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Found a place hiring ebikes near where we are staying. Choices....

We are taking our 14 yr old to France in April where we will be hoping to do some day rides which will be at the extreme of his current ability. We don't want him to be miserable so I'm considering a tandem as a solution. Our local bike shop has one for £250 but won't lend or hire it. Would anyone i...

My daughter has taken up a teaching position in Germany and we're tasked with delivering her bike when we visit. Shocked to be quoted £90 to take bike out and bring empty case home. This could be £45 one way if I blag a disposable cardboard box from a local shop. I've looked at send my bag etc and c...

For a friend riding Belgium to Amsterdam. Any idea what the surface is like. Suitable for narrow tyres? Thanks in advance.

I've just finished my Kaffenback II CX build from a bare frame I bought from Planet-X. I see from the costs reproduced below that I could have bought a complete, Planet-X London Road CX bike for the same money. I used begged, borrowed and second-hand parts wherever possible. The local Julian House b...

My bad !!! Edited.

I bought a set of these on special offer for my son's paper round bike. I wanted him to have good lights but didn't want to have to worry about him replacing batteries or recharging so this was a fit and forget solution. I couldn't stretch to a hub dynamo but I found a Reelight setup for about £50 w...

I've got some of this in the shed. http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product.do?method=view&n=357&g=346072&p=133808&d=124&c=4&l=2&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Protective%20Sprays&gclid=CjwKEAiAvZTCBRDvnoOaoa2j3xISJABxPjN9HRkRosiY7Ti6hqtYmcXygChuH...

What can/should I do to the bare inside of my new steel frame to keep rust at bay before I build it up?

So are you using a double or triple mech/shifter with it?

Colin, that's the exact one they were talking about. Thanks.

I'm remembering a pub conversation with some friends, recently departed for a 6 month fully loaded tour of new Zealand. I asked about their bikes and they described a bodge a using 3x square taper MTB chainset with a double road shifter. They are using only the inner 2 rings and it seems the cable p...

I use fibre grip it's very effective, I don't have to overtighten the bolt. Without the paste it slips. Just buy some

Yes it's the state of my rims leading me down the disc route. I'm not good at cleaning my bike or taking the pads off to dig out the little bits of aluminium. It can be hard to tell which of the grooves in my rims are the wear indicators. I will soldier on for the time being particularly as I've jus...

A couple of years ago I got a Son Classic dynohub built into a wheel for my commute. It's been brilliant but I made a fundamental mistake. I wish I'd bought a disc brake version and asked them to build it into a wheel with a rim suitable for rim brakes. Then I'd have a wheel I could use on any bike....