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Community => Member's Gallery => Topic started by: Paul S on November 23, 2016, 11:51:11 am
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Thomas aka Pauls Nomad has landed. ;D
(http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w457/psharman1/001_zpssxn3b1tj.jpg)
His Vitals are:
Size 565L S&S.
Bars: Thorn eXp at 620mm (may trim to 610 or 600 suck it & see).
Bar Ends: Gp 5.
Saddle: (a very stiff) B17. ::)
Rims: Andra 30 CCS Rear Plane Front.
Brakes: Deore XT.
Front Hub: Son 28 for the light & my existing e-Werk.
Tyre's: 2 inch Dureme.
cranks: 170mm Deore with a 42T Ring Driving a 19t Sproket.
Paul.
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hell of a bike enjoy every pedal stroke and keep paul clean. ;)
jags.
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Great looking bike.
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Looks fabulous, have some great rides.
Julian.
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Rather like brown shoes and a dark suit, a honey brooks can work really well with lots of unexpected colour combinations, as in this case. Lovely looking bike.
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meant to say a much safer place for that cadence sensor is on the seatube just under bottle cage.
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meant to say a much safer place for that cadence sensor is on the seatube just under bottle cage.
Unfortunately the sensor only has a range of about 1 cm from the magnet otherwise it would be perfect. :)
Cheers,
Paul.
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paul i had the same problem fitting the sensor to my Terry Dolan ,but after a lot of trial and error i got it fixed under the bottle cage on the seat tube, not i dont clip it with my heel .
but sure if your happy enough, leave well enough alone ;)
jags.
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I will give it a go. Nothing ventured etc... :)
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Hi Paul
Cracking bike, enjoy every pedal stroke. I like the ortlieb mudracer and wish I had kept mine when I sold my sherpa.
Alfie 8)
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Any big adventures planned Paul.
jags
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Lovely machine!
Best,
Dan.
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paul i had the same problem fitting the sensor to my Terry Dolan ,but after a lot of trial and error i got it fixed under the bottle cage on the seat tube,
jags.
Jags, you know it is looking like it works. I have called in the aide of a surplus 5mm neoprene SCUBA diving hood, a pare of scissors & some zip ties ... & it's blinking green .. on & off, looks like one more layer of rubber!. Thanks chap for the lateral thinking. 8).
Cheers,
Paul.
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Excellent looking bike. I like the colour combination.
Is that a Garmin 64?
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paul i had the same problem fitting the sensor to my Terry Dolan ,but after a lot of trial and error i got it fixed under the bottle cage on the seat tube,
jags.
Jags, you know it is looking like it works. I have called in the aide of a surplus 5mm neoprene SCUBA diving hood, a pare of scissors & some zip ties ... & it's blinking green .. on & off, looks like one more layer of rubber!. Thanks chap for the lateral thinking. 8).
Cheers,
Paul.
I'm not just looking ya know ;)
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Is that a Garmin 64?
Hi Matt,
Yep the GPS is a Garmin gpsmap 64s. I like it because it will take its fare share of knocks has a slightly bigger screen than the etrex.
I tend to power it with the e-werk cash battery but can usually get two days cycling out of a set of rechargeable AA batteries.
Cheers,
Paul.
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Yes - screen size is important.
I went for the etrex20x and it's just about Ok for my eye sight.
I felt the extra size of the 64 went against it - for my own personal use - but I very much liked what it can do.
I've yet to use it on tour but enjoy Geocashing with it and seeing the stats it pours out for rides.
Matt
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Christened Him today by changing my big monthly supermarket shop to click & collect.
Then took a deliberate hilly detour on the way home.
Boy don't these things just handle like a dream with a load on!!
Happy Happy Burney. ;D ;D ;D
Cheers Paul.
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Boy don't these things just handle like a dream with a load on!!
Yes! Yes, they surely do!
A Nomad is really in its element with a full load aboard.
