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Fairlight are excellent. Near
Fairlight are excellent. Near bespoke levels of service, I don’t know how they do it. Biggest issue with them is long lead times. In the MTB/gravel world Pipedream are also mega
Standard jargon for the
Standard jargon for the holiday industry too. Top tip: August bank holiday is usually a shoulder week, particularly if the month ends on Tue/Weds, because schools go back in the first few days of September (earlier north of the border)
Yes, I don’t see why not.
Yes, I don’t see why not. Might not work officially but I don’t see why it would be an issue. 12sp chains are narrower externally but what won’t affect the chain ringThey did go quiet for a bit a
They did go quiet for a bit a couple of years ago, between the first successful batch of bikes (Palace/Layhams/Footscray) before relaunching the website. They are very small, margins must be tight, which means that they’re not really insulated from supply chain issues. Hope they’re still going.
I had a Layhams for a while
I had a Layhams for a while which I loved. I bought the frame secondhand and it had small paint defects on the fork crown. Not quite the premium experience sold by the website at the time. Whilst I couldn’t fault the bike or the build quality – very neat welds and it rode beautifully they’re a very small team and in my experience small enthusiastic teams aren’t necessarily brilliant at the customer service side of things. I know they recruited people to help with customer service during the pandemic. It is possible for small teams to get this right (Pipedream & Fairlight both spring to mind) but in my experience Bowman didn’t quite reach those high standards.
Clearly if true though the wheels thing is a breach of consumer protection law. Is it perhaps possible it’s a question of using up old stock given how hard it is to get hold of parts at the moment?
Hopefully you purchased it on a credit card, if so you have additional protection and can request the credit card company to intervene.
Every modern society is 7
Every modern society is 7 days away from feudal anarchy. It really doesn’t take much, and once the violence is met with violence unstoppable hell is unleashed
Ballard has much to say on the subject, be it in Crash or High Rise or Cocaine Nights or Millenium People. The trigger is always something innocuous.
For some reason it’s heading
For some reason it’s heading off to m.stripe.com – which is a payments gateway?
Me too.Â
Me too.
Seems to be third-party site components which are taking an age to load and slowing down the site. Even as a subscriber it’s slow so it’s not ad stuff (unless that still loads for subscribers but is then hidden in the front end?)
I know it’s gone mainstream
I know it’s gone mainstream because the missus mentioned it this morning.
And proof positive that the edit they made to the video has changed perception because her response (other than “HTAF did he not go to jail for that?”) was “why did the cyclist engage with the nutter”. When I told her about the brake check and showed her the unedited footage she changed her opinion and now wants to go and hunt him down herself.
I’d be minded to just go
I’d be minded to just go after the scrote in a civil damages case. Police will take forever, so take legal advice and claim against their insurer. It doesn’t remove him from the road (unless he becomes insurable) but a few grand for a shiny new bike or a holiday might help.
I’m not familiar with the
I’m not familiar with the regs but as always, isn’t the answer just “Sheldon knows”?
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bicycleGears.html
You probably haven’t broken
You probably haven’t broken it, it probably just needs a bleed.
Instructions are here (start on page 26 – https://si.shimano.com/api/publish/storage/pdf/en/dm/BR0008/DM-BR0008-10-ENG.pdf)
Get the official Shimano bleed funnel (part number SM-DISC-BP), or a pattern part (Lifeline do one for ÂŁ2.99)
I haven’t used Epic’s system but the critical bit is the bleed funnel and the right mineral oil.
Whilst mineral oil doesn’t really degrade you might have introduced contaminants into the system so you could do a full flush and replace, but it’s probably not necessary. And also not something to do on your first ever bleed.
Follow the Shimano instructions and you’ll be good to go. I’d just add one thing – to get a really good bleed it’s useful to get the bike off the ground and to unbolt the caliper from the fork/chainstay so it hangs directly down. Nice straight cable helps bubbles migrate to the bleed funnel. Tapping the caliper with a piece of wood also helps.
It can be a bit messy so it’s not one for the kitchen floor, put towels down and make sure you don’t pollute the environment. Pay close attention to the bleed tube at the caliper end because it can spring off under pressure. If you’ve got a willing assistant it’s slightly easier, particularly if you have got a repair stand.
Yeah, this is a normal victim
Yeah, this is a normal victim response, the flip side of inventing lasting and painful tortures for the perpetrators. (Or is that just me?)
When I was victim of a road rage assault I marked the activity private on Strava just in case, and if I’m expecting to ride that road I don’t wear the same kit as I did on the day. I avoided it for a good three months because it’s one of those rural roads only local residents would use so the chance of encountering the cockwomble again was high.Good price. The Andra rims
Good price. The Andra rims have a reputation for durability, and Pro4 hubs are very serviceable with good parts availability and convertible axle/end cap options.
In case you’re not aware, the Pro4 hubs come in 6 colour options, meaning you can indulge in matchy-matchy 🙂
That’s a decent price for a
That’s a decent price for a hand built rear wheel in the current supply situation.
Kinesis G2 review here – https://road.cc/content/review/260269-kinesis-g2
Genesis Vagabond might be another good option
If you want something new and UK-built (I’m assuming you’re in the UK) then have a look at Temple Cycles – only a 6-8 week build time on their bikes. This is probably the sweet spot in their range https://www.templecycles.co.uk/products/adventure-disc-2
I’ve moved the other way from road to MTB but if I hadn’t I’d be on one of these three bikes, or my old Fairlight Faran.
