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Gold Label Wax - a much more economical purchase than Carradice's own. It seems better than Barbour own brand. Works well on Carradice stuff. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-Label-Waterproof-Wax-Re-proofing-All-Waxed-Cotton-Garments-Horse-Rugs-400G/402503731508?hash=item5db7178934:g:gWIAAOSwlpNfGYT...

Bells are only as good as the willingness of others to hear them. Many reasons why they don't, often loudness of the bell isn't one of them! That is true, indeed, as many other things in life. Mutual respect should be the basis of a civilized community, but often ignored. But I have a question that...

Hello. The last few months I have not taken advantage of the "glorious" (that can be an opinion for many) weather for cycling, rather been busy with other activities. Hence I seem to have forgotten many of the local good lanes, and the ones with short and steep gradients. The ones like Ast...

I had been using the former for a while, me and the sweet half have discovered many new places for weekend walks.

Hi, my 2c about Shimano brifters: after a small laydown on the road (my mates are still laughing about my need for a good sleep) my left hand lever got un-responsive to the point where it wont release the gear cable when pressing the lever #2. I have discovered that you can get the two levers to cla...

Brucey wrote:...
Since this is an emotive issue for some folk it'd be nice if they gave you a choice of how noisy the freewheel is?

cheers

You have a valid point there, but won't this imply that keeping the hub noisy is a sort of "badge of honour"? (scratches head)

A few comments: 1. The farmer probably has public liability insurance cover, because I am pretty sure it's normal for farmers to have a combined insurance policy which covers farm buildings, livestock, farm machinery, employers' liability and public liability, most likely with NFU Mutual who insure...

gxaustin wrote:As an inveterate wheel sucker I like a quiet freehub so my victims don't know I'm not pedalling

I like that!

I have found this, somewhere on the web. My first attempt resulted in a mixture that was too runny, so I added oats and it didn't taste as good as before. There must be the reason why the ingredients are in grams :lol: But id does taste nice, and has no refined sugar! Raw Brownie Bar (Vegan) 220-230...

Got to mark this and plot some routes, thanks for sharing!

Actually, I'm pretty sure one those noisy hubs I've mentioned above, it was a Hope branded. But it may well be as Brucey said: the hub mechanism been left no lubrication? Is that fashionable or just careless?

Yes, that sort of snobbery it's sort of defeating the purpose of the event, isn't it?

I like the idea of converting an existing tool bag into a bicycle rack compatible one. However, there is the problem of weight: unlike cycling-related items, tools will mostly be heavvier for a given size, hence make the bag prone to sag. A solution could be a bag that sits on top of the rack or, ev...

Hello. I have noticed that in the last year or two, most new wheels I see on weekend rides, they have a rear hub that's quite loud when coasting. Some of those I dare to say are borderline "antisocial" such is the noise they make. Carbon wheels with deep "aero" profiles seem to b...

Shimanos seem to be modelled on razor blades for width, ... Pete. Northwave shoes are worth a look. I take a EU size 48 (UK 13) and found they suit my wide flippers very well. I won't take this for granted: last winter I had tried some fancy Northwave winter shoes and boy they were rather narrow, w...