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@@cincas I've now taken mine on an 800k loaded ride so I'm confident it won't fall apart. The cross braces fell off, but it didn't affect the strength or stability so I think they may be superfluous.

@@SladeTakalaLamey well, now that i think I should have spent more time sanding the joining surfaces. The time will tell :) Will put mine at the end of the week with some load on top and will let you know how it went.

@@cincas good luck. Please can you send me some pics. 🙂

@@SladeTakalaLamey I will. Got some ideas how to solve some issues that came up, so will send with comments as well.

@@noodlestv522 I don't need that much clearance, I thought it was ugly and presumed it was weaker. The clearance is massive anyway. My studded 50s have a lot of space around them so I may go bigger on the next winter set.

@@CemlynGriffiths that's brilliant. My last bike was a recycle centre build, so I feel your pain. Good luck! Please send me a pic. I'm trying to convince everyone to send me their efforts for a follow up film.

@SladeTakalaLamey parts are en route, going to make a carbon plate front rack. Drill a bunch of holes for mounting. So I most certainly will send you a few photos. Love the channel btw!

@@CemlynGriffiths amazing. Good luck!! 🍀

@@traderz13 I use the Longer 10w. I can neither endorse or indict it. It works fine for me, but I'm not an expert with the Lazer, I watched a few reviews and based it mainly on price. I cut a lot of plywood and paper, but I've never asked more of it than that. (Extractor fans are a must if you value your marriage!).

@@TheTheMinions I'm still on the oneX2. Can't justify a Pocket 3 and a 360 upgrade in the same year.

@@larsmula I'll get you into it yet sir.

@@jarnoponkala it was spectacular. You should come sir.

@@chadkelly1920 I'm a long way off doing them without a fair amount of mental and physical anguish. Maybe one day I'll be used to it, but not yet!

Just checked out your channel, you should definitely come!

@@traderz13 The only bit I was a bit nervous on was when the lorry went past. Some roads are unavoidable, but generally Finland is pretty good for cycle paths and infrastructure. The route is more than 50% gravel and there's lots of 'middle of nowhere' stuff.

@@traderz13 I chose wild camping, but there's lots of camp sites along the route, some people do it in hotels and air BnB's. And nobody will spray water at you in Finland. 😏

@@michaelnewman4302 Thanks very much. The first question Davide asked me was "Did you cry?". I hear it's more common than we are willing to admit when all the energy has been spent.

@@therealsvensson I look forward to seeing you there. Welcome, we're building a community because lots of the same cree come back every year. It's brilliant.

@@mireia3208 I started tubeless, the valve snapped, so I had to switch to a tubed backup. (I forgot to bring spare valves).

It's a great starting point for geometry. You'll need to specify tyre clearance, BB and chain ring etc because bike cad only does side elevation. They take that info and send you back a more detailed blueprint. Then the back and forth begins. I had a relatively smooth email conversation with them (but I've heard horror stories). As long as you are clear with what you want and are patient with the time difference, you'll be golden. I've just taken my bike on an 800k tour and could not be happier.

@@SladeTakalaLamey that's awesome!! Thx for the info. Please forgive me in advance if I come back with more questions. I just can't wait to have my very own custom made bike. Also we're they able to change the titanium color for you?

@@ImBlaze30 they offer anodized frames or logos, sand blasting, and Lazer etching if I remember correctly.

@@SladeTakalaLamey ok thx! Do you think I should contact Amy? I am currently speaking with Sumi. If so do you have her email? There is a bit of a language barrier but that is to be expected.

@@ImBlaze30 the language barrier is all part of the fun I'm afraid. I'm not sure it would improve.

Amazing congratulations, I'd love to see it. Please can send me a pic. I'm trying to collect together completed racks for a video.

Will do.

