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Richard D

Without having seen it myself, it’s hard to be sure - but the Hase Pino seems the most likely candidate.

We're currently saving up for the electric-assist model.

Main advantages appear to us to be the fact that rider and stoker have their heads close enough to be able to chat, and both have a good view of the road ahead. I don't want to subject my wife to a view of my back for hours on end.

Richard D

I thought that we were supposed to treat chains as wearing/disposable parts?

Let’s see if it (or chain #2) breaks again.

Richard D

I popped a 12-speed Campagnolo chain on Saturday. It had only done about 300 miles, was well-lubed, and broke halfway along its length - nowhere near the joining link.

On the bright side, I discovered that (1) a 10-11-speed compatible multi tool chain breaker works just fine on 12-speed, and (2) in a pinch, an 11-speed quick link will work fine too.

Richard D

I’m a bit on the portly side myself these days. But for me the right answer to "which jersey?" is ALWAYS a Torm.

Richard D

I hope so - I ordered one from him this morning!

Spent ages at the weekend pre-wiring the fork with internal cables from dynamo to headset and headlamp.

Richard D

I emailed him. He's on holiday. Back next week

Richard D

Bringing this one back, what HAS happened to Cycle2Charge?

After finally deciding that their product is probably the best fit for what I want to do and achieve (every device on the market has limitations, but I’ve decided that the Cycle2Charge's limitations still leave it as the best - and cheapest - for me), it’s turning out to be a bit tricky to buy one. Their website isn’t selling, and the link to Amazon.de leads to an "out of stock" page too.

Richard D

keyboardmonkey wrote:
kwijibo wrote:Is it just me, or do ball ended hex wrenches always round out the bolts? It might just be the cheap ones I've encountered...

Erm, just checking. You don’t use the ball end for nipping up or for the initial undoing of a fastener, do you?

I have a set of Bondhus ‘screwdriver-type’ hex keys that I use for fiddly jobs such as bottle cages and the 3mm grub screws clamping the brake cable on the front fork of some MTBs (I also pass a 6mm one through the end of a crank arm to draw the pedal from the outside, to help start with the first few threads). But as soon there is any significant resistance the ball end is set aside and the ‘proper’ end used. Just saying.

I came to this thread about a week too late! Didnt round the bolt head - instead the ball end snapped off and wedged in the head of the bolt. Made it next to impossible to get the bolt out when I decided to make an adjustment. New bolt ordered, and I’ll not make that mistake again.

Richard D

I patched five tubes last week with a tube of Rena glue I probably opened 12-18 months ago.

Tonight I went to peel off the thin plastic - and two of the patches just peeled off! I left the backing film on the other three patches.

The glue seemed to be a lot less effective than it was a few years ago

Richard D

I tried one of those bike GPS trackers for a few months, but its long-term usefulness was limited by the battery life and the reliability. It wasn’t at the level of a consumer-ready product, unfortunately.

I’ve been pinning my hopes on Apple's answer to the Tile, which has been on the cusp of being released for the last nine months. All of the Apple stuff I use just works.

Richard D

Helinox themselves confirmed it to me I’m afraid. And that was 18 months ago (all the "out of stock" web pages have been showing the same info since then).

My ideal hair is a ground chair frame (the low height and lack of legs would allow it to be used with a tent's awning) with a chair zero cover (as it's half the weight of the cover of the chair one/ground chair).

Helinox said that the "have no plans" for such a chair, but you never know.

Richard D

The Helinox Ground Chair was discontinued a while back. I’m hoping that they will make a successor with the Ground Chair frame but the Chair Zero lightweight seat.

Richard D

My new endurance bike is a Vaaru GTA. Ti frame, Campag 12-speed with discs, mudguards and a dynamo. Very tidy. I’m currently trying to make sure that it weighs as much as possible by bolting my usual toys to it.

Richard D

P-clips. They look pretty tidy.

Richard D

I like the idea of running a second tube alongside the first.

As to "what price aesthetics?", have you seen the number on the invoice for this bike??? Besides, Beautiful things make the heart soar in a way that mere money cannot.

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