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by gregoryoftours
14 Mar 2024, 6:18pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Bottom bracket size
Replies: 35
Views: 1050

Re: Bottom bracket size

Dupont wrote: 14 Mar 2024, 5:23pm
rogerzilla wrote: 14 Mar 2024, 5:14pm UN55 is becoming extremely hard to get now. The top eBay listing (sponsored), which promises all lengths, is an empty one and has been for months.
I managed to get one from the link posted on eBay. 👍
Good choice
by gregoryoftours
14 Mar 2024, 6:16pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Front mech.
Replies: 22
Views: 1174

Re: Front mech.

The single front mechs are reeeally reliable but tend to rub a little
by gregoryoftours
6 Mar 2024, 6:20pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Advice: English touring frame 70s-80s style - new or used
Replies: 39
Views: 3357

Re: Advice: English touring frame 70s-80s style - new or used

hujev wrote: 5 Mar 2024, 1:54pm How weird my old thread revived (middle of thread is successful final outcome of quest)...
How did the Woordup turn out, out of interest?
by gregoryoftours
29 Feb 2024, 6:32pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Shimano 11 speed cassettes
Replies: 8
Views: 689

Re: Shimano 11 speed cassettes

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Quite often you get the biggest 3 on an aluminum carrier, then the rest loose, or maybe a chunk of the next 3 rivetted together. This secondary chunk is easily split by grinding heads off the rivets if you have access to a dremel or angle grinder. I have a cs-R7000 105 cassette here for example, biggest 3 on alu carrier, everything else loose. The smallest 2 will have an integrated metal spacer. Oh, as above! Just saw the post with a table of cs-r7000
by gregoryoftours
27 Feb 2024, 7:57am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: New groupset for an old Galaxy
Replies: 23
Views: 1583

Re: New groupset for an old Galaxy

Ah I just saw that it has been re spaced TO 130mm, not from. That does limit options re chainsets somewhat
by gregoryoftours
26 Feb 2024, 5:04pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Headset cap for Carrera Subway 2011-12
Replies: 7
Views: 494

Re: Headset cap for Carrera Subway 2011-12

Honestly I'd go to any other bike shop and pick a standard one up. Half of them will even have some in the scrap bin. If you do order that one be sure to grease the bolt well as it purports to be T6 aluminum rather than the more usual steel.
by gregoryoftours
26 Feb 2024, 4:57pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: New groupset for an old Galaxy
Replies: 23
Views: 1583

Re: New groupset for an old Galaxy

What chainset do you have on it now and what are the chainring sizes? What front derailleur are you running? If you're running something MTB ish it should open up your options a fair amount and also make things a bit cheaper. My galaxies from early or mid 90s came with triple stx chainset which was middle spec Shimano MTB groupset. It's your rear spacing now 135mm? Please post some photos of your bike and gears/shifters etc.
by gregoryoftours
26 Feb 2024, 3:30pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Replacing fully concealed cables
Replies: 33
Views: 2627

Re: Replacing fully concealed cables

I've seen some nifty internal routing, an ht2 crank spindle was doing double duty as the internal bb cable guide, gear cable was steadily sawing it in two!
by gregoryoftours
26 Feb 2024, 1:35pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Charging Devices: Pass Through Battery Pack
Replies: 5
Views: 555

Re: Charging Devices: Pass Through Battery Pack

Most power banks are less finicky about taking a charge than phones, so it will likely solve your issues. Depending on your usage I don't think it's worth getting a large power bank (20,000 mah or so) because then you'll probably have enough to last you for a couple of days and you can charge the bank more quickly at rest stops or overnight stops. I'd either take a small power bank to be charged with dynamo charging system (5,000 mah or so), or ditch the dynamo setup entirely and take a large power bank.
by gregoryoftours
22 Feb 2024, 8:09pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Are there any modern cranksets that aren't goppingly awful?
Replies: 41
Views: 3446

Re: Are there any modern cranksets that aren't goppingly awful?

These don't look too bad -

https://www.templecycles.co.uk/products ... h8QAvD_BwE
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I agree that most look fairly hideous these days. Rear derailleurs are the worst for this in my opinion!
by gregoryoftours
21 Feb 2024, 6:46pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Headset cap for Carrera Subway 2011-12
Replies: 7
Views: 494

Re: Headset cap for Carrera Subway 2011-12

Yes just a 1 1/8" top cap and bolt. Cheap.
by gregoryoftours
21 Feb 2024, 6:36pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: SLX BL-M7100 ispec ev brake lever .
Replies: 2
Views: 273

Re: SLX BL-M7100 ispec ev brake lever .

Here is a compatibility chart showing shifters compatible with your brake lever.
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It looks like deore sl-m5100-i is the highest spec 11 speed ev compatible shift lever. Anything above that in spec is 12 speed (I presume we're taking r/h shifter)
Shifters of any other ispec type (II or B) attach differently so won't play with your brake lever.

You can get adapters that let you mix and match between ispec standards, but that deore 11sp shifter will be neater and still be of good quality.
by gregoryoftours
14 Feb 2024, 8:21pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Water cyclists friend.Filter jugs?
Replies: 34
Views: 2009

Re: Water cyclists friend.Filter jugs?

simonineaston wrote: 11 Feb 2024, 2:05pm
…British Atomic energy authority.
(although they probably have tighter security)…
A good chum of mine comes from Cumbria and many of his friends and relatives still work at Sellafield. Every time we meet up, we are regaled with a selection of humorous anecdotes that centre around the works. Loose security and management incompetence characterise many of the tales…
This is an interesting related article.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... fety-fears

'Dirty Thirty' nuclear waste pond has had a rebrand, so that's alright then.
by gregoryoftours
14 Feb 2024, 8:15pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Hub/Freewheel problem
Replies: 36
Views: 2385

Re: Hub/Freewheel problem

Gumwall wrote: 14 Feb 2024, 11:59am :lol: Excellent point, that certainly would have been a head-scratcher!

Simon, thanks for the photo. I was thinking the whole point of the locking nut was to resist any turning relative to the cone, so putting a washer between them seemed like throwing a spanner in, so to speak. But if that's where the washer probably was, that's where I'll put it back. Cheers.
Putting a washer in actually helps the tightening process so that the threads are under sufficient elastic tension. They often also need to be in that spot for any hub seals to sit correctly.
by gregoryoftours
14 Feb 2024, 6:54pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Compact workstand?
Replies: 36
Views: 1970

Re: Compact workstand?

I really like the Minoura RS3000, I don't know if they make anything similar now. It might not be much smaller than your park but probably lighter being aluminum but very good quality and sturdy.

On looking around the RS5000 is still really available which looks very similar to the 3000. https://www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-magazin ... 20seatpost.

I've worked a lot with Feedback stands (Sport and Sport pro) and would not recommend them. The ones I've used have all been vertical post and the stand always gets in the way of the pedals turning. Several of the cast alu height adjust clamps have cracked, no quick release work clamp, and they're expensive!

If you have a spare wall these double up as pretty decent workstands as well as storage, obviously not for any heavy jobs but good for changing wheels/tyres, working on brakes/gears etc, almost everything except BBs in fact. Need better anchors into the wall than come supplied though.
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