Nearly complete, just have to shape the ends of the 2 cross members for the rack. I do have a Giant seat stem mount on order but my prototype is attached to the seat stay inner mounting holes (why the F on the inside of the seat stays?) with 10x4 mm Alloy bar. It seems very stiff and strong so far. Once all complete I’ll assemble it with thread lock.

They make a huge percentage of them for other European brands.

Send me an email sir!

The copper is atomically thin, so while it's pretty, I think it's not viable protection for the frame. I ended up clear coating it once I got to the patina I wanted. Douglas explains how to keep the process going for longer to add multiple layers of copper, but I never got that far.

Thanks very much! There's a 360 mount add-on that I'm working on as we speak.

I filled the bolts with enough red locktight that they are solid for me. Please can you send me a picture, you are the first to get back with a complete build, so congrats.

@@SladeTakalaLamey Now that the loctite dried, mine is stable too. I will send you some photos soon ;)

Yup!

The copper is atomically thin, Laura has stripped and painted her petrol tank, and I've clear coated my frame. If you look further up my video list, I've upgraded a little. So my copper experiment has been demoted to pub bike I'm afraid. I live in an old communal yard in Turku, Finland, and all the wooden houses have a basement cupboard. But yes, I love my shed, wish it was bigger!

The nuts are M6, and the bolts come with a 5mm hole. So in order to get a bolt through the eyelets before going into the nut at the back corner the eyelets needed to be made a bit bigger. Hope that helps. I'm thinking about developing this into a product for next year so you may not have to make one. The eyelets that fit the rack to the bike are 5mm so they fit the M5 bolts that are used to attach it to the frame.

@@SladeTakalaLamey many thanks, and one last question if thats ok - you have inspired me, but making some modifications. How problematic do you think it will be to use 10mm ID, 12mm OD CF tubes and still use the same m6 screw nuts (I realise their OD is about 9mm), could I get away with just using more glue to pick them in do you think? (I’d like 12mm OD tubing for various reasons).

@@traderz13 it's a pleasure, I'm really enjoying the engagement. The only reason I used the 11mm OD was because I thought the M5 eye holes were the most important dimension and I didn't want the rack to rattle on the bike. If I were to change anything it would be buying 10mm carbon cross tubes and M5 nuts in the cross bar. That way I could use M5 bolts to join the hinge together without drilling out the eye bolts. However if you can find a way to mount it to the bike with M5 bolts in 6mm eyelets without it wobbling, please let me know. I'd love to see what you come up with. I'm thinking of launching a product, ordering boxes and shipping worldwide. But there's some development work to do first.

@@SladeTakalaLamey Ill defo send you what i end up with. i want the 12mm OD/10mm ID tubes because I want to use 12mm T joints (cant find any in 11mm) as i need a diff saddle connection to the top of rack set up owing to bike geometry (I can then also use them for the cross tubes on the top of rack as well). I agree with your preference for the m5 bolting to the bike, So that means i would have to use the same m6 bolt and eylet combo, hence my question on whether you think: with the m6 nut OD of 8.9mm, I can glue it into the 10mm ID of CF tubing by just using more glue? (I am guessing from your comment on using the 10mm cross tube(ID8mm?) and m5 nuts with an OD of 6.9mm, which would also require packing with 1.1mm glue, that you think packing that much with glue will be ok - im guessing since its 0.55mm all the way round its not too bad - but just wondered your thoughts!)

@@traderz13 I wrote the reply without properly investigating the ID of a 10mm tube. I think a 0.55mm gap is not ideal. But you might be ok. You could buy some carbon shavings to pack the hole. That way it would at least be a composite of glue and fibers.

I've tested it with a bag full of camera batteries and jackets, I'm off on a 1000k packing race in a few weeks, so a long-term review will be coming.

It was a trial while I worked out the aero bar mounts. If you look at my solar panel film, I've solved that problem now.

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@@SladeTakalaLamey Oh 👍

I'm taking it on a 1000k race this summer, so watch this space.

We two are on the same path! I'm just further down it.