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Coming back via Fort Willaim seems like a way to ruin a good trip. The scenery just can't match the wild wild west. Oban - castle Bay - Harris -Skye Mallaig using the train is as good as touring gets in my view ( if you're lucky with the weather). The hassle of booking bikes on trains and all the pl...

Am thinking of going to northern Vietnam next spring. Looks like a cardboard bike box is needed for the airline and that I'll need to store it (as I read somewhere you can't just pick them up from bike shops). Anyone been there and know if it should be easy to store unfolded boxes in Hanoi & log...

second shout for the Pico Veleta as the highest European road/jeep track pass ...BUT do it from the south. Makes Nice short break. 1st time I went to do it it snowed (drat !) 2nd attempt it didn't. I flew to Malaga and got a bus along the coast and cycled from there to capeilera. Festivals and tapas...

cheers. V helpful. Sounds like it'll be Brompton at the back back & probably Tektro R559 at front, as will be using with some 7 speed STI's levers , which the missus prefers.

Just been staring at these on my my Brompton and not sure how to convert to up-pull for the front. Seems to be a bare un-threaded cable-stop on the lower arm. Frame looks like it used to have centre pulls. Looks like a MAFAC hanger on the headset. I had a look at CPs yesterday but am not sure how th...

The 1977 mixte frame I'm fitting out needs circa 70mm drop for the brakes & I have no long drops in my spares collection. I'm thinking I might as well go for modern dual pivot for better braking. So far googling I've not seen any that can work as down pull. The frame has the extra brake boss so ...

shame you don't do youtube videos ! I'd watch that one. But sounds like I'd still have problems trying to replicate.

Seems bonkers, as it's a known problem, that SA haven't addressed it . I'd happily pay £5 more for a level that is not going to kill the hub.

What modification is needed to the SA thumbshifter SL-S50 ?

Is there a link I can follow up ? or is this a Brucey special mod ? If so is it something you can outline ?

Hey Scunnered How did you get a 5W panel to charge the Cache battery ? I'm curious as I'd not thought there was a sensible hiking weight solution. I had a 6W 12V panel and having tried all sorts of converters couldn't charge any lithium cache batteries I tried even in very bright conditions. I Could...

There seems to be a few on this forum who can't appreciate a challenge. I was accompanied on some Tibetan passes by Joff Summerfield on his Penny Farthing World Tour. Not a very practical vehicle but I attach a photo taken near base camp as evidence of if there's a will there may be a way. There was...

RE: a SRF5(w):

a) what would be a more reliable compatible shifter than the SA one ? ( I have the supplied SA SL-S50)

b) what would be the right washer for the RH side ? Is there a part number/link I can follow up with as sounds like I won't have it fitted.

argh! I can't measure that close.

Any idea if 26.6mm would have been common on a 1977 531 butted seat tube ?

Thanks for the health warning . I'm a bit worried about the accuracy of using the vice, if the tolerance is that low. Similarly with big spanner, plus wondering how easy that approach would be with the Campag cast dropouts & 3 stays. My head is thinking I'll be bending this way & then that w...

Am building up a an 1977 mixte frame with mainly contemporaneous (ish) parts. I have a 1980 ish SR laprade seat pin at 26.4mm that is too small . Have just tried a horrible modern 27mm seat pin and it's too big.....so the mummy bear I need must be a 26.8mm . I will probably look out for a second han...

I used the threaded rod method and spread it to 126mm then checked alignment with string method ( used dental floss!) It's actually a tad short of the 126mm, but no problem putting the wheel in. The 3 sets of stays appeared symetrical in design & the alignment ended up close. about 0.5mm less on...