Cycling UK Forum

I helped a friend set up a shop in the 90s. he was paint sprayer for a car rental company with no real experience or indeed a cyclist. he was a bit younger than me but still around 27 or so when he started things going just over 20 years ago. competition was harsh in york with several large establi...

Brooks offer an excellent refurbishment service for their own saddles - had a titanium saddle refurbished with a new organic leather top.

I’ve both heard of them and used them - lived in London since 2000. Normally promoted by local authorities.

nsew wrote:Hand gel & mask. By the M40, wet night, stupidly forgot to check tarp for tie outs. No panniers.

Last photograph looks like the Oxford tube bus stop lay-by at Hillingdon, near Ickenham: used to cycle in that area a lot when I lived in Ruislip.

Hill Road is a real stinker - especially the bit at the bottom- but I included it in one of my normal, regular, routes. I find Chinnor Hill easier - although the sharp left near the top is nasty.

Actually, is the path near the Chinnor post office up Chinnor Hill rideable? I wonder.

I remember being slightly intimdated by the guy behind the counter at a cycle shop in Kilburn, name and exact location (I think it was on the north side of Willesden Lane, just up from the junction with Kilburn High Road and was a Campagnolo dealer) hazy in the mists of time. He appeared pained whe...

Nice. Both very expensive and very nice. If you meet up with them, pictures of the bikes would be good. My Woodrup custom frame, built by Kevin Sayles to my spec for 650B wheels. Reynolds 725 a mix of .7/.4/.7 and .8/.5/.8 guages. I built the wheels. It's not a good shot for frame details but it's ...

Nice. Both very expensive and very nice.

If you meet up with them, pictures of the bikes would be good.

Slightly different model, but this years Surly Disc Trucker is £750 at Spa: wince... And have you seen the increase in Surly Ogre/Troll, etc and all Salsa frames in the last couple of years. Eye watering price increases with some now £800. Not a surprise as Surly and Salsa are owned by the same firm...

I’d feel a lot happier and less concerned if they had a stabilising and reinforcing loop/hoop over the wheel.

Maybe I’m being over cautious as others have said they should be fine.

I found the current Greenguard version of the Marathon Original to be an uncomfortable tyre. It may have rolled OK, but I could never get the sweet spot for the pressure. Too hard and like riding on concrete, too soft and it felt slow. For many years I used the 2 previous versions of the 'Original...

And the irony is that Black Lives Matter Marxist aims (both UK US; and worldwide) such as: Abolishing the Police Abolishing the nuclear family Would make black peoples lives far worse, and significantly impacted negatively, as law abiding black people would be preyed upon by criminals and gangs ( w...

And the irony is that Black Lives Matter Marxist aims (both UK US; and worldwide) such as: Abolishing the Police Abolishing the nuclear family Would make black peoples lives far worse, and significantly impacted negatively, as law abiding black people would be preyed upon by criminals and gangs ( wh...

It was Dave Yates course - I thought he retired a while back - a shame if he has as a top, top, frame builder who ran a brilliant course. Contact him to find out as he may only be semi retired. Ellis Briggs - the original and long-standing firm went into liquidation and the new firm received a lot o...

I would have thought a Surly LHT, disc or otherwise would be a definite option. Tough bike; good for carrying heavy loads; OK handling off road; reasonable performance on road; fat tyres (or as they say, fatties fit fine); etc. Agree they are nice but have you seen the price increases in the last ...