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Oh, and the swap over to disc brakes continues to be brilliant, really glad I did this. 99% of the time I don't think about or notice the brakes at all, but on wet muddy mixed terrain rides, that's actually a very good thing, whereas on rim brakes I found myself thinking about braking...

Here she is in her most recent guise. If anyone else is hankering after a nice short travel modern-ish fork for their retro ride, I can definitely recommend the mods carried out above.

Made a few changes to this one recently. While the bike rode really nicely with the 60mm stem / 780mm handlebars pictured above, I was repeatedly finding that they gave me maybe a little bit too much confidence to charge into the rough stuff, at which point the rigid fork would annihilate my...

Proper stunning! How does it ride, and what sort of terrain and riding are you planning on using it for?

I mean, this looked pretty stunning earlier on, but now... 😍😍😍 Got to be one of the bikes I'm most envious of on this forum!

Yep, that sounds amazing! I've done a very similar walk with friends years ago, we went via Fur Tor right in the middle of one of the most remote... But also rather boggy... Bits of the moor. I remember jumping from island to island of peat, and sinking up to the knee wherever you placed a foot...

Do it! Haldon is a good option for a quick spin, but it's always the days out on the moors that stick in the memory for me. Drop me a line if you need any inspiration for routes 🙂

Super, thanks 🙂 175mm is good for me (don't think I can even tell the difference between 170mm and 175mm cranks to be honest, and never felt the need to go shorter.... even though there does seem to be a lot of hype around that right now). @CTK will drop you a PM 👍

Ah, pipped to the post! If @Binky doesn't take them, can I have next dibs please!

@CTK I'd be interested in the LX crankset please 🙂

Picked up the camping stuff from the car and headed back up the valley (definitely a route that bears re-riding well!). The weather forecast was better overnight than earlier in the week on Dartmoor, so I'd taken a tarp & bivvy bag instead of a tent - a much nicer way to sleep outdoors in my...

Dropping back down into Badgworthy valley is an excellent little descent, short but pleasingly techy. Great fun to bomb down on a bigger bike, also great fun to pick your way down on a cross country retrobike :D Once you get to the bottom, it's a gorgeous three or four mile cruise down the...

Starting out from near Malmsmead by Lorna Doone valley, I took some scenic back roads to climb up onto the top of the moor, coming out near the start of the excellent descent from Hawkcombe head to Porlock. From here I picked up part of the bridleway network heading South back towards...

I was planning on doing another big day out on Exmoor this week, but the poor weather at the beginning of the week, and then just life in general, sort of got in the way. However, I did manage to fit in a lovely afternoon ride yesterday with an overnight camp in one of my favourite spots on...

Great, thank you 🙂 And... NOW SOLD!

Go on then 🙂 Can do the frame, stem, seat post clamp & headset posted for £45 (presuming you're mainland UK) if that sounds alright?

They are great fun little bikes, aren't they! I've got a 2010 Avalanche 3.0 myself and love it.

I'd be surprised if I can't shift it locally for a tenner, but who knows in today's secondhand bike market!

That sounds like a great way to make the most of travelling around the country with work! Glad the pics and ride reports bring back happy memories.

Where abouts in the UK were you based?