to use it as a stand I used on a daily basis. Worked perfect for my...
Forum: Touring
03-06-22, 01:43 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thanks Tourist in MSN! Yes. You were right about...

Thanks Tourist in MSN! Yes. You were right about the bag. Slightly irritating but not soul crushing infuriating so . . . maybe I'll replace it with one of your nifty Sealine bags. Think I'm running...
Forum: Touring
03-05-22, 08:08 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thank you ericoseveins...

Thank you ericoseveins (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/ericoseveins-68439.html). You're very kind and generous. I was whining to one of my cardiologists about getting dropped off the back of the...
Forum: Touring
03-05-22, 07:06 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Ha! Thank you ericoseveins...

Ha! Thank you ericoseveins (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/ericoseveins-68439.html). I think maybe you're not alone in your assessment. But I'm just out doing what I can. I had a sudden cardiac...
Forum: Touring
03-05-22, 06:25 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thank you zandoval ...

Thank you zandoval (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/zandoval-194136.html)https://www.bikeforums.net/images/yellow_jersey.gif (https://www.bikeforums.net/payments.php). That's prudent advice which...
Forum: Touring
02-24-22, 08:31 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

My choice on the bag size (155L) was internal...

My choice on the bag size (155L) was internal length. I wanted to fit the bike maint stand in it. Maint stand showed up. I was able to break it down a little and put it in a case from a folding camp...
Forum: Touring
02-24-22, 08:28 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Tourist in MSN...

Tourist in MSN (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/tourist-in-msn-203914.html) you are indeed an intrepid traveller and a badass! You've got an admirable system that you've clearly fine tuned over...
Forum: Touring
02-20-22, 05:47 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thank you Tourist in MSN...

Thank you Tourist in MSN (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/tourist-in-msn-203914.html)! The S&S backpack is an interesting idea. That + a big roller duffel might be a better combo. Did I mention...
Forum: Touring
02-19-22, 05:37 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Wow Tourist in MSN...

Wow Tourist in MSN (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/tourist-in-msn-203914.html)! You truly are an inspiration! I love the fact you wear your helmet on board; that's totally money! Appreciate the...
Forum: Touring
02-19-22, 12:00 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thanks Tourist in MSN...

Thanks Tourist in MSN (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/tourist-in-msn-203914.html). Yes. You're right. No plan to haul the stand, pump, box, etc. Thus far, I fly to where ever, haul my bike box &...
Forum: Touring
02-19-22, 11:41 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thanks staehpj1 ...

Thanks staehpj1 (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/staehpj1-64151.html). Good idea. My "ATF" was using a construction barrier as a temp-stand while I was rolling around Bordeaux last summer. ;)
Forum: Touring
02-19-22, 11:38 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

You guys are an inspiration! Carrying floor pumps...

You guys are an inspiration! Carrying floor pumps & maint stands on a cross country tour? Wow! Homage! I'm not even close to that industrious.

I do carry this Lezyne "micro floor pump" on my...
Forum: Touring
02-19-22, 11:29 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Cool idea Tourist in MSN...

Cool idea Tourist in MSN (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/tourist-in-msn-203914.html)! I'm mostly on the road (I did 100 miles across brittany on compact sand/gravel in the rain though and this...
Forum: Touring
02-19-22, 11:23 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

thanks Pratt. Yeah. You got that wrong. I fly...

thanks Pratt. Yeah. You got that wrong. I fly commercial unfortunately so assembling a bike in flight isn't on my list of problems to solve
Forum: Touring
02-19-22, 11:16 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thank you BobH123. Maybe a "better than . . ."...

Thank you BobH123. Maybe a "better than . . ." approach vs "best possible" is a good way to think about this. I've seen those so I know what you're talking about. I believe they make them where the...
Forum: Touring
02-18-22, 10:04 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Very impressive BobG! Thanks :) I manage ok...

Very impressive BobG! Thanks :) I manage ok putting it together in lots of random places. I'll put some thought into the strap idea. That hadn't occurred to me! Thank you!
Forum: Touring
02-18-22, 10:01 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thanks Staehpj1! That's helpful! I've got one of...

Thanks Staehpj1! That's helpful! I've got one of those bike clamp heads bolted to a workbench in my living room (did I mention that I'm unattached, unmarried, unsupervised and unchaperoned?) I'll...
Forum: Touring
02-18-22, 09:54 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

Thank you "Monsieur le Tourist!" What a cool...

Thank you "Monsieur le Tourist!" What a cool idea! I think you're right about a legit workstand being too heavy to haul. But I'm not doing bottom bracket work. Just doing reassembly bit and maybe...
Forum: Touring
02-17-22, 07:32 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,025
Posted By jkbrooks

bike maint stand for air travel

I've got a S&S coupled Ti (Davidson) bike that I've traveled with a dozen times. I've put it together and taken it apart in lots of places (hotel rooms, hotel garages, patios, parking garages, back...
Forum: Touring
02-17-22, 07:11 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,799
Posted By jkbrooks

I'm sure this thread is well and truly dead but...

