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All the lightweight Thermarest mats I've had have failed. That's s light self inflator (Pro I think), Evolite and Neoair Trekker. I bought the Trekker because I thought it might be more robust. As a side sleeper I probably tend to over inflate them. The Trekker is still usable but I have bought a Se...

I did that as part of a tour 3 years ago. I have no idea what route descriptions there are because I make up my own mind, pretty much as I go along. Difficulty - perhaps it would be a difficult start because you could sensibly be heading through the Causse Noire, or a bit further south through the C...

Many clubs have event that specifically exclude specialist TT bikes. I find it sad that so many people turn up to scrappy old evening 10 events riding super duper specialist machines, notably they do not ride there. I am aware that this is a sign of the aging time trial rider and their corresponding...

Head badge decals available from Lloyd https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com/collections/eddie-merckx?page=1 and Atlantic Boulevard https://www.bicycledecals.net/eddymerckxdecals.htm Note that these are decals appropriate to Merckx lightweight frames, not for the Merckx badged heavy frames made by Fa...

Transmission and brakes.

9494arnold wrote:Have a look at "on three wheels my fast forum".

Name changed with change of supplier https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/on3wheels/

I live in line of site from a relay aerial. Some channels on my TV are unwatchable, yet on my freeview Humax recorder they are fine. It seems to me that the TV must have a less sensitive receiver. Retuning does nothing to fix this. I've even tried retuning on a fine clear day just in case of atmosph...

If you just want parts there is this on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Box-of-parts-for-Pashley-Trike-spares-job-lot-everything-pictured-Buyer-Collects/202430800481?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D53954%26meid%3D4620917b061c4f50810e552632f61533%26pid%3D100970%26rk%3D2%26rk...

Yes, it's called a train :wink: ---- I'd rather not be disparaging, about car use or anything else. Well, maybe about those with so little imagination they can't contemplate anything other than using a car. I' rather not be disparaging about those with so little imagination that they can't contempl...

brynpoeth wrote:Who might be the greatest sportsperson ever?

Absolutely impossible to say. You would have to define what "sport" is to be able to compare cycling with boxing with golf with motor cycle racing with snooker with round the world yacht racing etc

NO. In 55 years of cycling I have sustained 2 head injuries. In 1971 I was hit pretty much head on by a car, impact speed probably only about 30mph, and sustained a minor concussion along with broken collar bone and many skin wounds. in 1975 I was racing on the track (velodrome) when things went wro...

Of course the sensible way to overcome this problem is to ride a tricycle. No unclipping necessary, simply proceed when you are ready.

It is a matter of pride that a clip or toeclip is picked up within the first half a rev of the pedals. OK, sometimes that fails. A lot of modern riders seem to need to freewheel while they clip in the loose foot, possibly needing to turn the pedal over. Solution - pedal on with one foot unclipped wh...

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similarly why no one has come up with a shifter that can easily be reconfigured to work with almost any system. There's Modolo Morphos https://www.modolo.it/products/components/modolo-morphos-lever/ I tried an early type in 1999, 7 speed I think. The problem I found was that braking was very spongy...