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  • November 11, 2008 at 8:13 pm #11502
    Mynydd.Mawr

    An old adage goes: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”…… As you’ll see below, I don’t strictly hold with this way of thinking.

    I am currently undergoing an emotional dilemma, the bubbly nervous euphoria of having spent money on something shiny, tempered with the stormy frustration of knowing that I’ve already got one. Only it doesn’t work (because, admittedly, of my own stupidity). But, should be easily repairable if only the world’s biggest manufacturer / distributer of bike parts could manage to deliver an order in less than three and a half months (and bl**dy counting)!

    Yes, Madison Cycles, I’m talking about you! I only wanted six spokes! I have tried every bike shop online or otherwise that I can find, and they all source their parts through you. My LBS has had these on order with you for well over three months! Are you shipping them over from Japan by bicycle? Caravanserai? Dirigible?

    The wheel was still rideable until last week, when one of the spokes snapped. Now I’ve bought a new, similar wheelset.

    Any other fools have trouble like this from these fools? Or is this fool the only fool? Pity the fool! Crazy fool!

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  • January 19, 2009 at 9:36 pm #625807
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    dave atkinson

    glad it’s finally getting sorted…

    always nice to have a spare set of wheels knocking about 🙂

    January 19, 2009 at 9:10 pm #625805
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    Mynydd.Mawr

    Resolution in sight
    My local bike shop finally got the spokes in sometime over X-mas…… and didn’t bother to call me! Makes me feel rather viciously happy that I got my new wheels from Chainreactioncycles, my new LBS without the BS (Gods bless t’interweb)!

    November 28, 2008 at 10:31 am #625803
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    Tony Farrelly

    If we had

     a 58cm frame we’d be up for it, but we don’t 🙁

    Anybody else out there got one?

    November 27, 2008 at 10:07 pm #625801
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    gandberg

    If Welsh-boyo
    doesnt want to build this community vehicle, I’ll have a good old go! Been keen on a singlespeed/fixed wheel for ages now and the cheaper the better.

    The 205 Rallye has passed her mot now too so the spanners are sitting, looking idle and folorn…

    So any old 58cm frames / running gear about, get in touch 🙂

    November 27, 2008 at 9:12 am #625799
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    Mr Sock

    So
    Are we building this bike or not?

    November 26, 2008 at 9:17 am #625797
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    xanboy

    Black or Silver spokes?
    Hi Mynydd.Mawr, not sure what colour you need. The code above is for a Silver spoke, if you want a black one you could use part number 4CD 9810, which is a 561 rear spoke and should do the job for you. The original part number which is a black spoke, is due in with Madison next week.
    Happy riding 🙂

    November 25, 2008 at 11:47 pm #625795
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    thebikeboy

    It would be fun
    to try and grow a bike from your back wheel – though I suppose if it wasn’t a tandem we were growing you could use the front one as well. You’ve already got the saddle and a stem. What size frame do you ride?

    If you went singlespeed or fixed it would be even easier. Okay, maybe not to ride up and down Welsh hills but…

    November 25, 2008 at 10:30 pm #625793
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    gandberg

    But what
    would the yokels make of such curios as fire round your way?

    and as for the potatoes cooking, if you got cold on top of your Mawr, stuff a hot spud down your bib and warm your own spuds, or even place them in your shoes (heated spd/spuds anyone?)

    Tangents are great, this thread has sprouted many!

    November 25, 2008 at 10:23 pm #625791
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    Denzil Dexter

    hmm… tandem… interesting
    But, one of my colleagues in the lab has pointed out the potential flaw…with the er donor wheel we are starting out with.

    “When using wheels built for solo bicycles, 630 mm (27″) or 622 mm (700c) wheels are likely to be unsatisfactory for tandem use. Mountain-bike wheels in the normal 559 mm (26″) size will give good service, if they are of good quality. If you are using three-speeds, the better older 590 mm (26 x 1 3/8) wheels can also give good service in light duty.”

    Says Sheldon Brown.

    What about a unicycle? That’s an interesting beast too…

    November 25, 2008 at 10:22 pm #625789
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    Mynydd.Mawr

    Might aim for one of these:
    as I could easily stop for a hot snack if hunger set in..

    November 25, 2008 at 10:15 pm #625787
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    dave atkinson

    definitely got a saddle…

    …and possibly a stem. Well, it’s a start. 🙂

    November 25, 2008 at 10:10 pm #625785
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    Mynydd.Mawr

    We took this skull….. from another laboratory…
    I like the way Denzil thinks…. anyone got a spare frame going? (and forks, saddle etc.)?

    November 25, 2008 at 10:07 pm #625783
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    purplecup

    two front wheels and a rear?
    sounds like you need to make yourself one of these…

    November 25, 2008 at 9:55 pm #625781
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    gandberg

    Save the front for a rainy day,
    however, with the back, follow the preaching of Dexter and cyclings very dios, Mr Brown (not Gordy) and create a very special beast indeed:

    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tandem-build.html

    Inspirational stuff. Take it on a tour with Mankind and Mr. Socko, to the Dutch bulb fields. Tulips are so much better than daffs, and you could pop into ‘Dam (Amster, not Jean Claude – anyway, isnt he a friggin evil Belgian?) for a scmoke and a pancahke…. B)

    November 25, 2008 at 9:43 pm #625779
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    Denzil Dexter

    Spare wheels?

    Mynydd.Mawr wrote:

    Now what to do with a spare set of wheels?

    Time to get a spare frame, and maybe some running gear, and a fork.

    And a saddle 😕

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