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- 14 Feb 2019, 6:33am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Handlebar Tape
- Replies: 34
- Views: 862
Re: Handlebar Tape
Yes, start the bar tape at the bottom and work to the stem clamp. However, on the top section wrap so on the way up, you are coming up behind the bars, and then down the front. The pressure/friction of your hands on the tape tends to tighten in. If you wrap coming up at the front, down at the back, ...
- 9 Feb 2019, 2:56pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Siezed dual pivot calipers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 773
Siezed dual pivot calipers
On the "Is there a perfect bike for commuting?" thread on here, I posted to not use dual pivot brakes without mud guards, as they always sieze up (water + winter road salt). I had the best case yet this week at work, Campag Veloce, front and rear calipers siezed (pads sort of just about ru...
- 8 Feb 2019, 8:07pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Is there a perfect bike for commuting?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 6012
Re: Is there a perfect bike for commuting?
Not read all the posts... but don't commute with dual pivots and no mudguards. At work every winter I (and a few other on this forum I expect) get quite a few seized up front and rear dual pivot calipers (and a few other designs as well). Sometimes they unseize, often they don't. Then it is complete...
- 8 Feb 2019, 7:58pm
- Forum: For Sale - Complete bikes ONLY - state FRAME SIZE in title
- Topic: V21" Men's Dawes Super Galaxy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 895
Re: V21" Men's Dawes Super Galaxy
Colour/parts/memory suggests it is a 1980's version (Suntour Cyclone gears definately 1980's).
Nothing wrong with that, a good bike at a very good price, with the better butted 531 main tubes rather than plain guage 531.
Should be a good bike for someone! (too small for me).
Nothing wrong with that, a good bike at a very good price, with the better butted 531 main tubes rather than plain guage 531.
Should be a good bike for someone! (too small for me).
- 1 Feb 2019, 7:33am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Newcastle to Heathrow?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2232
Re: Newcastle to Heathrow?
It can be as scenic/safe or not as you make it! Go down the A1 and you'll have a grim time and need good health insurance. Lots of quiet/scenic country all the way (more or less) between Newcastle and London if you avoid the large cities/industrial splurge in between. Down the center of the country ...
- 30 Jan 2019, 8:09pm
- Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
- Topic: Manchester - A big emphasis is training up engineers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2049
Re: Manchester - A big emphasis is training up engineers
"Praise: Manchester, Oxfordshire" not sure where this comes from. OxfordshireCC are better than they were, making good efforts in places, but its the engineers who cock all up for cycle facilities once they get their hands on the plans, indeed, often it could be said they don't even adhere...
- 24 Jan 2019, 8:58pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Cassette lockring issue
- Replies: 11
- Views: 443
Re: Cassette lockring issue
Sometimes I come across stuck lock rings. Put splined tool spanner/chain whip handles on opposite sides, hold (upright) wheel on the ground/tool handles horizontal so you need to push down to loosen. Use a spare finger or 2 to grip the wheel rim/spoke, lift and thump down hard on the ground, the sho...
- 23 Jan 2019, 9:05pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Change in Shimano Chainrings ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 416
Re: Change in Shimano Chainrings ?
There is a difference. I have had middle rings - correct bolt hole (4) spacing, but the ring wouldn't fit on the crank shoulder. A previous thread I started end up saying it was 8s rings vs 9s rings. The difference on shoulder dimension is (IIRC) to stop bolting a (slightly thicker) 8s ring onto a (...
- 21 Jan 2019, 9:17am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Viner Mitus Disc Anniversary gear cable change
- Replies: 6
- Views: 263
Re: Viner Mitus Disc Anniversary gear cable change
Agree with Brucey, internal cables can be a PITA. I've come up against this, mostly Trek and Specialized. This is only really helpful if you have not removed the cable, so this will only help you if you try it again in the future - however, see note at end. After a google search :- I get a length of...
- 12 Jan 2019, 5:39pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Cyclus head tube reaming and facing tool
- Replies: 16
- Views: 579
Re: Cyclus head tube reaming and facing tool
It might be both types of cutters are made, https://www.ra-co.de/fileadmin/Kataloge/Cyclus_Tools_2019/CyclusTools_2019_Eng/8/ has on p8 3 boxes near the top ;- head tube reamer ES, head tube reamer ZS/IS, and head tube facer. The bigger image belowon p8 has the reamer and facer mounted together. I c...
- 12 Jan 2019, 2:34pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Top swing or Bottom swing?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 474
Re: Top swing or Bottom swing?
If you have no mud guards and are slack with you oiling, from what I see at work top swing ones are far more prone to rusting up stiff/solid, especially if they don't shift gear that often. On a tourer either swing is probably OK subject to previous advice. I have known top swing ones be unable to m...
- 12 Jan 2019, 2:25pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: British Eagle
- Replies: 12
- Views: 657
Re: British Eagle
RE Shomano brake arms, worth using if possible - I have the XT version, the only original moving part still on my tourer (1983) as I can't find better ones (I tried tecktos similar design, didn't fit my bosses). Set post and other things. If looking stuck/stiff, I'd gently heat seat post/BB cups/cra...
- 5 Jan 2019, 6:23pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Another car head lamp thread
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2130
Another car head lamp thread
There have been a couple of threads recently on car head lamps. I have a 3rd one. For many years, there have always been those annoying cars driven in the dark with dazzling headlights because they are poorly aligned even when on dipped beam. This winter I have found poorly aligned head lights very ...
- 28 Dec 2018, 9:36am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Using a Tag-Along with an adult (rider)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 728
Re: Using a Tag-Along with an adult (rider)
Tagalongs. An adult would in all probability be too heavy. Don't buy a cheap one, towing brackets always wear, so the tag along leans sideways at an alarming angle - probably the adult is unaware of this, but I have seen many on the school run. For this reason don't buy used. Better quality ones (Bu...
- 27 Dec 2018, 8:27pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Removing BB woes.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 724
Re: Removing BB woes.
Agree with Brucey's heating comments. Enough heat to drive out water/dry the threads, not to expand it to kingdom come. If you heat with the crank on for some reason, remove the crank bolt first. Once heated/dry, plus gas or WD40 penetrating oil, allow plenty of soak time. (not the regular blue wd40...