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Hi all,

Happy new year all!

Thank you all for the info
Really good food for thought, it’s not just about the Lowest gear, it’s about the usability of the gears is well.

Thanks again

Martin

Hi all, Hope you had a nice Xmas everyone! Continued ponderings on gears set up for uphill commuter – light Tourer. Is the below rear cassette usable in real life? Paring it with a 48-32 double front. 12-36 Cassette: Gearings: 12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 teeth Questions: Q1.8 of the nine rings below,...

Brucey wrote:https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a20045553/to-catch-a-counterfeiter-the-sketchy-world-of-fake-bike-gear/

cheers

Thanks Brucey,

Gosh that is scary stuff!

Not worth the risk!

Martin

I'm not a great fan of decathlon bikes Thier frames look very crude and the finish looks like a galvanised farm gate. Compared to a Boardman which always look a degree better finished and lighter too. For £500-600 a Scott speeder would be a better buy. https://m.startfitness.co.uk/scott-2016-speeds...

So heavy - I won’t be able to lift easy for train trips or into car etc. No way my tiny missus will be able to Shift around easily either Just make sure you don't confuse the two:- Lifting - 1 kg off a 12 kg bike is 8.3% - probably significant. Riding - 1 kg off a 12 kg bike with a 50 kg rider is o...

it might help if you say what your idea of 'lightweight' is cheers Morning Brucey, How are you? 8). Seasonal greetings! Hope you have a great Christmas coming up :-). It’s been ages since we posted. I think you were the first person to reply, years ago when I posted my first message on this forum :...

I should’ve said: My new commuter has: Shimano Sora components. The local bike shop mechanic, says the Sora cable disc brakes are really good and reliable. I’m happy with this level of components, Tiagra et cetera. To keep the costs reasonable, for example with the triban Rc520 as a base Bike to bui...

Hi all, Bought a winter commuter bike. Bit of a revelation. 1. Low gears - triple 2. Panniers - vs heavy laptop rucksack etc 3, disc brakes - awesome downhill rainy braking Only real Issues is: 1. So heavy - I won’t be able to lift easy for train trips or into car etc. No way my tiny missus will be ...

Hi all,

Thank you so much for the info!

Really good food for thought, it’s not just about the Lowest gear, it’s about the usability of the gears is well.

Thanks again

Martin

Hi all, Long time not on this forum! Back onto commuting up those steep hills in Bristol. I see that double front ring setups have come a long way with gravel bikes becoming fashionable. Looking at Sheldon’s gear ratio website. For the lowest gear available, I see the gear ratios are: Double mring e...

Hi all, Interesting debate this! I guess a positive take on this is: The increase in interest in bicycles gives companies more scope to do research and development to improve cycling Fair weather bicycle riders are providing the commercial buying to let this happen. With any luck, the research and d...

Hi Neil, Happy riding with your new road bike! If the bike is actually going to be used for commuting, and it is your only bike, then I strongly suggest having a road bike with proper mudguard eyelets. I have a Cannondale synapse. Lovely bike, but all the mudguard possibilities are all a bit flimsy....

Hi all, Many thanks for the advice! I have a foot pump, and it's pretty imprecise, a lot of the air goes out of the tires when I take the adaptor off. For the old 25MM tires, I would just pop them up as hard as I can, and I did that to self, and just check they are hard Can I do this for the 28mm ty...

Hi all, New tires – no direction arrows – put on different ways on bike. Issues?! 28MM new tyres Continent to insurance pro for version two No tread on the tires. No I will indicators on the tires, to say which way forward I accidentally put the tires on differently on front and back. The wording is...

hi All, Michelin pro four insurance v2 - Max PSI 87?! I've managed to fit the front new tire. It started raining, so had to pack things away. Will finish the rest tomorrow I noticed something though, packing up. On the tire sidewall, it says the maximum psi is 87?! Road bike tires, pumped up hard, w...