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Ice Tyres! I adapted a pair of old MTB tyres with tiny self-tappers a couple of yrs ago for just such conditions. Cycling on the iced up roads produces a strange feeling of invulnerability, actually best fun I've had on a bike for ages and I found myself searching out ever more treacherous ice flows...

Can I ask which product you put in your new found bottle? I'm not brand loyal at all and have found most dry lubes to be pretty average at best so prefer a wet lube or even just 'oil'. My mother tells me that when desperate in the early fifties she even used cooking oil. I tend to use mineral 80w G...

Thanks for your advice chaps, all quite correct. What was I thinking! My original hope was coloured by the thought I've done some work on this bike, will try not to waste it... In fact, the last thing I did with the bike was to wire brush a bit of "surface rust" off, which is when the hol...

This nozzle is a simple insert into the bottle and can be pulled off without problem. Fill using an oil can and the result is an ever so handy oiler which is small enough to carry on the bike yet so good that it is what I use to lube the bike at home & also for household tasks such as door hing...

Doing up another bike for a key worker. It is a passable Giant, old but little used - looks all original, lots of dust, minimal corrosion or perishing. However, the forks have a mysterious hole, whick looks as though it is corroded through the fork blade wall. The forks otherwise look pretty corros...

I find used Vape fluid bottles to be perfect, see thread below from 2016 which morphed into a different discussion entirely
I still use these little bottles and heartily recommend their alternative use
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=109246&hilit=vape+bottle

Hi I’ve been getting mid/lower back pain during/after riding lately, but just on one side of my back. It’s in the muscle just next to my spine, possibly the erector spinae. I’m not sure if I should get a bike fit, see a physio or someone else. My concern with getting a bike fit is that they’ll just...

'The Year' by Dave Barter, Vertebrate Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-910240-43-4 A fascinating look at the endurance cyclists who were brave enough to challenge the year cycling mileage record including, of course, the great Tommy Godwin. Dave Barter is a very good writer and this is one of those book...

Jdsk wrote:"Copying maps costs AA £20m. 'Fingerprints' in Ordnance Survey sources used as proof":
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/mar/06/andrewclark

Jonathan

Thanks for the link - very interesting!

I think OS mapping is amongst the worlds best, especially the OS Paper maps. I have a couple of hundred and several copies of the ones in heavy usage. I also like the physical size of paper maps which, for me, definitely aid route planning decisions both on foot and awheel. Looking at the map after ...

These B1 / S1 links are robust enough to survive the forces and strains of a fixed drive train 8) A good design and reliable enough to withstand the reuse experience. Having said that I do retire them as 'spares' when the chain is worn out. I do find them easy to spot on the chain as the outer plate...

I agree about some maintenance greasing but it's such a faf to get the seals out - certainly not practical while installed. Unlike a Sram Red I have on another bike where regreasing is a 15 min job. Just when i thought I'd given up on it - you're tempting me to rebuild. I think it's going to be a s...

... A half link would do the job but would a chainring with two teeth less be the equivalent of adding a half link? yes, a change of 2T on sprocket or chainring has the same effect on workable chain length as a half-link. cheers Thanks for confirming :D Brucey you were spot on 8) Found in my spares...

Brucey wrote:

Pneumant wrote:... A half link would do the job but would a chainring with two teeth less be the equivalent of adding a half link?

yes, a change of 2T on sprocket or chainring has the same effect on workable chain length as a half-link.

cheers

Thanks for confirming

Half links are readily available as some bmx chains are that style. FWIW I have added half links (from a BMX half-link chain) to a standard 1/8" chain on several occasions. So I'm not sure how it went wrong exactly but it is usually possible to do this.cheers Many thanks, adding an extra two s...