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by breakwellmz
23 Dec 2017, 9:47am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Cutting down a quill stem's vertical height?
Replies: 5
Views: 970

Re: Cutting down a quill stem's vertical height?

deliquium wrote:I have a brand new Nitto Technomic NTC-225 stem. Unfortunately it's too tall for the 22½" frame it's intended for.

How easy would it be to cut it down to 190mm using no more than B&D Workmate and a hacksaw?

Given that it requires a ~ 45º angle cut?

Anyone done it? How critical is the interface with its mating steel wedge?

(plain Nitto Technomics don't appear to be available in NTC-190 varieties)


I`ll swap you for a shorter one!
What horizontal length have you?
by breakwellmz
6 Dec 2017, 8:28am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: 1 inch forks
Replies: 20
Views: 1637

Re: 1 inch forks

webber wrote:hi all while out on a ride today i had someone pull out on me (very nice lady gave me a lift home etc) which has twisted my the forks on my moser tk1 and as theres not much chance on finding replacement moser forks im left with a problem that im going to have to put carbon 1 inch forks on but that seems to mean ahead stem ect which there are not a lot off options im not sure which way to go still a bit sore but love the bike any help would be great


It was her fault, she has insurance and it`s a lovely bike; why not get made a suitable replacement made? The cost of it is virtually nothing in terms of an insurance clain. Are you quite sure the frame isn`t damaged?
Giving you a lift home is the very least she could do! :roll:
by breakwellmz
24 Nov 2017, 12:28pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: 3 speed expert needed
Replies: 8
Views: 955

Re: 3 speed expert needed

steady eddy wrote:My son - for reasons I cannot fathom - rides and old Raleigh Roadster. The three speed seems to have lost a gear. Any experts out there?
I have looked on you tube and dismantling one looks pretty straight forward.
Do bits break/wear inside these hubs or will a good clean and some light oil get everything working again? Lacing a new one into the old rim seems an unnecessary complication. Are spare parts available and if so where from.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Alternatively if any body has a wheel and hub ready to go for one of these archaic machines then I might be happy to buy, especially if you are local to east Norfolk.


Which gear?
by breakwellmz
18 Nov 2017, 5:18pm
Forum: Cycle Camping sub-forum
Topic: Heaviest tent?
Replies: 61
Views: 5666

Re: Heaviest tent?

Sweep wrote:What's the heaviest tent any of you folks tour with?

And kind of related, does anyone solo tour with a 3 man tent?


Many years ago when a group of us set off to cycle to India my girlfriend and i carried a Vango Force 10 between us, that weighed about 8.5kilos!
by breakwellmz
14 Nov 2017, 8:15pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Handlebar Shock Absorption
Replies: 20
Views: 1340

Re: Handlebar Shock Absorption

What a brilliant explanation 531Colin! :)
It has always seems counter intuitive to move a saddle back to take weight off the hands.
I assume core strength becomes more relevant the more extreme the `stretch`?
by breakwellmz
7 Nov 2017, 8:37am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Lugged steel, sloping top tube, cantilevers.
Replies: 31
Views: 1905

Re: Lugged steel, sloping top tube, cantilevers.

531colin wrote:Why would you have a lugged frame and a hideous (bone-jarring?) unicrown fork.
Anybody seen a geo. table? ....I suspect the lugs are actually made at fairly standard angles for a horizontal top tube.....and have been "laid back" to get a bit of a slope.
So the frame angles might be sensibly slack, or they could be a compromise too far....depending on fork offset.


Clever! Obvious when you know! That`s why the BB is not lugged then, the chainstays would not be horizontal if it were.
by breakwellmz
6 Nov 2017, 8:02am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Lugged steel, sloping top tube, cantilevers.
Replies: 31
Views: 1905

Lugged steel, sloping top tube, cantilevers.

To anyone looking for the above in a new bike i saw one of these the other day-
http://www.adventureoutdoor.co/mens/double-shot
by breakwellmz
4 Nov 2017, 8:38am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: New Boris Bikes it seems become the Sadiq Sycle
Replies: 7
Views: 1163

Re: New Boris Bikes it seems become the Sadiq Sycle

Quote-"On a similar note I was reading this about Japanese city/utility bikes which I thought made interesting reading,especially about the
steering geometry"

Zero trail!
Tops of the seat stays look flimsy-
by breakwellmz
2 Nov 2017, 4:10pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: HUMPERT Lay back seat post
Replies: 17
Views: 1476

Re: HUMPERT Lay back seat post

I bought a Nitto Lugged seatpost (27.2mm dia, 40mm of setback) to go on my (74 degree seat tube) Raleigh.
I love the look of it as well-
by breakwellmz
23 Oct 2017, 9:40pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: 32mm tyres on a 13.2mm (internal width) rim?
Replies: 14
Views: 2815

Re: 32mm tyres on a 13.2mm (internal width) rim?

I`ve just put a Vittoria Hyper 37/35(?) onto a front Mavic Module E2 (Green/red label) rimed (36h/LF hub) wheel which i want to put on my recently acquired Bridgestone.
The tyre, inflated up to about 60psi measures in at just under 35mm width; what does anyone think of this combination, am i pushing it? (bike virtually unloaded apart from my near 90kg! :roll: )
I was surprised that the sides of these rims are only just under 2mm thick despite having had use.
by breakwellmz
21 Oct 2017, 1:11pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Avid Single Digit 7 V-brake recall
Replies: 4
Views: 1167

Re: Avid Single Digit 7 V-brake recall

Three years of manufacture is an awful lot of brakes!
by breakwellmz
16 Oct 2017, 11:47am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: British Eagle Richmond; what steel?
Replies: 2
Views: 454

Re: British Eagle Richmond; what steel?

`Hi-tensile`i suppose then.
As in another running subject ( viewtopic.php?f=5&t=117623 ) The Giant is noticeably light when bare but has a heavier fork and stem (1 1/4" compared to 1") I also found it necessary to add a (quite `lumpy`)`suspension` seatpost to the Giant to smooth out tow path riding which this British Eagle doesn`t need.The real weight difference starts becomes less.
by breakwellmz
16 Oct 2017, 9:54am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: British Eagle Richmond; what steel?
Replies: 2
Views: 454

British Eagle Richmond; what steel?

I was gifted an identical model to this recently-
It actually rides quite nicely (I`ve been mainly riding an oversized aluminium framed Giant hybrid for some time by comparison)
Seatpost dia is 25.4 (1"), top and seat tubes both 1 1/8".
Is this likely to be plain gauge CrMo 4130 or not even that? It looks very similar to a Raleigh recently on sale here that looks about the same era.-
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=117723&hilit=raleigh+4130
by breakwellmz
15 Oct 2017, 9:07pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Folding bike.
Replies: 31
Views: 2668

Re: Folding bike.

My 1998 Nissan Micra S 1000 (Only 70,000 miles though)

Had it 8 years - One battery, set of wiper blades, 1 CV rubber, oil and filters, set of plugs, small bit of welding for Mot 3 years ago. :D
NO cambelt and any `servicing` done by myself(Mechanical sympathetic) :wink: