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to add my pennies worth
i have ridden somebody elses trek domane 4. something or another and loved every bit of it! fully carbon frame and fork as i am sure you already know
the fully carbon should make it dead rigid and you should feel every bit of the road but instead they have a tiny bit of flex at the bottom bracket and a rubber block ant the seat tube meaning there is a weee bit of 'suspension' if you like and you really can feel that the ride is as comfy as a alu or even steel
beautiful shifting thanks to the 105 groupset
very comfy riding on the top flats and on the hoods or on the drops

about £1,800 i believe
Cheers Ed

i would class my self as part of the modern generation (15 years of age) so have always grown up with a minimum of 18 gears but honestly feel 3 would be enough for me and am currently setting up a SS fixed
Cheers Ed

i do all my own work have done a tiny bit a wheel truing and also have a written off rear wheel now due to the hub so am going to dis-assemble and build time and time again until i can do it blindfolded! wheel is 700c 6 spoke tri-cross i believe
so far i have done the following:
front and rear hub rebuilds
punctures
traditional BB rebuild
a bit of wheel truing
replacing individual spokes
inner tube and tyre removal and fitting without tools
part way through headset rebuild currently

by the end of the year i will be able to successfully rebuild a whole bike by my self without the internet and i will hopefully be able to do wheels!
Cheers Ed

sharing from another forum

Stolen today,20th March, outside the Yurt Cafe, Creative Common, Bristol, just next to Temple Meads. Black/Red in colour, registered with Bike Register. Stolen between 12.00 and 12.20. Please keep an eye out, many thanks!!

not mine but worth sharing
Cheers Ed

Vaya wrote:

Young Ed wrote:and that is exactly the way i adjust the derailer i pull it out by hand to a good position and then nip the cable in the pinch bolt
Cheers Ed

I'm unsure what you mean here?

When setting up the front derailleur, put the shifter so that it is in the lowest ring at the front (the smallest.) Then clamp the cable.

will try this! :p
Cheers Ed

cycleruk wrote:Have you tried pushing the derailleur further out by hand?
Has the chain always rubbed since you got the bike?

Even if the rear derailleur is out of adjustment it won't cause the problem you have with the front.

no the front derailer was just fine till i replaced the cable just over 100 miles ago and then i went to adjust it because it was absolutely atrocious after about 100 miles and now i just can't get it right

and that is exactly the way i adjust the derailer i pull it out by hand to a good position and then nip the cable in the pinch bolt
Cheers Ed

being a bit of a hobby metallurgist an metal worker have the bars been on the bikes during any heavy/serious drops or any crashes? any really serious cold (talking minus 30, 40 or 50 degrees c we are talking!)
Cheers Ed

as an aside will this pair do for shimano un54/5 BB's?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370972002163
Cheers Ed

i bought bike second hand but believe it is original mech and bike is a hybrid type thing

am going to order crank puller etc very soon so will check about washers/spacers then
Cheers Ed

for turn by turn navigation and touchscreen and real good maps look at the garmin edge touring

i have recently bought the degt ouring and love it great little device works faultlessly
Cheers Ed

i recently bough edge touring and LOVE it is just great and does just what i want
Cheers Ed

after rebuilding a few hubs several times recently to a reasonable standard i was doing some pother work yesterday and the bearings and cones had come loose so with the odd obscenity i adjusted cones and tightened lock nuts but how can i stop them coming loose in the future? maybe lock tite on the lock nuts?
Cheers Ed

my front derailer wont move enough it will change into the third/ outer most chain ring but the chain rubs on the outside edge of the inside of the derailer (if that even makes sense!)

before you all tell me simple screw or cable adjustment i have done that and with the derailer adjusted as far out as it can possibly go and with adjustment screw at extreme it still does this

i have thought of two possible causes but am not sure but here we go

the derailer cage could be bent or twisted

the rear derailer is out of adjustment (i think it is anyway), i'm not sure how to adjust this one but will have a youtube session soon!

any ideas or suggestions etc?
Cheers Ed

So anyone own a Garmin edge touring or the plus version?
I am saving for one of these devices, [probably the standard version, and want to know general opinions and any flaws.
Please do nit pick!
Would it be suitable for LEJOG?
Would it potentially be suitable for some touring in the rest of Europe?
Cheers Ed

carefully drill out pedal from back use progressive bigger drills if necessary
taking care not to damage crank
Cheers Ed