Best,
Dan.
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Thats a smashing bike.
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Thomas now has a friend. Arrived today.
[ftp](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2818/33372044200_c326edc601_c.jpg)
[ftp][url=https://flic.kr/p/SQYqNC](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2825/33372039920_1be3f2bd03_c.jpg)
550 L front wheel and headlamp swapped with my Dawes.
Not got the foggiest what to call it but something will occur.
Cheers,
Paul. (https://flic.kr/p/SQYs5q)
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A Nomad and a Mercury! I'm jealous. I have a yellow Nomad like yours, and if I got a second bike, it would probably be a Mercury. Congratulations on two fine bikes.
Not got the foggiest what to call it but something will occur.
Something with "blue" in the name. :) The colour of that frame is electric, especially in the second photo.
- DaveS
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You have some awesome bikes Paul,very,very nice.
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Classsssssss 8)
anto.
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All congratulations, Paul -- what a beauty!
What a nice stablemate for Thomas. :)
All the best,
Dan.
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Thomas now has a Sister.
Doli.
aKa 'Blue bird'.
Cheers,
Paul
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Lovely bikes. Re 550L Mercury: How tall are you? I'm doing a little homework re Mercury sizing.
Thanks
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Me , I am 5ft 8 & a tiny little bit. I did a test ride on a 550 L for me a 580 would be to big I think.
Cheers,
Paul.
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Lovely bikes. Re 550L Mercury: How tall are you? I'm doing a little homework re Mercury sizing.
Thanks
I purchased a 550L Mercury in 2015. My height is 1750mm with a BFSO of 850mm. I test rode the 550L and the 580L. In my case the 550L was the correct size as recommended by Andy B. The stand over height on the 580L was just a bit to tight for comfort. The 550L frame gave an exposed seatpost length of 185mm which, with the carbon seatpost fitted, gives a very comfortable ride.
Id
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my stand over height is 540 & the 550L works for me. 35 miles today & loved it. :)
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Question. Why rim on the front and disc on the rear ?
Just wondering as the front is the more effective brake.
Like the colour !
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Bluebell!
They will be out soon.
Lovely colour. How does she ride?
Steve
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Question. Why rim on the front and disc on the rear ?
Fork 5 & I already owned the Thorn A719 dyno-hub wheel.
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How does she ride?
Steve
Very nicely indeed!
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Hi Paul,
Great Nomad, congratulation :)
Did you bought New ?
What's your plan with it ?
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Hi Julio,
Yes Thomas was new from Thorn to my spec.
I have an affinity with the wilderness, because my work is people intensive.
He went to India in February (which is not), now that Doli has arrived I have to be a reasonably good boy this year.
He is going cycle camping for 2 weeks along LF 1 from Calais to Helmskerk in August.
July & August 2018 Iceland, which is the primary reason for buying him, because I want to get into the inertia because by all accounts its stunning.
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July & August 2018 Iceland, which is the primary reason for buying him, because I want to get into the inertia because by all accounts its stunning.
Yup. I was there mid June to mid July this past summer. More at this link.
http://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=11917.0
But every year they get something like 30 to 40 percent more tourists than the previous year, so hurry.
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Ok fine Paul !
What do you mean " along LF 1" ?
You went to India with the Nomad ? Which places have you been ?
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Ok fine Paul !
What do you mean " along LF 1" ?
You went to India with the Nomad ? Which places have you been ?
Lf 1 is (excuse the pun) one of the Long Distance waymarked European cycle routs. It forms part of the longer 'North Sea Cycle Rout'.
See.
http://www.northsea-cycle.com/ (http://www.northsea-cycle.com/)
and
[urlhttp://www.eurovelo.com/en/eurovelos][/url]
India was the southern end South Kerala & Tamil Nadu provinces, but by no means all of either.
Once I get my act together, I will put up a new thread in the Cycle Tours section
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Wow, lovely bikes.