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H'mmm... in the report I read the judge blamed both parties equally... and whilst the pedestrian may sue she will only be entitled to 50% of her claim. However I guess such news makes for less exciting headlines

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So.. I'm pair way through the second primer coat on a second hand very rusty rear rack, then its the top coats to go... after which I then have a second rack to paint, which was new in 2004, but that's before 15 years of camping, touring and shopping trips (not only has the original powder coat has ...

If you have the room, perhaps consider an eye wash bath for those times when a bit of grit, fly or dust gets into someone's eyes. That way you can flush it out using water from your water bottle.... providing no one has drunk all the water

Job done. An LBS took my pal to a trusted welder. They didn't even charge him. Many thanks for all the help. Long term i think he will get the stay swapped out. Just needs to get to Lisbon now. That's a shame. Your pal cycled a long way to get his bike looking like that, personally I think it makes...

Yes, having read Brucey's Supercommuter thread, i built my own drum braked bicycle in July 2016. I've used the bike between once and three times a week since then. I've adjusted the brake cable tension once

Personally, I'd organise a Brompton test ride. I'm 5' 10" and have mark 2. I've ridden on roads, Cycle paths and unmade tracks, but for me it's not the small wheels or lack of gears which I found tiring but the cramped cockpit space. About 12 miles is my limit. I've heard that the mark 3 is lon...

Good question, from the person who posted the question. Can I ask how tall you are? Your ideal bike may be dependant on your height

Opinion would be about a playoff between weight and comfort. My general thought would be to go for the 28c for some comfort and durability, but is there much difference between them? Hope you don't mind me asking but what is the road quality like where you live? How fast and far do you normally cyc...

Yes... I once built a bike with three brakes, front and rear cantilever brakes were operated in the usual way, but i mounted a BMX caliper to the rear stay bridge and used an old friction gear lever to operate it. The idea being that i could set the third brake to scrub of speed on any long down hil...

. Perhaps they won't.... not entirely anyway..... given the strength of the 559 wheel size, and the choice of tyres, i can see the 559 rim size being adopted as the standard size wheel for e-bikes. If that happens we may end up with decent high quality wheel rims with meaty rim thickness and a high ...

Is there some psychology involved here (or am I thinking too hard?) Yes, i think you're right, and the psychology is 'don't get caught'.. which means thieves will target bikes which will tend not to have features which can readily be identified by their legal owners. After all, if my bike was stole...

I've tend to treat my bike like my car, and left it locked up outside when I go to the cinema, go shopping, touring and even going to festivals. I tend to use a big abus steel-o-flex which I bought for 40 pounds about 15 years ago. For festivals I used to use D locks through the wheels and covered t...

So you are saying Hope disc brakes are rubbish? LoL! I've never had to do anything other than general periodic maintenance on any hydraulic brake system car, motorbike or bicycle. They are far superior to drum or rim brakes in performance and maintenance. Carry on believing what you have convinced ...

Sorry but I dunno what your genuine experience of disc brakes is, but they are without doubt a stratospheric leap in less maintenance, greater reliability, massively increased length of longevity of rims and actual braking performance compared to rim brakes or drum brakes. It's like night and day. ...