The new winter hack has arrived !
- Thread starter cyberknight
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
They are bar ends. Allow you extra hand positions. I use them.
Smoggie_87
Active Member
- Location
- Hull, United Kingdom
What bar ends are they? Nice looking bike.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
sannesley
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- Northern Ireland
I just bought one of these about 3 weeks ago and it is a cracking bike for the money. One question I have is: I want to fit a Topeak Wedge Bike Bag under the seat for a spare tube and levers so I don't get caught out on a longer run with a puncture. Problem is that you have to remove the reflector otherwise the bag won't fit. I'm keen to keep the reflector for safety but want to use the bag as well. Any suggestions as to what I could do??
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Put the reflector lower down on the seat post ? TBH i always take the reflectors off as the light combination i run was once described as enough to land an aeroplane .
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Does your seat post bag have a reflective strip on the back and you could get a chain stay reflector if you can keep it on the seatpost .
sannesley
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- Northern Ireland
To be honest speaking to a mate at work who is big into bikes I might have to adjust the seat post up a bit. Maybe I bought too big a frame and this is why the seat post is so short? It's a bit of a learning curve for me and some tinkering will be inevitable. The bag does have a small loop for a rear light to be fitted so I'll get one of those and see how I get on. BTW what is a chain stay reflector? Any pictures or website link welcome?
Garry A
Calibrating.....
- Location
- Grangemouth
My wife has a subway with a Topeak bag under the seat, I fitted a reflector onto the loop on the back of the bag using a loop of plastic and a screw. Sounds like brutal DIY but looks ok.
sannesley
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- Northern Ireland
Any pics??
Garry A
Calibrating.....
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- Grangemouth
Here you go @sannesley. The screw is an old one 
and the plastic loop is from the bottom of a puncture repair kit box. It's what i had lying about. Reflector is from another bike but the existing one could be used I'm sure.
and the plastic loop is from the bottom of a puncture repair kit box. It's what i had lying about. Reflector is from another bike but the existing one could be used I'm sure.Attachments
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sannesley
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- Northern Ireland
Simple and effective. Nice one
