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I’m still running old 91-92
I’m still running old 91-92 XT 7×3 STIs on my getting to work bike, found that giving the pods a good clean whilst taken apart with Finish Line Speed Clean (cotton buds and towel) and then lots of Finish Line’s Pedal and Cleat Dry Film Lubricant, seems to be non oil and almost all PTFE. Keeps them going a bit longer, not my first set of course, ebay to keep her Retro and quality. Works great on the brake lever pivots/bushings too.
Mike, fine advice and very
Mike, fine advice and very well put.
They managed not to see a
They managed not to see a stationary object through their big glass windscreen. Probably shouldn’t be on the road.
They don’t just hit little us, street furniture, other cars, buses and lorries, it’s kind of shocking what they manage not to see.
There must be a word for that
There must be a word for that special type of thirst you get when you reach down and find that you have left the water bottle where you have just come from.
I am interested to see what
I am interested to see what sponsorship promos ITV4 will have this year.
That slow riding beardy bloke for watchfinder last year was really quite weird.
You threw an old bicycle part
You threw an old bicycle part away?
These are brilliant.https://ottodesignworks.com/shop/ottolock
Perfect for the cafe stop and mine slips into a jersey pocket – don’t even notice it.
That is a fine looking little lock
Let’s not forget that all of
Let’s not forget that all of those vehicle occupants who unfortunately died in crashes with head injuries were not wearing driving helmets.
So all of those close passes
So all of those close passes I suffer makes me the arsehole?
It’s the adverts for Audis
It’s the adverts for Audis that really annoy me!
I tried the cheaper Tacx
I tried the cheaper Tacx cermic bearing jockey wheels, about £25, they did not like the filth, my last set lasted less than 2 weeks, lesson learned. Now on stainless.
They do some other ones with better seals, about £45, might have been better, but I shall stick with the stainless.
Rough roads.
I like it.Rough roads.
I like it.
Stumbled upon this, not sure
Stumbled upon this, not sure if it’s popped up before, but couldn’t help but post it
Cleaning a Chain CleanerPerhaps this should be a separate thread, but does anyone have any tips for cleaning their chain cleaner? My Park Tools chain cleaner, after some years of use, is pretty manky, with the brushes largely gummed up with black gunk from the chain. All I use in it is a cheap “Halford’s Citrus Degreaser” – should I try washing it through with white spirit or something, or will this dissolve the plastic bristles on the brushes?
Any tips?
thanks,
HB
You can buy fresh brushes and sponges. When I have used the scrubber I give the brushes a good squirt of foaming washing up spray (Method, now Waitroses own but the fairy stuff seems good too) let it sit for a while then fill with hot water, soak, then rinse well. Makes the brushes last longer.
Wipe the chain, wipe, wipe
Wipe the chain, wipe, wipe and wipe some more, wipe the jockeys, then the chain, floss the cassette, wipe the chain, wipe the chainrings, then floss with the hem of the t shirt that you are wiping the chain with, then wipe the chain again. Only then do I use the Park scrubber with the finish line old style citrus, then with hot water with washing up liquid , the 2 rinses with clean hot water. Dry with a very clean t shirt, wait and dry some more, and again. Lube, leave, wipe and repeat.
That’s the Sram chains anyhow, the KMCs I’m using say no to the solvent and scrubber so even more wiping.
It’s not that I’m obsessive or anything…