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- Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:57 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Gear changing and braking advice please
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2596
Re: Gear changing and braking advice please
Cane creek brake levers are nicer than the tektro ones. Planet X are doing dura Ace 11 speed bar end shifters for 35 quid? Else 9 speed ones can be had for 60 ish Silly question of the day, will these shifters work with an 11 speed rear mtb derailer and mtb cassette (assuming I can get these at a g...
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Gear changing and braking advice please
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2596
Re: Gear changing and braking advice please
Go singlespeed? No cables, dirt cheap... what's not to like!
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Gear changing and braking advice please
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2596
Re: Gear changing and braking advice please
https://wanderingbybicycle.files.wordpr ... ifters.jpg
First result on Google images
Edit: turned into a link because it's huge...
First result on Google images
Edit: turned into a link because it's huge...
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:53 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Best front ring for 1x10 set up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4585
Re: Best front ring for 1x10 set up
Haven't Middleburn recently brought out their own thick/thin uno rings?
edit: http://www.middleburn.co.uk/products/sp ... ingle-ring
edit: http://www.middleburn.co.uk/products/sp ... ingle-ring
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:09 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 1991490
Re: The post man's been ...
One of those vargo clip things or something less stabby?Joshvegas wrote:A titanium knife
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Suggest a CX rim
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2287
Re: Suggest a CX rim
Are the open pros/open sports not a bit narrow for CX riding? Thought they went up to 28s ok, but not much bigger...
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:13 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Genesis Longitude
- Replies: 52
- Views: 9604
Re: Genesis Longitude
A friend picked one up at the end of last year, he seems to be happy with it so far! I had a quick roll around on it, would consider one if I'd not got the KM. The Spyke brakes seems pretty sweet and look a likely replacement if my BB7s ever die...
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:08 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: boring car insurance / closed road q
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1325
Re: boring car insurance / closed road q
Might be better asking the RSPCA...FLV wrote:My cat is abandoned on a snowy / icy pass.
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:23 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 3325
- Views: 665121
Re: Todays ride
200km audax yesterday, first ride since early November and 6 months since my last audax. Pleasant route from Cheadle to Ellesmere (Shropshire) and back. Almost perfect weather apart from the headwind on the way out. Stopped for food at the Raven Cafe in Prees Heath, a good helping of egg, chips and ...
- Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What's wrong with these rims?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1529
Re: What's wrong with these rims?
They are white...
- Sat Jan 17, 2015 5:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: food options+ preferences
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5069
Re: food options+ preferences
Forgive me if this has been covered a thousand times but I have experimented with supermarket noodles/rice packets, wraps with peanut butter, porridge etc and they dont work well for me. I function better without gluten or dairy so I limit my options further. I have bought dried soy mince which I k...
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Tour Divide 2015
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6137
Re: Tour Divide 2015
Had a skim through this guy's thoughts on the TD the other day , the other posts about food and coffee sounded a bit grim...
first of 5 posts... https://theskrumble.wordpress.com/2015/ ... at-divide/
first of 5 posts... https://theskrumble.wordpress.com/2015/ ... at-divide/
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Running 2 stem cells
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4879
Re: Running 2 stem cells
Anybody got a gas tank style bag they're really happy with? I've tried a few, each with different problems - if only Wildcat made some, I'm sure they would be perfect, like my front & rear harnesses are... What issues have you had with them? I've got an Apidura one, it's ok but I can see how th...
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: FF indecision
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1081
Re: FF indecision
I'd accept your feet will getting wet at some point, wear shoes that drain well and wear wool socks for warmth when wet... I wouldn't bother plugging those Shimano shoes, in my experience they do an excellent job of holding water, so I doubt much escapes though the cleat plate. On last year's Mere C...
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:08 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wheres this cold weather we were promised
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1587
Re: Wheres this cold weather we were promised
A couple of years old now, but sheds a little light on the 'extreme weather' headlines...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/paulh ... inte.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/paulh ... inte.shtml
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Single Speed Chain Link
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1711
Re: Single Speed Chain Link
I think Ian means the links with a spring clip rather than the 'quick link' type? http://2.imimg.com/data2/IR/CV/MY-4211891/roller-chain-links-250x250.jpg I've never had an issue with the spring clip type links, either push bike or motorbike ... I do tend to put a tiny dab of silicone sealer on the...
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:52 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Single Speed Chain Link
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1711
Re: Single Speed Chain Link
I might have misunderstood but I'm using these on several bikes without any problems. I have a feeling my town bike has 3 or 4 in the current chain...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kmc-78-speed-chain-links/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kmc-78-speed-chain-links/
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 1:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off road bikes are confusing
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6173
Re: Off road bikes are confusing
Think the full bike is around 13kg/29lb and isn't badly spec'd for just under a grand... Spyke brakes with compressionless housing, 35mm rims... Friend picked one up a few months back and has been very happy with it so far.
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Highlands 1300K Audax - Adventure show.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2755
Re: Highlands 1300K Audax - Adventure show.
I'm considering riding the route next summer with a mate. Is it worthy of an inclusion on Self Supported UK if we ITT it? Thats what I was thinking about but I'd forget about SS UK & ITT and just ride it for the hell of it. If completion within the AUK rules and regs doesn't seem challenging en...
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 3:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off road bikes are confusing
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6173
Re: Off road bikes are confusing
With Shand's new 29er available, the temptation for matching bikes must be quite high? I type this while surrounded by an assortment of Surly bikes...
- Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:49 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: down jacket on a budget.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5560
Re: down jacket on a budget.
Seen these mentioned on other forums, believe they're ok for the price, not tried them myself http://www.uniqlo.com/uk/store/feature/ ... tdown/men/
- Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11458
- Views: 1991490
Re: The post man's been ...
You can usually run the rings on either side of the spider (or run that side + a bashguard on the outer position). Usually depends on the chainline you need...Dave Barter wrote:Is it me or is that chain ring on the wrong side of the crank arms?
- Wed Nov 12, 2014 4:35 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Jones 29+
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4965
Re: Jones 29+
I had a roll around on it the other day. It was interesting.
- Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What else should I be working on?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6630
Re: What else should I be working on?
^ A bit like those eVent-bottom dry bags?
- Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:43 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: X-Pac now available in the UK...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1957
X-Pac now available in the UK...
Finally, X-pac fabric available in the UK! Very nice if not a bit pricey...
https://www.profabrics.co.uk/index.php? ... 0&orderby=
https://www.profabrics.co.uk/index.php? ... 0&orderby=