u/I_DRINK_CEREAL

Highly related: If you have two photos of the same thing with only minor differences in a set, that means you failed at curating / selecting just one.

I know a professional photographer who will post 300 event photos, of which there's six versions of every shot. I don't think he understands that we don't want six boring photos of the same flower pot (did I mention he's not very good?).

It's all three, really.

Vavert Advancer. I have one on my Soma, which has disc brakes.

How about a brick wall?

Platform or low rider?

You were responding like you weren't understanding me, so I tried explaining it better and uh, I think we ended up in a positive feedback loop.

Yup, first time I had to stop my bike to get something out of a pannier I thought 'shit, I need a kickstand'...

I recommend getting some cheap panniers. You can get a really, really basic set for £15-20 that will be miles better than a bungee cord and bin bags.

Or slice it...

I've already covered this, most people are idiots and believe the 'fly over the handlebars' myth, so mainly use the rear brake. Which is now reinforced because they were even more idiotic and just grabbed a random handful of brake trying to stop.

100 lumens will be more than enough.

SJS are great for tourers. Probably the best in the country. Heard good things about spa cycles, too.

I believe SJS sell a couple of Thorn models which are exactly what you want. Avoid suspension though, you don't need it.

+1. If you're doing stuff crazy enough to require suspension, you also need a bike that you in no way would want to tour on.

I ride MTB trails on my cross bike, and a friend shreds harder on a rigid 29er than most do on 140mm all mountain bikes.

For the first time ever.

Cheap ass eBay cameras. You can get a keychain camera for £10 which is just about usable.

They do a 50cm!

Yes, back brake with Moto (British) routing = front brake on regular routing. So a British person would instinctively grab a fistful the left lever (rear in the UK) and go over the bars, because the left lever is the front brake in the rest of the world.

Do you see where I'm coming from?

Camerapedia, and google in general.

You're correct though, the vast majority are junk.

22t is way, way too low. You'll top out at about 15mph on the flat.

Seriously. Try 32t or 30t.

Fuck, I need to do that.

Most people grab a handful of rear brake by default, because they're idiots.

I've tackled dirt roads and footpath descents with a full touring load in front and rear panniers. It was a bit sketchy but I've ridden worse.

Then agains Salsa are an 'adventure' brand, so it's to be expected that you can go off the beaten track on their bikes!

Fair enough then. Are the negatives flat against the glass of the scanner during scanning? And does the lamp move slowly? It looks like the lamp is sticking/slowing down during its pass.

6'8" here, that bike is too big for me. Unless the top tube is disproportionately short that is.

Giant make everyone's bikes.