I'm sure this thread is well and truly dead but figured I'd add my wealth of ignorance;

I roll with an Ortlieb handlebar bag (7L is biggest I can fit) and an Ortlieb Large (I think 14L?) saddle...
Forum: Touring
02-17-22, 06:43 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,000
Posted By jkbrooks

Torm. https://www.torm.cc/ I've got six or...

Torm. https://www.torm.cc/

I've got six or seven wool jerseys from these guys and really like them. They're a small shop in the UK (I live in the states.) The quality seems top notch to me, they...
Forum: Touring
02-17-22, 06:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,900
Posted By jkbrooks

I did the EV1 from Bordeaux to the Atlantic coast...

I did the EV1 from Bordeaux to the Atlantic coast and south to Donostia (then back to Bayonne to catch train back to Bordeaux.) Not exactly hard core touring (I slept in small hotels & b&b's) but the...
Forum: Touring
02-17-22, 06:10 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,512
Posted By jkbrooks

I've done a couple thousand miles of touring with...

I've done a couple thousand miles of touring with a TiGr Lock. It's made of Titanium so it's light and pretty flexible. Really only works for one bike & frame + rear wheel mostly. I dont camp but I...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
10-17-21, 04:46 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

I think I’d do this if I were starting over…

https://problemsolversbike.com/products/accessory-mounts/front_rack_light_mount_-_271821

not sure how I came across this but I think this is the route I’d go if restarting the project. $8 is hard...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-17-21, 10:48 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,729
Posted By jkbrooks

Fatbikes on PBP? That seems like totally next...

Fatbikes on PBP? That seems like totally next level crazy . . . hey! let's make a hard thing even harder!

In terms of 30 mile limit on flat bars, I dont think the issue is the bars per se. I think...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
08-18-21, 02:18 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

I've got a "travel" bike with couplers (was my...

I've got a "travel" bike with couplers (was my primary bike . . . then). It doesnt have rack braze ons so I didnt have a place to mount my gino/3d printed set up. I needed a bolt hole on the seat...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-31-21, 08:26 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

wonder if someone could start with the drawing I...

wonder if someone could start with the drawing I had the Pakistani engineering kid do for $40 & modify it to include the 3/4 garmin mount. You’d think someone has a design for the mount piece that...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-31-21, 05:44 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

I like that JohnJ80! All off the shelf parts!...

I like that JohnJ80! All off the shelf parts! Wish I'd seen your idea (or had a similar one) prior to my fairly overengineered approach :)
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-26-21, 12:05 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

Design files for 3d printing

Design files for 3d printing
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-26-21, 12:03 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/768x1024/6df51b4b_942c_4c34_bb41_6e6fa914be65_1_105_c_bcb21ed9f00191d85a860ea9e81bb91ba3db3c83.jpeg
Photo of the mount device I had designed &...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-26-21, 11:55 AM
Replies: 27,135
Views: 3,123,100
Posted By jkbrooks

:beer:

:beer:
Forum: Winter Cycling
03-26-21, 11:43 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,437
Posted By jkbrooks

Commuting in winter with bike studs? Wow. Bad....

Commuting in winter with bike studs? Wow. Bad. Ass.

I'm running 650bs with Schwalbe G-One 38s. NOT in snow or ice. Just the winter gunk that ends up on the roads in Seattle area. It's a good set...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-05-21, 10:06 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

thank you Tom! :)

thank you Tom! :)
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-05-21, 11:43 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

Is there a moderator or someone that can change a...

Is there a moderator or someone that can change a setting so I can post pictures & the design file?
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
03-05-21, 11:41 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

I have the same bag and had the same dilemma last...

I have the same bag and had the same dilemma last summer on a couple hundred mile gravel tour I was doing. I like the solution Marylander suggested. Simple & elegant. :) My multistepped & way more...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
12-24-20, 11:43 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

Thank you John. Thought I'd give a quick update....

Thank you John. Thought I'd give a quick update. I've got braze-on rack mounts on my bike. I get not everyone has those but i had them added when I had the frame built. Here's what I ended up doing...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-16-20, 11:15 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,992
Posted By jkbrooks

Well, I get that this thread is two years old now...

Well, I get that this thread is two years old now and the principals have all likely become experts in the topic and have moved on. I'm sharing only because I suspect that other, less familiar folk,...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
06-16-20, 08:59 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

Well, my v2 solution is improving. I had one of...

Well, my v2 solution is improving. I had one of those Paul Components Gino light mounts that I mounted on my rack braze on. I then mounted a cut down mtb bar extender on the Gino then used the rubber...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
06-16-20, 08:47 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

That is wicked cool!

That is wicked cool!
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
06-07-20, 07:37 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 58,763
Posted By jkbrooks

Topeak Varia mount option

I've got one of the Varia RTL 510s. To be honest, I thought it would be a bit silly and gimmicky. But I find I really rely on the the thing. I was riding around on another bike the other day (without...
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