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Its not a massive backsweep. If you look at the video at this point you can see better and its had no bad affect on steering in fact I find it way more nimble th-cam.com/video/J9ahSEeW9EM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xnb5RZBKDU0Nx3oZ&t=27

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Lovely comment as always Tom which is always appreciated by Katie and me - Thank you 🙂

£140 is a great price - I think they are made in India so maybe that's why its cheaper. Brilliant bikes though and well worth the price. We have the opposite people say nice things to us about the size of the bike.

It's now priced as 10k INR (~ 100GBP) for Black Friday sales here in India.

@@barathis743 😮 Great price

Ah that a shame - I did take a quick look and saw the price increase but did not know the red colour was gone. But any colour is still a good buy at £280 compared to bikes like the bromptons

Your very welcome and enjoy the Varia it's a brilliant bit of ki 😁👍

Sorry I am not 100% sure. To be honest shocks are pretty new to me. I have only had them once before on a bike years ago

Totally agree I make sure I don't use them. I usually use a KMC chain with quick link

Yeah a screwdriver is not a good idea 😮 I have used a spoon handle before and that worked 😊

@@JohnonaBike you are not going to believe this, but i use the butter knife handle and it caused two holes in the innertube. that is why i am getting tire repair algorithm on youtube...fixed it by doing the whole thing over again...what a hassle...i am getting the tyre glider for emergency backup...good luck to you

Yeah the Tyre Glider does work well and much better than a butter knife handle 😀

Who knows the polotics behind the decisions to put certain parts on bikes.

Thank you 🙂 Yes its on strava www.strava.com/activities/12020179669

Thanks Tom. Yeah the snakes will be hiding if they have any sense. Its freezing at the moment here. Its really weird looking back on the rides when the weather was so warm

Yes and you could use that old batter and sausage on a ride for some quick energy.....win..win 👍

Yeah it was the best thing I did on my mountain bike. I was getting wrist pain and I had the Ganglion which was gross and that is gone now and thankfully hasn't returned

@@SvenDesigns Thank you very much 😁👍

No not yet as I still have some of the engine oil left 😁 Imagine how much expensive bike oil I would have used by now 😲 I will get some gearbox oil to test once the engine oil runs out

I totally agree 🙂 I am not sure what the obsession is with cutting them as often its only grown an inch or so and not in anyone way 🤔

It is a very good route Tom and well worth trying if you get chance. Thanks for your kind comments Tom 😁

Yes some MTB tyres are quite loose mine is like that now. It's a weird thing with Tyre Glider as you want to try it but you also don't as need a puncture usually to test it out 😁

@ I have a spare racing wheel and will try it on that and let you know

I did use it on my road bike a while back and it was great on that

@ I just used the glider I had to put some lubricant ie hand wash otherwise I couldn’t move it also had to use a welding glove to cushion my hand but otherwise a success and I am happy with the product

@@sizzler2462 Nice one 🙂 Happy it worked well for you. Yeah some do take a fair bit of effort to get it moving

Totally agree horrible to install

Yes you are right I could have left the rubber band off but I thought might as well make it a little bit more secure

Thanks Tom and very sorry about reminding you of the better weather 😮 I have more to come I'm afraid as I am behind (as usual) with my videos 😁

Yeah a lot of people have gone tubeless but it seems a lot of hassle to me. Pop a tube in takes a few minutes and job done. I have used slime tubes in the past and they have worked well

Yes if you find a brand you like and it works for you and even better get them when they are cheaper that is brilliant. Don't get me wrong some more expensive items are better for sure but I just like to highlight some of the bargains out there as cycling can get VERY expensive

@@JohnonaBike This is the main reason I started to follow your channel. I appreciate all the effort you put into making cycling affordable and approachable for the masses. It doesn’t hurt that you live in a beautiful part of the world for riding either 😉

@@JWNRW59 That is very kind of you - thank you 🙂 Yes it is a lovely area to live and ride a bike that is for sure and its easy for some people to forget that

Hi - thanks for the kind words. I am not sure why the price is showing like that the only thing I can think of and something i have seen on some other sites is when they are out of stock instead of removing the item completely they put a silly price on to stop anyone trying to buy. I am not sure if this is the same but I have seen that done before. I would drop them a message to find out as they were always quick to reply to me so they should get back to you soon. The helmet is a very good helmet and I found it very comfortable

@@JohnonaBike Thanks John. I'll contact them directly as you suggest. They've got lots in stock according to their website.

