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On the subject of riding in A buff, rather than THE buff, from the WWW there seem to be several looks varying from the 'Lawrence of Arabia' through 'Hole in the Wall Gang' to 'Wee Willie Winky'.

I am always desperate to get my image right and this is just the sort of garment where it would be possible to make a real fashion blooper.

roscjoh

If you have the energy, keep reporting problems. (I am ashamed to say I gave up years ago in Leeds when I decided it would be easier to report any smooth bits.)

Once upon a time, highway authorities were more or less completely responsible for any injury/damage resulting from road faults. Then there was a case decided at court where it was held that the H.A. need only have an inspection regime that was appropriate for a reasonable authority (or words to that effect) They all then began a competition to see who could set that standard at its lowest. If an authority has been notified of a defect, then they will find it much harder to evade liability. In the event of an accident cause by a pothole etc., the first thing a competent lawyer would do would be to write to the H.A. to see if they had prior knowledge.

If you replace Weinmann centrepulls with with the dual pivot type as recommended, you will find a huge difference, in that modern brakes actually work.

TT

Wipe your specs, then read the original post, old man. (Should insert something here with a wink to show this is meant in a light-hearted sort of way.)

psvrichard

As lmp says, if you are a CTC member, get free legal advice. Otherwise, try one of the solicitors advertising regularly in the cycling press who specialise in compensation for cyclists on a no win, no fee basis. Only a proper lawyer will tell you if it is worth pursuing.

A big point is this: the police investigate mainly with a view to a criminal prosecution, which must be proved beyond reasonable doubt, a very difficult thing to do in a road accident without independent witnesses. On the other hand, a compo claim is decided on the balance of probabilities. The court, if it gets that far, will decide for one party or the other. Also, they can, to some extent share out blame: i.e. decide driver was negligent but you were partly to blame and reduce payout because of contributory negligence. However, this is all academic as the majority of claims are settled by haggling without it getting anywhere near a court case. That is where a competent solicitor will be most helpful. If you tackle the driver's insurance company yourself, you may find it similar to running into a brick wall head first.

Good luck.

Cannot tell you anything about that particular model but Avid is part of SRAM and it is top notch kit in general

FWIW I don't think those you refer to understand how wound up people get when they think they are being ignored, even if heaven and earth are being moved behind the scenes. A pretty good example is the relaunching of this forum. The old one just disappeared and everybody more or less knew why. There was a cryptic notice on the website and nothing else. Every fruitless check of the www just heightened the frustration. Even a couple of lines in the Friday newletter would have done the trick. It is now obvious that, in the meantime, those working on it were beavering away, presumably right through the holiday period to achieve such a vast improvement. The message is that you cannot do without good communication and nowadays that is so easy to achieve.

I know nothing about grants/ subsidies, but try a different approach. The place is sure to have a person/ people i/c security, caretaking, boiler-room etc. Such people, who are often treated like muck by their supposed betters and can react by being jobs-worths, usually have the key - literally - to all sorts of warm, secure store-rooms, nooks, crannies etc. I have invariably found that persistant courtesy, even in the face of initial nastiness, combined with pitiful pleas about the cost of replacing stolen bikes has eventually found me an inner sanctum. Sincere expressions of gratitude when doors have opened, means your treasure will be protected fiercely, even if higher-ups poke their noses in. Even the major domo at Leeds Town Hall was amenable to this approach. (Your problems will begin if colleagues decide to take up your sensible travel arrangements and look for their own bike storage.)

Ortleib stuff is excellent. No experience of the other you mention.

No experience of Ozzo overshoes but Mike Dyason's firm is excellent to deal with. I met him on his stand at York Rally a couple of years ago and he is a gent.

(No connection with either company except as a satisfied customer)

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Try the stretch versions of Gore Windstopper or similar. As R2 says, walking shops can be the place.

I bought a Hi Gear one from Blacks several years ago and a close fitting skull cap at the same time, same brand. Unfortunately, it seemed to be a one off batch and they never had any more. Last year I bought a couple of much thinner headbands with a more recent version of a similar material. These came from a camping clearance outlet type shop at the McArthur Glen retail park, York, and very cheap.

I think this is the sort of thing where you just have to keep looking.

r2

Although it is only my impression, I am sure you are right about speed. In general, it is harder in built up areas to achieve the inappropriate speeds which kill or seriously injure car occupants and I think these are the data referred to by Mrs Tortoise. Of course, cyclists and pedestrians lack the protection of being in a modern car so they are vulnerable on every sort of road.

blakey

If the forks have a brazed on lamp boss they may be nearly as old as me and perhaps older. They come from an era when 27" wheels wre fitted with 1 1/4 tyres (= 32mm) and mudguards, i.e. plenty of clearance and very deep drop brakes.

You might find it easier to fit a modern type of brake with deep drop (St Johns St Cycles stock them) rather than replacing the forks. (If you have not got as far as the back, you may have the same problem there, when it would be either deep drop brakes or an entirely new frame)

piljim

In the absence of a reply from somebody who is familiar with this bike I offer the following:-

Have considered contacting Trek via the www and asking?

If you look at http://sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html you should see some clues. (I am rubbish at IT so if the link does not work, find the sheldon brown site through google and click on hubs.)

Be aware that the pictures there of the two types of hub compared are only typical examples and what you have may be a bit different. E.g not all lock nuts are multi-sided; many have only two flats for the cone spanner.

I hope this helps.

PS I tried the attempted link after I had posted and it did not seem to work - sorry about this lacuna in my IT

Graham

Thanks for putting me right. I have given my specs a good wipe and I can see it all clearly now.

Admin

Friends and foes - sycophants of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your self-respect!

Anybody

Robgul did start by suggesting splitting for sale/ wanted. This has always been a convention in classified ads., and I hope you will not let the excellent suggestion pass without explaining why not, if not.