I love stuff like that!
Shows that some of us are still alive and not following the herd.
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- Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:06 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: One for Reg perhaps.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1970
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:21 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4931
- Views: 1209364
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
I am with SR, as soon as a disc version of a Dyno hub was available I bought one,a deore xt , it has done 10's of thousands of off road miles,been fully submerged in river crossing's , touch wood, still going strong, (I have never serviced it !) As SR also states,it works at very low speeds, critica...
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:02 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Roadies playing music out loud
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2723
Re: Roadies playing music out loud
There is nothing wrong with playing music at low volume ,we all enjoy it. However, excessive volume is inappropriate except within a club, building or festival imo. it can lift ones spirit during appalling weather or tiredness etc when riding,driving, walking etc. just saying,there's a time and plac...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Roadies playing music out loud
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2723
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Roadies playing music out loud
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2723
Re: Roadies playing music out loud
Probably wannabe honda gold wing owners!
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Today’s (unusual) aircraft
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5546
Re: Today’s (unusual) aircraft
Funny that ,when I took a photo of it flying over, it had t transformed in to kestrel!
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Frame repair opinions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1488
Re: Frame repair opinions
you Could try to weld a bit of studding to centre of the depression and use the studding as a slide hammer to pull out the depression then cut off the studding and grind weld off,then paint . I have repaired damaged tubes on bull bars in this way . The best way to do it is immediately after welding ...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:11 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: You get what you pay for...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5796
Re: You get what you pay for...
Oh dear TBD! I can sympathize with you. I have had a few friends whom have had bad experiences with ducatis. Mine however have all been very good. I still have a high mileage 1994 900ss, I admit I use my Guzzi California stone 02 the most,then the Guzzi V11 sport. Ducati only occasionally, cycling t...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:27 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11445
- Views: 1922024
Re: The post man's been ...
Splashed out as I hopefully will be getting a newish iron horse soon! (Feeling flush,(even though being paid peanuts) got two temporary jobs sorting parcels for two courier companies in the early mornings) 3 primal tops,a pair of MTB shorts and a MTB hoodie* * I won't be breakdancing or caterpilleri...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: You get what you pay for...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5796
Re: You get what you pay for...
Sugar! Forgot to stick to the point! Generally speaking from experience, Take cycle groupsets, Midrange represents good engineering and value,ie. Deore LX/XT or 105/ultegra against XTR OR Dura Ace, At high end ,the returns are diminished, a much higher price, a fractional weight loss, barely percept...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 5:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: You get what you pay for...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5796
Re: You get what you pay for...
Re shonky engineering. I am biased towards Italian cars and bikes ,and admit it's nearly always the ancillaries that let them down , amazingly,some are German or Japanese parts on Italian bikes. Having a motorcycle dealership upto 2004 ,the big four Japanese manufacturers made some schoolboy enginee...
- Wed May 27, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: The Quarries Thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 15482
Re: (Reg's) The Quarry Thread
Lots of childhood memories on this website. Used to cycle to sundon and Barton pits. They were sort of still active. Used get chased out by police occasionally. But great places to have fun. Arlesey pits was another. Not quite in the Welsh or Cornwall scale of quarry ,but fun all the same. Took the ...
- Mon May 25, 2020 3:51 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS - Singular Swift with Alfine11 - whole or parts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 937
Re: FS - Singular Swift with Alfine11 - whole or parts
If AF not bought rear wheel. I could be interested in whole bike . What year is the bike?
- Sat May 23, 2020 11:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 1543
- Views: 255308
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Nice build BDS!
Silent freewheels....magic!
I have spent hours trying to quieten freehubs ,
I have serviced hope hubs ,nice engineering ,but,far too noisy!
Stealth is cool!
Silent freewheels....magic!
I have spent hours trying to quieten freehubs ,
I have serviced hope hubs ,nice engineering ,but,far too noisy!
Stealth is cool!
- Sat May 23, 2020 11:22 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New (serviceable) dynamo hub
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1744
Re: New (serviceable) dynamo hub
Hurrah! Except I have never had a dynohub failure.(As much as I enjoy dismantling stuff and repairing them) Even cheap unbranded ones! I have six bikes with dynohubs, my everyday work/shopping hack has an unbranded one used in all weathers from the early 90's. As soon as Shimano made a disc version ...
- Sat May 23, 2020 10:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Integrated Tapered IS54/40 Bearing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1101
Re: Integrated Tapered IS54/40 Bearing
Is it possible to email frame manufacturer and ask for more precise bearing type and sizes required?
Unfortunately, steering bearing combinations are numerous.
Unfortunately, steering bearing combinations are numerous.
- Fri May 22, 2020 9:49 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Something for the coffee snobs.
- Replies: 234
- Views: 51610
Re: Something for the coffee snobs.
[quote=jameso post_id=217679 time=1590051852 https://www.jdhodges.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Bialetti-Moka-Express-Stovetop-Percolator-Size-Comparisons-Large-831x348.jpg Apologies James, I meant had you tried the ti one or the spout versions? Being of eye-ti blood ,(pun intended!) ,We own many v...
- Mon May 18, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Something for the coffee snobs.
- Replies: 234
- Views: 51610
Re: Something for the coffee snobs.
Perfect James!
That titanium one is very appealing.
Although the aluminium ones with spouts are very cheap! Have you tried one?
That titanium one is very appealing.
Although the aluminium ones with spouts are very cheap! Have you tried one?
- Mon May 18, 2020 12:49 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Gravel Gearing....again
- Replies: 67
- Views: 9381
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Motorcyclists.....what ya got?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 12571
Re: Motorcyclists.....what ya got?
FATF BOND BUG!! When was that last used! Last one I saw running was about 2000! Any thoughts on a resurrection? My brother owned an ss50. We tried to graft on a c90 head,barrel and piston,... wasn't going to happen! However,we got a C70 head,barrel and piston to fit literally straight on! The perfor...
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: I'm a tart
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6331
Re: I'm a tart
Down south we use the expression "a ton of.".. To describe a large quantity.
I now know where it originates from!
Has he had a sugar load of bikes!
I now know where it originates from!
Has he had a sugar load of bikes!
- Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: I'm a tart
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6331
Re: I'm a tart
Here goes. Elswick Hercules Carlton (stolen) Falcon Muddy fox (stolen) Alpinestars * Barracuda* Bespoke 531C , campag cobolto. Eddy merckx , campag cobolto. Fausto Coppi X2 * Ventura* Peugeot* Dawes X2 * Gary Fisher* Litespeed Ghisallo ti * enigma ti * Raleigh x2* Cube* * Still own A few frames and ...
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Motorcyclists.....what ya got?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 12571
Re: Motorcyclists.....what ya got?
Probably all seen it,but...
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who needs spokes?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1429
Re: Who needs spokes?
Scary!
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Motorcyclists.....what ya got?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 12571
Re: Motorcyclists.....what ya got?
All this talk of Laverda's......
Maybe I should sell the 900ss and the V11 and put a deposit on a Jota.
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Maybe I should sell the 900ss and the V11 and put a deposit on a Jota.
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