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2 sets of wheels. currently shod with 28mm GP4000's for winter and 23mm corsa speed's for summer. the roads are good around here - PFI roads contract.

moths certainly seem to like it. luckily they haven't acquired a taste for polypropylene yet..

took the risk - no interference..

thanks - look forward to the next instalment...

how can I work out if 3x lacing on a 28 spoke wheel build will cause spoke heads to be covered by crossing spokes?
XR31 rims (580mm erd) x miche RG2 hubs (spoke hole pcd front 41mm, rear 47mm).
thanks..

standard brompton saddles seem to have a higher profile than many saddles. often to be found relatively cheap on eBay..

difficult to beat planet x's fully built price of £599 with 105 mech's and shifters

home-made tool for me...

what are people's upper limits in terms of £s for a tyre? some seem to be ridiculously priced at the moment..! weak pound i know but some tyres are as expensive as car ones. about £25.00 which usually means I can afford my favourite gp4000s ii, although just lately I haven't seen any priced below £...

perhaps the nosepiece doesn't strain the hull as much on the of the 'carved' version?

... I'm 5' 10" and I can easily ride with the S bars, but I'm not sure how I would get on if I was 5" taller. Even at my height the Brompton always feels like a very small/low bike. I came very close to buying the extending seat tube but I JUST managed to get away with using the standard ...

I have been looking today and spoke to p&o as it seems more expensive for two cyclists on a day trip than up to nine people in a car. The booking clerk looked into it and agreed it was crazy so why not take the car and bikes and park in Calais! Am I missing something? don't accept this nonsense...

Has anyone else experienced this? I had a tiagra left arm work loose by several mm (after being correctly torqued) - it didn't creak but must have been moving as the preload cap unwound (it's only plastic and the threads weren't stripped). surprisingly, there was no noticeable play when riding - I ...

honesty wrote:I’ve got an DT Swiss RR465 rim on my rear wheel. It’s got wear indicators, small holes, on both sides. On my rim the holes are still visible on one side but one the other they’re only tiny pin pricks.

just out of interest, how many miles on the rim?

another BBB user here - no problems