Cone wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:28 pm What’s the off road ride like round Malvern!?

garyboy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:52 pm daryl the navigator !!

with zero planning (no maps, no satnav) last year we ended up doing a few lanes around Symonds Yat.

Might have to look at a map before turning up this year.

count me in (again).

I might be being stupid, but what's the address for the site?

Count me in.

+1 for the Motion Pro levers with the ring spanner end. They're pricey but I think they're worth it. The MotionPro BeadPro https://www.adventure-spec.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/250x250/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/0/8/08-0519.jpg helped us break the bead on one side of a 950 rea...

+1 for me, with cawl.

I sent the paypal money a few months ago.

Brenhden wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:07 am Looks good that, have you mounted them on pannier racks or are they just on the panels?

I've got the Rally Raid racks on the 690

Ok, I'm back from 2600 miles to Italy and home via some French TET. I'm pleased to say the panniers worked great, with the only (cosmetic) damage being where I scraped them on a wall on one of the balcony roads in France. Beyond some high denier cordura or similar fabric, I'm not sure what would hav...

Tramp wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:23 pm i use reusable zip ties to hold luggage to pannier frames that way in a off they snap and bags flap ...also handy on gates or posts you forgot about...cheap off ebay

Why didn't I think of that, I stocked up from Lidl the last time they had them.

Well that was quick. Panniers.jpg So far they look great, as expected. My only gripe (and it's completely minor) is that the hooks on the strap designed to attach the bottom of the bag are a bit chintzy and I'm not sure how long they'll hold up, especially off road. Strap.jpg Nothing a cheap set of ...