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Apologies - just heard of the collision. Nothing really to add - if you had an air horn, fo you think you would have had time to use it?

H'mmm..... you are far politer than i. Sadly I'm not the young slim person I was and have become somewhat portly... the up side of my wider frame is that I've no issue about staking my right of way along such road features by cycling squarely in the middle of the road... ..I can't recommend this pra...

I've had one of the rear wheel since 2004.... it's almost worn out now, having outlasted 2 rims and 4 hub changes. There's loads of glass cuts in the tread, and there's several larger gashes.... but in all that time it's only punctured 4 times. Each puncture was caused by a large black thorn thorn. ...

SMP TRK Saddle, fitted and ridden for a few miles, simply doesn't work for me as too wide, I've still got the retail back card if it's any use. £25 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49142712206_a60e3aa533_b.jpg If the saddle hasn't been sold by January, I'll be interested, but sadly I'm stoney br...

H'mmm.... . ..may I ask if the handle height is fully extended when you fold it? If not if you fully extend the handlebar stem upwards, and then fold the bike, would the bike then not fall over, as it is now resting on the handlebars, which are touching the floor? Admittedly at this point we may be ...

Adrian at 6-4 frameworks https://sixfourframeworks.com/about/ 28 years at Roberts who recommend him since they are no longer making frames themselves. Thread Drift.. ...really like the way the front light, its mounting and the front light protection have all been incorporated into the tubus front l...

it is back in action; I fixed the hub within a couple of hours of reaching home (*), and was riding the bike again later on the same day. It also failed in a catastrophic fashion without any warning; this is a very bad combination. I was maybe doing 15mph when it broke but I could have been rattlin...

Something of an additional... http://mccraw.co.uk/sturmey-archer-drum-brake-routine-service/ ...if you are able to read the thread at the bottom of the post, it appears that the author has suffered similar problems and has fitted an compression spring between the fulcrum and cable adjuster... sadly ...

May I ask if you are experiencing the same troubles as the following;

http://smutpedaller.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... s.html?m=1

viewtopic.php?t=46013

I am sorry to read of the failure of your hub. As I wrote way back in 2012, I was envious of both your mileage on this bicycle and your construction and ownership of this bicycle. It still remains one of most favourite bicycles on this forum, (such purity of form and function, as well as a clever ma...

For those completists out there, the conclusion to my story: I've taken the front brake blocks off, and I can now clearly what the problem is/was. Badly fitted brake pads ie. "User error" :roll: The right side brake pad was closer in than the left, and (therefore) much, much more worn tha...

Good Evening,
I'm looking to purchase a vintage bicycle headlamp, with a steel shell (in a reasonable condition, some rust is acceptable) and an undamaged lens, which uses a filament bulb.
I regret to say that payment can only be made by cheque.
Many thanks for reading this,
Cycle tramp

[quote="brooksby"]My latest acquisition has centre-pull cantilever brakes (threadless). My previous bike had V-brakes. I'm not aware of using the brakes any more than I do on my other bike and have only done maybe 500 miles on these pads, and yet the rubber has pretty much gone on one of t...

... there's some interesting touches, Athough slightly too close to the rear wheel for my liking, I like the way the chain tensioner has been built into the chain guard... .... I'm also impressed with the solid tubes to carry the cables and wiring against the frame... Given the fact that its got a d...

lbomaak2 wrote:The police won't prosecute.

H'mmmm....... apologies for asking but the police, did they give a reason for not prosecuting?