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A prize raffle that doesn’t
A prize raffle that doesn’t include a skill test (eg ‘find the ball’) is a lottery and should be regulated by the Lotteries Commissions. Complain to them?
Chain off via split link. Into click-top plastic container with a good slosh of white spirit. Drain. Repeat. Dry chain on radiator. Re-lube. Job done.Hmmm, ruined a good chain doing that. Best not overclean in my experience, only forces dirt further into the crevices. Wet lube/sewing machine oil and a rag. You need the deep-down proprietary lube to stay put.
But chain cleaning is one of the most divisive subjects out, so happy to differ!
We all share collective moral responsibility for the actions of others around us – that’s part of humane society as a whole.I’ll express collective responsibility for the actions of other cyclists the day that other drivers expresse collective responsibility for close-passing, left-hooking, polluting, aggressive tools in cars.
I’m not holding my breath.
I’ve got some H Plus Son
I’ve got some H Plus Son Archetype on Powerway R13s. Got them ‘hardly used’, was a bit skeptical about the hubs but they’ve been absolutely fine. They’re also very light. Small cartridge bearings could be a criticism, but they are still perfect after 7 months riding every day, rain or shine.
Be very careful with which
Be very careful with which way around you put the front wheel in. You can see when you take it apart to clean and regrease the hubs, the RIGHT hand side has a stop which the cone is screwed up tight against. The left doesn’t. If you put it round the wrong way, the bearing cups can tighten up and crush the hub. I speak from (juvenile) experience!
You can often find Precisa
You can often find Precisa forks on Ebay. Just set up a search and wait…
Leave current bike alone, and
Leave current bike alone, and use it as a reference point. Use the published stack and reach figures, and work out how much your new bike is longer/higher/shorter. That will help you calculate the length of stem you require to match the reach of your old bike, and the number of spacers under the stem to match the stack of the old bike. Then once you have the bars right, simply measure back from the front of bars to front of saddle to get the saddle-to-bars dimension right. Do all that and both bikes should feel identical. It’s not hard but use measurements, not fiddling about with one bit and then another.
If you look at eg the Regent
If you look at eg the Regent’s Park loop, you’ll see the leaderboards full of people at an average speed of 100km/h. Are the boy racers using Strava too now?
Johnnystorm wrote:
It seems like a faff because youve read this post of when it was a faff. I’ve run tubeless whenever possible since 2011 and it’s usually no bother at all, I haven’t posted up each time it’s gone well! :)Gosh tubeless sounds like a faff.
Go tubular if you want to get messy fitting tyres, or stick to tube, do yourself a favour!
Cheers, might give it a try some time. I read accounts that you needed to change the sealant regularly and knowing from tubs how messy and sticky that stuff is, I thought I’d give tubeless a miss!
Gosh tubeless sounds like a
Gosh tubeless sounds like a faff.
Go tubular if you want to get messy fitting tyres, or stick to tube, do yourself a favour!
It’s actually so typical that
It’s actually so typical that they thought ‘cycling’ and then ‘helmets’…
I’ve tried loads of gloves
I get cold fingers too and I’ve tried loads of gloves and always come back to a pair of wool gloves with Thinsulate insulation that you can get at any street market for £12.
If it’s really cold I’ll wear ski gloves. Pick a pair with leather palms, they’ll last for ages.
Raleigh had their own
Raleigh had their own standard thread – 26tpi – which no other manufacturer ever used. If you can’t find the right nut, change the axle and cones. Seriously, Raleigh threads are a pain.
+1 for talc.
+1 for talc.
If you need levers to get your tyres on… there’s a problem.
Levers are for getting tyres off (ymmv).
My Canyon frame failed at
My Canyon frame failed at about 4 years old, a crack opened up in the top tube just in front of the seatpost, where there was a hole for the brake cable to fit inside the top tube. I bought a new frame – Cinelli Experience – for £275 and transferred all the parts over. The Cinelli is a better bike – more comfortable, just as stiff, just as sharp – and it has external cabling so fewer stress concentrations.
If you love your Cube Peleton, why not change the crank to a 52/36 or a compact 50/34? With a new crank, chain and cassette, new cables and new brake shoes, it’ll feel like new.