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Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) / Re: touring or overnighters
« Last post by Danneaux on June 23, 2025, 07:17:03 AM »
None at the moment for me, Anto, but your tale brought back some happy memories for me.

Decades ago, I was battling a fatal prognosis levied by my doctors and mourning my inability to ride my previous long distances. I finally decided I could ride a neighborhod square made of four city blocks.

Those remain some of the best rides in my memory!

It isn't the distance, but the quality of the ride that counts, doing it. If you can, get out on the bike no matter how far. Sure glad you did, that's how memories are made! :)

All the best, Dan.
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Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) / touring or overnighters
« Last post by Jags on June 22, 2025, 08:46:43 PM »
any of you folks touring as we speak ;)
i took my grandson cycling yesterday on greenway 15 miles
the weather was  seriously hot and as per usual i got burned.fair skin and baldy. ;D
anhooo we had a laugh and 15 miles is better that watching a computer.

jags
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Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) / Re: decatlon here i come
« Last post by Jags on June 22, 2025, 08:40:17 PM »
cheers PH,to be honest im on a budget the wifes idea not mine thats the reason she holds onto the credit card  :'(
but im in no hurry to tour next year will see me back i reckon,
its expensive stuff this camping gear ,so yeah just trying to build a quality kit for when im ready to rock and roll.

jags (anto)
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Bike Bits / Accessories For Sale / FOR SALE - Thorn Raven Tour 562L frame fork and accessories - red - £150
« Last post by mrtharrison on June 22, 2025, 05:55:17 PM »
I recently transferred the wheels, and a few other parts from my Thorn Raven Tour onto a smaller which fits me better. I am therefore selling the Raven Tour 562L frame and Thorn twin plate fork - both in gorgeous rosso red metallic pearl - along with the Thorn handlebars, stem, headset, seat-post, eccentric bottom bracket, front and rear Thorn Expedition steel pannier racks and Zefal HPX pump which fits inside the rear triangle using the pump peg.

This frame is for 26 inch wheels with rim brakes. All bolts for mudguard and pannier rack fixings are included. The thread on one of the rear pannier rack attachment points has stripped, although I never had any problem with the bolt coming out whilst I was using this bike. You could retap it for a larger thread or use thread repair kit or just a liberal application of thread-locker.

I am asking for £150 for the lot.

Photos here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCiYSy

The eccentric bottom bracket and vertical dropouts mean it is ideal for hub gears such as Rohloff or Shimano Affine, or single speed.

The bike has been well-used and so the frame is not in pristine condition with various scratches to the paintwork and some surface rust which I've tried to show in the photos. It is however structurally sound with no dents.

The original specs are available here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070818182847/http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/thornpdf/ThornRavenTourBroHiRes.pdf

The dimensions for the 562L frame size from the brochure are:
Actual seat tube (c to c): 472 mm
Slope: 90 mm
Virtual top tube: 615 mm
Chainstay: 453 mm
Seat angle: 72 mm
Mid tube standover height: 795 mm
Standover height at front of top tube: 836 mm

I'm based in North Wales and would prefer local collection, but can post within the UK at buyer's cost.
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Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) / Re: decatlon here i come
« Last post by PH on June 22, 2025, 01:37:17 PM »
Quote from: Jags on June 19, 2025, 02:37:51 PM
Folks i came across this sleeping matt just now on alpkit only 42 euro on this site, but same matt on
alpkit uk site is  110 euro.
EDIT, it's a bit odd, they're not selling to the UK at that price, I just tried to buy one and it won't ship to the UK.
Otherwise the sales page seems genuine, looks a bargain, the mat gets good reviews, reasonable weight and high R value, I doubt you could do better for that price. 
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Rohloff Internal Hub Gears / Re: Yearly maintenance
« Last post by PH on June 22, 2025, 01:32:22 PM »
Quote from: Andyb1 on June 20, 2025, 11:15:06 AM
I bought a 10 x change oil and flush kit from SJS, £55.  No carriage as I collected.  If anyone wants to share it please PM me, if not I will slowly use it up over then next 10 years!
Just a reminder the service intervals are every 12 months or 5,000km.  The 10x kit doesn't necessarily equate to ten years.
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad MK2 (Matt Black), S&S Couplings, 590L
« Last post by mickeg on June 22, 2025, 11:46:38 AM »
Nice setup, looks like it comes with a total of three forks.  Some redundancies, CSS rims not really needed with disc brakes.  But the Thorn fork has rim brakes.  I think the flange support rings are installed on the hub.

The only thing I noticed on it that does not look right is that the eccentric has the thin wall side on the bottom, not top.  Thus, the tightening screws are not pushing on the thick part of the eccentric.

My Nomad Mk II (590M with drop bars) has the S&S couplers and I have used it with a suspension fork when I was pretending that it was a mountain bike instead of a touring bike.  But I have not used disc brakes on mine. 

I am not familiar with different brands and models of suspension forks, so I do not know if that is a higher end one or not.  The suspension fork I put on mine was a low end Rock Shox fork, so it is a good well built brand but not one of their more expensive models.  Trying to find a new suspension fork now for a 26 inch wheel is probably impossible, I bought my suspension fork eleven years ago, only used it for two trips.

The only downside I see is no dynohub.  But some people use solar panels instead.  And if someone wanted one, it can be added.
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad MK2 (Matt Black), S&S Couplings, 590L
« Last post by Andyb1 on June 22, 2025, 08:24:08 AM »
If only I was 6 inches taller…….it looks a fantastic bike with all the extras
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad MK2 (Matt Black), S&S Couplings, 590L
« Last post by in4 on June 22, 2025, 07:31:11 AM »
Wow! That’s a really interesting MK2. The sus’ forks and S&S couplings are quite rare, more so together. Although it might appear a tad anachronistic I really like the Carradice rear saddlebag.
Looks well cared for too. If I didn’t have a MK2 already I’d love this one. Someone is going to get a great, tough tourer.
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Bikes For Sale / Thorn Nomad MK2 (Matt Black), S&S Couplings, 590L
« Last post by macspud on June 22, 2025, 02:45:15 AM »
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396770961294?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178263&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=002b350c62404d258b8515e40f085827&bu=43929145649&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20250621074119&segname=11021&recoId=396770961294&recoPos=1

Not mine
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