tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post5727587637423685873..comments2024-03-12T18:42:09.892+09:00Comments on POSITIVO ESPRESSO: Ready for LEL -- Voyage, Voyagemobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740078823008165116noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-79585209784527574202013-06-24T09:52:05.158+09:002013-06-24T09:52:05.158+09:00Thanks a lot David. I will look for this one...th...Thanks a lot David. I will look for this one...that Rixen Kaul klickfix attachment is what I will need in the first place.the ups and downs of a belgian amateur cyclist in tokyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959055533465197463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-77615708641099199242013-06-23T20:39:55.257+09:002013-06-23T20:39:55.257+09:00Hi Tom:
The bag is a "Voyager Flex Mini"...Hi Tom:<br /><br />The bag is a "Voyager Flex Mini". I got it on clearance at at bike shop in Vancouver, BC. I see it available on Amazon US for US$40 not sure about Japan or elsewhere. I like it, for the reasons you state and because it is not too big, but not too small. Just right for many uses, especially if I have the Ortlieb front bag as well for a longer brevet.<br /><br />It uses a Rixen Kaul klickfix attachment ... so I think you could find other bags as well with a similar distance behind the seatpost based on that system. The attachment is supposedly not to be used with a carbon seatpost -- will scratch/score it, I guess. I like this attachment system -- very easy to use and so far no problems -- though it does have a weight limit.David Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-39893030515139949812013-06-23T16:58:55.189+09:002013-06-23T16:58:55.189+09:00David, I want to buy a bag attachable to the seat...David, I want to buy a bag attachable to the seatpost like on your brevet bike. Which brand is that by the way? I especially like the way they are removed from the saddle (if too close, the back of my tighs touches which I hate!)<br /><br />Good luck and lots of fun on your voyage!the ups and downs of a belgian amateur cyclist in tokyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959055533465197463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-58824351584509212812013-06-23T16:42:56.095+09:002013-06-23T16:42:56.095+09:003. The tool canister is an Elite Byasi -- OGK Kabu...3. The tool canister is an Elite Byasi -- OGK Kabuto, Shimano and others make similar products. I got it via Amazon.co.jp, but you can see them at Y's along the Tamagawa.<br /><br />4. I will use a Fizik Arione saddle ... the only saddle I have used regularly (in several minor variations) for the past 6-7 years. I recently got a Brooks B17, and used the "Lon Haldeman method" to break it in and it seems very comfortable ... but if I wanted to use it for LEL, I should have been testing it on all the shorter brevets. And it is significantaly heavier, so less travel-friendly.<br /><br />5. Tires -- Either Conti 700x25 Gran Prix Four Season (rear) and 4000S (front), or maybe Vittoria Open Pave Evo CG 700 x 24. My fenders and brake/frame clearances are no problem with 700x25, but Voyage is really not a bike for 700x30 or larger, so I will leave the Gran Bois tires at home, for future use with the Yamabushi. Whichever set I do not use will be my spares. David Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-68556553501167908692013-06-23T16:33:20.407+09:002013-06-23T16:33:20.407+09:00CM:
1. No, the light will be plenty effective fro...CM:<br />1. No, the light will be plenty effective from the high location. The only issue will be less light on the road immediately around the front tire. I am used to having it a bit lower, but I think this will work fine.<br /><br />The problem with the low position (off the right side of the axle -- attached to the end of the QR skewer) is that the light needs to point up more into drivers' eyes in order to light far up the road ... and it is less effective farther out. On the other hand, it does a great job of showing bumps in the pavement over the 10 meters in front of the bike. <br /><br />2. I have been meaning to do a post on rear lights. Stay turned.<br /><br />For my tail lights, I will use a Fiberflare on one seatstay, a similar, but smaller (slightly less bright, but much better waterproofed and a bit more expensive) IPF X-tail LED light stick on the other seatstay, plus a flasher (Cateye?) on my rear bag, and a small bright Bike Guy Tristar red light on the back of my helmet. <br /><br />I have not hooked up my dynamo hub to a rear light, but if you want a dynamo-powered rear light, they have a big selection you can browse at www.bike24.com (German online retailer) -- which is where I have gotten all my dynamo lights.David Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-79654912048706800162013-06-23T14:20:02.688+09:002013-06-23T14:20:02.688+09:00Hi,
I'm thinking about getting one of those hu...Hi,<br />I'm thinking about getting one of those hub powered lights. <br /><br />Will the headlight's beam be less effective in that high position? <br /><br />What are you using for a red blinky tail light. I think there are ones that can be poweered by the front hub. <br /><br />What is that bottle cage mounted tool canister, I'd like to get one. <br /><br />What kind of tires and saddle will you use?<br /><br />All the best on that ride.<br /><br />ColemanCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872518318511716043noreply@blogger.com