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- Sat Apr 22, 2023 5:02 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 1543
- Views: 255034
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Bar end shifter to drop bar to get a friction shifter as too much rubbing on my oversize double mullet drive ( works perfectly) Replaced a dub BB under 1000 miles and non drive totally seized ...poor show. Had a spare so let's see how long that lasts. Replaced a crank on FS ( as I stole BB from that...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Well OT: Cashlessness
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1635
Re: Well OT: Cashlessness
A £20 loan being backed by £20 of savings hasn't been the case for decades Way longer than that Minimum capital ration which is the percentage of cash a bank must physically keep. It's never more than 10% and think it's about 8% they actually physically have. You then get the velocity of money ( I ...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:48 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: 29+ suspension forks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 213
Re: WTD: 29+ suspension forks
I have the exact fork you requested - if not sorted feel free to DM me.... I dont really use them but dont really want to sell them [ this is not a haggling technique and they would be at a good price as I got them new from the wiggle ebay store and think I paid £160 for them]. Wont have done more t...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Viz top tip
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1732
Re: Viz top tip
steady on now,I have some limitsYou'll be invoking Godwin's Law next or worrying about the children
Reasonable point and I shall interpret it as such going fwdto imply they don't think it is a "big deal"
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Things that have recently annoyed me
- Replies: 74
- Views: 3640
Re: Things that have recently annoyed me
Just taken the dynamo hub off and done the first commute on the proper road wheel
WHY IS THE DT SWISS LOGO ON THE FRONT WHEEL UPSIDE DOWN*
I forgot how much this annoyed me
* its a disc wheel so its not me
WHY IS THE DT SWISS LOGO ON THE FRONT WHEEL UPSIDE DOWN*
I forgot how much this annoyed me
* its a disc wheel so its not me
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Viz top tip
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1732
Re: Viz top tip
I just find the "worse things happens" something you can always say, to anything, unless its as extreme as the two things I stated. I could have used the zombie apocalypse and thermonuclear war but doubt that would have met with universal approval/understanding either [ and the two I menti...
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:16 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Viz top tip
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1732
Re: Viz top tip
You can say that about anything that is not a war or genocide including everyone on here having all their bikes stolen.There are bigger issues in the world to be concerned with!
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- Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:54 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Viz top tip
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1732
Re: Viz top tip
this smacks of a woke exercise in re-branding I don't think calling a place in Wales by its( or a ) Welsh name rather than an English ( imperialist ?) one is woke unless you think England gets to name the world. I don't see what the problem is tbh. Apparently the English snowflakes don't seem to li...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4931
- Views: 1208535
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
The first few are way worse than anything you could possibly imagineno idea what colour baby s**t is and unlikely to find out, but hope it's not that
Applies as much to children as their poops
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 41mm internal (rim) and a 2.4 inch tyre?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 501
Re: 41mm internal (rim) and a 2.4 inch tyre?
exactly as stated tyre started rubbing on one side and the knobbly bit and mud just wore through the chain stay Thankfully it creaked massively so it was spotted rather than snapped on me but you could flex the drive side chain stay and see the issue - the frame was retired -i would strongly advise ...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:37 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Hebden to Edale part of PBW advice sought.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4780
Re: Hebden to Edale part of PBW advice sought.
I did MTL in 8 hours as my first post covid ride-this was a serious mistake on my part and really, really hurt. I had nothing in the tank and consumed the entire groups supply of gels ! Strava says 6,500ft of climbing and 45.27miles [ couple of detours for nicer descents and a cafe so agree on two d...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 41mm internal (rim) and a 2.4 inch tyre?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 501
Re: 41mm internal (rim) and a 2.4 inch tyre?
I have a 3 " tyre on 30 mm rim so yes the tyre will fit - how optimal or otherwise is the question- we should probably just swap rims :wink: :lol: As for will the tyre come off- No idea as that is largely down to tyre and rim combo I would go with what they say as that frame is carbon,iirc, and...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Now Sorted : Stem cell or similar
- Replies: 9
- Views: 884
Re: WTD : Stem cell or similar
17 cm length [ soft closure bit is 3 cm, closed it about 16 cm]what are the dimensions
circ 9 cm
Mine are about 3- 5 years old though, no idea if they have changed - never had any issue using them
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: NBD - And now for something completely different...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2289
Re: NBD - And now for something completely different...
Good effort and not so much restored as re purposed and improved
chapeau
chapeau
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:48 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
- Views: 196949
Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
Cannot see how it breaks the rules, its a bike you used it to get to a bivyy spot and you kipped out.
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 974
- Views: 120381
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Was discussing a harness the other day when hike a biking up nan bield as the tube fair digs into you
Not sure I would get one but interested in the review.
Not sure I would get one but interested in the review.
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:17 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who actually uses a guide book…?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1530
Re: Who actually uses a guide book…?
I did not take it as one [ though on reflection it fair term , sorry] its just sometimes local knowledge is a good thing [ unless its you planning the route ]
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:58 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who actually uses a guide book…?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1530
Re: Who actually uses a guide book…?
Pre internet pretty sure we all did these days I just use the internet for the guides Following a pre defined route ,by someone who knows the area , just makes sense to me and is not what I call a hand rail IMHO its unwise for me , who barley knows the highlands, to plan a route for the gravel bike ...
- Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: "Unison, Harmony or a System" - My ultimate bivi
- Replies: 4
- Views: 502
Re: "Unison, Harmony or a System" - My ultimate bivi
Problem with a bivvy bag is how to get in, or out, when it's raining. IMHO it's not really a practical solution for UK weather
Glad it works for you John as clearly it's all personal choice
Glad it works for you John as clearly it's all personal choice
- Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:38 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 66075
Re: HT550 2023
Thanks
- Wed Apr 12, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: HT550 2023
- Replies: 303
- Views: 66075
Re: HT550 2023
Not moved for a while no, hope everything is ok
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 12:21 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Boot repairs - glue
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3673
Re: Boot repairs - glue
Shoe goo?
TBH i would take them to a cobbler
TBH i would take them to a cobbler
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Dales Divide 2023
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1104
Re: Dales Divide 2023
I took a down gilet to use as an extra footbox for sleeping. Game changer. I always thought a puffer jacket with zip off/velcro arms was the TLS solution and use the arms as socks - I lack the skills to make this happen as MYOG but can confirm i can get my legs in the arms of the jacket i would use...
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:35 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Jones type bars and geometry set up
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2030
Re: Jones type bars and geometry set up
All mine are in front* [ just], including the Jones but they have the longest stem, except the salsa spearfish which is a good 60-80 mm in front as a guess
Does this matter , no idea.
* I am in the process of servicing them all so they are all out, I had to look to know
Does this matter , no idea.
* I am in the process of servicing them all so they are all out, I had to look to know
- Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:57 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 1543
- Views: 255034
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Agree but it all depends how much steerer the stem pinch bolt has to clamp on to as I like that close to the end even less , especially if a carbon steerer that may crush.I don't like a spacer on top of the stem