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The Ortler looks eminently sensible to me - chunky looking tyres and wheels - and a good price considering the mudguards, dynamo lighting and rack are all included. I like the look of the adjustable stem as well - should help you get a nice comfortable riding position. German/Austrian hybrid bikes a...

I got a 36 hole Taylor Wheels dynamo wheel about 8 years ago (Shimano 3n20 on ZAC2000 rim)for just over £40 and used it for about 10,000 (?) miles of all year commuting over 5 years or so plus a bit of touring. Absolutely zero issues with the wheel - still true now so great value. Given the mileage ...

....................My opinion is that every battery light I've used has given me little-to-no confidence that: i) I will be seen by cars ii) I'll be able to see where I'm going at speed in the dark, and iii) The batteries won't run out at some inopportune time and leave me in the dark................

The early fully rigid steel mountain bikes were actually better for off-road touring than current MTBs in some ways. You could mount panniers on and there were none of the complications of suspension forks. These photos are of me off-road touring around 1990 with a steel Raleigh 501 framed MTB (&quo...

If you buy the pukka padded Specialized bar tape it comes with a layer of Gel you put underneath it - see pic. This absorbs the road shock. 20181027_165918(1).jpg I got some nice wide Richey bars as well - for me nice wide bars are more comfortable .. (48cm I think) YMMV...and I used a stem lifter t...

Totally agree with thelawnet's super comprehensive post above.. because of the complication of 12 speed requiring a new hub (Shimano Microspline or SRAM XD) a 1x12 conversion is not really economic in my mind. One more cost effective option to consider though is going 1 x 11. This has the advantage ...

Hi Rob
It's the direction the rim is travelling when it passes the pads..so, yes, forward

JD Tandems have got a good video up on Vimeo showing the KHS Sausage Dog.

We have a similar interest in "low stepover" tandems so it would be great if you could let us know what you get....

https://vimeo.com/287345446

Did you check Open Cycle Map ?

https://www.opencyclemap.org/

There is even a more sporty Galaxy available .. the "Cromo"..

Perhaps a nod back to simpler, mudguard free, Galaxies ...

Not quite gone ... e.g. 2020 Ultra Galaxy (in steel) .. still quite a few other models on Evans website if you want one ... dawes-green-EV382104-6000-1.jpg 2020 ultra galaxy.JPG https://www.evanscycles.com/dawes-galaxy-cromo-2020-touring-bike-EV382103?wiz_medium=cpc&wiz_source=google&wiz_cam...

Is the Aldi a rebadged Freespirit Ruck/Orus? https://outlet.e-bikesdirect.co.uk/bikes/adult-bikes/folding-bikes/freespirit-ruck-unisex-folding-bicycle,-20-wheel,-7-speed---black?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl7r98JCK6wIVFeztCh1KxwlPEAQYASABEgLw8fD_BwE £380 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aluminium-Folding-Bike-20-W...

I've used my spare quicklink on our tandem. I hadnt noticed the middle chainring was loose...although I should have realised because middle ring shifts were getting sketchey. Then the chain must have fallen between the large and middle ring and somewhere in the melee the quick link got ripped off, s...

My Traban (540 I think) came with a pair of these. worth a look? https://www.decathlon.co.uk/aksium-race ... 31679.html

Key thing to check is that you are not using v-brake levers .. sounds like U brakes used the same ones as cantilever brakes used to use .. with a different leverage ratio. Sheldon Brown has a section on them that might be helpful ? https://www.sheldonbrown.com/canti-u.html