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Up hill on my 22x36 today, overtaken by a runner, again Couldn't match me down the other side, (30 +)
Cheers.
Rob.

I get down too 2.5 mph on a 22x36 gear on a 700x35 wheel, it would be easier with a few more teeth on the cassette, but I don't want to go too 10 speed.
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Rob.

Thanks Hamster and Brucey, a bit of thinking outside the box there

I have a Trek 4400 with a cheep suspension fork, haven't used it for years; thought I might use it on the road with a ridged fork, any suggestions for a suitable swap; I guess some new head races as well.
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Rob.

I was under the understanding that right handed people put their left foot down, the majority of people; left handers put the right foot down, except for a few awkward people like me, right handed and put my right foot down. Mother-in-law is left handed, she pushes her bike from the right hand side....

Thanks Brucey,
ah, the the yoke, at least I know the name now We've reshaped it once, it's not perfect, hence why we wanted to replace it. Cheers.
Rob.

Thanks Brucey, The bike is up in Exeter, I'm going to have to go up and have another look. Anyway, I've found pictures of a Tektro brakes on line and the bore on all models' I think is straight through, it certainly is on a TK857,(which is bushed), ours is a TK837. I've seen a pair of RM4s, new, for...

Hi random37,
sorry, have never managed to do pictures on here. Perhaps to explain the problem better I should say that when we mount the Shimano one on the post (on the fork leg) it bottoms out, say, 3mm before it reaches the shoulder.
Thanks.
Rob.

Hi all, sons girl friend has a Giant Liv Alight 2 [2016], with Tektro TK837 V bakes, the front one has got damaged, we bought a replacement, deciding on a Shimano; one when we came to fit it the internal bore, which goes over the boss on the forks was far to shallow, we want to be sure the next one ...

How about a TandemTwoesday/Traveller from Bike Friday, lots of scope for adjustability, much roomier on the back than the Circe Helios, not cheap though.
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Secondhand Bike Friday ? But they're not cheap
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Sure, out with friends yesterday, a bit wet , but not cold, I was happy, better than being stuck indoors, Mrs RJS may have found me work to do
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I use ATAC's the only down side is the newer versions run a plain bearing which I don't think is serviceable.
Cheers.
Rob.

By all means replace the crank, but the damaged crank can be helicoiled, if you want to save the crank; some LBS will have the tool, or you can buy the necessary to do it yourself, but probably not cost effective.
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Rob.

The met office web site gives you temperature, wind direction, speed and wind chill factor, hourly. I think the xc website buys info from the met office
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Rob.