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Ordered a Dynamo wheel last week. When I went to check out delivery the local store was 03/04/2019 or home 02/04/2019. They gave this information at the checkout before I ordered it. It is arriving tomorrow by DPD who have informed me of the time. Sure its a long wait about 8 days in total against t...

Just bought a dynamo wheel. Great advice, unbeatable price wheel is perfect cheers

I would be interested in your build spec when complete cheers

I originally bought the stock bike mostly due to a ex demo deal however I did not like the drive train the bar ends don't work well compared to Shimano, I could live with the wheels and brakes and finishing kit though. Def go for custom build the frame deserves it cheers Peter

If helps I see a few people have mentioned a Genesis Vagabond. I like my Genesis Vagabond one of my better buys. Built it up with 50c and mudguards great for touring compliant and will handle rough stuff. I like it so much I have bought another frame which I am likely to build with top end component...

I borrowed a Pashley Sovereign tourer from my bike shop. Unbelivbly comfortable puts you level with 4x4 windows glides down the road and surprisingly agile. No problem with fit etc just goes on inside leg. To me this is an every day utility bike for decent commutes with your lunch on the pannier and...

. Thanks for the comments. Nobody has dissuaded us from trying the route on Bromptons. I have ridden extensively in France and regularly on a Brompton. I am planning a tour of France using the Brompton with the same 20kgs of luggage and full camping kit that I carry on my tourer. I have found the ro...

Most of the EV6 is better paved than the B roads round here. There were a couple of detours which were hard going for any road bike and if you have skinny tyres you may need to find an alternative route to re-join. When I rode it many sections were flooded but it did not take long to find a D or C r...

Re train travel from Nice. Travelled to Calais from Nice last year with 4 fully loaded touring bikes. Go to the station buy some tickets you may have to place your bike in a plastic bag I found advance booking saved me little and I prefer the flexibility of on the day. I have never had a problem wit...

You could try these from Brick lane Bikes I have no experience of them-- I use these MKS lambadas with any flat shoe, croc, sandal, flip flop etc on my touring bike, mountain bike and Brompton They look ridiculous but I love them

Their quote was nearly £300 more than my renewal quote![/quote] Strange mine was £450 cheaper than Prudential @ £200 I suppose they have a criteria cheers

Surely everybody knows the correct way is to do a week’s supply on Monday and pour into the porridge drawer and cut a slice off every morning. When I worked on farms we got porridge twice per day and the auld farmer maintained we were lucky as in his young days he got it at every meal. This of cour...

I have always used panniers on long tours and found them satisfactory but have toyed with the Idea of a trailer mainly for the simplicity of it . Having read most of the posts on the forum and other opinions on trailers I have decided that some things in life are experiential only no one can tell yo...

I Have my cycles covered on my home contents insurance. For years I paid a high premium with Prudential thinking they were one of the only insurance companies to cover kit out of the house. I now use Hiscox The cover includes the contents of outbuildings within the grounds up to £10000. Contents of ...