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- 14 Jan 2021, 5:34pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Schwalbe Big Apple 26in tyres.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2834
Re: Schwalbe Big Apple 26in tyres.
Thread resurrection because this comes up on Google when I search for reviews of these tyres. I have 2" Big Apples on a fixed bike. The sweet spot is about 60-70 psi. They roll a bit better at 80, but they are harsh and it is defeating the purpose of them. Much below 60 and the bike bobs horrib...
- 18 Feb 2017, 1:47pm
- Forum: Cycling Goods & Services - Your Reviews
- Topic: Chain Reaction Cycles
- Replies: 134
- Views: 193147
Re: Chain Reaction Cycles
I bought a hydraulic disc brake, hose and lever from them in late 2015. A couple of weeks ago the lever started leaking fluid and the brake stopped working. I sent them a warranty claim by email and they sent be straight back a brand new replacement of all three components, gratis , without any need...
- 1 Dec 2016, 1:19pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Carbon forks, when to replace?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8432
Re: Carbon forks, when to replace?
On the grounds that to make a Ti fork as non-noodly as a steel one would require more mass of material than a quality steel one.
- 30 Nov 2016, 6:48pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3438
Re: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
hamster wrote:That's not exactly surprising is it? Something with zero components being more reliable than one with (say) 100.
Did I say it was?
Oh and

- 30 Nov 2016, 6:42pm
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: Cycling in fog ?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7212
Re: Cycling in fog ?
the colour differential should be more than suffice to signify that there is a vehicle in front There may possibly be a colour differential at night but there will not be during the day, a BS quality light just doesnt knock out enough light to be seen in daylight diffused by fog. Dead right. You al...
- 30 Nov 2016, 6:38pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Carbon forks, when to replace?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8432
Re: Carbon forks, when to replace?
Tubes in frames are in triangles. Supported at both ends
Steerers and fork blades are supported at one end and have an oscilllatory load at the other. Different kettle of fish.
Steerers and fork blades are supported at one end and have an oscilllatory load at the other. Different kettle of fish.
- 30 Nov 2016, 1:19pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3438
Re: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
Nexus 3s seem to be pretty reliable. The 8s and 11s need fuss over cables and rotary couplers and protection from ice...and oil baths. I've used most of them over the years, broken many of them, and never found one that is genuinely minimal maintenance and reliable in the way that fixed is Unless yo...
- 30 Nov 2016, 12:14pm
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: Cycling in fog ?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7212
Re: Cycling in fog ?
well, I doubt I'd opt to ride 15 hours in thick fog for fun*, but for the hour commute I would (do) just put the bright lights on and get on with it. High intensity LED rear lights have been a game-changer for fog. I can remember about 25 years ago being on a club run and being caught in fog. It rea...
- 30 Nov 2016, 11:42am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3438
Re: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
Here's an idea. Why doesn't someone make a rigid ferrule with a rubber orifice (like in a football) in the wall of the ferrule to accept a straw. The ferrule could be spliced in half-way along each Bowden cable to allow lubrication to be forced in. In winter, this could be done before each ride to ...
- 29 Nov 2016, 11:47am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3438
Re: I'm not not normally worried about having the latest fad or technology but .......
Alfines and kinked cables don't play well together even after the cable is straightened. Unless you can get the cable entirely straight and kink-free like new, which I never have, it adds a degree of uncertainty to the gear shift. Time to change the cable if it's kinked.
- 28 Nov 2016, 9:32pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: trike conversion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 996
Re: trike conversion
Since supplanted by an ebay Rogers
Both are single wheel drive, and on the hills round here they just flounder. Lean back enough to keep the wheel down and the front crabs into the ditch. Sit up a bit and the drive wheel spins helplessly. I rode this one a lot on flatter lands.
- 28 Nov 2016, 9:24pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: dont wine bottles use corks anymore?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1552
Re: dont wine bottles use corks anymore?
Cork causing flavour problems is an issue with rosé wines. We drink a lot of rosé and it was affecting perhaps one in 3 or 4 at one time. I've only ever experienced it once or twice with red and I can't ever remember it with white.
I do like a cork, having said that.
I do like a cork, having said that.
- 27 Nov 2016, 5:10pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Carbon forks, when to replace?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8432
Re: Carbon forks, when to replace?
Dave's right that for an urban cyclist, the risk associated with forks failing (unless you don;t listen to the creaks and clicks) or unless you hit something and keep riding the same forks) is less than being taken out by a car My riding is mostly endless miles of mostly-empty roads. certainly when ...
- 27 Nov 2016, 10:02am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Genesis bikes
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4226
Re: Genesis bikes
The Day One reviewed in this months' magazine looks very nice. It's entirely incorrect to suggest that it shouldn't be run fixed though. I purposely don;t use a lockring on my fixed bikes to prevent damage if the chain unships at the back. I've never unscrewed a sprocket by leg force. Looks like yo...
- 27 Nov 2016, 9:58am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Carbon forks, when to replace?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8432
Re: Carbon forks, when to replace?
[quote="531colin" why would I go looking for 1" steerer in carbon or alloy when I can have 1 1/8" to 1 1/2" tapered steerers with a greater margin of safety, and no disadvantage for my sort of riding? .[/quote] Why not indeed, on a new bike. But lots of bikes were sold with ...