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Great thread really interesting and well informed as usual..Hope the OP gets what he wants. Agree about getting measured up to your current requirements. My bikes have changed a lot over the years partly to reflect aging not sure that a replica of my first good bike would fit me now.

I've got a system like this and am very pleased with it and also a SON dynamo on a "work bike" But even so I'm not sure I'd rely on it at 30-40 miles an hour on unlit lanes. I also have a very bright Leyzne headlight giving a longer range beam when its very dark.

Thanks for the advice - yes off road, I (and many others) had an MTB clog up completely on the Hell of the North Cotswolds. Had to take the shorter route after many de-clogs, at the end the chain was scraped back to the metal (and then some) and the bins at the cafe/control seemed to contain a few r...

Update : The new SKS curved guards look good and give better clearance BUT a combination of a particular consistency of autumn Worcestershire mud coming off the fields combined possibly with the poor mud shedding properties of Michelin Pro 4 Endurance 25 mm tyres still leads to a quick build up of m...

I've used BBB ones for some years. They go over bulky boots and have worked well.

Many thanks for the Forum members' good advice on this. Ben (Venture Bikes), who built the wheels originally, replaced the spoke and trued the front wheel. I did one ride in the rain without the front mudguard and the oversize down tube did a good job of deflecting/collecting spray and mud! I have n...

Yep I have the original Secure Clips from Esge days and haven't seen the other sort. SKS website is useful where you can hover over such details. I think I am going to carry my mudguard remnant on a pilgrimage around bike shops until I can see one that offers more clearance.

Thanks for the advice - always amazed at what a great resource this forum is. You post a query at 11.00pm and there are really useful well informed responses by the time you wake up ! The releases were the standard SKS ones which I've used for years (I think they manufacture was taken over by SKS a ...

Thanks for the advice in this thread. My Etape is 8 years old and has done a lot of miles with SKS square section mudguards. But I switched from 23 mm to 25 mm Michelin Pro 4 Endurance tyres a while ago which means more comfort but less clearance. At the back I have had to dislodge mud on occasion d...

PaulS I absolutely support you in going back to Ridgeback - stand light is what I would expect in a dedicated commuter bike nowadays. That said having commuted for 40 years across Birmingham I still carry two complete sets of lights and usually have a flashing LED plus a dynamo with standlicht on my...

This story got a lot of coverage this morning which I am pleased about because I was rounded up for the first BioBank data sample. A bunch of over 60's given a battery of tests on a whole floor of one of Birmingham's many office blocks - some obviously available for short term rent! They found I had...

Just seen this thread. I've been on 20 mg for a year. It has brought my cholesterol down which given family history I am pleased about. They started me on the other brand (probably Rosuvastatin?) which promptly ruined a holiday by giving me a whole bunch of cold symptoms (sore throat runny nose etc ...

I used 23mm for years (starting with Michelin Elans when they first came in) but have followed the trend to 25mm and not regretted it. I've got Michelin Pro (4?) Endurance on two bikes and Panaracer on another. Only problem is that frame and mudguard clearance is a bit more limited on frames origina...

Me too I.09 is in Richards Bicycle Book I think or it was when I first thought about such matters and built up my first adult bike

I thought that Brooks used Australian leather because there were no barbed wires to damage the hide? Or did I just dream that? Always try to have my saddles level.