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Thanks Mick.

Drove from Cornwall to Hampshire yesterday. As we left it was hideously wet and miserable but drove out of that by mid Devon. Sitting by the coast at Charmouth was lovely. Today in Southampton yesterday's Cornish weather has caught up. Just my luck. Hoping for a better outlook tomorrow cos this prou...

I think maybe we have but the possibility of a hitherto unimaginable innovation is still there. For example, back in the 80's, who could have imagined the concept and dominance of the Internet? I think bike design has reached a point where it is driven by marketing and expectation for continual impr...

Just remove them and measure across the threads.

IME it is often just a dry pivot on the sprung ratchet peg that causes problems such as yours. I cannot recall the innards of that unit but the pivot is invariably visible on removal of the plastic shroud on most Shimano 7/8/9 speed shifters. I have just applied a drop of light oil to the pivot and ...

Yes please. PM sent

Is Argos offering any after-sales service and/or warranty work . . . ? The late Toys R Us dabbled in low-end bikes and even had stores with a mechanic (or in reality a boy who had seen a bike before) and customer service was non-existent. Rob Not all their mechanics were second rate. In the early d...

Forecast here is for 40mph winds increasing to 70mph this evening. It's high tide down the road shortly so I am off for some wave spotting. Can't have all me fun on the bike.

Have a look in Halfords. I just picked up two under-saddle bags at half price (£5) from their seconds/discontinued bits and bobs basket. I'm always on the lookout for bags but rarely see one that doesn't hang down too low. Something that fits mostly between the saddle rails would be good, I think. ...

Have a look in Halfords. I just picked up two under-saddle bags at half price (£5) from their seconds/discontinued bits and bobs basket.

Re: identifying the model, my memory is a little hazy but I believe that when a friend of mine was looking for his first racing bike back in the early eighties we found that one of the catalogue companies (Kay's, Gratton or whatever) were selling Peugeot's that were different specifications to those...

Depending on the surface I would say Schwalbe landcruisers or CX Pro. Landcruisers roll better at lower pressure but If you are likely to encounter tree roots on your usual trails I would plump for the CX Pro as centre ridge tyres do tend to be defected sideways or 'tram-lined'.

Excellent, inspiring story. Well done, that's a heck of a distance to ride 'straight out of the box'.

Hoods in brown might be an issue but just fitting brown bar tape will make all the difference - although do be aware a lot of the leather-look tape is lacking in padding so it might be worth applying it over cork type tape or gel pads.
Re: your tour, I have sent you a PM.

Led Zeppelin 1.
Not a single duff track on the album.
Wish I was around when this was released ( I was but a wee bairn).
It must be one of the most stunning debut albums ever and had new fans re-setting the stylus till the vinyl was near-transparent!