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IMO switching to modern LED lamps is a better way forward, particularly for front lighting.

Agree: LED's are far superior in terms of lighting quality and longevity.

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Great story: I know Pinxton and used to visit regularly.

Thanks. I don't suppose you knew Johnny Moran's bike shop, on Wharf Road? Long gone. He was my grandfather.

No, but my Grandad mentioned it a few times (he was a local cobbler from Langley Mill). Said it was a cracking shop.

I grew up in the E Mids (Notts/Derby border), in the 60s/70s it was always a croggy there! Ay'Up mate gis a croggy! I remember that line from my short childhood stay in Pinxton. It was a tough pit village for a boy straight from a remote Australian island. I had to fight. "Come on Australian y...

I grew up in the E Mids (Notts/Derby border), in the 60s/70s it was always a croggy there! Ay'Up mate gis a croggy! Now living in W. Yorks and a mention of this to my cycling friends resulted in blank expressions! I agree: I'm too originally from the Notts/Derbyshire border in the East Midlands and...

Sorry, cannot compare to Paselas (as never used any) but I do like Supremes, have used them for a long time, find them very comfortable with good puncture resistance. Obviously, puncture resistance and weight is a trade off but, for a very light touring tyre, the resistance is very good as only had ...

Yes, updates would be very interesting.

I understand 708 was originally produced for sprinters and for some of the one day classics - hence the internal ribbing to give stiffness. I'm also only aware of two manufacturers to use it a lot: Peugeot for race bikes and Raleigh Special Products for their sublime blue Randonneur and then the las...

Great bike: not 1986 though but early/mid 1990's - I'd say 94 onwards ( without checking online catalogues). The 1986 model was Reynolds 531 in gun metal grey.

Hope you sell as the Reynolds 708 Randonneur was and still is a fantastic bike.

Hi all, another newbie question! I need to replace at least the rear wheel on my Norco Valence, I don't know much at all about bikes & all the technical stuff. I'm looking for help finding the balance between cheap & reliably durable wheels! I'm tending towards a second hand rear wheel or w...

I paid £400 on e-bay for a blue Reynolds 708 Randonneur, Deore LX, but with a Son dynamo hub. Toured, fully loaded, from Newcastle to Berwick upon Tweed and thence onto Edinburgh through the Borders; fantastic bike. Only thing I changed on the bike, as it had light use, was improve the original 28 c...

There is an amazing replacement for the Hollowtech axle .... longevity, low cost and ease of maintenance .. I think it's called "Square Taper axle" ... so i have been told .. ... :) Agree: have square taper on most of my bikes and, as I have a proclivity to buy second hand older bikes, al...

CyclingGuy wrote:I have a couple of sets of See.Sense Ace lights and swear by them.

V nice lights as well: have Ace2 on Kickstarter discount preorder - not as bright as the Dinotte but a lot cheaper.

I'm interested to hear what fellow members consider to be the brightest rear lights for daytime riding? The other day I was in my car and noticed two cyclists quite a distance ahead who both had very bright identical flash patten rear lights, unfortunately they took another route before I could rea...

Interesting article, although quite clearly marketing, however, it piqued my interest and I've added some Fibrax extreme blocks on my winter bike - Dawes One Down with cantis (v brake holders) and they are far superior to the standard blocks the Tektro 720's came with. Oh yes, I bought them direct f...

I agree: I use the same lexicon myself although, don't forget, that brake blocks are used in V brake holders as well on canti brakes on touring bikes. I'm with Brucey on this. Blocks are inserted into holders and used in calliper brakes. Pads are used with disc brakes. Shoes are in drum brakes. Comp...