My new Audax bike

[vernon]

I've built this up around a bargain priced Dave Yates' Randonneur frame.

It's now complete apart from the front lamp to go with the dynamo hub

 

[yello]

A good sturdy looking bike. What headlamp are you thinking of getting?

And the saddlebag, a Carradice but which one?

 

[velocidad]

very nice that, love the colour!

cheers, velocidad.

 

[ACS]

I have been looking for a saddlebag similar to the one shown. May I have some further details please?

 

[vernon]

A good sturdy looking bike. What headlamp are you thinking of getting?

And the saddlebag, a Carradice but which one?

I'm waiting for delivery of a B+M IQ fly LED headlamp - due any day now.

The saddlebag is a Carradice Barley in green canvas.

 

[vernon]

very nice that, love the colour!

cheers, velocidad.

Believe me, the orange is a lot brighter than the photo suggests. It suits the bike though.

 

[ACS]

I'm waiting for delivery of a B+M IQ fly LED headlamp - due any day now.

The saddlebag is a Carradice Barleycorn in green canvas.

Thank you. Think we are going to see the back end of another £100. Decided that the saddlebag would just not look right without a Brooks saddle. Took up cycling to save money.

 

[vernon]

I have been looking for a saddlebag similar to the one shown. May I have some further details please?

You are after a Carradice Barley:

http://www.carradice.co.uk/saddlebags/barley-saddlebag.shtml

They are currently out of stock at the factory though you could try Spa Cycles:
Tel: 01423 887003

 

[vernon]

Thank you. Think we are going to see the back end of another £100. Decided that the saddlebag would just not look right without a Brooks saddle. Took up cycling to save money.

See them as an investment. You will save money in the long term as you won't need to buy replacements for a very long time.

 

[yello]

A barleycorn? Not heard of that one. The barley perhaps... but it looks more square and solid than a barley, which I thought was like a roll.

I'm interested in the IQ fly too but I'd heard that B&M have a 'better' one yet so I was waiting to read reviews of that. I have a Lumotec Oval at the moment which is good but if there is better then I'm always interested!

 

[vernon]

A barleycorn? Not heard of that one. The barley perhaps... but it looks more square and solid than a barley, which I thought was like a roll.

I'm interested in the IQ fly too but I'd heard that B&M have a 'better' one yet so I was waiting to read reviews of that. I have a Lumotec Oval at the moment which is good but if there is better then I'm always interested!

It is the Barley, I'd corrected the error a short while ago. The Barley will look like a roll when it's filled :-) At the moment it just sags.

The IQ will meet my needs as it is considerably better than the Halogen Lumotec that I use on my Galaxy. I'm not so sure that I'd appreciate the 'improvement' of the newest offering it really would have to be a step change upwards to be worth the wait.

 

[just jim]

But is it the right size?

 

[postman]

I have seen that frame and it is a beauty.

 

[Plax]

Very nice bike - love the colour.

Re the saddlebag - I have the barley (with a brooks saddle of course!) and it's very good. Got mine from Bike+, think they have them on offer at the moment for £32 ish.

 

[vernon]

I have seen that frame and it is a beauty.

I see the bike first thing every morning as it has yet to be moved into the garage. I think that it is a thing of great beauty and deserves to be kept indoors. My wife thinks otherwise.

I'll be using it on a DIY 100km Audax for the first time next weekend between Wetherby, Selby and York - nothing too challenging at first to get a feel for the gearing which is a bit taller than that fitted to my Galaxy.