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Thanks for that Brucey. I'll take the wheel off and give it a go this weekend.

Mark

Ah, yes. It just occurred to me that it could be the pawls. Hence why it's a problem when the freewheeling - the difference in speed between the sprocket and the hub is too high for the pawls to engage.

OK, now to take off the cassette and see if I can remember how to access & fix the pawls.

My Surly Cross Check pedals just fine and the gears change nicely both up and down. However, if I freewheel for a bit (or, worse backpedal) then there's a good chance the chain will slip when I try to pedal again. I can replicate the problem on the bike stand, but it happens too quickly for me to se...

As far as I know, yes - officially. But I bought some things there yesterday and the chap returned my voucher after applying the 10% discount. I don't see why I couldn't use it again - he didn't take any of my details so Halfords can't know that I've already used it once. Edit: In-store only (just i...

Thanks Brucey. I was thinking the same thing - it's probably a two-handed (or two-tooled) job for the chain + tensioner. Perhaps I should buy 2 Rehooks Thanks for the tips for me to look at for the chain-dropping. I think the chain might drop when back-pedalling.

I put chains on from the bottom. Always have done. It makes complete logical sense. You don't need a tool, you just put your chain on the bottom of the ring and turn the cranks backwards and you don't need to lift your rear wheel. I always thought that that's what everyone did with an unshipped cha...

brynpoeth wrote:I am sure the Silent Majority agrees with me

No we don't.

I've no experience, but if you're talking high end and step through then the first brand that pops into my head is Moulton.

I see that the data from the scheme that Ivorcadaver's cheap light was part of is being reported in the BBC here . It seems like a nice use of data. There must be a reason for Manchester to pay for subsidised lights as opposed to asking Strava (who also do heat maps). Perhaps the Strava crowd are to...

Part 2 is now up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DNNIB_PdaA

It's also very good.

This is brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gohSeOYheXg

It's funny and informative, as Jay's videos usually are. You can stop once you get to the advert at the end. Hopefully there will be a follow-on video or two.

Thanks John. That's useful information. I didn't get the See.Sense lights in the end. I bought some dynamo lighting for my bike for the "always on" nature of them, plus some cheap Lezyne and Knog (basically what was on sale on Wiggle at the time) flashing rear lights as extra safety to go ...

New app installed. Several e mails exchanged with see.sense, still not working. Which recycling bin should I use for this useless piece of junk? I'd be very upset if I'd paid £80 list price. Oh that's a shame. As the OP I'm still sort of interested in how they work (and it sounds like yours is even...

It might be one of those things where sending the magazines in plastic is *more* environmentally friendly than dealing with returns / replacements / re-deliveries of less-protected magazines that get ripped, sodden etc. The latter requires more paper, more carbon from the delivery vans etc.

reohn2 wrote:IMO this post misses the point of the thread,which is to sort out which is true progress and which is smoke and mirrors.