@@mbrabs9204 Maybe just a glitch then. They should reply quickly they always did for me. You could also try to message them on facebook as I often find companies respond better on there facebook.com/OutdoorMasterOfficial?locale=en_GB

@@JohnonaBike Hi John, Outdoor Master got straight back to me and confirmed what you thought about the shipping defaulting to that amount when item's out of stock. They've been really helpful and confirmed it's back in stock soon. Tried putting something else in basket and UK shipping came to $0 so can't complain about that! Cheers

When I have contacted them they have always been good to reply. Yes like I said I have seen this done before often on sites like ebay as I think its easier for people to just people off buying than sorting a whole new listing

Thanks Tom... I wish we had weather like that now 😄

Thank you very much and sorry for reminding you of the good weather 🤔😁

@@JohnonaBike I just started following you on strava, just incase you weren't show who it was. Gav George

Thanks 😁 I don't do as much on Strava as a lot of people do like upload photos or comment etc but I do share my routes on there

Are you sure Planet X wont ship them to you as they mention international orders on their site ? If not I bet you could get something very similar on amazon

@@JohnonaBike They will, however the shipping cost alone shows it would be $100.00.

@@SoulStarLA 😯😒 Crickey that is expensive. I bet you can find the same type on something like amazon

Oh that a shame and an expense you don't need. Do you want me to measure the thru axle from end to end or the diameter of the axle ?

Well said I could not agree more. Yes you might be going against the flow but if its more confutable you will enjoy your bike more and get out more on it. There is to much emphasis on how things look with cycling. Just look at the stupid internal cables on a road bike. What's that about ?? It just makes it so much harder to do any work on them

@@JohnonaBike A local mtn bike racer told me that aluminum valve caps on my presta stems was too much weight. So is the donut I eat b4 riding. LOL

@@Icehso140 🤣🤣 Brilliant love it. I would rather have the donut and be the few grams heavier. Some people can be so anal with weight saving. They just take it way to far into silly territory 🤔😁

Thank you very much Tom. I do try and be as honest as I can be so hopefully to give people enough information to decide if they want to buy a product or not

The type you can walk on are better in my opinion as you sometimes need to walk. I remember years back I had a puncture and tried to replace the tube only to fine the new tube was faulty. I had no phone with me at the time and it was to far to walk with the standard cycling shoes I had even thought it was only a few miles so I had to borrow a phone off a farmer and get picked up. If I had cycling shoes I could walk in I could have easily walked home

Thank you very much for the kind words. I love my Fury its been an excellent bike and such good value for money. I used an adjustable stem to lift my bars up you can see that here th-cam.com/video/0ZeusVyAGVg/w-d-xo.html also have a look at this video where I changed to much more comfortable handlebars th-cam.com/video/xBsp0SuNTSw/w-d-xo.html

Yeah it doesn't feel right at all like you are going to trash it 😳

Thanks Tom.. they are good trousers. Comfortable and the conversion to shorts is ingenious

Yes if on a long ride you might need padded shorts and to be fair these are not made specifically for cycling but I thought they could work especially on shorter rides and maybe to work etc

That's what I wear my old craghoppers hiking trousers that convert to shorts summer/winter

Yeah its a good idea in this country with the dodgy weather 🤔🙂

​@@mofmanp8874I've just worn my craghoppers for the first time out on a ride today at 7 degrees. They were great!

Nice one 😄

Yeah its a lovely there and the beaches here in the North East and of course up towards Northumberland are stunning

Thanks Tom 🙂 It is a good route and like the route you did in Wales I think any coastal ride is always going to be pretty special.

My wrists are good now much more comfortable and no lump so I think its been a big success for me personally 😁👍

Thank you for the kind comments 🙂 Yes a good helmet is of course vital but it does have to be comfortable to or you wont like using it. The Ooutdoor master helmet was very comfortable and fitted my head snugly

Yes its no fun that's for sure 🤔

Same. I ended up stabbing myself with a pair of pliers too. Hours of sweat and blood, and I eventually gave up and came back with some chain pliers the next day, which worked after even more fiddling.

@@Yawwnnn Yes I hear you 😮 I don't know who thought the design was a good idea but its horrible.

Sorry I am not sure as I have standard Rims but give Tyre Glider a shout I am sure they will let you know

Well I always carry a new tube and puncture repair kit with small pump . Plus a few tools to tighten bolts etc. I also have a bell as you need one these days on shared tracks as there are a LOT of dog walker's. I carry a small tiny phone for emergency

@@JohnonaBike thanks

Your welcome 😁

Yeah its a good route around there and usually not to bad with traffic. Although Sunderland etc would be a different story if you were on the roads.

I could not have said it better myself Tom 🙂

Yes is a lovely area for sure 🙂 No we didn't go back to the footbridge. To be honest there was lots of other areas we could have explored but we had so much to see that week we just never had the time.... Its hard work holidaying you know 😁

Thank you very much and thank you for taking the time to watch the video and also a very warm welcome to you to 😁

Your very welcome 😁