Cycling UK Forum

... I've just bought one water bottle that's taller than my others and won't fit within my frame... Could you fit it below the down tube? That's where I carry my SIGG fuel bottle. Would it fit within the frame if the cage moved a bit? I've used Topeak cage adjusters to do this: https://www.topeak.c...

Great advice on finding the cause. It's good practice to line up the tyre label with the valve. Then, when you find the hole in the tube, you can line up the tube with the tyre, valve to label, and identify where in the tyre the sharp object is lurking. It's much quicker and easier to carefully exam...

It's a great trip. We went from Oxford: Sleeper train from London to Glasgow, train to Oban, ferry to Barra. Cycled up the islands. Ferry from Stornoway to Ullapool. Cycled to Inverness (actually to a little station just before). Sleeper train back. No tents. Range of accommodation including Gatliff...

We're interested in touring Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and maybe a bit of Poland if that helps. I see more and more commercially organised bike trips, but we'd prefer to do it on our own and especially without van connections. Probably a mix of camping and hostels and hotels. Any experiences, ad...

Now I have to work out how to get my bike up to Andermatt on the train without a bike box :/ We did this in the summer. Trains to Portsmouth. Overnight ferry. Drove the bikes in a rented car from Le Havre to Mulhouse. Cycled to Basel. Trains up from Basel and stayed overnight in Andermatt, then too...

We've just had the same problem.

After a lot of communication with the factory which was helpful but didn't solve it... we moved the clip along the guard. (There's a screw on the inside.) And now have enough clearance.

Jonathan

Creativity is welcome

I think it's going to involve a Dremel and some Araldite.

Jonathan

Most are close enough.

http://hub.chainreactioncycles.com/buyi ... ing-guide/

Jonathan

What are we seeing... a pedal spindle stuck in a crank? After you've confirmed which way to undo you have three main weapons: force, penetrating fluid and heat. Force needs a wrench that fits well and enough leverage. Some like to strike with a mallet, others like to increase the lever length. If th...

These devices are notoriously fussy about USB connections and cables. But it doesn't sound as if that's the problem.

Have you done a factory reset?

Garmin UK support is pretty good: https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/.

Jonathan

Very pleased with the X-Tools Essential, as reviewed above: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/x-tools-essential-torque-wrench-set/. But NB you won't have it with you on the road so it's a good idea to calibrate your wrist against it for all of the fasteners of those proliferating carbon and aluminium bits. J...

I have the same problem on the tourers so I use extension bars for the secondary lights, speedometer, GPS, bell etc.

Then the bag goes on the handlebars. There are extension bars for handlebar bags that will carry lights, but they've always looked too wobbly.

Jonathan

I wouldn't use an unbranded rack.

Jonathan

PS: Why do you prefer a rack and bag to a handlebar bag for "a few bits and pieces"?

The easiest way to get the touring bike you want is buy the frame you like, buy the components you want on it and build it. That way you get exactly what you require. There's no earthly reason why, for example, all the drive train components should be from the same manufacturer. If you're not an ex...

IMO yes - assuming they are done up properly. You know you can dump the bags on the ground in a hurry and not worry about making them stand up the right way. If they roll into a puddle or other small body of water then the stuff inside and, just as important the inside of the panniers themselves wi...