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ktache
There is only one scene of
There is only one scene of bicycle fighting, but it’s worth watching the whole movie, Jackie Chan’s “Project A”
In fact, just watch his whole back catalogue, the Hong Kong stuff though, the US and Canadian films are bit of an aquired taste.
ktache
A Sunday in Hell.
A Sunday in Hell.
And it’s free on YouTube too.
ktache
If it’s your commuter, bits
If it’s your commuter, bits will die, upgrade as you need to.
My “Ultimate Commuter” is now better (well pricier) than my “Good Bike”, it’s a major part of my riding, often the majority.
ktache
Highlights on ITV4, nice!
Highlights on ITV4, nice!
ktache
I think I heard that road and
I think I heard that road and mountain bike shifters and derilleurs had different amount of pull, so that the newer ones were not that compatible.
Various people on here have had good things to say about the Wolftooth extender.
ktache
New cables is never a bad
New cables is never a bad idea. Good ones too.
ktache
I don’t think you need a
I don’t think you need a narrow wide chainring, I understand they help keep the chain on a 1x with rear derailier, no front shifter to get the chain back on. With a single speed there should not be too much slack in the system to allow the chain to come off.
My middleburn Rohloff specific chainset didn’t come with their thick thin chainring. I have never thrown a chain,but then it’s been slightly less than a year, and I have internal hub gears and a ratchet.
I run an X1, good chain, but I think that the 1/8 might be a bit stronger, both cog and chain, as the braking force sometimes needs to be transferred as well a drive too.
Just my ponderings, I could be completely wrong.
March 5, 2020 at 3:40 pm in reply to: BristolPost race from Avonmouth to Centre – bus v train v car v bike #956533
ktache
The huge oil companies make a
The huge oil companies make a lot, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of profit to be made in flogging the petrol at petrol stations. I think they make a lot more from the convenience items they sell alonside the fuel.
Roads get huge amounts spent on them by government and local authorities.
Fuel is also sold to train companies and airlines, neither of which seem that profitable. Flybe for example.
I’m guessing that it’s the bulk extracting, refining and transport of fuel that makes the real money.
March 5, 2020 at 2:22 pm in reply to: BristolPost race from Avonmouth to Centre – bus v train v car v bike #956527
ktache
There doesn’t seem to be a
There doesn’t seem to be a great deal of profit to be made in any method of getting people to work.
Most methods appear to require subsidies of some sort.
March 5, 2020 at 1:54 pm in reply to: BristolPost race from Avonmouth to Centre – bus v train v car v bike #956523
ktache
At some point the various
At some point the various media organisations might figure out that cycling isn’t so bad, especially as a means of moving large volumes of people, especially for the commute.
Either that or start making the races so long that the cyclist might start haveing difficulties in winning.
ktache
May your recovery be speedy,
May your recovery be speedy, and the fear leave you soon.
ktache
Lack of spokeholes could be
Lack of spokeholes could be one of those things, but mine has holes, so needs tape. Makes it far easier to build a wheel, do most people use a bit of tape anyway?
A deeper well in the middle? So as to allow easier mounting with the necessarily tighter beads?
Just speculating.
ktache
Wide handlebars, scratchy bar
Wide handlebars, scratchy bar ends.
ktache
Ta mate, I’m no expert, only
Ta mate, I’m no expert, only fitted my first set of tubeless a week ago, but you pick these things up.
If you go back to tubes, douse the tube and the inside of the tyre with talc, it’s meant to reduce rolling resistance, but it also takes away the stickyness of the rubber on the bead, making getting the bead over the rim easier. Messy as hell, but it works.
ktache
I do hope you did not have
I do hope you did not have quite so many injuries.
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