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It would be nice to have your road bike. I don't know if you ever go to west Sumatra . There is the annual road race around the region Tour de singkarak and the roads are pretty good around there ideal for a road bike. The scenery is fantastic.

I think only you can decide really. Things to consider are do you have suitable roads around you where you can ride the bike. What's the surface like and the traffic and air pollution like. I did consider a road bike at one time but decided against it due to the factors mentioned above. It maybe goo...

There is a thread on here called. Alternative to Jones H bars might be worth a read.

I did route 68 Pennine cycle way at the August bank holiday from Berwick as far as gargrave. The section south of Wooler had five boggy bits/fords and the bridge is hard work on a fully loaded tourer. The forest section was badly rutted and wet due to foresty work I dowt they will have repaired it.i...

I have canti's on my mtb touring bike which are from 1995. I got the brakes with a parkpre pro team mtb and have been using them on my main bike since then. They are Critical racing cantilever brakes the original pads were madison aztecs and could stop you on a sixpence. I shoud try to source some o...

Don't know about the maker but that is a lovely bike and you got a bargain for sure.

Don't miss out on the bakery in Bellingham next to the co-op. The macaroni pie is fabulous as are the other pies. Called in a few times this year.

I am doing a chainsaw course today and the instructor has reccomended we use what 3 words for location and write ot down on our risk aassesment for emergensy Services to locate our location when doing forestery work

It is a nice bike and will be fine for touring. My first 3 touring bikes were all mtb's. If all the components are in decent condition then a new chain and tyres is all i would change for now. Give it a Service this may include cables and some bearings fit a rear rack and give it a runout for the we...

A padlock on disc breaks or through chainring if bike doesnt have discs.

Cycle travel shows the ncn 85 to northenden at 6 miles to join the ncn62 trans pennine trail . Have not cycled it but was surprised at the trans pennine route through greater mancester on the greenways you dont realise that your going through a biult up area. Well signed and easy to follow a pleasan...

Some nice bikes there reohn2.

+1 for the hex skewers they look better too.

Stradle cables come in several different lenghts i think yours are too long.
Personally i prefer the tektro triangle type and they seem to self adjust.
Spa sell them £4.50 each.

I like to wear a thin snood / buff on my neck doubles up as a mask aswell if dusty i find it gets wet with sweat in the tropics and helps to cool you down. I normally use a peaked cap like has been said its nice yo wet it too.