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- 26 Jan 2021, 2:53pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: It’s OK to be wrong.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1064
Re: It’s OK to be wrong.
+1 on Pinarello. I short listed it initially for looks and because my family originate near Treviso, but I was sold after a test ride. Definitely psychologically worth a least two mph! I only ride it during good weather spells and I recently had it re-finished azzuro with Italian flag flashes of re...
- 26 Jan 2021, 2:52pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Reflective tape colours, front, back and sides
- Replies: 9
- Views: 124
Re: Reflective tape colours, front, back and sides
would recommend any reflective tape being added to parts that move, especially pedals, shoes, overshoes etc. it's far more eye catching than on frames.
- 25 Jan 2021, 2:28pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: It’s OK to be wrong.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1064
Re: It’s OK to be wrong.
+1 on Pinarello. I short listed it initially for looks and because my family originate near Treviso, but I was sold after a test ride. Definitely psychologically worth a least two mph! I only ride it during good weather spells and I recently had it re-finished azzuro with Italian flag flashes of re...
- 22 Jan 2021, 11:40am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Which rust inhibitors are people using?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 855
Re: Which rust inhibitors are people using?
always seems to me to be unlikely to do any harm by trying to add something oily into the frame as best as you can. so why not if you have the time and somewhere appropriate to leave the bike afterwards. my winter bike gets some oil down the seat tube (at the same time as re-greasing the seat post) ...
- 17 Jan 2021, 9:04pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Flying Gate
- Replies: 23
- Views: 929
Re: Flying Gate
really made by jack taylor? or a flying gate frame resprayed with the decals added afterwards?
- 16 Jan 2021, 12:05pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Tyre rotation
- Replies: 24
- Views: 841
Re: Tyre rotation
re. tyre wear what do people find about the old chestnut of 'maturing' tubs/tyres? when they were being cleared years ago i bought a small stack of 28c marathon HS308 tyres and stored them in a cupboard in a loft space. dry and dark. after a year or so one was put on the rear wheel of a fixed commut...
- 15 Jan 2021, 1:18pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Tyre rotation
- Replies: 24
- Views: 841
Re: Tyre rotation
i tend to concentrate more on checking that both tyres are currently in good order than getting as much wear as possible out of each cover. i rarely fully wear out a tyre anyway before some other issue arises - cut side walls, deep nicks in the tread etc. over and above that on my daily use bikes i ...
- 13 Jan 2021, 11:51am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: shabby cranks: painted vs anodised vs polished
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1598
Re: shabby cranks: painted vs anodised vs polished
i have never liked black chainsets, rings, rear mechs etc for the same reasons. a little 'patina' is okay but, as you say, cranks soon suffer very much with bad wear in these cases. i once had a spare track 48T ring that i used on a fixed commuter many years ago. i always thought that it made the bi...
- 9 Jan 2021, 11:34am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Time to replace rim?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1537
Re: Time to replace rim?
do people tend to find that rims, generally, wear evenly? both side to side and around the rim? what sort of pressure would a road type brake block apply to a rim? i'm lucky in that fact that my rear wheels last longer in the winter as most of my miles are on fixed so i rarely use the back brake. i'...
- 4 Jan 2021, 1:27pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: New Campag 13 speed
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1644
Re: New Campag 13 speed
this is exactly what i need for my commuter bike!
how much is it? is there a special, accompanying, 13 'speed' tyre to go with it?

how much is it? is there a special, accompanying, 13 'speed' tyre to go with it?


- 28 Dec 2020, 3:26pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: sheds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 254
sheds
https://twitter.com/i/status/1343157428486078469
incredible discipline and skill.
many sheds out there akin to this one?
incredible discipline and skill.
many sheds out there akin to this one?
- 27 Dec 2020, 10:35pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Velox rim tape woe - Hot weather?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1373
Re: Velox rim tape woe - Hot weather?
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m20b0s165p1065/VELOX-Cloth-Rim-Tape which rim tape do people usually fit to a 15 internal width rim? 13 wide enough or prone to slipping around? 16 too wide and has a tendency to make tyre fitment awkward? i have never had a full set of these rims tapes in one place and ...
- 27 Dec 2020, 10:28pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: spoke gauge numbers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 289
Re: spoke gauge numbers
interesting theories. i wonder if the 2/1.6 measurement that 531colin mentions has, over time, been lost in translation and become mistakenly 2.16.
have finished the wheel it 'helped' build anyway. i'm happy with it.
have finished the wheel it 'helped' build anyway. i'm happy with it.
- 26 Dec 2020, 7:16pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: spoke gauge numbers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 289
spoke gauge numbers
i bought a relatively inexpensive spoke tension gauge earlier this month mostly to check the readings on an existing wheel for curiosity's sake more than anything else. as they do the tool comes with a thin metal disc into which slots are cut so spoke gauges can be measured. the one with this tool h...
- 21 Dec 2020, 3:54pm
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: What's good about winter cycling
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2071
Re: What's good about winter cycling
i love a winter ride when i've got no real place to go and a bit of time to pedal and ponder. get togged up and go. ps. i don't like the low winter sun though. granted the aesthetic qualities but the combination of low sun, often wet roads plus dirty/misty car windscreens makes a dangerous combinati...