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Cycle Tours / Re: Thailand again
« Last post by Matt2matt2002 on March 12, 2025, 12:17:07 PM »
Quote from: in4 on March 11, 2025, 12:17:54 PM
Really enjoyed your CGOAB travelogue Matt. Thanks for sharing; sounds like you’ve found your ideal winter home.

Re Hotel for arrival and departure: Would you use the same hotel again? Box storage is such a big plus. TIA.

Hotel was pretty basic and not especially cheap but the staff were good and did indeed keep my box safe. I had allowed 2+ days in Bangkok before my flight home, in case I needed to search out a new box.
Other folks on Crazy Guy had big problems searching out a new box so I wasn't looking forward to that task if it had gone AWOL.
Also, I had heard that some hotels charge for storage.

So on balance - yes, I would use the hotel again.
Near China Town as well, which was fun. And a wee shop next to the hotel had a selection of wide tape for resealing the box.

Let me know if you need any other advice.

Best Matt
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Bikes For Sale / CTC Forum small step-thru mk3 Nomad 40ST
« Last post by in4 on March 12, 2025, 07:37:18 AM »
https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=164440
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Bikes For Sale / Re: EBay Raven Tour/S&S/ 536L provenance. Lymm. Not mine.
« Last post by macspud on March 11, 2025, 09:45:45 PM »
Quote from: in4 on March 11, 2025, 10:55:33 AM
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167368168987?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=R3VIQ4irQFG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

A few other interesting ones there atm. Inc. XTC and a long legged person’s Club Tour in Go Faster Red.
Yes, there are a few. There's a Sherpa 500S that looks very competitively priced, also an RST and a mark3 Nomad.
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Thorn General / Re: 559 (26inch) diameter wheels are not dead.
« Last post by Andyb1 on March 11, 2025, 08:26:17 PM »
SJS list 69 different types of rigid 26 inch tyre and 17 different types of folding 26 inch tyre.
(When counting  ‘types’ I am including different sizes of the same model of tyre).

Edit to add:
Unfortunately new designs of tyres like the Schwarbe Efficiency seem not to be made in 26 inch.
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Luggage / Re: Will a Tubus Grand Expedition fit my bike?
« Last post by Thistler on March 11, 2025, 01:37:34 PM »
Thank you so much! I am in the UK.

Would that little rack be big enough to strap something light like a sleeping bag to it?

I have heard back from someone helpful at SJS who thinks the Tubus should fit, and has also recommended the Blackburn Outpost. I like the look of the Outpost but it has mixed reviews - some people love it and some say it's a piece of junk.

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Bikes For Sale / Thorn Nomad Mk3 with Rohloff gears for sale
« Last post by Andy_1965 on March 11, 2025, 01:03:23 PM »
Thorn Nomad Mk3 Frame - Gunmetal Imron - 55L equipped with 26” wheels and Rohloff

Bike was purchased in 2020 but is virtually unused and hence is in fantastic condition. I can provide a full list of the specification.

The bike cost just over £3500. I am looking for best offers so please state that, obviously subject to a satisfactory inspection
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Thorn General / Re: 559 (26inch) diameter wheels are not dead.
« Last post by mickeg on March 11, 2025, 12:39:10 PM »
A neighbor is a bike mechanic at a large bike shop near a large university campus.  They sell lots of 27 inch tires.  I can't remember how many decades it has been since bikes with those tires sizes were sold, but it has been a long time.

I am sure you will always be able to buy 26 inch tires, but the selection will get worse and worse over time.  Quality rims will also start to disappear.
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Luggage / Re: Will a Tubus Grand Expedition fit my bike?
« Last post by mickeg on March 11, 2025, 12:34:06 PM »
That being a derailleur bike, it is quite old.  I do not know the answer to your question.  If you want a platform and low rider racks, here is an option.

Photo is of my Thorn Sherpa which is newer than your Nomad.  I have a Tubus Ergo (discontinued) rack on it and a small rack that I do not think is made any more for platform.  But there are other canti brake post racks made like mine.

I do not know what country you are in, I am in USA, here is a rack similar to my platform rack:
www.amazon.com/SUNLITE-Gold-Front-Rack-700c/dp/B07CP679HT

But it is harder now to find canti brake post mounted racks with the prevalence of disc brakes.
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Cycle Tours / Re: Thailand again
« Last post by in4 on March 11, 2025, 12:17:54 PM »
Really enjoyed your CGOAB travelogue Matt. Thanks for sharing; sounds like you’ve found your ideal winter home.

Re Hotel for arrival and departure: Would you use the same hotel again? Box storage is such a big plus. TIA.
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Luggage / Re: Will a Tubus Grand Expedition fit my bike?
« Last post by in4 on March 11, 2025, 12:11:06 PM »
SJS are very helpful.
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